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Latest | Highest ratedWhy Visa Should Thrive [View article]
On Jul 28 04:07 PM VWinner wrote:
> Murphy- Yes we are going through some very tough times. Unfortunately
> much of this could have been avoided. The root problem actually began
> with the enactment of modern 'social programs'. By enabling people
> we created a second class in this country dependent on handouts from
> Uncle Sam (actually those of us who pay taxes).
>
> Further lack of oversight and the never-ending expansion of government
> as the State and Federal levels has led to abuse. If the government
> were actually audited the same way a publicly traded company is-
> and politicians faced the same consequences as CEOs -we wouldn't
> have enough prisons to hold them.........
>
> I am actually doing a 50 part piece on this on one of our blogs.
> Up to #17 right now:
>
> www.virtualwallsteet.n...
Visa: Trading Transparency [View article]
On Jun 02 06:09 PM frankmeister wrote:
> Just remember that picking stocks is no different than gambling.
> You do the best you can to pick a winner. Due diligence involves
> reading the company prospectus, reading analyst's opinions, studying
> quarterly results, etc. The only thing that makes a stock increase
> in value is the belief that the company will be making more money
> in the future. Valuations can seem too high but then the next quarterly
> report comes out and says that the company exceeded analyst's expectations
> by twenty percent and bingo! The stock rises 20% (or more). HOWEVER.
> You pretty much are at the mercy of the people that run the market.
> If bad news or rumors come out, shazam, your stock can drop like
> a rock. Ever wonder why the stocks creep up slowly in value but
> when it comes to DROPPING in value, the descent is lightning fast?
> Ever wonder why your guy at Morgan Stanley or Schwab or Lehman Bros
> tells you not to sell? Ever consider that possibly he wants you
> to HOLD so he can SHORT your shares?
> I firmly believe that the market is manipulated and IMO the big guys
> get advance notice before the rest of the suckers hear anything.
> I've noticed increases in a stock from out of no where for 3 or 4
> days with no apparent reason behind it and then, BAM an announcement
> comes out (that you weren't privy to) and the stock barely advances
> because the insiders already made all the profit. That old cliche
> of "Buy on the Rumor, Sell on the News" really means "We already
> took the profit and we are waiting for you to get the good news because
> when the news comes out WE ALREADY SOLD!" I think it's a stacked
> deck.
> Part of Visa taking off like it did is all the HYPE. Personally,
> I dont care if people want to hype a stock as long as I can make
> money on it. I bought a LOT of Visa and I hope all the back-slapping
> and pep rallying continues. However, I dont kid myself that the
> slime can hit the fan when the market movers decide that the stock
> is played out. Just be sure to COVER YOUR REAR. Dont be fooled
> by the people who keep shouting LONG on VISA, or LONG on MA, or LONG
> on XYZ. Those people arent going to send you a refund if the stock
> falls off the board.
> That said, I think Visa is as good a stock as any. It's a great company
> with a huge market share and IMO should grow like crazy in the developing
> world. Sometimes, the biggest risk is NOT TAKING a RISK. I'll hold
> it a year to avoid the capital gains but NOT if it doesnt climb a
> couple of bucks a month! And if the quarterly report comes out soft
> I'M GONE!!! That said GO VISA (lol)
Visa Keeps Charging Ahead [View article]
Visa Keeps Charging Ahead [View article]
On May 15 09:43 AM Adesai wrote:
> First realistic and fair post from SeekingAlpha. Other articles from
> SA have bashed Visa, and the only thing Visa did was grow more than
> 45% since then.
>
> I agree with this post. The forward guidance of Visa is much stronger
> than that of MA. Visa CURRENTLY is toe to toe with MA and this is
> without Visa Europe in the mix. Once V europe joins V INC the disparity
> will be huge. Visa will outshine and outperform MA in every instance.
> Because Visa had subsidiary (Vcanada, Vasia, Vafrica, Veurope, etc...)
> I believe they have more of a local/domestic presence which allow
> more growth potential than MA. Additionally, The upcomming olympics
> along with the growth potential in Asia (china, india, etc) with
> major internatinal banks investing milllions of $$$$ in Visa INC,
> the growth potential is huge and will out-shadow MA in the long run.
>
>
> This is one of the most recognized brands in the world. Think about
> it.... If you go anywhere in the world and ask a regular person on
> the street what brand they recognize Visa or say Apple, Dell, Exxon,
> etc..etc.. I guarantee people will say Visa. With the trend going
> from cash to credit/debit, I cannot think of another company that
> has better growth potential in the next 10 years than Visa.
>
> Even at this price Visa is cheap right now. For instance, when you
> go to a fair or amusement park and your standing in line everything
> looks big... but once your on the ride and it takes you to the top
> everything looks small/ tiny below. MEANING: Once this stock is
> at $150-200, your not going to care whether you bought it at $75
> or $84, all you care is that your on the ride and its at $150.
