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AOB - American Oriental Bioengineering 09/10/07   —  Strong fundamentals held back by strong shorts in the recent months has given way…. the squeeze is on.  The underlying fundamentals are finally supporting a break out.  Outstanding recent quarterly announcement plus two acquisitions not factored into the EPS are in the midst of closing.  The...
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Berkshire, My Favorite Stock 09/06/07   —  It isn’t often you get to have an opportunity to have the best investor in the world invest your money for you. But Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B0 is just that opportunity. For those of you who don’t know who Berkshire Hathaway is next time you’re watching a Geico commercial or y...
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Sony Becoming Outdated 09/05/07   —  The press has been reporting today that Sony is focusing on becoming a market leader in the emerging video download platform. This is another Me-Too development from Sony which has struggled for years to develop any relevant products outside of Playstation. Now the plan is to beat the dying Playstati...
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Mayor’s Picks - August 2007 08/23/07   —  This was one of the weirder months in the past few years. Mortgage news brought the market down nearly 10% and then it jumped back up. If you read last month’s picks I hope you used that as a buying opportunity. I added to my holdings of PCU and I’m already up 20% in just a few days. Gott...
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Mayor’s Picks - July 2007 07/25/07   —  A big dive in the market yesterday. It looks like investors were spooked by a few earnings bumps and of course the housing market scares everyone. The reality is that housing is bad. There will be a lot of people who lose a lot of money on houses but it will be slow. There aren’t going to be mi...
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Mega Trends Of The Future 07/09/07   —  One thing investors need to watch is the big movements in business. Many investors made a lot of money picking trends, not just stocks, correctly. I thought I would write a little bit about why I like some of the industries I pick stocks in. These are macro-economic trends if you will. The first is e...
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Is It Tool Late? 07/05/07   —  With the release of this iPhone last week the hype around Apple is incredible. But is it too late to get in on the stock? The new phone has met or exceeded everyone’s expectations, including investors. In the first five days an estimated one million iPhones have been purchased. Throw in the 55%...
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Mayor’s Picks - June 2007 06/19/07   —  Well I’m back. I’m ready to make a few stock picks again after two months in captivity of Palestinean rebels. It was horrific. They pulled out my finger nails and made me wear a funny hat. But enough excuses. I’ve got to make up for the last two months in my ratings somehow. I think...
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A Few Random Thoughts In My Return 06/08/07   —  I’ve been away for a while. I know all six of you that read this blog have been saddened by it. I’ve been working on a new business venture which is distracting me from Main Street. But I had a burst of inspiration today. The burst comes from Apple, one of my recommendations a while back....
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Mayor’s Picks March 2007 03/19/07   —  Today is a sad day. It’s the first time since I started this blog that I have to report a loss for the month. The S&P 500 fell 4.95% and I couldn’t overcome it. But, there’s good news. I still beat the S&P. I only lost 4.92%. I take no credit. When I only pick 10 or so sto...
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Now Is Time To Buy 03/09/07   —  I wrote two weeks ago about Shuffle Master and it’s growth prospects for the future. In closing comments I said I didn’t think it was a value yet but since a 20% drop in the past week, now it is. A market like this is a great time to find valued growth stocks knocked down by the market. O...
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What To Look For In A Falling Market 03/04/07   —  The worst week in four years is over. The drop may not be over but it’s time for investors looking for value to look at how to jump into the market. But this may be a time to be cautious as investors are likely to be skiddish for the next few months. One thing to consider is the reasons the mar...
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The Sky Is Falling! 02/28/07   —  If you weren’t living under a rock yesterday you noticed that the markets took a plunge after China’s stock market dropped nearly 9% the day before. Do not fear, the economy hasn’t stopped. Life still exists today as far as I can tell. This is a big market reaction to some bad news ...
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When Will Intel Get It’s Mojo Back? 02/26/07   —  For much of the 90’s Intel (INTC) was an investors dream. Five stock splits between 1993 and 2000 gave shareholders legendary returns. But since 2000 the stock is off 60%. Growth has slowed as the personal computer has become common place and technology lasts longer. AMD has also caught up with...
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Shuffle Up And Deal 02/23/07   —  Every once in a while finding an investment worth making takes you off the beaten path. You have to dig deep into companies and markets to find companies to invest in. My digging has led me to Shuffle Master. A little known supplier of gaming products to the largest casinos in the world. If you’...
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Mayor’s Picks February 2007 02/20/07   —  I’m back to my regular schedule. Mayor’s picks in the middle of the month. It’s been a slow month and a short month since my last set of picks but I’ll give it another shot. But before that I want to say a few words about what these picks are and why you should listen to them....
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Las Vegas Sands Discount 02/14/07   —  I wrote a few weeks ago about Apple’s short term discount. The electronics company hit a sour note with investors because of weak guidance but the stock won’t stay down long. AAPL was up over 2% yesterday and will continue to rise over the coming months. But today there is a new discoun...
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Mayor’s Picks January 2007 02/06/07   —  My picks are a few days late I know. On with the show. The market has been solid the last few months. Good economic growth and low inflation has lifted the spirits on Wall Street. Growth has begun to slow as the S&P’s run of double digit quarterly growth will come to an end after three ye...
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The Rise and Fall of Capitalizm - A Pilot Story 01/31/07   —  In the United States we operate on what we think is a capitalistic society. The basic principal of supply and demand orders our every day. Should I buy the expensive shirt with the name brand or the cheap one without? Do I want to spend money on a big TV or is my money better spent elsewhere? These a...
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Apple’s Short Term Discount 01/29/07   —  I’ve talked about my favorite investment advice before. “Buy short term, sell long term”. There are often times that bad news comes out about a stock that sends it spiraling out of control, only to shoot back up a few weeks or months later. Maybe it was an earnings miss by a solid c...
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