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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| quarterly earnings | 10/13/2006 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: where can i find the dates for quarterly earnings on companies before they post thier earnings? ... A: Best place to estimate would be going to hoovers.com and look up each company. Then you can see the ... | ||
| technical analysis | 8/23/2006 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: In the stockmarket technical analysis, what do you mean by stochastics and MACD analysis? A: I do not believe in technical analysis. It is all about the past price behavior of stocks. You are ... | ||
| exactech | 7/7/2006 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: What are you feelings on exactech? It is a local company where I live (Gainesville, FL). Do you ... A: This one at least has a website, and financials posted on the http://pinksheets.com. Seems as if the ... | ||
| winn dixie stocks | 7/7/2006 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: Comment of winn dixie(wndxq) stock. Do you think it will rebound? At .06 per share is it worth the ... A: Gary, You might want to read over the 10-Q on the pinksheets.com --this company has less cash than ... | ||
| Buffitt gift | 7/1/2006 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: Warren Buffitt is giveing away 10 million shares of Berkshire-Hathaway B. Since this stock does not ... A: No, the loan does not impact the stock price. Use the metaphor of a loan on a house, and this works ... | ||
| Stocks | 6/19/2006 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: My fiancee was doing some research for me, about a month ago: and found out I still have stocks with ... A: Tom, I recommend that you take in the statement or the certificate to a local broker dealer. They ... | ||
| Delphi Corp stock, value? Risk? Return? | 5/29/2006 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: Dr Joe, I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question. It is in regards to Delphi ... A: Jay, I do not recommend anyone to buy stocks, unless they can afford to own over 10 different ... | ||
| Determining cost basis on stock purchase plans | 3/30/2006 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: My grandmother sold this year some DCX stock that my late grandfather accumulated through Chrysler's ... A: Perhaps Chrysler would have this information on their ESOP plan? Otherwise, you might just estimate ... | ||
| Physical stock certificates | 3/19/2006 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: This question is related to the topic, but maybe a little bit too specific, but hopefully you can ... A: I was not aware of the certificate transfer fees. I worked for a full service broker dealer and ... | ||
| stocks | 1/16/2006 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: what exactly is a blue chip stock? How do you suggest I buy and sell stocks? (i.e. Buy a few high ... A: Mike, You should go to the local library and read over the Valueline. It has thousands of stocks in ... | ||
| Selling | 12/15/2005 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: -------------------------All I can tell you is that around 5 years ago the Bank of Butterfield ... A: You should probably report the matter on your tax return. Should the profit or loss, if you ... | ||
| Selling | 12/15/2005 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: -------------------------I'm a little confused by the first part of your answer. I purchasd the ... A: Very strange, since you can have Grand Cayman overseas accounts and not live on the island. You ... | ||
| Selling | 12/15/2005 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: I used to live outside the U.S. Now I live inside. Outside I bought stocks. Laws changed and I ... A: If you had the delivery of the certs. into a overseas account at the time of purchase, then none of ... | ||
| selling a stock | 8/29/2005 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: I need to sell some stock. I have 3 choices, with all of the stocks being purchased in the 1980's ... A: Jennifer, I never recommend holding a stock on the issue of taxes. I base the decision on holding ... | ||
| Stock History of Chrysler Corp. | 8/15/2005 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: I am looking for help with two questions about Chrysler stock. Background: My Father was an ... A: Daimler would not be required to provide you anything at this point, and nor would Chrysler. You ... | ||
| ascl stock | 3/16/2005 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: I bought 10 shares of this stock on Monday. It was announced that morning that IBM was buying the ... A: If the stock is halted, no you can not sell. This would be in the press releases. Sounds as if it is ... | ||
| What are Penny Stocks? | 2/28/2005 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: Joseph, I was wondering what Penny Stocks are. Are they what it says, Cheap Stocks? Or is it way ... A: Penny stocks are usually thought to be under $5.00 per share. Most broker dealers will not recommend ... | ||
| price history of GE stock | 12/21/2004 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: What was the price of GE stock in November, 2001, and also in May of 2002? A: Quick free way to find this: go to the local library and look up this in the wall street journals. ... | ||
| Puts & Calls | 10/28/2004 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: I am trying to find out the following : What is a put? What is a call ? How does one begin to ... A: A put is used to make money on stocks going lower. A call is to make money if stock go up. I would ... | ||
| Pfizer stock | 10/4/2004 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: I don't know a ton about stock trends, but having worked for Pharmacia/Pfizer, I do know that ... A: Both companies show alot of coverage, stock research. I find nothing interesting with either ... | ||
