Apple Vrs. Microsoft - With Declining Stock Market, Which Stock Offers Investors Greater Value?

Online, August 19, 2011 (Newswire.com) - In this week's podcast, Randy Beeman of The Wise Investor Group and author of the book Value Returns: Wise Investing for the Next Decade and Beyond, answers questions from listeners and offers insights into the market and what you should keep in mind as a value investor.

Highlights of this week's podcast includes comparing and contrasting Apple (AAPL) vs. Microsoft (MSFT) and which of these two stocks makes more sense to a value investor if they had to pick one (there is more that meets that eye analyzing Microsoft).

Did you know?

- Microsoft has more of a moat surrounding their existing business than Apple

- Microsoft has continued to make money in the same line of work, whereas Apple derives over 40% of their revenues from products that did not exist 5 years ago

- Microsoft's dividend yield tells us something about managements view on the stability of the company

In a volatile week, Randy also addresses other topics including the valuations of Exelon (EXC), McDonald's (MCD), gold, silver and more.

To listen to this week's podcast, to go:

http://www.thewiseinvestorgroup.com/audiofiles/MidWeekUpdate_081711.mp3

The weekly podcast is also available on iTunes

As hard as it seems, you CAN be successful in these volatile times. But understanding your options and having a plan can help you survive.

About the Author

Randy Beeman is the managing director of the Wise Investor Group, author of Value Returns: Wise Investing for the Next Decade and Beyond (http://www.valuereturns.com) and the host of WMAL Wise Investor Show which airs on WMAL, Sundays, 9:00-10:00 in the morning. The Wise Investor Show gives listeners the tools they need to become better investors, including an understanding of the way the markets move and the ability to analyze stocks and bonds. The show's straight-talking, common sense approach comes from years of experience advising clients in the conservative growth of their assets.