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  • Report: IBM Named Marketshare Leader in Application Infrastructure and Middleware Software for 12 Consecutive Years [View article]
    The media certainly doesn't talk about market share leaders when it is a US-based company. See how long it takes for someone on CNBC to mention it.
    Apr 8 10:44 PM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • International Business Machines Corporation: Dividend Stock Analysis [View article]
    IBM stock has beat the S&P for the last 3, 5, 10, and 15 years. You want to beat the S&P then buy IBM. Otherwise settle for your dividend and hope you have enough money left for retirement.
    Apr 8 06:35 PM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Alcoa (AA): FQ1 EPS of $0.11 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $5.8B (-1% Y/Y) misses by $0.17B. (PR) [View news story]
    Buy RS instead.
    Apr 8 04:38 PM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • How To Tell If You Own The Right Dividend Stocks For A Market Meltdown [View article]
    You should see if your stock's total return has outperformed the S&P 500 over the long term or you may decide to just own the index.
    Over 3, 5, 10, or 15 yrs, IBM beats the S&P. Look down towards the bottom of this page.
    http://bit.ly/XFQpLu
    Apr 8 02:20 AM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • How To Be Protected Before The Next Market Crash [View article]
    The average investor is in it for the long haul investing every month. Unless you choose some obviously bad stocks to short, you may just reduce your return. And lately the worst stocks have had the big gains.
    Apr 8 12:55 AM | 1 Like Like |Link to Comment
  • The F5 Analyst Debacle [View article]
    You need to be skeptical of any stock that is valued higher than the market. And stocks can crash at any time around earnings or on analyst downgrades. It's a risky venture to own stocks outright.

    Now analysts think F5 could be losing market share to Citrix and Radware, but Radware is down more than F5. I have no opinion on any of these stocks, but I wish I knew enough about them to buy them at the bottom, wherever that is...
    Apr 5 05:10 PM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • A Critical Analysis Of Pfizer's Pipeline, Earnings And Valuation [View article]
    People are buying PFE when it is down and it is consistently a volume leader. It pays a 3.2% dividend. Pfizer has been buying back shares leading to a reduction in shares outstanding and they have been growing net income for the past 3 years. It is at a lower valuation than the industry. And analysts believe they will grow earnings 4% annualized for the next 5 years. I won't be selling my shares in Pfizer.
    Apr 5 12:38 PM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Complete Makeover Of A Retirement Portfolio [View article]
    Yesterday, an advisor on tv said he recommended 2 years of living expenses in cash investments.
    One consideration for someone close to retirement is to have enough income to live comfortably without selling assets. Your mom may need dividends deposited into her bank account. A balanced portfolio doesn't work for some seniors depending on their income.
    I agree with your assessment of IBM and it is my largest stock investment.
    Apr 5 09:40 AM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Should Investors Really Buy General Motors? [View article]
    Both GM and F are extremely cheap stocks when you look at earnings. You are buying GM at book value, which is difficult to find in consumer goods. F pays a 3% dividend. Consumer goods are a good investment long term as we are a consumer nation.
    Apr 4 05:56 PM | 2 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • 3 Low-Risk, High Dividend Stocks To Buy Now [View article]
    Total return is more important than dividend yield as an investment. You can see total return on Morningstar.
    Apr 3 09:37 AM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Buybacks Vs. Dividends: Bottom Line, Get Rid Of That Cash [View article]
    Look at how IBM has been buying back their shares for the last 10 years. There has been such a demand for highly rated bonds that with such low rates every company with significant cash should have been doing the same.
    http://on-msn.com/14AaREI
    IBM is a great long-term investment for several reasons. I would rather have buybacks than dividends for the long-term, as I do not have to pay tax, but only if the share count is going down with less being available for the market.
    Apple has done the exact opposite, issuing more shares every year.
    http://on-msn.com/Z3WoJk
    In my opinion, the problem with the stock price is there are too many shares available to trade in the market and to short. The market is more about making money for traders than the way it used to be, for long-term investors. Companies need to buy back their own shares and remove them from the traders, in order to protect their shareholders, because there is no other protection.
    Apr 1 12:24 PM | 1 Like Like |Link to Comment
  • Watch Out For The Non-Traded REIT Febezzelers [View article]
    There is a lot of pressure on people who own commercial property that is underwater to sell out to Reits. I really think there should be some kind of regulation on this because many of these people are seniors and I think they are being taken advantage of. They are being told that the banks will not refinance their property, and in some cases they need additional loans to make improvements and their mortgage payment is more than the rent they can collect without the improvements. The bank bailouts seem unfair if the banks are not forced to refinance properties when there are buyers wanting them for investment purposes. If it is a good investment for Reit investors, then it should be a reasonable risk for a bank refinance. And the reverse is also true; if the property cannot be refinanced, then why would Reit investors want it? Why are the vultures preying on these seniors? There needs to be more transparency for investors as to what these Reits own and why they are buying what they buy. If the Reit does not have a good website with clear financial information on all of their properties including occupancy, then I'm afraid to buy it. S&P doesn't rate that many small Reits. I would like to know who does. You shouldn't just own something for the dividend.
    Apr 1 09:57 AM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Corning: A Rough Ride Ahead? [View article]
    Still made and sold here in the USA. Brand is now owned by World Kitchen which went bankrupt and then became privately held. Great products, light-weight, and durable.
    Mar 28 05:49 PM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [View article]
    That Walmart idea is just about the craziest idea I have heard. Who wants some stranger coming to their house with merchandise they have already purchased and who hasn't even been thoroughly checked out? Could be someone fired for theft or drugs or really anyone who just wants to stalk you. If it isn't a reputable delivery company, I do not want them coming to my house, much less ringing my doorbell.
    Mar 28 05:44 PM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Intel: Something Big Is Coming In April [View article]
    You are right, it was CNBC. I am afraid that too many people waste their time listening to them. It seems to me that a small group of people should not have so much power with people's money. Their panic over libor and analysts making their bearish calls are what crashed the entire global economy and lost thousands of jobs and homes. Basically it was perpetrated fraud in my opinion. The stock market has become a racket and no longer has the trust of the public.
    Mar 28 05:43 PM | 0 Likes Like |Link to Comment
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