If Apple has to increase the price of the iPhone in order to bring us a bigger screen I think that will be a mistake. Especially when high end Android devices aren't going up in price and are very competitive with iPhone (and in some cases have features that iPhone doesn't, like being waterproof/resistant). If Apple does that it will go against everything they say about not being obsessed with making money but making great products. There were rumors a while back that the iPad Air is selling a lot better than the mini. Now maybe that's because Apple was able to get the weight of the Air down to one pound, but it could also be because Apple increased the price of the retina mini to $399. I think Tim Cook and Jeff Williams need to anything and everything possible to keep the price of the iPhone the same.
The SG Note is $100 more than the SG4. I hope Apple doesn't replace the 4" with a 5". If they keeps the 4", the 5" will not be the same price.
As for your original statement, if there is anyone who's retirement is going to be adversely affected by the price of AAPL, they need to get some professional advice ASAP.
While institutional ownership of Apple is at around a 5 year low at about 64%, this means that more individual investors now have comon shares. A large drop in the share price would absolutely hurt them. Small time individual investors are by far the most likely to sell in a panic if the stock takes a nose dive. Thus hurting their possible retirement, unless they were able to hold on long enough for the stock to recover or moved their money to other investments that could make up for this loss.
And then you have to understand that some of the largest holders of apple stock are State Street Bank, Fidelity Investors and Vanguard. Three of the largest mutual fund companies, where many billions (if not trillions) of dollars are being professionally managed for retirement funds. They will continue to make money from fees regardless, but if the stock price tanks as Tallest Skill suggests might be a good thing, then once again, it is the individual who has his money in these professionally run retirement funds who would be the most hurt.
If you have a 401 k through work or have opened a Roth IRA yourself and invested in a mutual fund it is very easy to find out the top holdings of your accounts. Any large cap fund will almost certainly have Apple stock in it. Many of them will have apple as a top 5 holding, if not top 2.
It is very simple. Suggesting that Apple stock should tank is not a good thing for anyone who holds it, especially individuals.
While institutional ownership of Apple is at around a 5 year low at about 64%, this means that more individual investors now have comon shares. A large drop in the share price would absolutely hurt them. Small time individual investors are by far the most likely to sell in a panic if the stock takes a nose dive. Thus hurting their possible retirement, unless they were able to hold on long enough for the stock to recover or moved their money to other investments that could make up for this loss.
And then you have to understand that some of the largest holders of apple stock are State Street Bank, Fidelity Investors and Vanguard. Three of the largest mutual fund companies, where many billions (if not trillions) of dollars are being professionally managed for retirement funds. They will continue to make money from fees regardless, but if the stock price tanks as Tallest Skill suggests might be a good thing, then once again, it is the individual who has his money in these professionally run retirement funds who would be the most hurt.
If you have a 401 k through work or have opened a Roth IRA yourself and invested in a mutual fund it is very easy to find out the top holdings of your accounts. Any large cap fund will almost certainly have Apple stock in it. Many of them will have apple as a top 5 holding, if not top 2.
It is very simple. Suggesting that Apple stock should tank is not a good thing for anyone who holds it, especially individuals.
Exactly. I said very much the same thing with less finesse and not as much detail. It is moronic for anyone purporting to be pro-Apple to say a huge drop in share price would be good for either Apple or individual investors. Finaciers, fund managers, analysts, etc.. will always make their money whether through fees for management, short sell or options. It is the little guy that always get shafted when stocks in a company like Apple plunges.
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The SG Note is $100 more than the SG4. I hope Apple doesn't replace the 4" with a 5". If they keeps the 4", the 5" will not be the same price.
The SG Note is $100 more than the SG4. I hope Apple doesn't replace the 4" with a 5". If they keeps the 4", the 5" will not be the same price.
I just pray that hey keep the 3.5" screen. Nothing bigger than that would fit into my pockets.
While institutional ownership of Apple is at around a 5 year low at about 64%, this means that more individual investors now have comon shares. A large drop in the share price would absolutely hurt them. Small time individual investors are by far the most likely to sell in a panic if the stock takes a nose dive. Thus hurting their possible retirement, unless they were able to hold on long enough for the stock to recover or moved their money to other investments that could make up for this loss.
And then you have to understand that some of the largest holders of apple stock are State Street Bank, Fidelity Investors and Vanguard. Three of the largest mutual fund companies, where many billions (if not trillions) of dollars are being professionally managed for retirement funds. They will continue to make money from fees regardless, but if the stock price tanks as Tallest Skill suggests might be a good thing, then once again, it is the individual who has his money in these professionally run retirement funds who would be the most hurt.
If you have a 401 k through work or have opened a Roth IRA yourself and invested in a mutual fund it is very easy to find out the top holdings of your accounts. Any large cap fund will almost certainly have Apple stock in it. Many of them will have apple as a top 5 holding, if not top 2.
It is very simple. Suggesting that Apple stock should tank is not a good thing for anyone who holds it, especially individuals.
While institutional ownership of Apple is at around a 5 year low at about 64%, this means that more individual investors now have comon shares. A large drop in the share price would absolutely hurt them. Small time individual investors are by far the most likely to sell in a panic if the stock takes a nose dive. Thus hurting their possible retirement, unless they were able to hold on long enough for the stock to recover or moved their money to other investments that could make up for this loss.
And then you have to understand that some of the largest holders of apple stock are State Street Bank, Fidelity Investors and Vanguard. Three of the largest mutual fund companies, where many billions (if not trillions) of dollars are being professionally managed for retirement funds. They will continue to make money from fees regardless, but if the stock price tanks as Tallest Skill suggests might be a good thing, then once again, it is the individual who has his money in these professionally run retirement funds who would be the most hurt.
If you have a 401 k through work or have opened a Roth IRA yourself and invested in a mutual fund it is very easy to find out the top holdings of your accounts. Any large cap fund will almost certainly have Apple stock in it. Many of them will have apple as a top 5 holding, if not top 2.
It is very simple. Suggesting that Apple stock should tank is not a good thing for anyone who holds it, especially individuals.
Exactly. I said very much the same thing with less finesse and not as much detail. It is moronic for anyone purporting to be pro-Apple to say a huge drop in share price would be good for either Apple or individual investors. Finaciers, fund managers, analysts, etc.. will always make their money whether through fees for management, short sell or options. It is the little guy that always get shafted when stocks in a company like Apple plunges.
I just pray that hey keep the 3.5" screen. Nothing bigger than that would fit into my pockets.
Pants are cheaper than phones!