Mixed Bag of Apples

Apple reported decent September quarter results against low expectations following lots of worry about demand trends and recent data that revealed iPad sales would be below expectations. Revenues of $36 billion were up 12% year over year and in line with consensus forecasts. EPS of $8.67 rose 23% vs. a year ago but slightly missed […]

EMC Misses But Remains Well Positioned

EMC reported results that were slightly below Wall Street expectations and management’s prior guidance. In addition, management lowered full year guidance. Interestingly, the stock is down barely over 1% today, a good performance given the huge drops at other tech companies after reporting earnings. Many stocks that have yet to report dropped a lot more […]

Just When It Looked in the Clear, Google Misses

Google’s results and the negative stock price action are a good chance for me to reflect. In my Entermedia hedge fund, Google is the second largest long position. At Northlake, my long only registered investment advisor, Google is widely owned but a slightly below average position. As a generally long-term investor, my initial thought is […]

Large Cap and Value Still Favored for October

There were no changes to the signals from Northlake’s Market Cap and Style models for October. The new large cap signal remains in place for a second month and the value signal is now entering its fourth month. With no changes for October, clients will continue to own the S&P 500 (SPY) representing large cap […]