The reflexive reaction from anyone who was there for the dotcom bubble is ‘Uh-oh.’And while anyone who says that this time its different should probably be offered some perfectly good swampland in Florida or a slightly used bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn, the reality is that a lot of new wealth has been created. Approximately $1 trillion in new market […]
I’ve just had the most exciting education experience in many years — three half-hour sessions with Jon Markman and the amazing wealth-building power of what he does. Here’s the transcript, edited for clarity and brevity. — MartinTechnology Investing Bootcamp: How to Profit in the Best and Worst of TimesPart I. Why Tech Stocks? And Why Now?Martin Weiss: […]
When you boil it down, the stock market isn’t much different than a game with some winners and more than a few losers. Granted, it’s a complicated game, and I wouldn’t advise you to actually hand over your hard earned money to anyone who considers it just a game. But basically, it is a game.The stock market has rules and patterns […]
The Nasdaq composite remains heavily weighted toward technology, thanks to Apple’s record market valuation near $750 billion. But tech’s weighting is down sharply from the Nasdaq’s peak, while the financial, consumer services and health-care sectors have seen their weightings more than double within the composite. [See table below.]Health care’s weighting in the composite is now 16 percent, which is comparable […]
Markets remained almost unchanged as Janet Yellen concluded her two-day Congressional testimony before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. In her testimony, Yellen failed to provide enough clues to investors regarding rate hike. Meanwhile, decline in Apple’s shares and dismal earnings results from Hewlett-Packard dragged down technology shares. However, encouraging earnings results from retailers including TJX and Dollar Tree […]
Share on StockTwitsEmbedThe US markets are all back at all-time highs.I am happy because it feels really good and even right. In a market like this I remain underinvested but am being dragged into positions by the positive price action.Here’s what I see:Apple is being rewarded from profits and execution (I have been selling a bit lately).Google is ‘chopped suey’ […]
Not many investment pros managed to dump their oil stocks before the price of crude started plummeting last year, but prescient investors who did obviously escaped heavy losses. The big question: Where did they invest the proceeds for greater future gains?One top-ranked money manager, Graham Tanaka, president and senior analyst and portfolio manager at TANAKA Growth Fund (TGFRX), was one […]
Benchmarks ended in the green on Thursday after a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine boosted investor confidence. Moreover, encouraging earnings results including those from Cisco and TripAdvisor helped markets register solid gains. A rally in oil prices also boosted energy shares. However, disappointing economic data on the domestic front eroded some of the day’s gains. The Nasdaq reached its […]
Thomson ReutersWorkers prepare for the opening of an Apple store in HangzhouBy Noel RandewichSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Activist Investor Carl Icahn thinks Apple Inc is already worth over $1 trillion but others on Wall St. think it will take a few more years for the iPhone maker’s stock value to get there.With Apple’s stock market value ballooning this week beyond […]
In a repeat of a dynamic that dominated trading early last year, investors piled into stocks Thursday as Russia signed up for another cease-fire deal in Ukraine while negotiations between Greece and the European establishment suddenly became less acrimonious. While no deal has been announced, the bureaucrats have been making noises about agreeing to the outlines of an agreement which, […]
