Yesterday’s column was about the cream of the crop of the movies – The Academy Awards. In a different category is the movies which did not quite make it or they were not well received by the movie going public. In a book by Roger Ebert titled Your Movie Sucks, published by Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC, Kansas City, 2007, famed movie reviewer Roger Ebert lists movie that were not good. In the movie business, there are some excellent movies but lots of them are not good. Many of the movies in Mr. Ebert’s book started with the right producers and directors, screen writers and noted actors and actresses to have success. Unfortunately somewhere along the line, the end result was not good. The plot seemed out of place, the characters were not believable and a host of other concerns. However the movies were released and lessons can be learned from them.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, companies that cater to the retail market have a wide range of success and failures in terms of product offering. In the movie industry it is easier to see and remember which movies did not quite make it because bad movies are not discounted, they just have short time in the theatres before the DVD is released. in the retail business the retailer changes location of products or discounts items to have a lower profit margin. It is harder to remember which items or products did not sell well because they are no longer on the shelf. Our perception is different, but talented people everywhere have successes and failures. Ideally, the company who shares you own has more successes or there main profit drivers are very profitable.

There are more questions than answers, till the next time – to raising questions