Another interesting thing I think I heard was that subcribers didn't take to the price hike too well. So increasing programming costs and no ability to raise prices does seem like a recipe for disaster.
This is what I think people don't think about enough when a stock falls 15% that has a 350 P/E ratio that they have absolutely nowhere to fall back on.
The news was saying China is a dead market to Netflix now, and so their intl growth is going to slow significantly.
Said China was kicking everyone out. Apple, Netflix, and other American internet/content firms. I'd expect there to be a Chinese netflix in the works if not already operating.
there is definitely a finite amount they can charge. most people i know pay for nflx, but all of my friends have decent jobs with some disposable income. they are not noticing 8 bucks coming out of their checking account every month. for people with less disposable income, there has to be some limit of what they will pay. if i had to bet on this, i think nflx will be acquired by some other big tech company for a small fraction of what they are trading for now. i don't really gaf about nflx, but trying to caution some of you folks. but like i said a couple of days ago, we are all just guessing on this stuff.
Agreed, there seems to be a confluence of negative signs, and yet the market is going up. I've bought a few gold stocks recently, wish I had bought more around 6 months ago.
Congrats man. Has to feel great to have the final leg of the CFP behind you. I'm starting mine in Nov sitting for the test in Nov 17. Any advice?
from what i have heard, paying up for Zahn is worth it. i used Kaplan but a lot of folks i know did both and thought Zahn was better for test prep ...
I did Zahn and thought it was great. I think they're all pretty similar and since I did it in college and didn't have someone pay for it, I wasn't paying Kaplan that much money.
After studying about 10 hrs for the AAMS I made an 84 on the first practice test. Gonna cram all day before i take the test at 6 on thursday. Joe Louis pockets the cffp people told me if I have my aams I can try to test out of the first two cfp modules. How much studying do you think I would have to do for those two tests?
they're not "tests" at a center, like series 7 or the board exam. they're done online via kaplan or whatever your education vendor is on your own time. honestly the modules are just a lot of busy work. i wouldnt sweat it too much ...
I will definitely check Zahn out. I'm using Kaplan as well. Love their shit. The 7 and 66 was a breeze after preparing with their stuff. CFP obviously much more of a challenge, but I love their set up.
I used Passperfect for the 7 and Training Consultants for the 66. Highly recommend both, especially TC. It was basically the test, and the program was much shorter than Kaplan and PP. Zahn sounds interesting. So annoyed I have to do the CFP stuff though.
It wont be too bad. Most of the older people that have to take the classes after work... that sounds horrible. Im studying for series 3, which will be absolutely horrible.
I'm definitely not going to get to study for it during the work day, I haven't gotten to for the AAMS. My boss doesn't care if I get the CFP or not. Its my branch manager that is making me do it. Im ok with it I guess, never hurts to have it and Ive already been asked a couple of times if I have it, probably because of those stupid commercials.
Alaska is the WOAT.. only saving grace is acquisition of Virgin. They make you rent ipads to watch movies for gods sake. UAL is bottom of the heap. Best run airline is DAL but they have a history of fuel hedging and while they've slowed on that, the other carriers are making money hand over fist by not hedging.
i did it while working full time. Three 3 hr classes/week online with kaplan, which cycled roughly 3 weeks on/2 weeks off through the first 6 modules. honestly the education portion is kinda BS, all the "tests" are take homes and you dont actually have to attend the classes. i got through everything in 1 yr self studying pretty much, going back and watching the lectures if i was really confused as i needed too ... shit really only gets difficult when you start prepping for the actual board exam, which for me was about 3 months worth of non-stop reading/test taking. that definitely sucked. but leading up to it, more of a time commitment thing than "difficulty" ...
A levered S&P 500 fund (2x) had become 44% of my Roth IRA. I just took profits to rebalance and dial that back to 28%. it is a nice problem to have but I don't know what to do with the cash.
any other BX owners know whats going on? only individual stock im holding and it was bought on a whim ... on fire since an earnings beat last week tho ...
Do you use the levered funds for long term? Do you just buy them and hold them in your IRA? I thought that there were roll costs etc? Also, what percentage cash do you think is appropriate? Ive been 10% cash since pre-brexit and with the market sitting on all time highs and an uncertain election outcome (so far) has me wanting to move up to 25% cash. Thoughts?
http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/25/technology/marissa-mayer-pay/index.html Marissa Meyer to receive up to $219MM golden parachute when she is fired from Yahoo. So she did a horrible job (articles words, not mine) and she is gonna walk with a couple hundred mil? That needs to stop. A rip-off and slap in the face to shareholders.
Long-term but also tactically adding and subtracting over time. There is definite drag. You don't get 2x and in a slightly positive year you're probably going to be negative (-2.03% vs. +1.37% in 2015, -4.21% vs. +2.11% in 2011). But the 3-yr annual return is +18.02% vs. +10.95% for the S&P 500 and the 5-yr is +20.36% vs. +12.47% for the S&P 500 so it does definitely pay off in a generally up market. The Sharpe ratio does lag the index so risk adjusted it may not work. That is why I try to be tactical and/or rebalance away when I think the market has run its course (like now).
I ended up getting the CRPC which is a joke of a test. Clients rarely ask but if they do I just say that in Florida I noticed my conversations focusing on retirement so I decided to really focus on that and become an expert in that area instead of knowing a good amount about everything. Clients like that but in reality that's just a kop out because I don't want to study for CFP
So the results of European bank stress tests will be released at 9 pm London time today. lol at that coincidence?
I think a buying opportunity is available with Southwest Airlines (ticker: LUV) I like to utilize the MACD and Full Stochastics and while the MACD still needs to turn the corner slightly, the Stochastics are screaming 'oversold' or 'buy'. Anything under 20 is considered oversold and it's reading 4 on both Full and slow STO
buying silver/gold is basically shorting the stock indexes, which with the way the markets are acting ATM might be a good buy IMO Having said that, no I have never bought silver or gold
Can somebody explain how an acquisition works for shareholders? I own some Carmike Cinemas stock and AMC first tried to buy them for $30 a share, that was rejected and now AMC offered $33 a share which is likely going to be accepted. Carmike shares currently sit at just under $31, which seems odd, but my question is, what happens if they agree to the buyout? Would my account just be funded with $33 per share? Why would the shares not be trading within a few percentage points of $33 if an offer for $33 is out there? Is that a sign that investors think the deal won't go through? Carmike actually accepted the FIRST deal of $30 per share but shareholders vetoed it. I'm fairly sure they eventually accept this one. Interestingly enough, they report earnings this afternoon.