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      <title>Duke Energy's Q1 Results Benefit From Cooler Weather</title>
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        <![CDATA[Should the first sentence read &quot;Duke Energy (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/duk' title='Duke Energy Corporation'>DUK</a>) published its Q1 earnings on May 3&quot;]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 10:52:28 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Should the first sentence read &quot;Duke Energy (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/duk' title='Duke Energy Corporation'>DUK</a>) published its Q1 earnings on May 3&quot;]]>
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      <title>Armour Residential Slumps After Earnings Release</title>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the link. It is odd because it is materially different from the simple calculation:<br/><br/>Equity - $2,708,798,000<br/>Common - 374,053,198 shares<br/>BV per Share = $7.24<br/><br/>Do you know the reason for the variance?]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 19:07:05 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the link. It is odd because it is materially different from the simple calculation:<br/><br/>Equity - $2,708,798,000<br/>Common - 374,053,198 shares<br/>BV per Share = $7.24<br/><br/>Do you know the reason for the variance?]]>
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      <title>Armour Residential Slumps After Earnings Release</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1417641/comments?source=feed#comment-18691651</link>
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        <![CDATA[What is the source for your book value calculations? They differ from those calculated from the 3/31/13 10Q.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:34:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[What is the source for your book value calculations? They differ from those calculated from the 3/31/13 10Q.]]>
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      <title>4 Profitable Financial Firms Going Ex-Dividend This Week</title>
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        <![CDATA[Correct, emphasis on the large in the statement. The dividend was effectively reduced from $.13 monthly to $.10 monthly at the time.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:52:38 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Correct, emphasis on the large in the statement. The dividend was effectively reduced from $.13 monthly to $.10 monthly at the time.]]>
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      <title>6 High-Yielding Large Caps Going Ex-Dividend This Week</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1311711/comments?source=feed#comment-17084391</link>
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        <![CDATA[Thank you, I apologize for the oversight - it will be corrected.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:56:10 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thank you, I apologize for the oversight - it will be corrected.]]>
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      <title>Can T-Mobile And These Catalysts Boost Apple Shares?</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1300591/comments?source=feed#comment-16828391</link>
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        <![CDATA[All strategies were based on a price of $461.91 (the close on Friday) as indicated in Scenario 2, which is less than one percent where Apple is currently trading. As discussed these are buy-writes, i.e. covered calls.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:51:53 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[All strategies were based on a price of $461.91 (the close on Friday) as indicated in Scenario 2, which is less than one percent where Apple is currently trading. As discussed these are buy-writes, i.e. covered calls.]]>
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      <title>6 mREIT Dividends To Consider And Avoid This Week</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1298791/comments?source=feed#comment-16786891</link>
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        <![CDATA[Thank you for the comment. That is part of an ex-dividend strategy. Please refer to my instablog mentioned above.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:49:08 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thank you for the comment. That is part of an ex-dividend strategy. Please refer to my instablog mentioned above.]]>
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      <title>The Best REIT And Private Equity Dividends This Week</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1281621/comments?source=feed#comment-16439831</link>
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        <![CDATA[You are correct, I pulled the performance last YEAR instead of YTD for MAIN. Thank you.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:23:34 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[You are correct, I pulled the performance last YEAR instead of YTD for MAIN. Thank you.]]>
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      <title>Will Institutional Support For J.C. Penney Vanish?</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1279621/comments?source=feed#comment-16416121</link>
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        <![CDATA[When JCP is trading below $15 I am seller of $14 short-term puts. The company's fortunes will not deteriorate that quickly and there are more potential positive catalysts than negatives.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:28:49 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[When JCP is trading below $15 I am seller of $14 short-term puts. The company's fortunes will not deteriorate that quickly and there are more potential positive catalysts than negatives.]]>
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      <title>Will Institutional Support For J.C. Penney Vanish?</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1279621/comments?source=feed#comment-16375401</link>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the breakdown. I take this standpoint - what else can go wrong for the company? I have been selling SHORT-TERM out of the money puts since the abysmal quarter and so far the strategy has worked. I believe there is so much negativism that the downside is limited in the short-term.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:27:48 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the breakdown. I take this standpoint - what else can go wrong for the company? I have been selling SHORT-TERM out of the money puts since the abysmal quarter and so far the strategy has worked. I believe there is so much negativism that the downside is limited in the short-term.]]>
