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(AAPL) How to Play Apple on Any Budget

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) let us know last Tuesday that once again the company knocked it out the park.

It had an unbelievable second quarter in 2012, largely due to strong iPhone sales...

20May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Guide to the 25 Cheapest ETFs – ETF News And Commentary

There are several factors that influence the decision of selecting an ETF for investment. Such factors include the past performance, holdings, sector exposure and concentration. Beyond these examples, expenses can also play an important role in the decision making process...

18May2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(AAPL) Don’t Put All Your Eggs in AAPL and XOM

“Nobody ever got rich off of asset allocation.”

That’s what Todd Schoenberger, Managing Principal at The BlackBay Group, told Yahoo! Finance readers recently.

Instead, he advises, it’s much better to hold just two stock investments –...

11May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Seagate Technology: Best Tech Play Outside of Apple?

In focus today: Canada’s oil is bypassing the U.S., underestimated industries, a tech play other than Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), and the SITFA (in fact we have several quick SITFAs today)

Almost all of...

30Apr2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Amazon Beats Big on Top and Bottom

For the second time this week, one of the world’s biggest and most well known companies blew past quarterly expectations at a time when many were doubtful. On Tuesday it was Apple (AAPL), and today it was...

29Apr2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(AAPL) What’s Next for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)?

Our analysts were right about Apple (AAPL) declaring its dividend and surging past $600/share. But how do they feel about the future of Apple?

All I can say is… Our analysts are the real deal.

Last year, Investment U Associate Investment Director Marc...

2Apr2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Company News for March 20, 2012 – Corporate Summary

•    Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) crossed $600 for the first time after the iPad and iPhone maker announced a dividend payout of $2.65 per share coupled with a share buyback program worth $10 billion

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2Apr2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(AAPL) Spectrum: A Wireless Game Changer

The present wireless market is ready for the incipient boom in the wireless data space with expanding broadband services. Data traffic is growing in leaps and bounds and has more than doubled over the last three years.

As a result, U.S. carriers are finding it increasingly...

1Apr2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(DELL) Dell Looks at Strategic Growth Strategies

Dell Inc. (DELL) is slowly adopting different strategic measures to improve its business. Apart from acquiring new companies to access new technologies and customers, the company is also witnessing a flow...

20Mar2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(AAPL) Apple Incorporated – Bull of the Day

Apple, Inc. (AAPL) reported a stellar first quarter that was primarily driven by strong holiday season sales based on the ramp in demand for the new iPhone 4S. Robust sales in the iPad and Mac series also...

19Mar2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(AAPL) Apple Incorporated – Momentum Stock Play

Apple Inc (AAPL) – When Apple hit the Zacks Rank 1 buy list, I couldn’t wait for the opportunity (pullback) to bring it to all you momentum readers.

While you may think you know everything...

8Mar2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(AAPL) Apple Incorporated – Bull of the Day

Apple, Inc. (AAPL) reported a stellar first quarter that was primarily driven by strong holiday season sales based on the ramp in demand for the new iPhone 4S. Robust sales in the iPad and Mac series also...

8Mar2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(AAPL) How to Find the Next Apple – Picking High-Growth Companies

Apple’s share price exceeded $500 this week, giving it the largest market cap of any U.S. company.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) so successfully sells computers, phones and other electronic gadgets that recently...

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(AAPL) AT&T Puts Limits on Unlimited Plan

Given the massive demand for wireless data services thanks to Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone, AT&T Inc. (T) seems to be falling...

16Feb2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Apple iPhones Reign in 2011 Fourth Quarter

Apple Inc. (AAPL) has toppled Samsung to become the leader in the smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2011. According to the data compiled by research firms Strategy Analytics and IHS iSuppli, Apple...

3Feb2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) How Apple is Set to Bring NFC Technology to the Mainstream

Steve Jobs would be very proud…

Last week, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) reported its fiscal first-quarter results for 2012, and the results were nothing short of astounding:

(AAPL) Jan 25: All Eyes on the Fed – Economic Highlights

The focus today will be on the Fed, as the central bank unveils a new measure as part of its ongoing efforts to improve communication with the markets. The prospect of an even longer timeframe for lower interest rates, as many in the markets are hoping to come out of today’s...

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(AAPL) Focus Moves Toward the Federal Reserve

The focus today will be on the Fed, as the Central Bank unveils a new measure as part of its ongoing efforts to improve communication with the markets. The prospect of an even longer timeframe for lower interest rates, as many in the markets are hoping to come out of today’s...

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(AAPL) Company News for January 23, 2012 – Corporate Summary

•    Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) managed to gain an upper hand over Samsung, after a German court ruled against the latter in a patent related case

•    Shares of Parker-Hannifin Corporation Com (NYSE:

23Jan2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Motorola Mobility Holdings Lawsuit Ruling Goes Against Apple

Apple Inc. (AAPL) recently received an adverse ruling in a patent suit against Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI)...

16Jan2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Is Apple Ready to Be A $600 Stock?

by Steve McDonald, Investment U Contributing Editor
Monday, December 19th, 2011

The...

15Jan2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(DELL) DELL to Enhance Consumer Experience

Dell Inc. (DELL) has started the new year with a new offering — Ultrabook — the thinnest and most powerful iteration of laptops. Earlier this week, Dell introduced the XPS 13 laptop. The ultra...

14Jan2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Company News for January 12, 2012 – Corporate Summary

•    Raymond James Financial Inc. (NYSE:RJF) announced that it will acquire Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., the brokerage subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF)...

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(AAPL) Apple’s iPhone 4S Reaches China

The increasing popularity of Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone 4S has prompted the company to launch the latest version of the smartphone in China and 21 other countries on Friday, January 13. With the recent...

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(AAPL) Company News for December 30, 2011 – Corporate Summary

•    A report in DigiTimes said, in January, tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could unveil two of its new next generation iPad at iworld

•    Online company Amazon.com (NASDAQ:

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(AAPL) U.S. Telecom: Looking Ahead at 2012

The telecommunications industry is growing consistently despite a volatile U.S. economy. This industry is identified as a major driver of economic recovery. Telecommunications is one of the few industries to have seen rapid technological improvement even during the last recession.

Given...

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(AAPL) Company News for December 12, 2011 – Corporate Summary

•    General Electric Company’s (NYSE:GE) shares were up 3.3% after it hiked its quarterly dividend for the fourth time in two years to $0.17 per share from $0.15 per share

•    Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:

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(AAPL) Who Is the Smartest of Them All?

With the whole world increasingly going mobile, top phone makers such as Samsung, LG, Motorola, Apple (AAPL) and Research In Motion (RIMM)...

9Dec2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Get a Piece of the Next Nuclear Energy Boom

by Carl Delfeld, Investment U Senior Analyst

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(DELL) Dell to Overshadow Hewlett-Packard Servers

Tech major Dell Inc. (DELL) is looking to grow its share of the server market, something that could hurt Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) in the...

28Nov2011 | | 0 comments | Continued