European iPhone Sales Seem to Have Missed the Mark

What are the sales number of iPhones in Germany since November 9.... 70,000... How about France? 70,000 as well... As I pointed out in an earlier blog entry when people talk about Apple rebounding, I personally feel it is more hope related than actual numbers. What does the chap from T-Mobile say?...

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2007 Giving

I just wanted to do a nice recap of the donations we made on behalf of InvestorGeeks in 2007. All totaled, we gave a tad over $2000 in 2007. We're looking to nearly double that in 2008... as long as our traffic and advertising relationships hold up. 2007 InvestorGeeks Donations - $400 to The...

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Have We Hit Bottom?

Well according to Jim Cramer, yes. I say probably no. Or let me rephrase it, a temporary bottom. I want to show you my indicator for a major index that goes back to the second world war. | | | --- | | negativetrends | Take a look at the right, and you will see the current market conditions. What...

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In One Action The Fed Lost It!

In a previous blog entry I commented on how the Fed reacted to an event that might have been a non-event. I commented in that blog entry on how the recent market drop was probably due to the unwinding of a rogue trader at a French bank. It seems that the 7.9 billion of futures was sold by the bank...

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A Perfect Storm is Brewing!

As Rick Santelli said the market has Bernanke on the ropes and Bernanke does what the market wants. Well, now the USD has strengthened against the EURO people are starting to strong arm the ECB. Quotes are, "The ECB is behind the curve." Well traders, investors, hedge funds get ready for a rude...

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Europe Went Red and America Looks Red!

On Monday Europe went completely RED... It was a slaughter. Yet one of my orders triggered. I went into Monday 100% cash, but came out of Monday <100% cash. Today another one of my orders would have triggered. It was so close. Oh well c'est la vie. Hopefully another day will cause that order to...

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I'm back! (or I'm here!)

Hey Everyone Long time no post. However, I do have an excuse!  I am now a married man living in North Carolina.  That's right - I am an immigrant (of the legal variety) fresh from the shores of Australia.  These last 4 months have seen me shift country, change jobs (in a way), get married, acquire...

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Gavin's Calling All Canadians: RSP Advice

Got this email from a fan. And since none of the current writers are Canadian, I thought I'd throw this out there. BTW, RSP stands for "Registered Retirement Savings Plan" and seems to be a Canadian 401k. I'm sure a lot of the standard retirement plan advice would apply, but we're looking for a...

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Jim Cramer Nails it On The Head!

Jim Cramer nails it on the head on what the core of the problem of the industry is! Good for him! Finally somebody said it loud enough. Surf to the link, and watch the video, takes about 11 minutes but it is REALLY good... So why was this not caught earlier? Cramer says five minutes into the...

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New Year for China: 2008

With China’s GDP growth rate reaching over 8% over the past 5 years, China still may be in it for another year. China looks good for the long run, but their short run bubble may be a risky investment. With the Olympics coming and FDI in 2007 reaching 67.3 billion dollars, the highest in the world,...

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