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      <title>More on the Galaxy S IV: Samsung continues doing everything it can to differentiate itself via software, even as the OS and many of its core apps for its hardware are provided by Google (GOOG). The S IV features a text/speech translator (9 languages), the ability to transfer data from any phone witha PC's help, a health-tracking app that can leverage the phone's pedometer and sync with blood pressure monitors, and the ability to control home electronics via infrared. There's also Samsung's eye-tracking and touch-free gesture tech (as rumored). No kitchen sink just yet. (live blog)</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/890401?source=feed#comment-16304371</link>
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        <![CDATA[This is really a Galaxy S III Version 2.]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:20:56 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[This is really a Galaxy S III Version 2.]]>
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      <title>Apple Needs To Spend Cash On R&amp;D, Not Special Dividends</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1269931/comments?source=feed#comment-16233491</link>
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        <![CDATA[Your argument that Apple is trailing in innovation by citing battery life is quite flawed. At this point in time battery life is largely a function of battery size and Samsung simply has a larger battery in its phone.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:09:37 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Your argument that Apple is trailing in innovation by citing battery life is quite flawed. At this point in time battery life is largely a function of battery size and Samsung simply has a larger battery in its phone.]]>
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      <title>Should You Sell Google And Buy Apple?</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1262491/comments?source=feed#comment-16186991</link>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for catching the typo. Eight years.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:46:03 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for catching the typo. Eight years.]]>
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      <title>Are These Dividend Stocks Doomed?</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1259051/comments?source=feed#comment-16131531</link>
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        <![CDATA[Agreed. The quarter missed the mark on multiple fronts.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:51:52 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Agreed. The quarter missed the mark on multiple fronts.]]>
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      <title>5 High Yield Ex-Dividends To Consider And Avoid This Week</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1261701/comments?source=feed#comment-16127701</link>
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        <![CDATA[Correct, please refer to the chart at the bottom of the article. Thank you for the comment.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:38:19 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Correct, please refer to the chart at the bottom of the article. Thank you for the comment.]]>
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      <title>Judge Richard Sullivan has granted Greenlight Capital/David Einhorn's motion for a preliminary injunction on Apple's (AAPL +0.9%) bundled proposals (one of which asks for shareholder approval for the issuing of preferred stock) at its Wednesday shareholder meeting. Will Apple now request separate votes on the proposals? (previous) (more)</title>
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        <![CDATA[Investors should read what the lawsuit was really about. Hint it was not about Apple hoarding cash. In summary it was about who has the authority to issue preferred shares, the board or the shareholders.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:44:58 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Investors should read what the lawsuit was really about. Hint it was not about Apple hoarding cash. In summary it was about who has the authority to issue preferred shares, the board or the shareholders.]]>
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      <title>Facebook Is About To Destroy Its Business</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1201161/comments?source=feed#comment-15171661</link>
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        <![CDATA[Many would argue about the company with the most users in history. Bill Gates and the late Henry Ford would be high on that list.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:04:25 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Many would argue about the company with the most users in history. Bill Gates and the late Henry Ford would be high on that list.]]>
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      <title>4 Financial And mREIT Ex-Dividends To Consider This Week</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1199841/comments?source=feed#comment-15150811</link>
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        <![CDATA[I mention in the second paragraph that today is a market holiday.<br/><br/>As discussed in my instablog, the strategy can be utilized to buy either BEFORE or ON/AFTER the ex-dividend date depending on price movements.<br/><br/><a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://seekingalpha.com/p/uj2f'>http://seekingalpha.co...</a>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:30:57 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[I mention in the second paragraph that today is a market holiday.<br/><br/>As discussed in my instablog, the strategy can be utilized to buy either BEFORE or ON/AFTER the ex-dividend date depending on price movements.<br/><br/><a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://seekingalpha.com/p/uj2f'>http://seekingalpha.co...</a>]]>
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      <title>6 Ex-Dividends To Consider, 5 To Avoid This Week</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1174481/comments?source=feed#comment-15086741</link>
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        <![CDATA[Unfortunately I do not cover those securities but feel free to review my other articles and follow me if you would like!<br/><br/><a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://bit.ly/Xc2pXy'>http://bit.ly/Xc2pXy</a>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:46:45 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Unfortunately I do not cover those securities but feel free to review my other articles and follow me if you would like!<br/><br/><a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://bit.ly/Xc2pXy'>http://bit.ly/Xc2pXy</a>]]>
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      <title>6 Ex-Dividends To Consider, 5 To Avoid This Week</title>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the comment!]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:45:23 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the comment!]]>
