A little over a month ago, my constant search for value led me to put a lot of attention on the Energy sector. There are a lot of different aspects of the sector, including the Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels industry that present a number of different, interesting opportunities to target oil & energy exploration, […]
Read MoreOver the last year or so grocery stocks have been one of a number of industries that have held my interest as an analyst. Part of that is because of the extremely extended state of the market’s bullish trend, which has stretched well past the decade mark. The longer any given trend lasts, the more […]
Read MoreWith the market pushing to a new set of highs to begin 2020, and the completion of a Phase One deal between the U.S. and China now in place, a lot of analysts are calling for a continuation of the longest bull market in recorded history. At the same time, I’ve seen a few expressing […]
Read MoreThe Consumer Discretionary sector cuts a wide swath across the economic landscape of the United States. It’s easy to think about the sector as the place you’ll find retail stocks, but the truth is that there are a lot of other businesses within the sector that are much more than just the department stores and […]
Read MoreAs you start analyzing individual stocks as potential investing opportunities, one of the most logical steps to take is to analyze the stock’s industry. A strongly performing industry, more often than not should act as a positive catalyst to the stock you’re considering. In the same light, concerns about the industry can usually be expected […]
Read MoreCisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) is one of the most recognizable and established companies in the Technology sector. With a market cap of about $200 billion, they are also one of the largest, if not THE largest player in the Networking & Communications segment. They are, without question, the standard that all other networking businesses are […]
Read MoreAs the new year gets started, I’m seeing a lot of analysts and experts talking about reasons the stock market should be able to continue following the upward trend that is now pushing into its eleventh year. If that is true, it becomes more and more tempting to start thinking about expanding our view of […]
Read MoreOne of the things that I find fascinating about the stock market is the way that economic and industry dynamics impact stock prices. Part of the challenge – and therefore, the intrigue – comes from the fact that stocks don’t always react the way you would expect. What you may perceive as good news or […]
Read MoreOver the last couple of months, one of the big headwinds in the Transportation industry has been the impact of Boeing-related concerns tied to the extended grounding of the popular 737 Max jet. Two fatal crashes led carriers all over the world to ground the jet, with federal regulators scrutinizing the company’s production and engineering […]
Read MoreOver the course of more than two decades as an investor and market analyst, I’ve studied a lot of different books about the markets and talked to a number of fellow investors about their investing methods. I’ve also experimented with as many different investing methods as possible, giving me the experience to compare the different […]
Read MoreAs the market, and economy moves into an expected, but unprecedented eleventh year of its bullish trend, a big question I see a lot of smart investors asking right now is what the right approach to take to the market is. With most economic indicators showing signs of continued strength, trade progress expected to reduce […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to identifying stocks that might make useful investments, there are as many strategies as there are people. You can break these strategies into any different number of categories. I like to differentiate between strategies by thinking first about the amount of time I might actually plan to hold the stock in question; […]
Read MoreOne of the hallmarks of the market’s upward trend this year has been the strength of the U.S. economy, even in the face of trade uncertainty that seemed to abate only after the U.S. and China both confirmed an initial, in-principle “phase one” agreement that held off increased tariffs earlier this month, with negotiations ongoing […]
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