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TMFJLo

Justin Loiseau

General Information

Name:
Justin Loiseau
Fool Since:
June 12 2012
Where I Live:
Boston, MA
Where I Grew Up:
Charlotte, NC
Gender:
Male

Investing Basics

Stocks I Own:
AAPL, ACN, AMT, AMZN, BRK-B, CMG, CNI, COST, DIS, EBAY, FB, GE, GOOG, GOOGL, GSH, NFLX, NYT, ORAN, PYPL, UPS, SCTY, TSLA, WFM, WM, WWAV, Z, ZG, FOOLX

Investing Expertise

My Area of Expertise:
Tenured at the Foolish Financial Writer Academy
Greatest Investment:
TSLA
Worst Investment:
GMCR
Money I Manage:
The green kind, usually.

Education And Work Information

School(s) Attended
University of Auckland, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Job Title
Foolish Financial Writer
Company / Organization
The Motley Fool
Former Jobs
Accenture, IPA, RTI Intl., Arava Institute for Envtl. Studies, Doctors Without Borders

Interests

Personal Quote:
"October is one of the particularly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February." - Mark Twain
My Interests:
Travel, Poetry, Photography, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Mountain Biking, Snowboarding, and Annoying My Mother
Person(s) I'd Like To Meet:
Jacques Cousteau
Favorite Restaurants or Foods:
Zuni Cafe (San Francisco), Table (Asheville, NC), Cafe Habana (NYC)
Favorite Vacation Spots:
Malaysia and Hogwarts
Favorite Sports or Teams:
UNC Tarheels, Charlotte Hornets, New Zealand All Blacks
Favorite Movies:
Shawshank Redemption, Babette's Feast
Favorite Board Games:
Settlers of Catan, Scrabble, Monopoly, Munchkin
Favorite Video Games:
N64: Mario Kart, Super Smash Brothers
Favorite Music or Musicians:
Gustav Holst's "The Planets"
Great Books Read Recently:
Cold Mountain, East of Eden, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree, The Lorax
Book Currently Reading:
Flash Boys

An Interview with TMFJLo

Last updated: 9/10/2013
The Fool:
Briefly review your favorite book.
TMFJLo:
Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" is a story about trees, love, common pool resources, imperfect information, and irrational consumers.
The Fool:
What industry do you follow most closely and why?
TMFJLo:
Rather than a specific industry, I follow a specific ideal. I admire companies that make decisions based on principles that their backward-looking competitors won't adopt for years. Whether it's environmental efficiency metrics or employee happiness, "first movers" on corporate responsibility, accountability, and transparency will reap returns down the road.
The Fool:
What's the best product you use that most people don't know about?
TMFJLo:
In Europe and many other parts of the world, showers have two knobs: one to control water temperature and one to control water pressure. You set the temperature to your ideal level, and NEVER have to touch it again. No more freezing cold or burning hot showers, no more precious minutes of your pre-work morning stolen by an angsty shower knob, the future is yours for the taking!