If you pay attention to the stock market, you inevitably become familiar with some of the personalities that take up space on market media to talk about it. On CNBC, for example, Jim Cramer is an ever-present commentator. Not only does he host his own “Mad Money” show in the afternoons on the network, you’ll […]
Read MoreThe billionaire investor just issued a warning, and says this is the asset to buy now to prepare for what’s coming.
Read MoreOne of the challenges about investing in the stock market is knowing where to look. With tens of thousands of different companies, in more than a dozen different sectors, hundreds of industries and even more sub-industries to consider, it can be pretty easy to throw your hands up in the air in desperation. How do […]
Read MoreThe stock market’s rally since May has been good for a number of sectors, including Consumer Discretionary stocks. The sector is about 8.5% higher since the beginning of June, and nearly 21% year to date. With the biggest, most well-known names like Walmart (WMT), Amazon (AMZN) and Target Stores (TGT) leading the charge, the assumption […]
Read MoreThe bank is now bullish on this asset class. The question is, should you get in on this trade?
Read MoreTuesday after the market closed, Micron Technology (MU) released its latest quarterly earnings report. MU is one of the most important players in the semiconductor industry, and since semiconductors are quite literally on the bleeding edge of U.S. – China trade, it only seems natural to pay attention to the stock. Their earnings report is […]
Read MoreIf you’ve followed my highlights in this space, you’ve seen me write on a number of occasions about how my value-focused investing approach tends to make me think in defensive terms under current market conditions. As the major indices are driving to new all-time highs, a lot of growth-oriented folks think that sounds pretty silly; […]
Read MoreThe longer you invest in the stock market, the more familiar you become with a lot of the concepts that are used to define and justify the various investing methods that drive them. Years ago, as I began to incorporate technical analysis and shorter-term trading strategies into my system, one of those basic principles was […]
Read MoreThe Consumer Discretionary sector includes stocks that cover a wide variety of the Retail industry. Because there are so many retail companies that offer different products to consumers, it’s hard to pinpoint any kind of specific niche. This is a sector that has performed pretty well this year; as measured by the S&P 500 Consumer […]
Read MoreMy focus on value-based investing opportunities over the years has, in many cases, led me to pass over some of the most dominant players in a respective industry or sector. That’s been especially true as the stock market’s bullish trend extended itself into the longest upward trend in recorded history. A big piece of the […]
Read MoreOne of the things that has helped the market perform very well this year, along with the expectation that a trade deal between the u.S. and China will eventually get worked out, is the fact that most economic data measurements in the U.S. have continued to come in pretty healthy. Even the fact that tariffs […]
Read MoreBeing a contrarian investor can mean a few different things. One is that while most investors shy away from stocks that are trading at historically low levels, a contrarian will usually immediately see an opportunity to look for a terrific bargain. Another is that the simple fact that a stock is going up often means […]
Read MoreWhen the only subject that anybody in the market wants to talk about at any given time is the latest addition to the trade narrative, it gets pretty easy to miss out on other important information that the market can give you. It’s part of a phenomenon that I like to call “missing the forest […]
Read MoreOne of the most basic tenets of value analysis can be summed up by a sound bite offered by the Oracle of Omaha himself, Warren Buffet: “I want to buy a good company at a nice price.” The idea sounds simple enough – but I always find it interesting to see so many different approaches […]
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