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mikecart1 commented on an article. 8:02 AM

Could Apple Possibly Be Worth Just $240?

"The good news is that Apple's business doesn't rely on Trainer's spreadsheet. "

Or that any stock relies on anyone's spreadsheets or model. The problem with investors and the market is that people

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 7:57 AM

The Desperate, Deceptive Measures Penny Stock Scammers Use to Dupe Investors

Anyone that buys pennystocks not named Nintendo or something similar shouldn't call themselves investors. They are as close to investors as a square is a circle.

Probably Brian's best article ever. A topic most

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 8:48 AM

Sorry, You Missed Netflix Again

I'm not sad I missed the NFLX ship. I'm more sad that people (shareholders and current customers) feel this is a company that sells something worthwhile - replayed/redistributed TV/movies. NFLX creates nothing and contributes even

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 6:25 PM

Anatomy of the World's Most Insane Health Care Billing System

"magine a banana in a supermarket. It costs $1 for those paying with Visa, $3 for those paying with MasterCard, and $32 for those paying with cash. You can't sign up for Visa until you're 65, and you can only get a MasterCard

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 8:57 AM

Jobs Come Bouncing Back

The job reports every Thursday is becoming more of a lesson on teaching how to perfectly skew numbers and statistics to meet a 'goal'.

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 2:04 PM

Apple Stock: It Gets Worse

That chart is exactly what you want if you are an Apple shareholder. Lowered expectations usually result in bigger positive surprises which causes stocks to go up.

Why would a shareholder want estimates to be

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 7:06 PM

The Danger of Low Dividends

"Shares of Verizon (NYSE: VZ ) now yield less than 4% and Altria Group (NYSE: MO ) , less than 5%."

This is because both stocks have went up a bunch the past 5 years. MO in particular has over doubled

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 3:32 PM

Why You Have No Clue What the Market Is Doing

I'm almost 30 years old. I learned long ago asking something simple like who the President of the US is will get you multiple answers. There is only truth in life - the majority of people don't know it. The only thing you can

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 1:09 PM

3 Things That Could Hobble Annaly Capital

I don't really agree with this article. It is known that with changing interest rates, REITs like NLY will take a hit in their dividend. However, the dividend is not going anywhere and will still be near the top out of all traded

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 12:30 PM

Twitter Is Aiming for Facebook's Crown

Facebook is getting more cluttered, slow, and obsolete with each passing day. However, anything is possible and would never bet against a company with so much potential. Just remember how 'bad' Apple was before the first iPod!

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 2:52 PM

LivingSocial: A Growth Misunderstanding

The article is complete and informative. However, these articles that discuss the pros and cons of online deal sites like Groupon and LivingSocial and all the rest don't need numbers or anything to back up the facts. All you need to

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 1:02 PM

Fake Tweet Sends the Dow Plunging

What the fake tweeter failed to do is realize that all news outlets refer to this country's leader as President Obama, not Barack Obama.

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 2:48 PM

Patient Investors Will Always Win

This article is missing 1 important fact. Long-term buy and hold might be good for investors that invest in S&P500 funds or some type of mutual fund that represents a portion of the stock market. The article doesn't address

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 3:31 PM

We Will Never See Cheap Oil Again

There was a time when I heard we would never see $400/share again for Apple or $1400/oz for gold.

"never" is the worst word to ever use and you should never use it.

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mikecart1 commented on an article. 12:36 PM

Gold Collapse: The Start of Something Big?

If you asked me in 2009 what is better Gold or Stocks - I said stocks

In 2010 - I said stocks

In 2011 - I said stocks

In 2012 - I said stocks

Today

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