Said back in 2013: “The opinion of those who are highly paid should be treated with suspicion.” Be wary of analysts who work for financial services, noted Dediu, their paychecks “are not tied to accuracy of foresight”. It’s nice that people have faith in the stock (some of the time) but they may well have ulterior motives in getting you to invest your money. Nobody has a crystal ball so don’t believe reports that claim to be able to predict what will happen over time. If you are serious about your investment you must take any reports claiming to have an insight into what Apple has up its sleeve, or claims that Apple’s share price will hit $1,000 with a pinch of salt. Apple has made investments in acquisitions or companies and technologies and investors have benefitted from Stock Buybacks (more on that below). It’s not a bad thing that that Apple has been spending some of its enormous cash reserves though. We can assume that Apple will be doing the same during the current (2020) economic downturn. It might not be as big as hoard as it was but it is still a good buffer in a tough economic climate.Īpple’s late CEO and Co-Founder Steve Jobs once said that during the downturn of 2008 Apple increased spend on research and development so that Apple would be ahead of the competition once the downturn was over. That’s down from the $207.06 billion in reserves it had in the fiscal Q1 2020. Apple’s healthĪs per its fiscal second-quarter earnings report (for the quarter ending in March 2020), Apple had more than $192.8 billion in the bank. That link will also give you guidance on which analysts are or aren’t recommending AAPL and their average price target for the company (and the low estimate). Then again, you could also see a loss in the value of your investment.Ĭonsensus recommendation for AAPL here.
If you have money to invest you may think that the promise of a much a bigger percentage increase on Apple shares is much more attractive. For example, the best ISAs only offer around 1.65% interest. Low interest rates mean the rates of interest offered by many straightforward investments right now are very low. Should that be the case it might not be the best time to sell. You need to keep in mind that should the pound strengthen against the dollar some of your gains might be eroded. Today (2 September) the pound is climbing against the dollar, but back in March sterling slumped, and Brexit may well lead to further declines. This is another consideration if you are buying Apple Shares from the UK. How is the pound doing against the dollar As with any stock market investment, you can lose as well as gain money. You should only invest in Apple if you don’t mind the fact that you could lose some of your money. The other big question to consider is: Can you afford to lose your money? If you are buying shares that are based on an exchange in another country you will have to pay tax there too.
When you sell the shares you may have to pay Capital Gains Tax.You may have to pay Stamp Duty when you buy.You will need to pay fees to your broker.
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