Investing 102

[bdahlg68]

btw - love this thread!

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by bdahlg68

btw - love this thread!

Thanks! Me too!

Good catch on the BKE post.... we don't want people going all over the place and buying stuff based on erroneous info!

I've been working on the Camaro all day so didn't do any research personally on that "name" --- and had not heard of it before.

[GregWeld]

You guys do the math on my EMC holdings?? Paid for the Bubbletop today.

EEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAA


Better lucky than smart has always been my motto!

[96z28ss]

well aint that a bitch!

[James OLC]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

You guys do the math on my EMC holdings?? Paid for the Bubbletop today.

EEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAA


Better lucky than smart has always been my motto!

yeah... and apple paid for the next one - not a bad tuesday. (I know - they're only up 10% overnight but with that cash on hand and that cash flow it wouldn't surprise me to see a div and a special div in the next 6 months). And you still have the upside that a div would give if and when they do announce it. I hate to buy at a peak but I might have to tomorrow. We had a nice bump today on a positive PR in an otherwise down market but it's a lot of hard work to get the message out.

[96z28ss]

not sure apple will ever pay a div. Ever since Steve took the company over they haven't made any donations to any charity. A company of that size and with that much wealth no Philanthropy.

[James OLC]

I guess I don't understand how a dividend relates to charity...

[96z28ss]

Originally Posted by James OLC

I guess I don't understand how a dividend relates to charity...

They aren't sharing the money. So what makes you think they are going to share profits with stock holder now? They have been cash wealthy for years.
I could be wrong but I wouldn't buy into it now in the hopes they are going to pay a div someday.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 96z28ss

not sure apple will ever pay a div. Ever since Steve took the company over they haven't made any donations to any charity. A company of that size and with that much wealth no Philanthropy.

I agree with you Bob --- WTF they only have almost 100 BILLION dollars in cash... That money belongs to the shareholders... and even a billion given away wouldn't hurt anything.

However... I've been very very happy with the money they've made me AND their products. So I guess I shouldn't complain.

[pw2006]

Something to consider while you are researching investments, is to listen to the company's earnings call. These qtrly conference calls can give you an idea into how the management of a company thinks, may give you a read on what the company expects in the coming qtr (sometimes year), and then there is typically a Q&A session with major shareholders and analyst. They are usually about an hour long and worth it when considering an investment. Most companies have an investor section on their website where you can listen to a playback of the earnings call, review the company's press releases and also take a look at the SEC filings.

Since you guys brought up Apple, here is the link:
www.apple.com/investor

Click on the audio webcast to listen to today's conference call.