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Monthly Archives: February 2011

E-Readers go to the Library

February 28, 2011
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As I discussed in last Saturday’s issue, we’ll be addressing many of the questions you asked and topics you requested in our recent survey over the next few weeks and months. One thing that came up repeatedly was revisiting topics we’ve discussed before and providing updates on past recommendations. So today, I’m going to discuss a topic I’ve written about in the past … e-readers. I wrote a column a little over a year ago detailing what I thought were the problems with many e-readers and some possible solutions. Many of the problems that I saw with e-readers a...

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Ticker Technology

February 26, 2011
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Ticker Technology

A few weeks ago, I mentioned how much I love watching Antiques Roadshow. In the episode I saw this week, a man brought an 1880s era stock ticker to be appraised and it really piqued my interest. So I decided to do some research and found: Edward A. Calahan invented the stock ticker in 1867 to convey stock prices over a long distance. A special typewriter was used to send the stock quotes over telegraph wire that then displayed them on the stock ticker at the other end of the connection. A bit different from the way we can...

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Stock Market Analysis Video: A Shakeout

February 25, 2011
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Stock Market Analysis Video: A Shakeout

In this week’s Stock Market Analysis Video, Cabot Market Letter Editor Michael Cintolo discusses the market’s sharp shakeout this week, which could be the first sign of a coming correction. Mike says the market has been in a persistent uptrend since September 1, so now you should look to sell your losers and buy only those stocks that are holding up well. Mike discussed Acme Packet (AKPT), Riverbed Technology (RVBD), Weight Watchers (WTW), Manitowoc (MTW), Fortinet (FTNT) and Priceline.com (PCLN). Click below to watch!

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The Wealth Gap

February 25, 2011
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We may not spend a lot of time thinking about it, but most of us would like to be rich. About three times a year (usually when the payoff in the biggest lottery gets above $200 million), everyone at Cabot kicks in a buck and we buy a wad of tickets, with the understanding that any winnings will be split evenly among us. There are two things that interest me are 1) that everybody buys in, and 2) that we always spend at least part of Coffee Time (which is 10:30 to 11:00 here at Cabot) talking about what...

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Betting Big on the Downside

February 24, 2011
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The Halter USX China Index tracks the performance of 200 or so Chinese stocks that trade as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on U.S. exchanges, giving us a snapshot of how China stocks are doing. The Halter made a couple of two-month advances in 2010, one in February and March and another in September and October. But much of the year was spent trading sideways. Oil prices are rising, and investor anxiety is running high as the murderous loon in charge of Libya tries to cling to power. Investors hate uncertainty more than anything (except, perhaps, reporting and accounting fraud)...

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