Among the interesting trends I have been watching for most of the last two years, and that emerged, at least in part as a practical response to the global health crisis that has been a centerpiece of any practical economic discussion during that period, has been a shift in consumer focus towards health, wellness and […]
Read MoreTraditional, growth-oriented investing puts most of its emphasis on stocks that have already started moving up. That makes sense when you consider the popular technical idiom that a “stock tends to follow the direction of its next longer trend.” That means that when you can clearly see a stock going up, it should continue to […]
Read MoreWith tens of thousands of publicly listed stocks available in the U.S. alone, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of stocks that you could consider as a useful investing opportunity at any given time. How can you begin to sort through all of the choices, and all of the noise of market […]
Read MoreUncertainty in the financial markets, and in the economy is usually considered a bad thing, because it makes things more difficult and stressful for everybody. Fear about inflation and whether the Fed will move to aggressively raise interest rates or take a more moderated approach, along with geopolitical tensions from potential conflict between Russia and […]
Read MoreOne of the primary and most basic differences between growth and value investing lies in the way that the extreme ends of price swings are interpreted and used. For a growth-focused investor, seeing a stock at or near historical highs is a great thing, pointing to good signs of continued growth, since stocks tend to […]
Read MoreOne of the persistent themes of the past year or so has come as investors and economists have tried to look past the difficult conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and forecast the best places to look for new investing opportunities is the “reopening trade.” The term refers to the industries and stocks that may […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Clorox Co. shares fell by the most since 2000, erasing their pandemic-era gains, after the company said it would take “several years” to rebuild margins that have been hammered by higher costs. The maker of disinfectant wipes and cleaning products expects a steeper drop in gross margins this fiscal year, which ends in […]
Read MoreUncertainty in the financial markets, and in the economy is usually considered a bad thing, because it makes things more difficult and stressful for everybody. Fear about inflation, the likelihood of rising interest rates, and the continued impact of a pandemic that is now extending into its third year has taken a toll on the […]
Read MoreWhen you look at the past two years of market activity and commentary, it shouldn’t be too surprising to see that stocks in the Health Care sector have drawn a lot of attention from investors and analysts. That includes stocks in the Pharmacy/Drugstore industry; these are names, like Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and CVS Corporation […]
Read MoreIf you listen to a lot of “talking head” market analysts on TV, when a popular, well-known stock starts to drop in price, you’ll almost always start hearing about what a great deal the stock is at that price, and how you should “buy the dip” to take advantage of the next swing upward. For […]
Read MoreMoving into a new year includes things like New Year’s resolutions, plans for vacations or weekend getaways, and if you live in a cold-weather area of the U.S. as I do, a little bit of longing for warmer climes where you can sit in the sun with family and friends, put some meat on the […]
Read MoreThe advent of a new year brings with it the prospect of new challenges and new opportunities to embrace. Whether you are the type to set New Year’s resolutions or not, for most of us turning the calendar from one year to the next usually includes some thought about what’s happened and what’s coming up. […]
Read MoreThe rally in Coca-Cola’s stock (KO) is just beginning, said one closely watched beverage analyst on Wall Street. “We see the company exiting FY21 transition year stronger for four reasons: 1) strong emerging markets despite still low vaccination rate, 2) on-premise recovering faster than originally forecasted, 3) restructuring and portfolio rationalization led to a more […]
Read MoreWithin the scope of long-term investing, there are two primary methods most investors use: investing for growth, or looking for value. I write a lot in this space about value-oriented investing, because more than two decades of study and hard experience have taught me that it is the investing method that suits me best. It […]
Read More5 money moves to make before the Fed starts raising interest rates to fight inflation Chairman Jerome Powell (pictured) and the other policymakers at the Federal Reserve just said again, after their recent December meeting, that they’ll keep holding a key interest rate near zero. But only for now. The officials also indicated that they […]
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