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Taking a Look at Infoblox’s Earnings, Hard Lessons

Please read the Infoblox (BLOX) earnings call transcript yourself. There is great information, and it will make this article go smoother. I am discussing it and some points I found interesting, but it...

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Quantitative Funds Suffer During Panics

It has been a long time since my last post. Sorry for the gap, but big life changes and all that. Pretty much the whole last year has been a bit crazy. Recently, I’ve gone outside my normal universe of...

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What is a Put Option? – Beginner Series

Following up from the “what is a call option” article we turn to what is a put option. This one should be even shorter, because if you have read the “what is an option” and the bit on calls you should...

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What is a Call Option? – Beginner Series

Following up on the epic saga that was “what is an option” I present something more narrowly focused with put options forming the next article’s topic. The prior article mentioned what a call option is...

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What is an Option? – Beginner Series

I tend to trade options pretty heavily in order to use leverage and not commit too much capital. Following up on my “what is a stock” article, I thought I would go over options again. I wrote an...

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What is a stock? – Beginner Series

Welcome to the new beginner series that I decided to start after realizing there were a lot of people who were not aware of even the basics, such as the definition of a stock. You have to start...

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GrubHub (GRUB) Potential Buy After IPO Cooldown

This is not analysis of GrubHub (GRUB), because the company is an IPO. I need to hear management after at least their first earnings report before I really dig into a stock. This is just something to...

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Unsimplifying Diversity in Investing

Normally I am a big fan of simplifying investment concepts, because I think that people who peddle investment information try to hold onto their relevance by making topics more difficult than they have...

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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,...

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Blitz: Interest Rates, Easing, and Irrationality

This is a quick and dirty look at the Fed, easing, and interest rates. The meeting was a while ago so I am late with this one. I am tired of hearing about easing and interest rates though. I think...

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Alcatel-Lucent Rises Past $1.50

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Upcoming Updates to the Site

I have been working behind the scenes to add some new functionality to the site. I have also continued writing posts for The Motley Fool, and have decided not to post the articles here. There is too...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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