Thanks for checking out this week's In Focus, our look into a company, companies, or markets that made Wall Street's news cycle. This week we bring Disney in focus. On Thursday evening Disney (DIS) provided long awaited details about it's streaming service Disney Plus, and I'll say that it impressed me. I've discussed Netflix (NFLX) and the streaming wars twice before, and I've been critical of Disney both times, expressing my belief that Disney wouldn't have the goods to mak

Thanks for checking out this week's In Focus, our look into a company, companies, or markets that made the Wall Street news cycle. This week we bring Amazon back in focus. Blackmail, Scandal, and D!ck Pics! Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos released a blog discussing an attempt by American Media Inc.(AMI), the publisher of The National Enquirer to blackmail him. According to Bezos AMI has obtained personal photos of him and girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, including a d*ck pic. A decade into

Thanks for checking out this week's In Focus, our look into a company, companies, or markets that made Wall Street's news cycle. This week we bring IBM in focus. Big Blue IBM (IBM) reported earnings on January 22, 2019 and surprised Wall Street with an earnings beat. The company beat analyst earnings per share estimates by $0.05 and revenue estimates by $30 million dollars. The stock opened the week at $123.30 and closed the week at $133.97 per share, Source: E-Trade What Wal

What is a short seller? A short seller is an investor or trader that makes money from a stock or the market going down. At times they get a bad rep, but they are a needed player in the markets. Although this is a website dedicated to long-term fundamental investing, we think it's important to understand short-sellers. How Does an Investor Make Money When a Stock or The Market Goes Down? The answer is by short selling a stock or an ETF. The process of shorting allows an invest

Apple recently notified its suppliers to cut production on equipment needed for the next generation of iPhones. Is Apple's iPhone losing its dominance in the smart phone market? We don't think so. We think Apple took two lessons away from the iPhone X's moderate success. One, the market isn't ready for $1,000 smart phones. Two, a large part of the market is over the yearly smart phone upgrade. As a luxury brand we believe Apple will continue to keep the $1,000 plus price tag