tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48310041950973446.post1305643146567813766..comments2020-04-29T13:33:19.102-04:00Comments on BnVested: Apple Cash and Marketable Securities to be valued at more than 50 Billion by September QuarterBnVestedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10291187677991150450noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48310041950973446.post-68114849046409751942010-08-05T16:01:28.473-04:002010-08-05T16:01:28.473-04:00Thankyou for your input. I would have you all own...Thankyou for your input. I would have you all own the stock of the company I run...<br /><br />paying a dividend purchasing back their stock, or giving stock dividends all would have the same net imact. More returns for the holders of the stock.<br /><br />I do not argue the significant capital appreciation I have received, nor do I argue that a cash dividend pales in comparison. I am saying that retaining excesive earnings truncates the upside shareholders have earned only to the benefit of management.<br /><br />Thanks for the feedbackBnVestedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291187677991150450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48310041950973446.post-24516905024674976192010-08-05T13:41:50.949-04:002010-08-05T13:41:50.949-04:00I can't believe the sentiment behind this post...I can't believe the sentiment behind this post ie. I gave Apple some of my money, so they should give me back some in dividends because they have a big war-chest!<br />Short-sighted or what... or maybe arguing to short Apple.<br />Take a look at Apple's share value over the last 8 years.<br />Its up, up, up then down. Then up, up, up then down. The trend is up with short selling drops almost on queue with earnings reports. Take the long view and rejoice or take your winnings and go for safety with dividends - usually linked to a company treading water with a good revenue stream but going nowhere.<br />Me, I bought modestly in 02 against the advice of friends, family and the broker I used and now look like some sort of super investor with a 7 figure return even after cashing some in 2 years ago. I used the splits to purchase more and have never wanted to stir a pot which is over flowing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894806857813265878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48310041950973446.post-19362643013044884542010-08-05T12:57:50.607-04:002010-08-05T12:57:50.607-04:00It sounds like you're downright pissed at Appl...It sounds like you're downright pissed at Apple for making you so much richer over the past several years ;-)<br /><br />As much as you are unhappy with the huge gains Apple has made for investors like yourself, in addition you want Apple to cash-in it's war chest so that you can "take the money and run".<br /><br />It should be apparent to you from Apple's many successes that company management actually know what they are doing (as opposed to many other companies in the tech sector).<br /><br />It's well known that Apple works from long-range plans of 5 years, ten years, or more. So, it's no mystery that they need to plan financially for future projects (not just the ones you see today).<br /><br />You might think that a product like the iPad just goes from the drawing board to sales in a year, but in reality it takes many years of investment, research, and development.<br /><br />And for the record, Apple's data center in NC is not "semi mythical". It does exist, and Apple is putting billions of dollars into this project. Just because Steve Jobs may not have filled you in personally on what the long-range plan entails, doesn't mean that nothing is happening. There are videos on YouTube showing the building and property, and just how huge this project is.<br /><br />As an investor in Apple, you should be happy with the incredible success the company has made and the massive returns you have received on your investment, rather than wanting to "kill the golden goose".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48310041950973446.post-75230788115044171172010-08-05T12:19:17.736-04:002010-08-05T12:19:17.736-04:00I just wish they could do something with that mone...I just wish they could do something with that money to stop the shares from being so damn volatile. I can't believe a company with so much cash and product demand can stay so weak and vulnerable to media rumors. What the heck does this company have to do to gain upward share price momentum. I only wish they could spend that money on buying some company that will stabilize them. Maybe they should build their own factory in order to keep up with product demand.<br /><br />I'm sure that Apple knows what it is doing with the reserve cash and I don't blame Apple for the slow share price rise, but surely Apple must find some way to prove it's worth its current value. Apple just had a blowout quarter and yet the share value still dropped. How sick is that?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122525517040323913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48310041950973446.post-1304164163903871192010-08-05T11:35:53.951-04:002010-08-05T11:35:53.951-04:00But...but...but. You ignore the value of the stock...But...but...but. You ignore the value of the stock that has profited owners way more than a 3% dividend. Buy Apple and watch the stock return 25%-50% in the next two years. It's painfully obvious Apple knows what they are doing. They own the tech market in terms of future growth. Three percent for stock owners is nothing in terms of the stock's growth potential.<br /><br />Also, consider the shaky ground the US federal government has built their house of cards on. It is not unreasonable to think hyperinflation is right around the corner. You don't think Apple is smart enough to want to brace themselves for that reality? This isn't the '60s where it's business as usual. The feds are printing money, spending money, and borrowing money like it's paper. Because in reality it is. Just. Paper.<br /><br />Take your Apple stock and buy gold. Real gold. As in coins, and bury them in your back yard. Kind of like what Apple is doing.BladRnrnoreply@blogger.com