Stock Market Pullback is Good for the Market
The recent stock market drops are a good thing for the overall market. Â I think the recovery has been too fast and based somewhat too much on the fed temporary easing… it has to end sometime. Â It’s about time for the markets to show strength on their own merits. Â Some smaller pullbacks now […]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) – Buy
The price is quite cheap and the business prospects are still quite good. They have a solid position in the smartphone industry and consumer electronics industry with impressive brand loyalty that allows them to charge a premium. The company also hold an impressive cash balance. The recent price dip makes a great opportunity to get […]
3D Systems Corporation (DDD) – Buy
3D Systems Corporation is a more speculative play for me. The 3d printing industry is starting take off and the market is recognizing the many possibilities 3d printing has to offer. I got this idea from Motley Fool and it peaked my interest. 3d Systems in the leader in the industry and is growing through […]
Intel (INTC) – Buy
The price is quite cheap and the business prospects are still quite good. They have a solid position the semiconductor position and continue to reinvest heavily giving them an advantage over their competition and the dividend yield is decent. I think now is a great opportunity to get a piece of this fine company. I […]
Merchants Bancshares Inc (MBVT) – Sell
Merchant’s Bank (MBVT) has done very well over the last 3 months. Â I believe it’s time to take some profits. Â I sold a sizeable portion of my position in Merchant’s today, most of which I purchased back in early 2011, making a gain of about 65%, not counting dividend revenue which has been around 4% […]
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) – Buy
Due to recent heavy drop in the share price Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) we decided to reinitiate a position at the price of $25.67, which we believe to be quite fair. Last year we bought and sold our position within a relative short time frame as the share price was quite volatile and […]
Acquired Digital Road Consulting’s Digital Assets
To compliment our web design and hosting business, Advantage Creations, we recently acquired the domain and web site Digital Road Consulting. Digital Road Consulting is a Vermont/ New Hampshire based Search Engine Optimization firm. The previous owner started the business years ago and decided to shut down the business and offered to sell the digital […]
Merchants Bancshares Inc (MBVT) – Sell
Merchant’s Bank (MBVT) has recovered from a recent sell off. Since I bought the additional shares with the whole intention of selling once the share price recovered I sold some of those shares today for a quick 4.49% gain and will most likely buy again if the the price drops significantly again. Again, I am […]
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) – Sell
As I expected the price of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) has recovered from the unreasonable drop on 11/10/2011. Since I bought the shares on 11/10 with the whole intention of selling once the share price recovered I sold those shares today for a quick 41% gain. Â The stock recovered much faster and better […]
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) – Buy
For some time now, I’ve believed that Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) has been over-valued by the market. However, after this morning’s price crash of the stock, I reviewed the numbers, business information, and analyst reports and I believe that at the current price, the stock looks attractive. The sell-off seems to be due […]
Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) – Buy
I added more to my position in HP (HPQ) today at $35.99/share. Took advantage of the recent drop in price. My opinions on this company have not changed. Related posts: Merchants Bancshares Inc (MBVT) – Buy Stock Buys: Goldman Sachs and HP Investment Strategy for Stocks Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) – Buy
Investment Strategy for Stocks
My primary strategy is to create a list of companies that I have at least some personal knowledge of. Â Which mainly for me would be companies I either personally use, do business with in some form, or at least are in industries I have personal knowledge of. Recently, I’ve made purchases of Cisco (CSCO), which […]
