Get real.  VMware Inc (VMW) despite what shorts may think of it was never going to zero. Today VMW shares bounced 7% after spending several days near the bottom of its 12 month low price.

Buy Apple Inc. (AAPL)?  Every day another article is written on the subject and it's just the same old cut & paste thesis.  It's cheap... blah, blah, blah.  Mastery would rather buy Google Inc. (GOOG), T-Mobile (TMUS), Western Union (WU) and gamble a little on AK Steel (AKS).

The Hershey Company (HSY) has beat the Dow Jones in 2013 and blown past the most popular stocks such as Apple Inc (AAPL).  Hershey is coming in on the $100 roll and the Masters are warming up to the trend.

It was one of the worst days ever for Apple Inc. (AAPL) shareholders.  Steve Jobs would not be pleased.  Apple's market cap shaved off $22 billion, that's double Netflix's(NFLX) value.  Since Apple's 52-week high of $705 its market cap has lost $283 billion.  Keep in mind Google's (GOOG) market cap is $257 billion.  What else could that lost money have bought?

Apple Inc (AAPL) has now lost as much in market cap as the value of Google Inc (GOOG) since Apple's 12 month $700 share price.  New 52-week low for Apple today and that's the shits for everything.

Since January of 2011 Microsoft Corp (MSFT) shares have lost 1% while the Dow Jones Ind. has increased 13%.  It gets worse when you consider Microsoft's rivals Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) have rallied 68% and 15% respectively in the same time frame.  Could Microsoft finally make a comeback in 2013, enough to make it worth as an investment for shareholders?

Thanksgiving 2012 trading week was all about Research in Motion (RIMM),.  It was also a great week for Cyber Monday / Black Friday stocks such as Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Google (GOOG).  Not to mention the  iShares Silver Trust (SLV) setup for a potential beautiful trade.

Our plan of attack is the same as we described eariler this month in Cue the 5 Best Cyber Monday Stocks. We want you in Amazon.com (AMZN), Google (GOOG), Best Buy (BBY), and Wal-Mart Stores (WMT).

Its official, every kid in America wants an iPad from Apple Inc (AAPL).  Mastery believes enough parents are going to opt for the cheaper Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 by Google Inc. (GOOG) thanks to the iPad craze. 

Cyber Monday is coming and before that you can count on the online deals thanks to Black Friday.  Mastery is going with the five best stocks that will tick higher thanks to the millions about to be spent online.  Those stocks are Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), Google Inc. (GOOG), Best Buy Co. (BBY), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), EBay Inc. (EBAY).