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    Community Rank: Associate (653 pts)  |  Member since 08/21/2006
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All-time Return
+7.23%
(in over 2 years) 		Risk (SD)
Moderate
1.70% 		Sharpe Ratio
0.72
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 Last Activity: Added SNE to bullish list on 03/03/08 

Current Stock List:
Symbol SP Sentiment Rating Return Since
SNE Positive -16.99% 03/03/08
COST Positive +8.32% 03/02/08
HRB Positive +24.71% 12/07/07
FNM Positive -82.44% 12/07/07
ATVI Positive +70.32% 11/20/07
COOL N/A Positive -48.91% 08/17/07
AUY Positive -17.47% 05/17/07
MVIS Positive -42.44% 04/14/07
TTWO Negative -17.92% 04/08/07
PWE Negative +0.14% 03/30/07




Opinion & Analysis
Graphic_rating_buy Wii Owners Could Fuel Sony Surge   about SNE   03/03/08
Sony's stock has been a dog, mostly because the company has been in a funk for years. They blew their portable music player franchise and it seemed as though they were about to do the same in video gam...

Graphic_rating_buy Still A Strong Tax Prep Franchise   about HRB   12/07/07
HRB is down 11% so far this year. It just announced that it was shuttering its troubled mortgage unit. Has everyone forgotten that they are the leaders in tax prep and that it will soon be tax season? ...

Graphic_rating_buy Fannie and Freddie Have Friends   about FNM   12/07/07
Should have bought this yesterday when I told a colleague that I thought FNM was a buy.  This is a quasi governmental agency, supporting home mortgages. Owning a home is central to our way of life...

Graphic_rating_buy Riccitiello is Dressing UP ERTS for Sale   about ERTS   12/03/07
New CEO Riccitiello left EA to become a dealmaker at Elevation Partners. I suspect that it what he has in store for ERTS. He has already made a number of key acquistions and game announcements. He will...

Graphic_rating_buy Vivendi Purchase Will Spur Takeover Wave   about ATVI   12/03/07
I think Vivendi is getting Activision cheap and I wouldnt be surprised if these shares go even higher than offer. I think ERTS is next up for a takeover by a studio. Their new CEO Riccitiello is a form...



Blog Posts

iPhone: Apple's New Video Console 03/21/08   —  If you have a chance take a look at the video of Apple's recent March 6th presentation at its software developers conference. Besides announcing that iPhone would be fully compatible with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and essentially targeting the enterprise market, they also showcased announced...
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Dear Bill, Zimbra is a Keeper 02/04/08   —  As far as I can tell, most of the mainstream media has overlooked a possible jewel within Yahoo's sprawling operations. About a year and a half ago Yahoo acquired a promising Web applications start up called Zimbra for $350 million. Zimbra has a really neat Web-based version of what is essential...
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ATVI   ERTS   Don't Cry for Electronic Arts 12/05/07   —  On October 27th I wrote a post entitled "Video Games Uber Alles" speculating that Activision (ATVI) and Electronic (ERTS) would be good acquisition candidates for other larger entertainment companies. I put my funny money where my mouth was when I purchased shares of ATVI on www.SocialPicks...
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Video Games Uber Alles 10/27/07   —  Why are stocks like GameStop and Nintendo and Activision among the best performing stocks over the past few years [see stock chart]? Because video gaming has become pervasive. People who were raised on Space Invaders, Tetris and Pong are now the movers and shakers of our society. The video gaming mar...
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Doing Good to Distraction 10/26/07   —  Here is a clip from Wired that really hits the mark. It also helps explain why Google has zoomed to a $200 billion market valuation in three years. Most of us are prone to procrastinating. Google creates neat things that make us feel good about procrastinating because we think we are making our lives...
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Discussions

What do you think of the CNBC Stock Challenge? What kind ... 03/27/07


Take Two Interactive [TTWO] is under attack. But what are... 03/22/07





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