Listen to Charles Sizemore discuss the end of the Apple mystique with InvestorPlace’s Jeff Reeves. If you cannot view the embedded video player, follow this link: “End of Apple Mystique“Read More

John Mauldin is far too much of a gentleman to say “I told you so,” but he would certainly be within his rights to do so. When Mauldin published the original Bull’s Eye Investing in 2003, he made his case that U.S. stocks were in the early stages of a secular bear market.  Today, nearly a...Read More

You know you have reached a certain level of immortality when your name becomes a verb, and I can think of no better example than the American actor Humphrey Bogart, perhaps best known for his role in that all-time classic Casablanca. “To Bogart” a cigarette is to leave it dangling sloppily in your mouth, even...Read More

China has what I like to call a “high quality problem.” The Chinese economy grew by 7.4 percent in the third quarter.  This was the country’s worst quarter since early 2009, but it was in line with market expectations. Only in China would 7.4% growth constitute a severe slowdown.  I don’t have to tell you...Read More

For those who might have missed the news, a Japanese company is buying American mobile phone operator Sprint Nextel (NYSE:$S). By buying Sprint, SoftBank will jump from being Japan’s third-largest mobile provider to being one of the largest providers in the world. But Sprint? Sprint is a mess.  I recommended the company last year as...Read More