Personal Financial Advice from a former Certified Financial Planner
I don’t do a ton of individual stock analysis on Finance Gourmet because everyone’s investing goals are so different that when I’m saying Disney is a buy, I mean Disney is a buy for me based upon my investment objectives and existing portfolio. That might be totally different than other’s …
Hey, Boys and Girls, here comes an interesting week for investors. The following article is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. This is not a recommendation to buy or sell securities. As always, the best investment strategy for long-term investing is building a well-diversified portfolio based upon …
The high-yield investing strategy is typically thought of as buying high-yield stocks. High-yield stocks are those stocks that pay a high dividend. The flaw in this strategy is that too often the focus is on yield to the exclusion of some really great investing opportunities that result in high-quality capital …
Apple has announced an event on September 12. Traditionally, Apple announces new iPhones and other “gadgets” in September, and expectations are high. So, what is an investor to do? If you are a long-term investor, nothing. Absolutely nothing. The event will generate some noise in Apple’s stock price, but the …
Even if you’ve never heard of FAANG, chances are you have heard of all the stock components and maybe even contemplated an investment in one or more members, but is FAANG a good investment or bad investment? What Is FAANG? Let’s start from the beginning. FAANG stands for Facebook, Apple, …
I don’t like giving short-term stock trading advice, because all of the wrong people end up taking it. Let’s start from the beginning. If you don’t have $100,000 of investable assets in a trading account (not counting 401k, IRA, or other long-term savings accounts), you have no business buying individual …
February 14, 2017 Apple stock price hit an all new high. Yea! Cue the people who know me rushing to ask me if I should invest in Apple stock. I’ve written about this before, of course. I also wrote about that Apple earnings miss that made everyone freak out a …
I write more about Apple stock than I ever mean to, but people just love to talk to me about it, so here we go. New iPhone New Apple Stock Moves Apple stock is one of those stocks that gets a lot of attention, and action, from people who otherwise …
Apple Stock has gotten a bit of a beat down lately after finally experiencing what everyone knew would have to happen someday. It seems that Apple has finally saturated every market on earth, and there will be no matter automatic increases in number of devices sold in ever category. Of …
Yesterday I wrote about how Apple stock could be considered a dividend stock by some investors. Later that day, after the stock markets closed, Apple reported its first quarter results. (Apple, like many companies uses a fiscal year, instead of a calendar year. The first quarter for Apple runs from …