I don't like this merger one bit because it is a waste of money and resources. I am probably the only one saying this. Here is why I think its a dud. - Yahoo is a dud. Plain and simple Yahoo is a dud! They can't seem to turn the company around. Microsoft is having a hard enough time trying to...
Read More →Google will miss expected earnings numbers tomorrow (IMO). There are two recent "shoot your own foot" actions from Google that may affect their short term performance. Overall, I agree with the changes, but I wouldn't be swinging into earnings tomorrow. (1) Google changed the "hit area" of their...
Read More →What are the sales number of iPhones in Germany since November 9.... 70,000... How about France? 70,000 as well... As I pointed out in an earlier blog entry when people talk about Apple rebounding, I personally feel it is more hope related than actual numbers. What does the chap from T-Mobile say?...
Read More →I just wanted to do a nice recap of the donations we made on behalf of InvestorGeeks in 2007. All totaled, we gave a tad over $2000 in 2007. We're looking to nearly double that in 2008... as long as our traffic and advertising relationships hold up. 2007 InvestorGeeks Donations - $400 to The...
Read More →Well according to Jim Cramer, yes. I say probably no. Or let me rephrase it, a temporary bottom. I want to show you my indicator for a major index that goes back to the second world war. | | | --- | | negativetrends | Take a look at the right, and you will see the current market conditions. What...
Read More →In a previous blog entry I commented on how the Fed reacted to an event that might have been a non-event. I commented in that blog entry on how the recent market drop was probably due to the unwinding of a rogue trader at a French bank. It seems that the 7.9 billion of futures was sold by the bank...
Read More →As Rick Santelli said the market has Bernanke on the ropes and Bernanke does what the market wants. Well, now the USD has strengthened against the EURO people are starting to strong arm the ECB. Quotes are, "The ECB is behind the curve." Well traders, investors, hedge funds get ready for a rude...
Read More →On Monday Europe went completely RED... It was a slaughter. Yet one of my orders triggered. I went into Monday 100% cash, but came out of Monday <100% cash. Today another one of my orders would have triggered. It was so close. Oh well c'est la vie. Hopefully another day will cause that order to...
Read More →Hey Everyone Long time no post. However, I do have an excuse! I am now a married man living in North Carolina. That's right - I am an immigrant (of the legal variety) fresh from the shores of Australia. These last 4 months have seen me shift country, change jobs (in a way), get married, acquire...
Read More →Got this email from a fan. And since none of the current writers are Canadian, I thought I'd throw this out there. BTW, RSP stands for "Registered Retirement Savings Plan" and seems to be a Canadian 401k. I'm sure a lot of the standard retirement plan advice would apply, but we're looking for a...
Read More →