Articles tagged Analysts.

Analyst Gets It Wrong About Apple... Again

November 3, 2011 16:03 by: E. Werner Reschke   0 Comments

Categories: iPad , News , Products , Review

Tagged: Analysts , Predictions

Analysts are an interesting breed. They are paid to give their opinion on what the future will hold for a particular company or industry. However, often times they don't know what they are talking about or don't know their subject matter well enough to get it right. Think of an analyst like the local TV weatherperson. They may know about the weather and how high pressure relates to low pressure, but with all their knowledge, they keep their job as long as they're entertaining, not whether the forecasts are completely accurate.

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Piper Jaffray is Dead On - But How?

January 4, 2011 15:38 by: Mark Reschke   0 Comments

Categories: News , Predictions

Tagged: Analysts , Predictions

According to Fortune, this past Thursday Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray released a research note on Apple, Inc.

In the release, Munster delivers a 2011 Apple roadmap that made us sit up and take notice. It wasn't just one or two ideas that were mentioned — but virtually all of them. Some of these predictions just seemed a bit too close to home for us to ignore. It brings to mind how, and where, Piper Jaffray (and perhaps other analysts) acquire their information? Let's take a closer look at Piper's predictions:

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