Over the last several months, one of the best sectors of the stock market’s rally back to, and even above pre-pandemic levels has been the Materials sector. Beginning in mid-May to a peak last week, the sector had increased in value by nearly 93% as measured by the S&P 500 Materials Sector SPDR (XLB). This […]
Read MoreIn my search for value, I’ve found it useful to develop a watchlist of stocks that I can check on a regular basis. That means that I often recycle stocks that I’ve previously used to make useful investments in, but don’t currently have a position in. That’s useful, because the familiarity that comes with the […]
Read MoreOver the last few months, one of the best sectors of the stock market has been the Materials sector. From its bear market low in March to now, the sector has increased in value by nearly 81% as measured by the S&P 500 Materials Sector SPDR (XLB). This is a sector that I like […]
Read MoreWith so much in flux about the financial markets and the health of the global economy, it can be a challenge to know how to best position yourself as an investor. It doesn’t really help to know that there are tens of thousands of available stocks to choose from, each of which can be used […]
Read MoreThrough the summer, one of the best sectors of the stock market’s rally back to, and even above pre-pandemic levels has been the Materials sector. Beginning in mid-May to the end of the last week, the sector had increased in value by more than 71% as measured by the S&P 500 Materials Sector SPDR (XLB). […]
Read MoreIn my search for value, I’ve found it useful to develop a watchlist of stocks that I can check on a regular basis. That means that I often recycle stocks that I’ve previously used to make useful investments in, but don’t currently have a position in. That’s useful, because the familiarity that comes with the […]
Read MoreWith so much in flux about the financial markets and the health of the global economy, it can be a challenge to know how to best position yourself as an investor. It doesn’t really help to know that there are tens of thousands of available stocks to choose from, each of which can be used […]
Read MoreThere is a pretty significant difference in the way different investors perceive a stock in a long-term downward trend. For growth oriented-investors, the longer the downward trend, the less attractive the stock is, simply because the expectation is that the longer, bearish trend will outlast any near-term, bullish sentiment or momentum the stock may see. […]
Read MoreMoving deeper into a new earnings season, it is true that a number of the largest and most recognized names in the market have been posting better earnings results in the last quarter than expected. In many cases, companies have displayed an impressive ability to shift gears from traditional, office-based work arrangements to nearly complete […]
Read MoreThe Materials sector is one of the more interesting sectors of the market, because it encompasses a pretty wide range of business types. It’s also an industry that the average consumer probably doesn’t think much about, I think primarily because as consumers we tend to be aware of just the finished goods and products that […]
Read MoreIn my search for value, I’ve found it useful to develop a watchlist of stocks that I can check on a regular basis. That means that I often recycle stocks that I’ve previously used to make useful investments in, but don’t currently have a position in. That’s useful, because the familiarity that comes with the […]
Read MoreNo matter what current market conditions are at any given time, the point of value-oriented investing is to find stocks that offer attractive long-term upside. For my approach, that means using a combination of valuation, fundamental strength, and technical analysis to filter through the thousands of stocks that are available. With investors seemingly anxious to […]
Read MoreSince state governments began loosening COVID-19 mandated restrictions about six weeks ago, local economies have been getting restarted on a gradual basis. Today before the market opened, a new report on consumer spending seemed to show the kind of pent-up eagerness consumers have had to get back to some semblance of “normal”, as retail sales […]
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