Archive for October, 2008
Exploration & Production MLPs
In looking for potentially high-yielding stocks to bouy my portfolio through the current downturn, I was tipped off on an asset class known as E&P MLPs. What are E&P MLPs? Well, first and foremost, an MLP is a business structure that is slightly different from the typical corporations that are listed on various exchanges. MLP [...]
read more »Why you care about LIBOR
The new favorite act amongst financial “journalists” has been to provide daily updates on the state of the overnight and 3-month LIBOR. Today, was particularly interesting as the overnight LIBOR finally declined below the Fed Funds rate to 1.28% and the 3-month LIBOR continued its precipitous decline from a high of 4.80% a week and [...]
read more »Apple’s “Big” MacBook Announcement
At Apple’s last earnings report, we heard of their strategy to begin lowering company wide margins to the 30% range from its traditional target in the mid-30s. The first move, and most apparent, of this new strategy was to allow AT&T the ability to cut back iPhone pricing to $199 and $299 marking a 50% [...]
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