This is pretty fascinating, but Apple (AAPL) is actually leading the market… lower. I wrote a post for Seeking Alpha at the end of last week how Apple had closed below its 200 day moving average for the first time since early 2009. Since the stock stopped making new highs a few months ago it has basically led the stock market lower. How significant is this? Well, it’s not 100%, but it’s definitely significant. Apple has been viewed as a major market mover and leader …

Tech land has already had a meteoric rise.  Look no further than the likes of companies like Apple and Amazon which have seen huge increases in share price and market cap.  The most interesting wave, however, of tech news might not even have materialized yet.
The most anticipated companies for possible investors aren’t even trading in the public markets yet.  Who am I talking about?  Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Groupon, etc.  These are the companies that investors are psyched to get in on.
RenRen (called the Facebook of China) has gone public on …

It pays to be a debtor in America. In the land of the Federal Reserve where your savings are constantly diluted by the printing of billions of dollars on a daily basis, your savings are literally losing purchasing power every minutes. Wonderful.

At the depth of the oil spill crisis, I decided to buy a bunch of shares of Transocean (RIG).  I got in on the shares in the low $50′s.  I didn’t time the trade perfectly, because the shares actually went on to go into the mid/low $40′s.  On situations like this, however, you don’t have to time the trade perfectly to do very well.  I bought the shares because I’ve always liked this company, and I saw that the focus of the public and the media was on BP, not …

I’ve become a bigger investing nerd recently.  As I mentioned the other day, I’ve been reading some annual reports from companies, namely Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) and Philip Morris International (PM).  Two stocks that I do invest in and discuss frequently on this blog.  One of the interesting components of the annual reports that I read over a few times is the comments on the long-term debt that each of these companies hold.
Another company that I’m fairly familiar with is Apple, Inc. (AAPL).  Interestingly, Apple holds no long-term debt and …

Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is the most widely followed stock in the world.  No company has the fans and the following that Apple has for both its products and its stock.  Truly, it’s an incredible company.  As an investor, I tend to be a bit cautious about any company with such a high degree of popularity.  It’s tough to get stocks that are so incredibly popular at bargain prices or at a point that represents good value (unless of course you bought below $100 a couple years ago amidst the Steve …

The economic data continues to be bleak these days with housing numbers continuing to worsen showing more and more that housing is far from a bottom.  Additionally, Bernanke flinched for the first time yesterday in his testimony mentioning that the economic future  is unusually uncertain despite expressing confidence in the recovery for most of the past year.  Despite these developments, stocks are up big today!  The Dow is up over 200 points.  Why?
Well, earnings have been great.  Corporations are continuing to produce impressive profits and are earning cash.  The problem …

Amazon.com (AMZN) has a major uphill battle for the long-term viability of its Kindle product.  With the release of the Apple iPad – a far superior product in my opinion – Amazon is most likely feeling the heat.  Amazon has recently updated its Kindle DX product with a new graphite finish and a price cut down to $379.  Amazon also cut the price of the Kindle to $189 in an attempt to compete effectively on price.
Don’t get me wrong, the Kindle is still a great device for individuals looking for …