The $137 billion in cash that Apple currently has sitting on its balance sheet exceeds the entire market values of technology peers Cisco and Intel, prompting investors to consider anew how Apple should invest this stockpile or otherwise return it to shareholders. While opinion is divided, most think investors would be best served if Apple returned excess cash to shareholders in the form of dividends or share repurchases. Read more
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President Barack Obama swept to victory on Tuesday, securing four more years in the White House. Now what? What does the outcome mean for taxable investors and what should you and your clients be thinking about between now and the end of the year? Read more
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As the third quarter came to a close, we suggested that the prevailing bullish stock market sentiment may fade as earnings were reported. Well, corporate earnings have taken center stage in recent weeks and generally disappointing results and lowered guidance have, in fact, prompted equity investors to head for the exits. Further constraining risk appetites are the looming fiscal cliff in the US, recession in Europe, and continued uncertainty in Asia Pacific. US equity investors can also be expected to stay on edge through the upcoming presidential election. Read more
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Lauren Foster her shares top picks for the most interesting recent articles, radio shows, and video clips. Read more
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Topping the list of the most popular articles from the past month is another entry in our series on lie detection for investment professionals. Other top performers include articles on counterfactual thinking and the Manchester United IPO. Read more
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Well-known blogger Joshua Brown, a.k.a The Reformed Broker, recently offered five reasons why Americans are fleeing the stock market. While he makes some sound points, he neglected to account for one key factor affecting stock market performance in the last few decades: the bubble in demand for equities created by Baby Boomers. Read more
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Today’s historically low interest rates and investors’ flight to safety have combined to raise interest in dividend-paying stocks. And while studies of the efficacy of dividend-investing strategies have been mixed, dividend investing remains a popular strategy. As such, it only seems appropriate to revisit an investing classic that first provided investors with a theoretical framework for determining the intrinsic value of stocks based on their dividends: John Burr Williams’s The Theory of Investment Value. Read more
6 Comments Risk on! This has been the investor battle cry since stocks bottomed out in the fall of 2011, and global equities have been on a tear ever since, with many major indices rallying 20% or more. Investors seem to be discounting signs of a resurgent U.S. economy, indications that the crisis in Europe may be contained, and a soft landing in China. Or maybe they are just fed up with the paltry yields offered by bonds. Read more
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