Posts from ‘January, 2008’

Jim Goldman posted a nice article over at CNBC today titled “Google’s “Damaged” Shares: Can They Regain High Ground?“.  Its a nice, quick read that lays out everything Google has going for it despite what the critics say.
His thought is that Google’s stock doesn’t deserve the recent beating that it has taken.  Last year Google [...]

Yesterday, VMware announced earnings.  The company makes virtualization software that can be used to maximize computer hardware by allowing you to run multiple operating systems on a single set of hardware.   It can offer additional gains by allowing a company to house all of its hardware in remote locations where rent may be cheaper, power [...]

With McDonald’s focused effort to enter into direct competition with Starbucks via their “McCafe” concept, I’ve been giving some thought to what that really means to the investors in both companies. 
McDonalds is certainly a juggernaut and has nothing to lose by entering into the industry (high margin coffee drinks could greatly increase the average order [...]

I’ve been writing on this blog for a year and three months now.  I’ve had some popular posts and some not so popular posts, but I’ve realized that I think I’m taking the wrong approach to things and am going to make a concerted effort to change my approach over the new month. 
Over the last 15 [...]

S.W.O.T. is a decision making technique used in financial and market analysis.  Often used internally by companies to evaluate potential products or investments, it is also a simple tool you can use to make sure you do due diligence when making investment decisions in individual companies.

S.W.O.T. is an acronym for:

Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats

Remembering SWOT when looking at companies [...]

By far the most amusing thing I’ve seen in the stock market in a while happened to Taser’s stock this week.
The week started with Taser at CES where they announced a Leopard print Taser and a Taser MPG (Music Player Holder) that features a 1 gig MP3 player keenly integrated into your Taser’s holster.  Its getting [...]

I just finished taking the BBC’s “Brain Sex” test.  It took about 15 minutes, I highly recommend it.  You can learn a lot about yourself, and it is a fun way to work your brain a bit.  Don’t worry, its a family friendly test! 
Toward the end of the test, there is an interesting question that has a [...]

There was a time when I chewed through personal finance and stock investment books at a breakneck pace.  I read all the guru’s books, I read all the motivator’s books, I even read a book by Robert Lichello titled “How to Make $1,000,000 in the Stock Market Automatically”. 
Each book had its own little trick to [...]

This morning, someone forwarded me a link to Rick Steves’ “Cold in Kyoto and other hot topics” article and, after reading it, I can’t help but feel like the current batch of presidential candidates are missing the boat. 
As some of you know, Steves is a well known travel author and tour guide.  He’s spent his [...]

Several years ago I picked up a copy of Robert Allen’s book Multiple Streams of Income and read it over the course of a weekend.  I don’t remember it as being a terribly substantial book, but the premise has stuck with me. 
To be a prudent investor, one must diversify their investments.  When you think of diversification [...]