Young and Invested

Low Volume Can’t Stop the Bull

Hi investor – enjoying 52-week highs for every stock in your portfolio? It might stay that way for another year or so, despite the recent declines in aggregate market trading volumes. There’s no denying that we’ve been in a seasonal bull market rally for the last year, as started by the rocketed sell-off volumes in [...]

Apple – Priced to Perfection?

Note: See important disclaimers below article.
The price chart below looks like any investor’s dream if they got in at the right time. Things definitely have been going Apple’s way of late – in their latest quarter, Apple had record quarterly sales for Mac products (3.05 million units), iPod Touch sales grew 100% year-on-year, iTunes maintained [...]

Overpaying for Luxury Clothing? Bet You Never Thought Ralph Lauren Can Make YOU Money

Ralph Lauren’s outperforming of earnings estimated for the 9-months ended September got the company and stock a lot of attention; RL beat S&P’s earnings estimate of $1.25 by $0.50, a 40% surprise, while still suffering a 4% decrease in sales (also above average expectations of -8%). Considering the recession we’ve been in, Polo Ralph Lauren’s [...]

IFRS 101: What Every Investor Needs to Know (Yes, you too!)

 
 
A study on IFRS showed that 50% of companies demonstrated higher equity under IFRS accounting standards than GAAP, and a huge 65% showed higher earnings. Would that influence your investments? Most investors don’t realize that IFRS will have significant implications on financial statements, and are in danger of using outdated analysis methods and comparison to [...]

Digital and The Future of Advertising

When you think of an advertising agency, what comes to mind? I instantly think of traditional print and TV ad campaigns that many of us are no longer paying attention to. And whenever I think of CEO’s of the advertising giants that make these campaigns, I think of old men who are hoarding their advertising [...]

Watching the USD drop? Look again.

Note: See important disclaimers below article.
The USD vs the JPY is weakest in years. Yes, the DXY dollar index has been hitting new lows around 74. Yes, US government debt and deficits (the 2 infamous “D”s) have been skyrocketing and are projected to keep on growing in the coming years. Yes, the printing presses started [...]

Windows 7 to Carry Techs Up with Microsoft

Windows 7 sales have so far been nothing short of expectations, exceeding sales of any other operating system by Microsoft for the first 10 days of release and obtaining the thumbs up from industry experts such as Walt Mossberg. From my own experience with it, very fun and comparable to Snow Leopard as well.
The current [...]

Guest Post: Understanding the Global Energy Sector

You wake up, switch on the light, and get ready for work. You start-up your car, drive to work, and the first thing you do when you get into the office is turn on the computer. Unless you live your entire life in a tent perched in the middle of nowhere, you can’t escape using [...]