I use Google Finance (along with my broker) to screen stocks daily, and it’s just impossible not to talk about Apple (Symbol: AAPL). With growing revenues and net incomes, an insanely attractive P/E (around 12), a healthy dividend, and rumors of more products yet to come, Apple is most likely underpriced. Microsoft is arguably the best […]
Personal Portfolio Update
Pulling Back on Stocks Before Christmas
Just an update: Time to take the money and run, well not run, but wait for a correction. At least that is what I hope is coming. Today I sold a lot (now 62.1% cash) in hopes that the market will shave off a couple hundred points before having it’s late “Santa Rally.” Thinking that […]
How I Dodged the Silver Bullet (Symbol SLV)
A while back I was long on Silver (Symbol: SLV) for many reasons. Inflation scares, shaky markets, and diversity to name a few. Then suddenly I took a look at it versus the current market and thought “where can this even go from here?” Are we going into a massive depression? Are we going back […]
AMD Stock, Why I’m Placing a Small Bet
Despite all the talk that AMD stock is a falling knife, I had to place a bet on it long. I have put $820 on black … er umm I mean AMD stock. As silly as it seems, it is a gamble that I believe warrants taking. The Good 1. AMD’s revenues are not that terrible. 2. […]
Personal Portfolio Update – September 2012
I thought I would toss a quick update to my portfolio to allow full disclosure of my portfolio. My portfolio finished down about 2% (Wish I could you exact amount but monthly report from my broker isn’t available yet). I’ll get into details in a bit. Too add insult to injury, I’ve realized that my […]
Butterfly Options, the Risks and the Rewards
I got a few responses to my post talking about my recent Apple (Symbol: AAPL) butterfly, therefore I thought I would explain a bit more. A Butterfly option is when you buy 1 call/put, sell 2 calls/put, and buy 1 call/put. This makes a “butterfly.” In my post I talked about how I ordered the […]