I am the Global Editor at MoneyShow.com and each week I interview an investing expert. This week, I spoke with John Rutledge, chairman of Greenwich, Conneticuit-based Rutledge Capital, who casts a wide net, shedding light on the global recession as well as upcoming opportunities around the world.
Q. John, are we at the bottom yet (in equity markets) and what do you see for world markets in the next 12 months?
A. The US economy has substantially worsened in recent months; and the US and global economies ar
There are few topics as popular on BloggingStocks as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), one of the original eight we focused on. In the past 52 weeks, the stock has fallen from a high of $202.96 to a recent low of $79.14 amid the greatest market turmoil in 80 years.
Everyone has finally agreed that we are in the midst of a severe recession, and Wall Street has punished Apple, the inventive high flying growth story, because of fears that a slowdown in consumer spend
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says seasonality is finally working in our favor.
Here's a new one: I don't trust the futures, but this time on the downside. We could get giant cuts from Europe and the Brits this week and given that it is international trade that is weighing us down, I would think that the declines we all ...
"Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is offering a rare opportunity and is now one of our favorite ideas for investors with a multi-year time horizon," says Bill Martin.
In his BullMarket.com, the trading and investing expert explains, "Our bullish thesis on Apple revolves around cash; both the cash on its balance sheet and the cash it is able to generate."
"With approximately $24.5 billion in cash and no debt, about $27.50 of Apple's share price is cash. Meanwhile, the company generated $9.1 billion in cash the past fiscal year.
"If you can tolerate the volatility, it's a good idea to begin dipping back in to the stock market, in solid companies with strong cash balances, little debt and great prospects," says wireless sector expert Nikhil Hutheesing.
In The Forbes Wireless Stock Watch, the advisor asks, ""In the long run, smart investments today will lead to profits down the road. One of those companies, that I now think looks attractive, is the Canadian maker of the BlackBe
While the fate of General Motors (GM) as a company is being debated by legislators and others, investors would agree that GM will be removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average as the common stock faces the likely prospect of heading to zero despite efforts for a bailout of workers and suppliers. Some companies to consider as a replacement for GMK include:
Abbott Labs (ABT) is a consistent performer with diversified healthcare operations included pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical nutrition products, and medical devices/stents
I am continuing to follow my investment thesis of selling the rallies. Although Apple posted impressive quarterly results yesterday I don't think they will be immune to the slumping economy. Given the likely hood that Obama will be elected President of the United States and the continued likely hood that both houses in congress will be controlled by the Democratic party I believe the economy's troubles will deepen. At best, the current economic slump will probably last several years. I think that will be true regardless of who is elected. However, I think that the likely hood that taxe...
- introduction of low-priced macs (800usd?) can broaden customer base, thereby enhancing cash flows. - introduction of low-priced macs can lead to a lower value perception of the settled apple customer community (the fast adopters, loyal ones). - ASCI research has shown apple to outperform competitors in customer satisfaction, thereby most likely decreasing the vulnerability in future cash flows - economic crisis will result in lower sales of luxury products
I think expectations that Apple will continue to outperform in a down market are unfounded. This stock can and will go down just like all the other retail ones. I believe that the brand (any brand) will be less important going forward. That said, I love Apple and their products. I just don't think people will be able to keep buying, as much as they might like to, things will slooooow down for Apple. :/
The accompanying table presents a 20-stock defensive growth portfolio which I believe will outperform the overall market as measured by the S&P 500 Index as the current panic trade comes to an end and investors stop selling stocks regardless of their fundamentals. The average PEG ratio for this group of stocks is below one and the average dividend yield of 4.4% is nearly two times the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) yield of 2.4%. All of the stocks have a market cap over $1B with an average of just under $75B and the indust
No doubt, this week has made it more and more difficult to say anyone should buy stocks at the moment. Even in good, solid, dividend-paying companies. Many analysts and pundits have recommended investors to sell and stay away from the stock market for a while as they don't see a bottom yet, only mo...
Apple's stock initially took a hit Friday morning after a false report circulated that Steve Jobs had suffered a major heart attack.
In an email to TheStreet.com , Apple's vice president of worldwide corporate communications , Katie Cotton, categorically denied the story, which appeared on the iReport Web site.
iReport, which publishes "unedited, unfiltered" news posts from members of the public, subsequently removed the story , and Apple's stock bounced back in later trading. By late morning, Apple shares were up 3.4%.
Fundamentally Apple is a strong company. If you are Long on apple, now is the time to buy. I'm not saying that the market has bottomed out or anything, or that apple wont go any lower in the next year or so. But the company has a ton of cash and will eventually come back up. 97.00 a share is amazing for this company, and now would be a good time to buy some in my opinion. I would not go and spend all of your money on apple right now. I would invest say 50% of what you want to put in apple now and then buy every few days/weeks until the bottom is found. Right now Apple prices are a steal. Ju...
I am the Global Editor at MoneyShow.com and each week I interview an investing expert. This week, I spoke with Allan Nichols, editor of Morningstar InternationalInvestor, who identifies the pitfalls and opportunities in global market today.
Q. Allan, how can investors protect themselves should the financial crisis in the US result in prolonged bear markets around the world?
A. Studies have shown the majority of returns from the stock market have been concentrated over a relatively f
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No doubt, this week has made it more and more difficult to say anyone should buy stocks at the moment. Even in good, solid, dividend-paying companies. Many analysts and pundits have recommended investors to sell and stay away from the stock market for a while as they don't see a bottom yet, only mo...
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