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Post by lovemyipad on Apr 1, 2013 18:47:48 GMT -8
LStream, if you bring Timmie's, you could conquer all the way down to Iowa, I'll betcha.
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Post by prazan on Apr 1, 2013 19:07:35 GMT -8
This AAPL neophyte needs some advice. I have about 40 shares that I purchased between $530 to $615. So like a lot of other people here, I have already lost a lot of money. Fortunately, I am not in any financial trouble. I knew the risk so I only invested money that I could afford to lose. I am thinking about cutting my losses now and selling. The truth is I don't see any way this stock goes back up. I also do not want to do something I will really regret later. Help! Consider your investing timeframe and your investing thesis. If your timeframe is 3-5 years, what is your investing thesis in Apple and how has it changed since you made your investment? Ignore the stock price for the moment and contemplate the reason you bought the stock in the first place. If you bought the stock because it was the hot stock of the moment, then your investment thesis might have changed, because it's clearly not the hot stock of the moment. If you bought the stock because you believed that Apple's culture will continue to produce winning products, then you need to ask whether Apple's culture has changed, or whether folks are trading on the fear that it has changed, which are two very different things. Also note that if you bought 2 years ago you'd be up about 30%. Where Apple will be in 2 years isn't certain, but if you know your investment thesis, you'll have a more certain feeling about when to hold and when to fold.
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Post by Mav on Apr 1, 2013 19:20:23 GMT -8
It's all about the plan.
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Post by Red Shirted Ensign on Apr 1, 2013 19:32:07 GMT -8
+1 Everybody must have a plan that fits their needs and risk tolerance. Without one you should just go to Vegas, rent the Suite and have one good weekend.....
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Post by waytogoaapl on Apr 1, 2013 19:37:53 GMT -8
Good ol' nate. He was always good for a laugh and ever so irritating. I was surprised how earnestly many board members replied to his inane posts. IMHO he was a troll, a zany made-up character who morphed from lower-case innocence to sophisticated p/e musings. Whoever nate was - or is - he enjoyed playing here and then one day he took his bag of tricks and went away. I have learned a lot from my time (2+ years) following this board. One lesson: no one knows what will happen with AAPL, and if you think they do, be very careful!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2013 19:43:51 GMT -8
Adding to my earlier post, is everyone aware the degree to which the call writers are making a mint off the AAPL call buyers? GOOG and AMZN have ONLY 2 - 5% of the open interest in AAPL. I
I'm convinced AAPL is soft, at least in part, due to the sheer amount of option interest in AAPL.
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Post by applemuncher on Apr 1, 2013 19:48:41 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2013 19:49:03 GMT -8
What price does apple have to hit before people realize Tim cook may not be the right person for the gig. Lets be honest apple is no longer down because of news and cnbc manipulation. Apple is off. The marketing is crap right now, they have no new products on horizon, they continue to believe secrecy helps when it hinders as consumers have nothing to look forward to and provides no hype for the stock, everything he has released except iPad mini has not met unit expectations, they took too long to release iPhone 5, they couldn't even get supply right on iPhone 4 last quarter, siri and maps were terrible when released, still hasn't hired retail executive, no china mobile deal. Other than supply chain improvement what has Tim cook done. A mocked dividend that has provided more ridicule than benefit. I can't think of one product launch or earnings call that has not been looked at as a mess. Even ipad mini didnt have the right supply. Someone provide a reason why he should be CEO. He is not growing the company, creating no new products, or even defending the company when it is be mocked by every competitor, hedge fund, and news team. I think the guy was a great operations guy, but if this is his best he has to go. It's not good enough for the top company in the world. If apple still hasn't released a new innovative product by the end of this year. He needs to go. I suggest you find another company/stock to invest in/trade. You will be much happier. There are 499 other stocks in the S&P 500, many of them manage the company to the current quarter and stock price. I used to work for one - screw the customer the only thing that matters is this months' numbers. Tim has passed my test - tuned out the noise and managed to company. Exactly. There's a sound basis why TC is CEO of Apple, and Lance is not. Why is Apple so secretively? pixobebo.comI don't think they are, its just that nobody cares what the competition is doing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2013 20:47:29 GMT -8
I just finished watching a Niall Ferguson documentary called China: Triumph and Turmoil.
Wow. What an eye opener. If anyone can find it online, be sure to watch the last 15 minutes at least.
Its mostly dealing with chinas economy and its interdependence with the west, but it also includes more troubling insights into a rising nationalism in China. I seriously had no idea what it was like. A brief segment on hacking shows there is casual hacking by young nationalists against foreign interests, that is seen as a patriotic past time to walk into a cybercafe after school or work and have a hack. These aren't people working for the Chinese government or military, they are regular citizens who think its their national duty to steal intellectual property from foreign governments and companies.
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