Jamba, Inc. (JMBA)

lewminous (22.57) Submitted: 12/19/07 7:05 PM

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That's a refreshing sentiment,and I don't either--so far this has been my worst outperform pick, and it's killing me. I have 'fad' concerns with this stock, but still have a warm feeling about it. They have a quality product that is catching on in the big cities and they are growing their footprint, so I think there will be some upside, especially from the current price (I may not be so lucky, I got jumpy on this one a couple of months ago when it was in the $7 range!)

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Sephroe (< 20) Submitted: 12/24/07 5:15 AM

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I'm not much of an investor, I just started 4 months ago by searching 'stock market' on wikipedia. XD

But I think it would be stupid to sell the stock before August and best to pick it up in the winter for the quicker fluxuations since they obviously will get more business in the summer. I've done homework on the company from media stuff and since they took on high positioned staff members who came from other companies such as Ebay and Blockbuster they're doing better. There was alot of hype once the merge (or whatever) was complete and since then it has flaked off over the past year or so, and now that it's winter the company will be serving the minimum number of customers of the year which doesn't help.

Because the stock is cheaper in the winter, and the company is expanding into other states and increasing store numbers, as well as posesses an experienced company leadership, I feel that this company will be a great buy in the long run even if they don't buy out Starbucks. But as long as they stay around the tropics and diversify their menu to include warm food they can't loose, and if they set up shops in colder cities like New York and Chicago, having tasty warm healthy stuff will help keep the customers comming even in the winter.

Jamba Juice as great and wholesome as they seem aren't really as healthy as they could be, some of their products are about as nutritious as processed candy if you compare it to the healthiest stuff out there. Their food isn't all 100% organic, I can't imagine the 'Boosts' not comming from other companies, and they produce a product that is hard to keep pure and healthy if they wish to greatly expand their company while maintaining fees for customers as well as low production costs. In order to become the next McDonalds, Starbucks, or Wal-Mart or some other company, you almost have to reduce your product to such a low quality and hire people for cheep overseas.

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suziewoozy (69.05) Submitted: 5/14/08 12:42 PM

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are you new to stocks? if so i am too... :)

i just decided to join this so that i can kinda get a feel for how stocks work.

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Sephroe (< 20) Submitted: 6/23/08 11:51 PM

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I am new, I probably have more experience than some amatures but I'm starting to become smart enough to know just how much I don't know. I've held off on my homework of investing in stocks for the past several months while I expand my financial IQ across other boards. So far I see this as just a nice toy to play with but not much else, I'm sure the more advance investors make a much better use out of this thing. Maybe I will use it more for practice, but for now it's just a toy.

Although I have found it interesting at how the Jamba Juice stock has been performing even though it is comming into a hot summer for CA, I'd be expecting sales to start increasing if they haven't already... It's late June... It was in the 90's in april one time I think.

As of right now I'm studying from thousands of dollars worth of Robert Kiyosaki's teaching material for free (legally) including his books, audio books, work sheets, homework, and more. After that I think I'll expand into learning and reading more from other people and start to try to find my own role models, mentors, and advisors to help guide me and myself into financial freedom. Even if I suck right now, being 21 I still have a leg up on over half the world population in the race of getting out of the rat race.

A simple short story I recomend to anyone with an open mind is 'Who Moved My Cheese'

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dandunn3 (89.25) Submitted: 6/30/08 2:00 AM

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Robert Kiyosaki? You might want to watch that--the man likes to claim stocks are for suckers and only real estate and silver are smart investments. He has a reputation for largely being a sheister who contradicts himself frequently--so take what you can but question it. I've tried to read his products and just got tired of how little substance there was to it; it was mostly his philosophical outlook on life. If you search on the web you can find some distinguished financial PhDs who tear through his stuff and his stories. That being said, I think you can always glean something useful from whatever you read.

A balanced portfolio is the way to go. However, it's great that you're motivated and getting a good start at 21! I wish I did!

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iamvoltron (< 20) Submitted: 8/12/08 12:22 AM

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Also one of my worst picks. So this top bull pitch felt refreshing, thanks for the laugh :)

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MLGtrader (99.62) Submitted: 8/20/08 3:17 AM

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You know that investors realize that it is a cyclical stock and therefore the price does not fluctuate in the off months. So holding through the summer won't give you better results than holding through the winter because everyone already knows about your secret.

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