So back in 1999 in my early 40s, I had a modest individual retirement account, and my account

manager was Charlie, who made suggestions when I had money to invest. I must have had a speaking

engagement that year or something, because I had $1,000 to put in. And he suggested that I buy 65 shares of a $15 stock, total cost at $975, called GameStop.

Now, following my portfolio, as it were, tends to make me bored, or worse, anxious, or worse still greedy.

So I pretty much ignore it.

My husband doesn't.

Back in April, he said, you still have GameStop?

It's $3.50.

And I said, yeah, yeah, yeah.

And just to needle him a little, I added, hey, you never know.

When your investment shrinks from almost a grand to 50 bucks because you ignored it,

the rational move, I reckoned, was to continue ignoring it.

GameStop is a corporation that sells digital cartridges containing video games,

and also video game consoles

and other fun widgets from brick and mortar stores to flesh and blood customers.

It's a thing of the natural world and so must abide by its physical loss.

The stock, on the other hand.

Video game retailer, GameStop is set to continue their head spinning ascent today.

Shares are now up more than 60% pre-market.

Trading in GameStop, we're talking about it more, going absolutely nuts.

If you just look at the volume in the last few days, there's never been anything like it in its history.

For most of last year, the company was worth a pretty dismal $250 million.

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