Visa: Near-Term Fluctuations Present a Buying Opportunity [View article]
Visa: Near-Term Fluctuations Present a Buying Opportunity [View article]
Visa: Near-Term Fluctuations Present a Buying Opportunity [View article]
Visa: Near-Term Fluctuations Present a Buying Opportunity [View article]
Visa: Near-Term Fluctuations Present a Buying Opportunity [View article]
On May 09 08:31 PM BaghdadIraq wrote:
> QUOTE" Hey - I have a new corporat slogan for Mastercard:
>
> Mastercard - 'The Hillary Clinton of credit cards'
>
> "the race is over but someone forgot to tell Mastercard" QUOTE <br/>
>
> QUOTE" MA is the miller beer and V is the bud..."QUOTE
>
> ROFL
>
> greencapitalist-sorry bro but you got OWNED!
>
> QUOTE "GreenCap and Final Options- if you are going to insult me
> by calling me
> "DUMM ASS"- at least learn how to spell DUMB- I think that pretty
> much sums you up" QUOTE LOL
>
> drgoodie--no probs! got to give credit where credit is due.
> thanks for all your support.
>
> V Winner--thanks for your support too.
>
> kzoink-- the ideal of a V forum would be awesome!
>
> FinalOption--yes, you are a DUMBASS and id make you so some serious
> pushups if you dont stop takling through your four point of contact.
> LOL
Visa: Near-Term Fluctuations Present a Buying Opportunity [View article]
On May 09 04:04 PM greencapital ist wrote:
> v winner - cmon man give me some credit. i was the one who recommended
> ipi at ipo. and i was the one who told not to buy or average when
> ipi was coming down.
>
> agri stocks are at hedge funds mercy. small investors will get smashed.
>
>
> i am a loser :-)... ha ha.. you knew about ipi from me and have made
> close to 200k in ma alone in past 1.5 years and i trade (short/long)
> ma daily raking in money like crazy.
>
> i still have v stock which i bought at 56 in the first hour of ipo
> :-)
>
> but v has run too much. look at valuations. also note that v does
> not have europe transactions under its belt. europe is the biggest
> growing segment in credit cards followed by asia followed by middle
> east.
>
> v is a great stock. but if it runs ahead then money managers come
> and sell lock profits breaching technicals. that's what happened
> in last 2 days and i suspect might happen more. how low can v go.
> dont know exactly, but it will adjust to ma valuations (or) ma has
> to run upto v valuations.
>
> ma is not running to v valuations because money managers are not
> bidding it up. so v has to come down to ma valuations.
>
> ma, i again repeat, is burning tyres and scroching earnings. but
> still no bidding upto v valuations.
>
> looks like v is in bubble at late 80's. now also the valuation is
> very rich. that does not mean it is a bad stock. that means we should
> wait for good amount of pull back (back into the range wherein it
> jumped from last earnings for no reason).
Visa: Near-Term Fluctuations Present a Buying Opportunity [View article]
On May 09 03:15 PM V Winner wrote:
> Final Option- YOU ARE A F***ING MORON- If I could reach through the
> keyboard I would slap you like the piker you are.
>
> Since you are a drooling - mentally challenged person- I'm going
> to explain something to you:
>
> V has nothing to do with the housing market-
>
> V is not a financial- and doesn't carry debt-
>
> This is obviously a hater who sold some puts and is now looking at
> MAYBE the one time he will actually make money on V-
>
> You know- I thought I would take a little break from this site- but
> I'm going to have to stick around to slap down these girly men-
>
>
> Go back to yahoo where you belong Green and Final losers.......
Visa: Near-Term Fluctuations Present a Buying Opportunity [View article]
Visa: Near-Term Fluctuations Present a Buying Opportunity [View article]
On May 09 01:26 PM V Winner wrote:
> As far as the pullback- oil is a very big issue- and its scaring
> people- and even though V is not classified as a 'financial' a lot
> of the financials are starting to look shaky again- AIG didn't help
> things today.
>
> Then people are thinking that we were premature in calling the end
> to the bear- and then again its people doubting the economy again
> (global and domestic)-
>
> Its a lot of things- overall its like a 'perfect storm' of bad news..........
>
>
> I'm thinking that we will see a big snap back next week and that
> next week- the world will look different yet again. We will most
> likely be seeing this see-saw over the next couple of months- but
> I do think the market will bread out to the upside.
>
> As farmers pray for rain in a drought-
>
> We need to pray the price of oil will come down.........
>
> This will turn around- next week - and especially, in June- have
> faith- you will be rewarded for staying the course.