I wanna buy some Apple stocks

[Nintendesert]

Apple does so well when Stevo isn't at the helm. So seems like a great time to buy in, you should sell all your assets and buy tons of apple stock. Good luck!

 

[Patranus]

Apple does so well when Stevo isn't at the helm. So seems like a great time to buy in, you should sell all your assets and buy tons of apple stock. Good luck!

If you think that S.Jobs leaving this time will be anything like the last time you have to be on crack.

First off, Jobs was forced out last time.

This time it is clear that "his people" are in place. If Cook wasn't "his guy" and in it for the long haul, Cook would be the CEO of another company right now. Jobs pretty much hand picked Cook to be his successor.

 

[Nintendesert]

So buy in.

 

[Scotteq]

As much as I hate the rabid fanbois, I wanna make me some $$$. :sneaky: So as soon as I heard that his Highness Steve Jobs is taking time off again, I knew this was a good time to invest. But I don't know the abc's of stock-trading. Anyone wanna help me out? Can I do this without seeking the services of a stockbroker?

So buy some stocks now and then sell when iPhone 5/iPad 2 or the next i-XXX comes out...sounds like a plan?

I most strongly urge *anyone* interested in buying stocks to seek professional help. Meaning: Get a real life financial consultant to handle the important stuff for you: Investment Grade Whole Life policies, IRA/Mutual Funds, i.e. "Safe(ish) Long Term Investments". Why? Most speculators lose, and that's a fact. Later, if/when you have some money to gamble and have learned more then you might want to consider direct investing.

 

[herkulease]

If you think that S.Jobs leaving this time will be anything like the last time you have to be on crack.

First off, Jobs was forced out last time.

This time it is clear that "his people" are in place. If Cook wasn't "his guy" and in it for the long haul, Cook would be the CEO of another company right now. Jobs pretty much hand picked Cook to be his successor.

Cook maybe Jobs guy. But Apple or the press has made it that Jobs is Apple. That Jobs hands are all over every single product that put out. Apple is going to ding when Jobs leaves permanently or dies.

Besides that what Jobs has is salesmanship. Can Cook sell it to the masses that they should dump that iphone/ipod/ipad you about less than year ago and buy this marginally upgraded one. Jobs RDF is so strong it gets people to ignore all that and rush out to buy a newest one. the upgrades are usually, battery life, thinner and cpu/gpu and flash storage.

Very few of apples products are complete makeovers. Off the top of my head I can think original ipod to Ipod Touch. Iphone 3gs to Iphone 4.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Cook maybe Jobs guy. But Apple or the press has made it that Jobs is Apple. That Jobs hands are all over every single product that put out. Apple is going to ding when Jobs leaves permanently or dies.

Besides that what Jobs has is salesmanship. Can Cook sell it to the masses that they should dump that iphone/ipod/ipad you about less than year ago and buy this marginally upgraded one. Jobs RDF is so strong it gets people to ignore all that and rush out to buy a newest one. the upgrades are usually, battery life, thinner and cpu/gpu and flash storage.

Very few of apples products are complete makeovers. Off the top of my head I can think original ipod to Ipod Touch. Iphone 3gs to Iphone 4.

The thing is. I don't think 1 person can replace Jobs. I think they have 3 guys who would replace Jobs. You have Cook for the day to day stuff. Schiller for the marketing. Ives for design.

 

[Patranus]

The thing is. I don't think 1 person can replace Jobs. I think they have 3 guys who would replace Jobs. You have Cook for the day to day stuff. Schiller for the marketing. Ives for design.

Exactly.
Any of those guys could have gone out and done bigger and better thins than their current job titles at Apple.

Jobs health issues started in what, 2004?
You can bet that Jobs has gotten "his guys" into the company over the past 6 years.

While I do think that the stock will take a hit when he leaves/dies, I do not think it will impact what Apple does.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

Open a brokerage account, put money in it, buy shares, hope they go up, sell shares. done.

you left out the part about paying taxes

 

[Scarpozzi]

Apple's not risky overall, but it probably won't soar like it has until the market gives it a black eye.

Jobs has plenty of good replacements in the company if he were to step down, but they probably won't be able to drive as much popularity into the products. Jobs is a passionate salesman that has a lot of followers that will remain loyal to the company, as long as Google doesn't swoop in and get too far ahead. Android is Apple's biggest threat....phone, mp3, tablet.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

apple's revenue future is brighter than ever this year. with iphone 4 on verizon, 5 and ipad 2 coming out they are going to have a monster year. is their stock going to double anytime soon? of course not

i have a friend who got a job at apple with a bs in ee right out of college in 1992 when apple was on the verge of disappearing. hes stayed there to this day and is now pretty high in management. as of three or four years ago his stock in apple was worth $250 million. this was before ipad and iphone. hes probably worth many times that now

 

[Josh]

apple's revenue future is brighter than ever this year. with iphone 4 on verizon, 5 and ipad 2 coming out they are going to have a monster year. is their stock going to double anytime soon? of course not

i have a friend who got a job at apple with a bs in ee right out of college in 1992 when apple was on the verge of disappearing. hes stayed there to this day and is now pretty high in management. as of three or four years ago his stock in apple was worth $250 million. this was before ipad and iphone. hes probably worth many times that now

 

[Patranus]

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[kami333]

I most strongly urge *anyone* interested in buying stocks to seek professional help. Meaning: Get a real life financial consultant to handle the important stuff for you: Investment Grade Whole Life policies, IRA/Mutual Funds, i.e. "Safe(ish) Long Term Investments". Why? Most speculators lose, and that's a fact. Later, if/when you have some money to gamble and have learned more then you might want to consider direct investing.

lol

 

[Schfifty Five]

As much as I hate the rabid fanbois, I wanna make me some $$$. :sneaky: So as soon as I heard that his Highness Steve Jobs is taking time off again, I knew this was a good time to invest. But I don't know the abc's of stock-trading. Anyone wanna help me out? Can I do this without seeking the services of a stockbroker?

So buy some stocks now and then sell when iPhone 5/iPad 2 or the next i-XXX comes out...sounds like a plan?

just fyi, it's not buying "stocks" of apple.

You are buying SHARES of apple stock.