Apple (Symbol: AAPL) might have a dominate market share, but it’s apparently no longer cool to be a successful company. With all of the talk that “Cook isn’t Jobs” and that apple is destine to lose a material portion of it’s market share in 2013 (haven’t heard that before), it’s hard to see whats right […]
Personal Portfolio Update
Legal Monopoly: Too Late to Buy Baidu (Symbol: BIDU)?
Baidu.com is basically the Chinese Google and things have been (for the most part) good for Baidu. In fact China has even allowed Baidu to effectively become a legal monopoly by keeping international competitors out of the country. Massive growth and strong margins make this a really tempting buy, but is it a falling dagger? […]
Young People Should be Risky with Investments
The title says it all, but it’s good to possibly have a reminder of how important it is to invest while you are young. Remember this article is 100% opinion, do as you please. My girlfriend the other day told me while reading in a magazine that the rule of thumb was 100 minus your […]
Up 8.5% on The First Trading Day of 2013
What a day. The market reacted very positively to the cliff news and shot up a giant 308 points, but I wasn’t in to feel the full 308 points. That’s right, I sold out most of my positions today and clocked in an insane 8.5% in a single day. I am currently about 72% in […]
Fiscal Cliff Is Avoided Apparently, But Who Cares – My Stock Picks for 2013
Been some movement in my account, I bought in after the dip and was lucky enough to pick up a quick 2.5% on Monday. Moving into a fresh 2013 is exciting for me. My goals remain the same, 25% a year (9.31x for 10 years). I’ve decided to no longer post exact dollar amounts of […]
$100,000 Cash By Age 30 (Not Counting 401k or Pension)
For those who following my blog, you know that I roughly have $13,000 in my brokerage account (minus taxes I’ll have to pay at year’s end). An amount that I hope is quick to growth. What’s my plan for growth over the next 4 years to break $100,000? Save, Sell, and Invest. Save I would […]