Entries in Neubert in the Media (18)

Thursday
Feb222024

Another Webinar Friday 23 February

Thursday
Jan122012

Four Easy Ways to Save Money On Your Monthly Bills

I was on with Live at Five News Anchor Marni Hughs today talking about saving money on your bills without changing your lifestyle or spending habits.

 

Four Money Saving Ideas for 2012:

1. Getting rid of their home phone

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Thursday
Nov032011

Lighting Round on Seattle Fox News Q13

Bill and Lilly didn't let me take a breath today.   In five minutes we discuss: Greek debt default and politics, European bank contagion, Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party, saving money on your cable bill, my U.S. economic forecast and Bank of America's debit card fees fiasco.

 See today's Finances with Neubert.

 

 

 

 

 

Monday
Aug152011

Companies Hoarding Cash

Where will all the cash hoards on U.S. corporate balance sheets turn up?  Too often companies with large cash holdings blow it on wasteful acquisitions rather than return it to shareholders.  However, there is so much cash on U.S. corporate balance sheets that it will end up in investors pockets somehow.  Companies will either give it directly to thier own shareholders via dividends and buybacks or they will spread it around the market as a whole (donating it to other shareholders) through acquisitions.

It's appropriate that nasdaq.com found my comments on the matter at Kapitall.  After all, the companies with the famously largest cash positions (Microsoft, Apple, Cisco) are also the largest companies listed on the NASDAQ Exchange.

 

Disclosure:  I own Apple and Microsoft.  I am short in-the-money puts on Cisco.

Monday
Aug082011

What Does the Debt Downgrade Mean For The Average Person

I was invited to Q13 Fox News again today.  I was there to talk about the Standard and Poors downgrade of  U.S. debt.

It's hard to notice, but I actually say that I think the markets  will be up by the end of the day. Luckily, I didn't say equity or bond. I was right on the bond part and totally wrong with the equity market.  I went on at 7:15 PDT when the Dow was down 211 points. Later, the Dow Jones Industrials closed down over 600 points.   I stand by my prediction that the debt downgrade will be uninteresting in the financial markets in a year but still very political. 

Oh and what did I trade? 

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Wednesday
Jun152011

Quoted at CNBC: End of the World 2012 - How to Profit

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This is a pretty minor quote but how often does a financial commentator get quoted as an expert on apocalyptic investing?

I wanted to be seen as clever but the reporter used me as the serious trader.  I'm always the contrarian to the END.

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Friday
Feb042011

Appearance on KCPQ Fox TV News This Morning


Today, I met with Mark Wright as a guest on Q13Fox News This Morning .  I came on right after a fun weather segment.  Groundhog day is big with the meteorologists.  While I didn't get to pet the little groundhog in the studio, Mark and I did talk about the economy and what new investors should be doing.  He also managed to get me to talk about bicycle stock settlements before India modernized.

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Thursday
Oct212010

Shareholder Democracy Trumps Socially Responsible Investing

Because of my association with ThePanelist, Forbes.com expected me to write an article defending socially responsible investing. I changed my focus and talked about the pros and cons of investing strategies based on virtue or vice . I go on to discuss how strong shareholder activism can be more effective in influencing companies than selling their stocks.

And because it's Forbes, I had to include a list. In this ...

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Wednesday
Aug182010

Interviewed by Portfolioist

Featured in Portfolioist today.  Nanette Burns and I talk about how individual investors can beat institutional investors and hedge funds. You can read the entire interview in the smart investing smart investing section of Portfolioist.com

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Monday
Jun282010

USA Today Feature - See My Bald Head in USA Today

Are you smarter than a fifth-grader at investing? Why not start learning investing at a young age? I've given presentations to 5th and 6th graders in Salinas, California and The Bronx in New York. Most recently, I took a field trip to Cold Spring Elementary in Potomac, Maryland and USA Today's Greg Toppo was on hand to cover it. Investing has become something everyone must learn.

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