The Market Archive
Analysis from the Arcane to the Anecdotal
Software-Defined Networking Grows More Crowded Redux
There has been some news in software-defined networking (SDN), though there is nothing that will immediately impact the share price of companies. However, there are large implications for software-defined networking from lowering operating expenditures, lowering capital expenditures, and offering features immediately rather than through the next update cycle. Software-defined networking will be lucrative for whomever [...]
One Year Lived Preview – Shut Up and Do It
Generally on investment sites you read a lot about ways to try and make money, but one of the things that gets pushed to the wayside is the point of it all. Once you have all that money what are you supposed to do with it. I know a lot of people are doing it [...]
Physical and Digital Retailers Deserve Consideration
Almost everybody I know loves Costco (NYSE: COST). I just cannot handle the lines there sometimes. The fact that after work or on weekend Costco becomes impenetrable for someone with my patience is what turned me onto the company. It is just a shame that by the time I got my lazy self to look [...]
3D Printing Early Movers Will Reap the Rewards
3D printing is amazing. For me it is one of those things like the smart phone and modern tablets that really highlights how we live in the future. 2001 a lot of the gadgets we take for granted would have been amazing. 3D printing is one of those things that might not blow your mind [...]
Will Fantastic Game Launches Help These Stocks Soar?
I am going to do some serious backpedaling, because BioShock Infinite from Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) is game of the year material. I was wrong to question whether it would be a good game. This is based on reviews and what I have heard from people I trust. I have not had the time to [...]
Importance of Network Persistence Plays to Infoblox’s Strength
The digital world is moving over there, and for the most part it already has moved over there. The rise of the cloud means that less is done locally than ever before. People thought the internet moved the world into a digital age, but thinking back on it the recent trends seem more like a [...]
Industrial Metal Prices Will Go Up Eventually
Metal prices will go up. I do not know when, but I am fairly certain that when global manufacturing of all varieties picks up there will be upward pressure on the price of industrial metals. That is good news for a company that is poised to benefit from such a rise. Aluminum has lagged considerably [...]
Does a Dividend Strategy Make Sense if you are Young?
The answer is definitely yes. Long-term dividend stocks using a dividend reinvestment program (DRIP) can be a fantastic strategy for someone who is young. I did not find this question too surprising, though once I am done answering it you will realize that basic math has already told us that dividend stocks are for the [...]
Is it time to trust gold again?
Unemployment is still a major issue. The Fed has pointed right at the unemployment rate as a key number that influences their policies. Like a plague unemployment has spread north to Canada, and Europe continues to lag. Currencies are seeing a race to the bottom with every bank trying to finesse their currencies into a [...]
Natural Gas Suppliers to Benefit from Rising Prices?
I was worried about rising natural gas prices for companies that make products trying to unseat oil’s dominant position, but the flip side of that is the benefit to the suppliers. One of the great things about investing is that a problem in one place can mean opportunity in another. The companies could only go [...]