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      <title> Though Dunkin' Brands (DNKN) now trades over 50% above its IPO price, Paul Zimbardo remains a skeptic. Zimbardo notes how the restrictions attached to Dunkin's $1.5B debt load could limit growth, and isn't sold on the company's Western expansion plans. He also thinks "prospects are bleak" for Dunkin's Baskin-Robbins subsidiary. </title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/85016?source=feed#comment-14947671</link>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the mention!]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:13:27 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the mention!]]>
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      <title>Will Einhorn And The iWatch Boost Apple Shares?</title>
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        <![CDATA[&quot;you may think that you are comfortable owning a stock at a certain price.The buyers remorse sets in big time when the fundamentals change.... &quot;<br/><br/>This is no different than if you had initiated a long position. The benefit of the call is that you have a cushion to reduce the losses.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:16:41 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[&quot;you may think that you are comfortable owning a stock at a certain price.The buyers remorse sets in big time when the fundamentals change.... &quot;<br/><br/>This is no different than if you had initiated a long position. The benefit of the call is that you have a cushion to reduce the losses.]]>
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      <title>Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF): Q4 EPS of $0.62 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $1.54B (-4.2% Y/Y) beats by $10M. Shares -1.9% AH. (PR)</title>
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        <![CDATA[You cannot own CLF anymore.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:17:59 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[You cannot own CLF anymore.]]>
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      <title>6 Ex-Dividends To Consider, 5 To Avoid This Week</title>
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        <![CDATA[I do prefer AGNC and am long. I highlighted ARR because it is going ex-dividend this week. The AGNC conference call transcript is a must read for any MBS investor.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:05:45 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[I do prefer AGNC and am long. I highlighted ARR because it is going ex-dividend this week. The AGNC conference call transcript is a must read for any MBS investor.]]>
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      <title>Great Recession II Portfolio: How I Generated A 34% Return Last Year</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/790151/comments?source=feed#comment-14786311</link>
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        <![CDATA[Hi Ken,<br/><br/>Publishing and tracking a portfolio is very time consuming but I do publish other articles at least weekly with recommendations. I may revist these five or publish a new set if I am able to find some free time.<br/><br/>Thanks.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:02:30 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Hi Ken,<br/><br/>Publishing and tracking a portfolio is very time consuming but I do publish other articles at least weekly with recommendations. I may revist these five or publish a new set if I am able to find some free time.<br/><br/>Thanks.]]>
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      <title>Is Apple's Secret Hedge Fund Prepping For A Dividend Boost?</title>
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        <![CDATA[I question any article that calls Apple's SEC reported &quot;cash+&quot; or &quot;hedge fund&quot; a secret. This is available with a quick google search.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:29:49 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[I question any article that calls Apple's SEC reported &quot;cash+&quot; or &quot;hedge fund&quot; a secret. This is available with a quick google search.]]>
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      <title>Is Apple's Secret Hedge Fund Prepping For A Dividend Boost?</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1159991/comments?source=feed#comment-14646201</link>
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        <![CDATA[Apple's &quot;secret&quot; hedge fund that is disclosed as a subsidiary in the publicly available SEC filings? Apple's investment portfolio that is also disclosed in the public available SEC filings?]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:22:15 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Apple's &quot;secret&quot; hedge fund that is disclosed as a subsidiary in the publicly available SEC filings? Apple's investment portfolio that is also disclosed in the public available SEC filings?]]>
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      <title>2 Stocks To Buy For The Fiscal Cliff</title>
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        <![CDATA[Humana continues to rally after strong earnings and is now trading near $79.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:25:11 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Humana continues to rally after strong earnings and is now trading near $79.]]>
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      <title>Netflix: Is Now The Time To Sell?</title>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the comment Bill. That can attribute to a portion but the paid subs declined less than expected due to more inactivity. The DVD business is a cash cow but it is particularly fragile in that small changes in usage can have large impacts on margins.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:17:46 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the comment Bill. That can attribute to a portion but the paid subs declined less than expected due to more inactivity. The DVD business is a cash cow but it is particularly fragile in that small changes in usage can have large impacts on margins.]]>
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      <title>9 High Yielding Ex-Dividend Stocks To Consider This Week</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1137891/comments?source=feed#comment-14304301</link>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the article, I am glad you enjoyed it.<br/><br/>With respect to new share issuances, it comes down to the issuance price. For example if shares are trading at $10 and the new shares are issued for $9, that destroys value for current shareholders. On the other hand if the new shares are issued at $10, current shareholders should not be too upset.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:36:23 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the article, I am glad you enjoyed it.<br/><br/>With respect to new share issuances, it comes down to the issuance price. For example if shares are trading at $10 and the new shares are issued for $9, that destroys value for current shareholders. On the other hand if the new shares are issued at $10, current shareholders should not be too upset.]]>
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