There are two general kinds of investing in stocks -- you can day trade, or you can invest for the long term. The analysts are usually giving advice for short term profits, with little regard to where the company may be several years down the road. Most of the really big investors (such as Warren Buffet) invest for the long term -- they'll take a more indepth look at a company. They'll look to see if the company is properly positioning itself to take advantage of future trends (AMD is), they'll look if they have the resources together to actually do it, and they'll see if the leadership behind the company is capable. AMD is really shining right now (for instance, AMD is technology driven and not marketing driven, which helps it position itself far better over the long term.) Would I invest in AMD right now? Probably not, but that's because the entire market is overvalued right now (real estate is a much better place to invest at the moment), but if I were looking for long-term value (5 to 10 years from now), I'd put money in AMD. On a related note, IBM is also positioning itself VERY well. When the Cathedral model dies for commodity software, the Bazaar model will be old had to IBM. Microsoft, however, will flouder as they try to compete. The whole secret to investing is trends -- invest in those who are prepared.
There are some craters on the south pole of the moon which never get sunlight inside, which makes them a potentially good spot to collect volatile minerals. See more at Space.com's article on the south pole.
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You'll have to talk to Ernie's grave, as he passed away last month.
There are two general kinds of investing in stocks -- you can day trade, or you can invest for the long term. The analysts are usually giving advice for short term profits, with little regard to where the company may be several years down the road. Most of the really big investors (such as Warren Buffet) invest for the long term -- they'll take a more indepth look at a company. They'll look to see if the company is properly positioning itself to take advantage of future trends (AMD is), they'll look if they have the resources together to actually do it, and they'll see if the leadership behind the company is capable. AMD is really shining right now (for instance, AMD is technology driven and not marketing driven, which helps it position itself far better over the long term.) Would I invest in AMD right now? Probably not, but that's because the entire market is overvalued right now (real estate is a much better place to invest at the moment), but if I were looking for long-term value (5 to 10 years from now), I'd put money in AMD. On a related note, IBM is also positioning itself VERY well. When the Cathedral model dies for commodity software, the Bazaar model will be old had to IBM. Microsoft, however, will flouder as they try to compete. The whole secret to investing is trends -- invest in those who are prepared.
Less is better than more, more or less.
It's all in good fun :)
Surely he meant what he wrote. If he didn't, than it wouldn't have been so funny.
I usually start with a phase shift, as the last time I remodulated something, the captain ended up with hot earl grey in his lap and was quite upset.
There are some craters on the south pole of the moon which never get sunlight inside, which makes them a potentially good spot to collect volatile minerals. See more at Space.com's article on the south pole.
If you think that's bad, I'm still browsing slashdot through a 486. It works. Linux is wonderful.