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Dogs Remain Dogs in 2009

This article is ridiculous. Does the writer know what the heck he is talking about? Quoting from his link to Dogs of the Dow:

"This should mean that companies with a high yield, with high dividend relative to price, are near the bottom of their business cycle and are likely to see their stock price increase faster than low yield companies. Under this model, an investor annually reinvesting in high-yield companies should out-perform the overall market."

Now, does that then support that some of the "Dogs" have among the highest YTD% increases, and seen bigger increases than those considered being stocks to buy?

Does it make any sense that MCD, one of the staples to fall back on in a declining market is a dog? Or that VZ, with its smartphone technology and partnership with Motorola and now possibly Apple, and its continuing PPS increase is a Dog? Or, INTC, the premier semi, who provides the most advanced and powerful processors in the industry to both Windows and Apple?

Cash for Trash: Better Never than Late

Funny, Palmer. Thanks for the laugh. But the reality is that Obama will tax us to death, drive this economy into the ground, force socialism on us, and destroy the heritage of this great country.

Don't fear, though, his first priority will be for all money to go to illegals, the millions of non-citizens in endless Visa programs, and opening the border from the South to every citizen from Mexico. Wonderful Administration. Wonderful Democratic Congress. Wonderful slide down into hell.

Apple: The Real News Is What Wasn't Announced

Apple's share price has gone through the roof, and $170 a share is not justified no matter how you turn it; they are tight with their money, offering no dividend. They have a history of ill-designed power supplies and logic boards and screens that burn out, that they often refuse to take responsibility for. Their i-Phone is cleverly tied to AT&T only and costs the end user around $2400 for the minimum length contract. Their keyboards are garbage - the 1/8" flat keys give no "homing" feel, and, as a former 110 wpm typist, I cannot effectively type on these keyboards without losing my place or hitting wrong keys. In addition, the keyboards are CHEAP. A metal base does not a quality keyboard make. The keys are cheap and break; the thin white connection wire is as cheap as I have seen and looks like garbage after some use. Just check the keyboards at the Apple store out and see how every wire looks - like garbage. Go to the Genius Bar and check out all the keyboards they use and see how many busted and missing keys there are.

You can't change a HD in a MacMini without a technician's certificate. If the screen goes mad on the i-Mac after warranty, you may as well toss the whole machine.

There are constant incompatibilities with programs that don't support it, particularly financial streaming tools. The Java base needs constant resetting, as Java issues have been a constant headache with Apples.

Yes, the operating system and user-friendly platform has a lot going for it, but let's not worship at the feet of Apple - it really gets tired real fast.

Apple is hardly as great as it appears.

GM Bankruptcy? Probability Using Options

What does Citi have to do with this article on GM? Are you considering them in the same category?

Are you saying Ford will likely double? Some think GM's demise will adversely affect Ford as well.

Ultra Bull: A Case for Succession of Apple

Logan, you seem to be a really nice guy, but I find your enthusiasm extremely overblown. Apple at $200? Do you really think ANY stock will return to its highs of prior times?

We're in uncharted territory. The whole world economy is in the throes of near collapse. People can't buy or sell homes, can't find jobs, can't afford to pay ever increasing prices on food, goods, etc. Our country is being turned into a Northern satellite of Mexico, and we have a president who is as radical as they come - just give him time to show his true colors. We are headed on the road to sociaiism.

The stock market is in a condition that famous investors of reknown say they have never seen. Some of them think this will take many years to emerge from, and perhaps never be the same as we became accustomed to. Sorry, but I think you and others need a reality check on the depths of the economic situation.

How About a Piece of the Apple Pie?

Yeah, recommend it as a bargain now that it is almost $100. Sounds like a timely article and analysis from a typical incompetent writer. Why didn't you write this when it was $80 share a month ago?

Apple's iPhones: 10 Million and Counting?

Don't get too slap-happy -- AAPL may go to $60. APPL is being hyped-up by its lovers simply because APPL went up on Friday. If you look at how low it has plunged in the last weeks, it is not a sure thing at all. I have researched this thoroughly, and where this stock is going is questionable at this point. Don't be surprised to see some further drops to the low 80's.