Archive for the ‘Market Commentary’ Category
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
A TickerHound member asked:
“What do you make of Google's latest announcement? Is "App Engine" a new business model for Google or is it designed to help them sell more ads?”
I’ve been following this situation since Google made the announcement yesterday and I personally think this was Google’s big ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
I saw this question come up on TickerHound the other day and just had to write a post on it.
A member asked, “Expedia's been up this week on Google acquisition rumors - what do you think?” read more>>
Ok, now I might have to eat my hat on this one but ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
So there was a pretty interesting Q&A exchange that appeared on TickerHound this week.
A member asked, “If Sirius and XM get approval from the FCC is it time to buy?” – click here to read the entire question.
One of the members was leaning towards the Bearish side of the argument…and ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Here are the main problems with the financial services industry as I see it:
1. Broker/Client Interests are NEVER Aligned
You may be asking, “Well if I make more money doesn’t my broker make more money? And isn’t that good for the both of us?”
Theoretically, yes. However, as ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Yesterday on TickerHound.com, a member asked, “Would Buffett really buy Google?”
The question was based on a Fool.com article (click here to read it) that quoted this year’s Berkshire Annual Shareholder Letter where Buffett writes, “It's far better to have an ever-increasing stream of earnings with virtually no major capital requirements. ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
I was inspired to write today's article based on a question I saw come up on TickerHound a couple of weeks ago:
chidog47 asked: "How can someone invest in private companies such as Facebook?"
You can click here to read some of the answers. But I wanted to go a bit deeper ...
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008
So the talk of the tape last week was obviously Google (Nasdaq: GOOG). The Mountain View search giant has been on a downward spiral since the end of last year and showed no signs of letting up now.
In fact, the stock is down over 33% in 2 months alone ...
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
A great question appeared on TickerHound the other day that really caught my eye. One of our members asked:
“Is Hershey going to be the biggest value play of the year?
This has to be something Buffett would be licking his chops over - and not just because the chocolate is ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
From personal experience I know how difficult it is to make even the most basic personal financial decisions - choosing a bank, a credit card, a loan, a broker, etc. - it's downright nerve racking! Even after you make a decision you go over it in your head a thousand ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Considering our technical problems yesterday, it’s rather ironic that I had planned to write an article on two tech companies – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO).
As I’m sure you know these companies have been making a ton of headlines this week. After both found themselves unable to successfully ...
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