As 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. That means that my investments generally don’t look very sexy – but I’m far less interested in being sexy than I am in being […]
Read MoreFor more than two years – even before COVID-19 became a global pandemic that collapsed economic and social activity for most of 2020 and that continues to strain health care systems and keep pressure on a variety of economic forces – I’ve been writing about the wisdom in being very selective about the investments you […]
Read MoreHave you noticed that market media tends to focus on just a few segments of the market at a time, while at the same time pretty much dismissing all the others? I think at least part of the reason is that investors are always looking for the “next big thing” in the stock market to […]
Read MoreLooking for value in the stock market is something that I have found can be done in any market condition, but it is something that tends to get dismissed by most pundits simply because it isn’t very sexy. Names like Tesla, Netflix, and Amazon practically never make the value list because the massive amount of […]
Read MoreThroughout 2021, investors have increasingly been looking for reasons to look ahead – past the pandemic and to the day when we can finally say the whole thing is in the past. Many hoped that, with vaccinations becoming increasingly available, we would finally be able to stop talking about COVID-19 and its variants and start […]
Read MoreSince mid-June, the broad market has pushed above a consolidation range that lasted the better part of two months and has spent the summer extending its upward trend. This week some of that momentum has waned just a bit, but at the same time the S&P 500 Index has continued to establish new, all-time highs […]
Read MorePlus, Royal Caribbean reported a wider-than-expected loss as the COVID delta variant slows bookings, Kroger is teaming up with Kitchen United to put ghost kitchens in its grocery stores, and Zymergen shares plummet after company says product revenues would be “immaterial” in 2022.
Read MoreOver the last few months, much of the commentary we’ve been seeing on market media and among analyst reports have revolved around the “reopening” theme – what stocks you should focus on as business and economic activity starts to shows signs of coming back from the long, pandemic-driven drop we all had to deal with […]
Read MorePlus, IBM delivered an earnings beat, UBS reported a 63% jump in net profit last quarter, and Nasdaq is spinning off its Nasdaq Private Market business.
Read MoreOne of the things that always seems to be a little bit ironic to me about the markets is the way that fear tends to weave a web of intrigue and uncertainty under just about all conditions. That often means that when the market starts to correct, investors, analysts and economists don’t just look for […]
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. That means that my investments rarely look very sexy – but I’m far less interested in being sexy than I am in being able […]
Read MoreThe Food Products industry in the Consumer Staples sector is an area of the market that doesn’t get much buzz from market media types because it isn’t very sexy. Despite that fact, it is one of very few segments of the market that saw consumer-driven improvements in demand during the pandemic in a trend that […]
Read MoreInvestors are always looking for the “next big thing” in the stock market to give them something to talk about with their friends. That is part of the reason that market media outlets tend to drive so much of the investing public’s focus on the fastest-growing industries. Along the way, stocks in other industries tend […]
Read MorePlus, Uber is acquiring the remaining stake in grocery delivery start-up Cornershop, Wingstop is launching its new Thighstop brand, and salad chain Sweetgreen has reportedly confidentially filed to go public.
Read MoreI have written quite a bit about how I like to pay attention to stocks in the Food Products industry when market conditions become more uncertain and broad volatility starts to increase. That’s because while the industry itself can hardly be described as disruptive – in fact, I’ve seen analysts throughout the year dismiss the […]
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