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 appreciation chances as well. Buying …
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 actual effects will take place …
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, Amazon, Netflix and Google. As …
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 stocks of any kind. The …
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 while back. I took a look and saw …
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 don’t invest in individual stocks …
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 particular concern to most investors …
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 October to December.) The results …
Well, here’s an article I never thought I would write, but is Apple a dividend stock now? Apple’s stock price has been drifting down as of late while investors worry that the company doesn’t have any new amazing products up its sleeve. This worry is particularly curious considering the products the company does have are …
The U.S. stock market is composed of thousands of stocks. Of course, when it comes to moving the overall market, some stocks matter more than others. The biggest stocks, those in the S&P 500, and those in the Fortune 500, have some of the biggest impacts on the overall stock indexes. However, in most cases, …