This morning, the market is trying to rebound from the worst single-day performance since October 1987, and certainly one of the worst weeks on record. The carnage has rippled through just about every sector of the market. I don’t think it’s too surprising, given the way coronavirus has continued to dominate practically every single headline. […]
Read MoreAs a pretty regular, retail investor, I have a lot of the same challenges most people do about tracking the stock market. Even though I do this for a living, I’m a busy guy, which means that paying attention to the entire market is hard, if not impossible to do. Like most smart investors, I’ve […]
Read MoreThe financial markets aren’t alone – or even leading the way – when it comes to reactionary, over-the-top fear about coronavirus. Last weekend, my wife and I were making our weekly run to the grocery store to stock up on the typical essentials. While this may not surprise you, it did surprise me to see […]
Read MoreAny experienced investor, no matter what their investment philosophy is, will undoubtedly tell you that one of the most useful ways they keep track of new opportunities as they come up is by maintaining a watchlist of stocks that they can check on a regular basis. A good, diversified list of stocks in a variety […]
Read MoreThe market seems set to keep selling off – but is the story really as bad as it seems? The news continues to revolve around coronavirus-induced fear. It’s true that the spread of the virus continues to get bigger; but there are also indications that the worst effects may have already begun tapering off. I […]
Read MoreIt is, perhaps, not too surprising that while the rest of the market has been plagued by fear and uncertainty coming from the increasing spread of coronavirus and questions about the efficacy of government responses, there have been a few pockets of opportunity to be had. One of those is in stocks like Gilead Sciences […]
Read MoreThis week, the market continues to be volatile, but uncertain. Coronavirus, Super Tuesday, geopolitics, trade, interest rate policy – it seems like everything is getting added to the mix right now. Increasing uncertainty is a good reason to start looking for generally more conservative ways to put your money to work for you. That means […]
Read MoreOver the last several years, one of the biggest benchmarks the Fed has used to evaluate the need to raise, lower or maintain their interest rate policy has been the employment rate. Every month, the market seems to hold its breath as a new set of unemployment and salary data is made available and everybody […]
Read MoreIn the last week, uncertainty and concern related to the increasing spread of coronavirus on a wider, global basis (including the U.S., on a relatively smaller scale) officially gave way to panic; for the week, the Dow Jones Industrial average shed more than 4,000 points from its last peak in the middle of February, which […]
Read MoreMoving into the end of the week, most of the commentary now has started to shift away from whether or not the coronavirus outbreak, which have dominated all of the media’s attention this week, will have a global economic impact to just how severe it is going to be, and how long it is going […]
Read MoreFear is increasing on a global basis that the outbreak of coronavirus is even worse than most think this week On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) not only acknowledged that the virus will spread to the United States, but also that Americans should prepare for a “major disruption” as a result. That news […]
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Read MoreAs fears about the potential failure of coronavirus containment, in the U.S., Europe, and other areas outside of China have increased, the market appears to have begun moving into free-fall. In the last two days, the Dow has shed nearly 2,000 points – enough to push that index down by more than -8.5% since forming […]
Read MoreThe completion of Phase One of a U.S.-China trade deal at the beginning of the year put analysts, economists and investors alike in a bullish move about most of the sectors in the market that have anything to do with global trade. Even recent tensions and concerns about the outbreak and potential global spread of […]
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 strongly in 2020, and is off to a pretty good start […]
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