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Benjamin Shepherd: As we close the books on the second quarter, it’s hard to miss the general lack of optimism. Despite the fact that 70 percent of reporting S&P 500 companies surprised on the upside, the majority of guidance has warned of a third-quarter slowdown. Read more…
Eric Dutram: Technology sector clearly has long-term growth prospects for investors. This is especially so for those willing to remain invested as the sector should continue Read more…
We received an email this morning from Kid Dynamite tipping us off to a recent article in the WSJ. The article details the questionable mechanics of a certain set of Closed End Funds that may come as a shock to you. According to the WSJ, Cornerstone Read more…
Eric Dutram: The health of the global economy, especially in developed markets, is largely dependent on technology, which is driven by innovation and expertise. The tech industry is the cluster of software and services, technology hardware and equipment, and semiconductors Read more…
Eric Dutram: The global economy is burdened with uncertainty at this time thanks to the ongoing debt crisis in Europe and low levels of GDP growth and high unemployment in the US. Read more…
Joseph L. Shaefer: Are you an investor/speculator who likes to jump aboard a moving train because you believe it will pick up even more speed (and aren’t particularly concerned about when or whether it will crash?) Or are you, perhaps, more inclined to do what value investors do: peruse the railroad cars still Read more…
William Patalon III: The recent sell-off we’ve seen in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares came as a real stunner to Wall Street. But Strike Force Editor Keith Fitz-Gerald saw the sell-off coming. In fact, he predicted it. Read more…
Don Miller: Despite the recent selloff, shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) have skyrocketed 48% in the first quarter, dwarfing the 12% gain posted by the S&P 500. Read more…
David Zeiler: On the surface, it would appear that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has little to fear from the antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice last week. Read more…
Jim Trippon: A couple of weeks ago, leading tech stock Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) did what many thought it might never do: agree to pay a dividend. The stock, which has traded at over $600 a share, has heard many of its shareholders as well as institutional investors urge Apple’s management to begin paying Read more…
Don Miller: Warren Buffett last week did more than warn investors on the dangers of low interest rates and inflation. The Oracle of Omaha also had harsh words for traditional bonds. In a Fortune article Buffett went so far as to say, “Right now bonds should come with a warning label.” Read more…
David Gillie: The Technology Sector tends to perform best in the 2nd half of the year—largely due to back-to-school sales, holiday purchasing and corporate end-of-year expenditures. This is certainly not to say that tech can’t perform well in the 1st half of the year, but most likely it will not do much Read more…
Michael Johnston: Several investing trends popped up in a back-and-forth 2011, as advisors sought to tweak client portfolios to take advantage of new opportunities and adapt to a macroeconomic Read more…
Tyler Laundon: On November 21st Warren Buffett stood next to the President and CEO of one of Japan’s great industrial companies and held up a sign saying, “Never give up Fukushima!” Read more…
US stock futures are flat Thursday morning, taking a pause after a massive three-day rally. Yesterday pre-market there was a perfect storm of news that sent futures romping higher. The Fed, ECB, BoJ, BoE, SNB, Bank of Canada lowered interest rates 50 bps on dollar swaps, and China lowered its Read more…
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