| Make money throughout the year bit by bit | 10/4/2004 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: My idea is to invest in Blue Chip Stocks. Usually Blue Chip Stocks bounce back & forth in a $5 per ... A: I do not adhere to technical price buying of stocks. I have never found this to work. Buy a stock ... | ||
| Spinn-off | 6/8/2004 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: Recently, Abbott Labs spun-off Hospira stock. I have tried in vain to find out how much money I ... A: Placing the stock certificates in a broker dealer account really helps to keep track of this ... | ||
| Wells Fargo Bank history | 4/30/2004 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: Describe in detail including stock options and splits the price per share of Wells Fargo stock in ... A: I spoke to them today. Getting more information than this five year picture is going to be almost ... | ||
| How will the 2:1 split affect EXC? | 4/12/2004 | Dr. Joseph de Beauchamp |
| Q: I am an amatuer investor. My strategy is loosely based on O'neil's CANSLIM trading system. I make ... A: Stock seems to be making a new high. Many cover this stock or 13 with positive recommendations. I ... | ||
| Buying stocks online. | 2/10/2002 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: A. Do you think it's safe? B. How can I do it? C. I have only 130$ in my possesion, does it still ... A: If you deal with a reputable company it is extremely safe. To do it, contact Fidelity or Schwab or ... | ||
| Steven, Is there anywhere... | 10/25/2001 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: Steven, Is there anywhere on the Internet (or elsewhere) where I can get a hold of the Open, High, ... A: Luke The internet is a pretty big place, so I suppose the information is available somewhere, but I ... | ||
| US economy | 6/21/2001 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: I'm from Singapore. I will like to enquire the state of US economy. Will it remain sluggish till ... A: Wes Let's understand something right off the bat: opinions vary. While I'm very good at what I do, ... | ||
| a beginner in the stockmarket! | 6/12/2001 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: G'day there mate! Im a beginner in the stockmarket, Im from Australia and would like to get more ... A: Been to your lovely country, and so I'll try to help you if I can. First of all, get day ... | ||
| Nortel | 5/22/2001 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: Is it a good time to purchase Nortel? Thank You Eileen A: Eileen I shy away from making specific buy or sell recommendations, but yes, Nortel seems relatively ... | ||
| Blue-Chip Stocks | 5/14/2001 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: What's the benefit of investing in blue-chip stocks? Is it more important than ever to invest in ... A: Jennifer This is a complicated question, one on which I've written an entire book. The short answer ... | ||
| how-to | 3/28/2001 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: How do you purchase stock and who do you contact to buy stock? A: Orlando To purchase stock you need to contact a stockbroker. There are several listed in the yellow ... | ||
| General Electric | 3/1/2001 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: We are heavily invested in GE and I would like to hear what you think of the short term, year to 18 ... A: GE is an excellent company and will remain so for the intermediate future. However, I do believe ... | ||
| Blue Chip Stocks | 1/31/2001 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: Is Chrysler considered a Blue Chip Stock, and if not, which stocks are? A: Ivan At one time, Chrysler probably was considered a blue chip, but no longer. We usually define a ... | ||
| General Dymanics | 1/17/2001 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: Have loaded 401k with gd. Keep buying?if so, when?What is the general outlook on this stock? A: Al: I would never load a 401(k) with an individual stock. Who advised you to do such a thing? ... | ||
| Individual Stock Investing | 1/11/2001 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: When researching individual stocks what are the 3 or 4 most important things to look for before ... A: Larry In my opinion there are three things you should look at: (1) whether the company pays a ... | ||
| buyandhold.com/sharebuilder.com | 1/8/2001 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: i would like your opinion on the above sites, which are set up to put small amounts of money on a ... A: Bill With the high failure rate of dot.com sites, who knows if they'll be around for ten years? The ... | ||
| The Home Depot | 12/15/2000 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: Steven, I am 36, married with 4 kids. I worked for the Home Depot for 13 years(7 as a store ... A: John Sorry for being so slow in answering; I was on vacation. As a basic rule, having more than 10 ... | ||
| future of xerox | 11/15/2000 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: xerox at present is looking bad from most info I have seen. I bought at 20 & 14 and am holding. My ... A: Jack My sense of it is that you should be patient. In my opinion the worst is behind them now, and ... | ||
| winn dixie stock has really... | 10/26/2000 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: winn dixie stock has really droped Is it a good time to buy it? A: My apologies, I don't follow Winn Dixie closely enough to have an opinion. Get a Value Line from ... | ||
| AT&T spinoffs | 10/25/2000 | Steven Burgauer |
| Q: I own liberty media group, one of the companies AT&T is planning to spin off. Has it been your ... A: Dennis: Spinoffs are designed to maximize shareholder value, in this case, for the shareholders ... | ||
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