No matter what your approach to the stock market may be, there are a myriad number of issues that come at you and demand attention. Some of those elements can be anticipated, if not predicted; for example, if a company is getting set for a new quarterly earnings report, it’s pretty normal to see a […]
Read MoreOver roughly the last three years, I’ve been writing about the wisdom in being very selective about the investments you make. That includes taking a defensive approach by looking for industries and businesses whose operations aren’t as sensitive to the and ebb and flow of economic growth. Prepackaged food stocks like Hormel Foods Corp (HRL), […]
Read MoreBeing a value-oriented investor means that seeing stocks trading at or near historical lows tends to pique a value investor’s interest. For growth investors, that sounds odd since growth investing puts an emphasis on upward trends and stocks trading at or near historical highs. Sometimes a long decline in a stock’s price can be attributed […]
Read MoreAs a conservative-minded, value and fundamental-driven investor, my natural tendency is to shy away from stocks that market experts and popular market media analysts tend to talk to the most about. Another way to describe this mindset uses the word “contrarian,” and it’s a mindset that I think is becoming more and more attractive the […]
Read MoreBrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and sale of rural properties suitable for agricultural activities in Brazil. The company operates through six segments: Real Estate, Grains, Sugarcane, Cattle Raising, Cotton, and Other. LND $6.0000 -0.1000 % -1.6400 Brasilagro ADR Sector : Consumer Staples Industry : Agriculture Operations Signal […]
Read MoreGrowth investing leans heavily on the principle that “a stock tends to follow the direction of its previous trend,” which may just be a nerdy way to say that the longer a stock has been going up, the more likely it is to keep going up. It is also why growth investors shun stocks that […]
Read MoreListening to talking heads and market news media can lead you to believe that the most effective investing methods are those that focus on growth, and on the stocks that you hear about the most on those channels. Value-oriented, contrarian-minded investors like me tend to think a little differently, and to look for opportunities in […]
Read MoreContrarian investors and bargain hunters tend to think quite a bit differently about stock price movements and trends than growth-focused investors. When everybody is buying, we tend to get more cautious, and when everybody is running for the exits, we start finding more and more attractive opportunities at great prices. 2022 has been a rough […]
Read MoreNo matter what your approach to the stock market may be, there are a myriad number of issues that come at you and demand attention. Some of those elements can be anticipated, if not predicted; for example, if a company is getting set for a new quarterly earnings report, it’s pretty normal to see a […]
Read MoreThere are too many stocks in the marketplace for one person to pay attention to at any given time. I don’t try; instead one of the best tools I’ve found to filter through the market for fundamental strength is dividend payout. Dividends are one of the simplest ways for a company’s management to express confidence […]
Read MoreContrarian investors and bargain hunters tend to think quite a bit differently about stock price movements and trends than growth-focused investors. When everybody is buying, we tend to get more cautious, and when everybody is running for the exits, we start finding more and more attractive opportunities at great prices. 2022 has been a rough […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — In February 2021, Beyond Meat Inc. promised to bring fake meat to Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell. More than a year and millions of dollars later, none of the restaurants has permanently added a faux-meat menu item in the US, leaving Beyond struggling to expand past its flagship burgers and sausages. No […]
Read MoreIn a year when the broad market’s bearish momentum seems to have infected just about every sector and industry, it can be hard to find stocks that are actually going up. When you do come across one, it’s notable enough that even a hardened bargain hunter like me has to sit up and take notice. […]
Read MoreMore than two decades of experience as an investor and market analyst have taught me that while the market is very resilient in the long-term, there is one word that always seems to automatically put the market on edge: change. The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example of what I mean. After a decade of […]
Read MoreLooking for value in the stock market is something that tends to get dismissed by most pundits simply be cause it isn’t very sexy – at least, when the market is going up. When the market turns bearish, however, I get amused by how a lot of those pundits start talking about beaten-down stocks are […]
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