Uncertainty in the financial markets, and in the economy is usually considered a bad thing, because it makes things more difficult and stressful for everybody. Even though the major market indices have been pushing to new all-time highs for the last month, for example, there is still plenty of concern about the pace of inflationary […]
Read MoreOne of the big recovery stories this year has come from the Aerospace industry, which includes commercial airlines. It comes as no surprise, really to say that in 2020 and the early part of 2021 the industry was one of the biggest, unquestioned losers in the stock market after commercial travel dried up to practically […]
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 MoreNo matter how tired we get of hearing about COVID-19, there is no denying that ever since the virus found its way to American shores, a lot of media attention has been given to the Healthcare sector – and especially to the Biotechnology industry, where many of the biggest names across the world worked nonstop […]
Read MoreOver the course of my investing career, I have learned to rely on a lot of fundamental data to paint a picture about the underlying strength of any stock I might consider using for a value-based investment. While some fundamental investors prefer to work with easy-to-reference, quick-glance data like earnings per share and price-to-earnings ratios, […]
Read MoreFor most of the past two years, 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 were names, like Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and CVS Corporation (CVS) that worked actively in the early stages of the crisis as a critical […]
Read MoreOne of the big challenges for average investors is sifting through the mountains of information that comes from the market on a daily basis. I think that may be the biggest reason that so many investors have learned over the course of decades of market activity to rely on analyst estimates for a company’s future […]
Read MoreFor most of the last two years – even before the pandemic started – one of the areas that I have been able to find some interesting valuations to work have come from the Telecommunications industry. Some of the largest players in the industry do much more than just telecommunications; AT&T Inc. (T) has, of […]
Read MoreThe yield on Walgreens stock is far above the average for the S&P 500. Courtesy Walgreens Boots Alliance Walgreens Boots Alliance, MSC Industrial Direct ,and Ames National each scored a recommendation as a stock to consider for a safe dividend portfolio, nudging out other reliable dividend payers offering lower yields. New Constructs, a stock research […]
Read MoreThe market pushed to a new, all-time high to start finish last week, as the most recent earnings reports seem to have given investors hope that some of the questions about inflation, interest rates, and other issues that have weighed on the market since early September may not carry a long-term impact. Economic indicators suggest […]
Read MoreEvery investor wants to see his stocks pay off – or he wouldn’t be in the markets. But finding the right investment, the ‘one’ that will bring profits, no matter what direction the overall markets take, can sometimes be challenging. The two simplest courses of action an investor can take to ensure solid returns are […]
Read MoreGo for big income investments with large dividend yields. When it comes to dividend stocks, many investors are only interested in the larger and more established companies out there that pay back their shareholders. That’s because, while you can find some high-yield offerings in the smaller sections of Wall Street, the stability and scale that […]
Read MoreThese stocks have at least a 2% yield, $100 billion in value and lots of stability. When it comes to investing, some frenetic traders think holding a stock for a year or two is considered “long term.” But for many small-time investors, a year or two is just the start of the journey. After all, […]
Read MoreDividends have long been a favorite of investment gurus from Warren Buffett to late Vanguard Group founder John Bogle, and it’s easy to see why. Who wouldn’t want to generate a steady income stream from their stock portfolio? Individual stocks can provide income, but dividend ETFs are an easy way to gain exposure to a […]
Read MorePart of taking a smart, value-based approach to investing in the stock market involves keeping track of information on industry and economic trends that are likely to have broad residual impacts on market activity. One of the sectors that I think has a broad carryover effect on multiple other sectors in the economy is Energy, […]
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