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Covestor Profiles: Michael Arold

Microsoft will eventually ‘crush Google’ in smartphones – Charles Sizemore

Sizemore on CNBC, not making any friends in Mountain View.

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Microsoft will eventually ‘crush Google’ in smartphones – Charles Sizemore

Overly risk adverse investors are missing out on some big gains. Isn't it ironic?

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Investing lessons from Alanis Morissette

We like Aveo Pharmaceuticals and Bank of America in 2013

After taking a beating, Bank of America's stock has staged an impressive comeback.

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We like Aveo Pharmaceuticals and Bank of America in 2013

Microsoft still makes $17 billion in annual profits, way higher than anybody in technology industry other than Apple.

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Microsoft isn’t the disaster everyone thinks

Apple and Exxon Mobil battle for market cap supremacy

Apple's market cap takes a $65.8 billion hit after reporting disappointing earnings.

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Apple and Exxon Mobil battle for market cap supremacy

I've sold half my holdings in GigaMedia and am looking to sell more.

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Why I’m looking to sell GigaMedia

Growing by leaps and bounds since its 2004 IPO.

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Google’s tremendous growth in one pretty chart

With the PC market shrinking, Intel is chasing mobile computing for growth.

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Intel’s epic shift to mobile computing

Tronox is a smart housing play that’s attractively priced

This cash flow positive maker of paint products may be worth a serious look.

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Tronox is a smart housing play that’s attractively priced

Apple's 1984 ad changed a brand. Yet most Super Bowl ads come up short.

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Why Super Bowl ad rates defy gravity

Getting consumers to buy millions of these devices isn’t about the price of the box. It’s about the time and effort necessary to make anything useful.

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