By: Wilma
Since joining The Yahoo Fantasy Finance game I’ve taken in everything I can as a learning experience. I watched the Facebook IPO opening date with interest. I don’t pretend to understand the stock...
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I think it’s crucial to never get to the point where you think you “understand the stock market.” It’s like saying you “understand a mob,” it’s just not possible. Kudos to you for learning. I think...
View ArticleBy: JimS
> “I know they have trouble monetizing mobile, which is where a lot of the traffic comes from, and that uncertainty, in my mind, makes it unattractive” At the same time, this makes it somewhat...
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It is untapped revenue but the multiples are assuming they can add new revenue streams. That’s the big problem – the market has already priced in a lot of growth. At $15-20 the multiple slims down a...
View ArticleBy: Kurt @ Money Counselor
The lesson I learned from observing the Facebook IPO and the aftermath is to stay away from IPOs. Tentatively (pending further revelation of facts), my feeling is Facebook’s chief owners and Morgan...
View ArticleBy: The Biz of Life
The lesson all investors should have learned is that valuations always matter, and Facebook is not even close to being cheap today. The Greater Fool Theory may work for a while, but trees don’t grow to...
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By: eric
Ha! You almost didn’t take your own advice Luckily, I was gone most of the day doing other stuff and not stuck at my computer monitoring everything
View ArticleBy: Carl Lassegue
Reason #1 is the main reason I stayed away from the FB IPO. It’s the law of supply and demand. Because so many people wanted it, that would most likely drive the price up and people would end up paying...
View ArticleBy: Long
Jim, I’m glad you cancelled your order. Underwriters frequently prop up IPO share prices on the first day of trading. Facebook just happened to be a lot more active than most.
View ArticleBy: skylog
i loved how it kept hitting 38.00 time after time in the last few hours, but would never fall below. sure, free market
View ArticleBy: Jerry Chin
The lesson you should learn from this is that public equities (the stock market aka Wall Street) offer the WORST returns on your investment money. The problems seen in the FB IPO, the insider...
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