Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

This page contains "forward-looking statements." In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may", "might", "will", "should", "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "predict", "potential" or "continue", and the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent only our belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of our control.

There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

 These factors include, but are not limited to the following:
 -- A decline in general economic conditions or the global financial markets;
 -- Losses caused by financial or other problems experienced by third parties;
 -- Losses due to unidentified or unanticipated risks;
 -- A lack of liquidity, i.e., ready access to funds, for use in our businesses;
 -- Competitive pressure; and
 -- Boredom.

 The author is committed to providing timely and accurate information to the public, consistent with legal and regulatory obligations. To that end, use of this website to convey information about anything should be treated with caution.