Apple, Tech Firm or Not?

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Yesterday’s post on Apple’s recent correction and current rally was, for the most part a technicals driven analysis with attention paid to short term catalysts. I thought I’d sound off a little on my impression of Apple as a longterm story. The focus here is more on Apple’s strategic position than on crunching its fundamental […]

Apple’s Retracement

Monday, April 7th, 2008

We discussed Fibonacci Retracements last week and I promised a more in depth post on my thoughts on Apple’s current rally during my Quarter 1 Investment Review. Today, we’ll put the two together with a look at the recent rally in Apple’s stock. The stock sold off heavily as people took profits and ran away […]

Weekend Diversions: The Yankees and Your Investments

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

The official numbers are out and the Yankees once again top the list for highest payroll in baseball at a whopping $209 million ($71 million more than the next highest team). The Yankees are Fiscally Irresponsible no doubt about it! Before I begin, let me take some time to announce that I will be selling […]

Fibonacci Retracements

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Every person who graduated the third grade has heard of the Fibonacci numbers - 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, etc. Each new number in the sequence is created by adding the two numbers preceding it. Surprisingly enough, this sequence has been studied by various cultures throughout history, but its first appearance in […]

Contrarian Ripple Trading

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Say what? I was recently contacted by Martha Brozyna, one of the co-authors, of the book Contrarian Ripple Trading and she offered to get me a copy of this book to read and review. I do accept these generous offers from time to time but, as many readers of this blog can probably tell, I’m […]

Q1 Curious Investments Update Part 2

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Today, we’ll wrap up the first quarter summary with a quick look at my two longer term portfolios - Portfolio B and the hypothetical Curious Investments Equity Income Strategy.
Portfolio B
This strategy performed admirably through the turmoil this quarter. While it posted a total loss of 12%, it was up in March and most positions seem […]



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