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03 Jan

AAPL’s bad news could be GREAT news for QCOM – but probably not yet

Early this morning, one of the biggest drivers of market volatility was Apple Inc. (AAPL), which disappointed investors by slashing their revenue forecast dramatically. AAPL appears to be trying to manage the conversation around the reasons for that, as they attributed the largest portion of the decline to weakness in China. That is clearly spooking the market today, as this news seems to add credence to the notion that China’s economic slowdown is starting to have a long-feared trickle effect on U.S. multinationals. There is an interesting element of the story, however that I think is being overlooked quite a bit by most investors and that could represent an interesting long-term opportunity. More →

By Thomas Moore Apple Fundamental Analysis Investiv Daily Risk Semiconductors Technology Telecom Sector Value Investing Value Traps
14 Nov

AAPL is down big since October – how much is it actually worth?

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the biggest companies in the world; in August of this year, with the stock pushing nicely above $200 per share, they were the first company in the modern era to officially cross the $1 trillion dollar threshold. And over the last ten years, it is without a doubt one of the biggest performers throughout the course of the bull market. Along with its big tech brethren like Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN) and Microsoft (MSFT), AAPL has long been one of the companies that the rest of the market seems to have taken its cues from. More →

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24 Aug

FAANG bubble? Basic valuation analysis says YES!

This New Tesla Coil is the Future of Electricity

In 1891, Nikola Tesla stunned the scientific community by inventing a device that could transmit electricity through the air. This breakthrough device could power light bulbs and electric motors wirelessly, at a distance of a few feet.

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It’s not quite 20 years since the “dot-com boom” became the “dot-com bust,” but as the market extends itself into the longest bull market in history, it’s hard not to see some of the same characteristics between the stock market in the years leading up to that crash and this one. More →

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07 May

What You Can Learn From Berkshire’s Annual Shareholder Meeting

This past Saturday, the Woodstock for capitalists was on as Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger held their annual shareholder conference.

If you want to succeed in investing and reach your financial goals, this conference and the insights from it are all you need to listen to in order to learn about investing, what’s going on, and what to do about it.

In today’s article, I’ll summarize what the key points to take out are and also save you the 6-hour watch.

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28 Feb
This Is Why Buffett Is Buying Apple
I’ll give a long-term perspective on Apple, something that most analysts miss.

It’s all about the ecosystem.

There’s a big possibility the returns will be better than 10% per year from the current level.

Introduction

Yesterday we discussed Warren Buffett’s most recent letter to shareholders. In that letter Buffett made clear how he’s finding it very difficult to find sensibly priced investments, so it’s interesting to think about why he has been buying Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). More →
By Sven Carlin Apple Investiv Daily Warren Buffett
19 Jan
Uncertainty & Risk – Huge Difference, Big Rewards
The market doesn’t understand the difference between uncertainty and risk. In fact, it doesn’t even understand what risk is.

Understanding the difference is all you need when investing.

Introduction

Perhaps the most important thing to understand when investing is the difference between uncertainty and risk.

The market hates both uncertainty and risk but fails to separate the two. Therefore, by understanding the difference and how to find it, you expose yourself to low risk, high return investments.

We’ll go through a few examples to show how much power lies in differentiating the two. More →
By Sven Carlin Apple Investing Strategy Investiv Daily Risk
05 Dec
What You Can Learn From How The Market Reacts To News
I’ll analyze a few scientific studies on how news impacts stock prices and also a couple of interesting case studies.

There are some rules that can be applied to news and stocks.

It’s interesting how Wall Street always weighs the short term much more heavily than the long term.

Introduction

I’m sure you often see abrupt price moves with the stocks you follow or own. Those abrupt moves—which can go to 10% or even 20% in a day for a relatively stable business, 20% to 50% for a mining company, and even more than 50% for a pharmaceutical—are due to some kind of news coming from the company or related to the company that makes investors take action and sell or buy.

Today, we’re going to discuss how stocks usually react to news, the information asymmetry, the stock price drift, and how to take advantage of the sharp price moves. More →
By Sven Carlin Apple Investing Strategy Investiv Daily
04 Aug
Think The Biggest Companies Of The S&P 500 Will Outperform? History Says Otherwise
The strongest companies in the S&P 500 may look invincible now, but history shows us this won’t last forever.

None of the companies in the S&P 500’s 1980 top 10 are still there now.

Top 10 S&P 500 companies largely underperform the S&P 500 in the long term.

Introduction

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) are the 5 largest holdings of the S&P 500 accounting for 11.74% of the index. The other 495 companies account for 88.26% of the S&P 500 which is a pretty strong imbalance, but that’s how the S&P 500 is formed. Its weightings are based on market capitalization. The bigger the market capitalization, the bigger the weighting in the index. More →
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23 Jun
Does It Make Sense To Buy FAANG Stocks Now?
With the exception of AAPL, all FAANG stocks have beaten the S&P 500 in the last 5 years.

By using Graham’s growth stock formula, I’ve determined the real value of FAANG stocks in order to see whether they are still a good investment.

Surprise, surprise, only one stock is overvalued, while some are still bargains.

Introduction

FAANG stocks—Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet, i.e. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL)—have been the clear drivers of the current bull market. And all but AAPL have significantly outperformed the S&P 500 index.

The S&P 500 index is up 78% in the last 5 years, AAPL 73%, GOOG 228%, AMZN 334%, FB 389%, and NFLX a whopping 1,454%. More →
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08 Jun
How To Invest For Your Children Or Grandchildren
Whether investing for children or retirement, the goal is to maximize portfolio value at a specific future date, not now or in the next six months.

Be wary of fees as they eat up a huge part of your future wealth. I’ll show how to avoid them.

Temporal diversification and buying companies that create value will do wonders over time.

Introduction

Our greatest treasure is, of course, our kids. I’m a proud father for six months now and I must say that every day since my child was born has been the most beautiful day of my life.

In that spirit, I want to provide the best possible environment for my kid to grow up, but also to enable him to do everything he wants when he is older. This has me, and probably many other parents or grandparents, already thinking about college tuition money, start-up capital for a business venture, helping with the down payment for a house, or simply paying for a wedding or a honey-moon. The notion that you can build a substantial nest-egg with small monthly payments is very attractive to me and will also provide a great educational experience to my kid as it will show him how small actions over a long period of time can bring huge results. More →
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