Tag Archives: financial markets

Why Is Adobe Stock Up So Much?

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As a shareholder, it has not escaped my attention that Adobe Systems shares have soared in the past year. This leaves me with two questions: Why? Will they continue to rise? My guess is that shares...

Investment Directions: Electronics Gets Interesting, Humans Take On Computers, Banks’ And Wall Street’s Happy New Year

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This week’s meaningful topics and trends: Electronics Gets Interesting This CES (Consumer Electronics Show) looks to kill the view of its supposed waning importance after Apple and Microsoft opted...
    






Ryan Caldbeck’s CircleUp Democratizes Funding Process For Start-Ups and Investors

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A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: Ryan Caldbeck, Founder and CEO, CircleUp… “We’re an online investing marketplace that matches small investors...
    






Guru Pans: 14 Stocks To Steer Clear Of In 2014

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In a market environment where “hot buys” always make the headlines, often the best advice an investor can get is when to actually sell a stock. The following 14 investments are over ripe according...
    






Beware of "Story Stocks"

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Whatever you might think of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) you certainly can’t avoid it if you scan any financial news. Taking a look just at Yahoo Finance! (NASDAQ:YHOO) headlines, a new story about the...
    






5 New Years resolutions from a startup investor

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My recent post, Why Your Startup is Going to Fail, took aim at entrepreneurs. Raising money for a new business and then building out a lasting enterprise is extremely hard. The gruelling...
    






I Don’t Know Anyone Who Predicted a Five Year Bull Market

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I can’t think of a single money manager or investment adviser who reckoned a year ago that the S&P 500 index would gain 31.3% in 2013, the 5th year of a bull market that was never expected to be...
    






Intel Becomes #1 Most Shorted Dow Stock, Replacing Verizon Communications

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The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 12/13/2013 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying...