David Allen

3 Stocks that Could Pay Out Larger Dividends

I sold my intersts in MSFT in 2000, and never looked back. MSFT is a mature company now, and does not deserve the title of "growth." That is why it has been dead in the water for 9 long long years!

Apple's Biggest Rumor: iPod or Jobs?

Is Steve Jobs THAT indispensable? Give us a break. If Jobs did not have someone trained and under-studying him in case something happens, a trusted assistant, then he (Jobs) would be derelict in his duties.

What's So Special About RadioShack? - Barron's

The last time I was in a Radio Shack store was 5 years or so ago. My wife and I went there because she wanted a calculator, like my handy dandy Radio Shack Calculator, that requires no batteries.
"We don't have them anymore," sayeth the clerk. "Well, what do you have?" He showed me a calculator that required batteries. $20 or thereabouts. ok, I said, I'll take it. He proceeds to take out the batteries. "What the hell are yhou doing?" "The calculator doesn't come with batteries. They are extra." We went across the street to Fred Meyer and bought a Texas Instrument Calculator that requires NO batteries. COST: $8.95 PLUS TAX . . .Less than $10 total.

Apple's Interesting Challenge with Its Best Buy Deal

Microsoft thought it was going to kill Apple, but it didn't. I have been an owner of AAPL for five years. I use a PowerBook G4. So does my son. We both swear by Macs. If the market gets saturated with I-Phones, then Jobs will come up with something new, and more profitable.