Among the interesting trends I have been watching for most of the last two years, and that have emerged at least in part as a practical response to the global health crisis we continue to struggle with has been a shift in consumer focus towards health, wellness and fitness. Given the constant messaging about personal […]
Read MoreThroughout the past year and a half, stocks in the Health Care sector have drawn a lot of attention from investors and analysts. That includes stocks in the Pharmacy/Drugstore industry; these were names, like Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and CVS Corporation (CVS) that worked actively in the early stages of the crisis to provide a […]
Read MoreIf you listen to a lot of “talking head” market analysts on TV, when a popular, well-known stock starts to drop in price, you’ll almost always start hearing about what a great deal the stock is at that price, and how you should “buy the dip” to take advantage of the next swing upward. For […]
Read MoreIf you’re like me, you’re probably more than a little bit tired of hearing all of the talk about coronavirus and its impact on daily life. That’s a big reason, I think that the market rebounded so quickly from pandemic-driven, bear market lows that took about a month to be seen from the market’s high […]
Read MoreOne of the fairly consistent themes of 2021 has been the impact of the global pandemic on different pockets of the economy. While everybody is anxious to look past the days of social isolation, quarantine and shelter-in-place requirements at the early stages of the crisis, and talk about seeing life get “back to normal,” the […]
Read MoreWithin the scope of long-term investing, there are two primary methods most investors use: investing for growth, or looking for value. I write a lot in this space about value-oriented investing, because more than two decades of study and hard experience have taught me that it is the investing method that suits me best. It […]
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 MoreOne of the sources of a lot of conversation among talking heads and market analysts in general lies around the “reopening” concept. With social and business restrictions easing across the United States, many of the activities we all enjoyed prior to the global pandemic are coming back into a vogue. This seems to have remained […]
Read MoreAmong the interesting trends I have been watching for most of the last two years, and that have emerged at least in part as a practical response to the global health crisis we continue to struggle with has been a shift in consumer focus towards health, wellness and fitness. Given the constant messaging about personal […]
Read MoreOne of the themes of most of 2021 has come as investors and economists have tried to look past the difficult conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and forecast the best places to look for new investing opportunities is the “reopening trade,” referring to the industries and stocks that may be best positioned to take […]
Read MoreOver the last year or so, it has been interesting to see a number of normally unremarkable, under-the-radar stocks get a lot of attention in the marketplace for different reasons. Earlier this year, the so-called “meme stocks” were getting a lot of buzz, as investors used social media platforms like Reddit to compare notes about […]
Read MoreNo matter what current market conditions may be at any given time, one of the primary questions any long-term focused investor – whether you prefer a growth or value approach – should be whether the strength of the underlying business is strong enough to justify a stock’s current price. For growth-focused investors, the question is […]
Read MorePlus, Best Buy delivered an earnings beat, top tech executives are expected to meet with President Biden at the White House tomorrow to discuss cybersecurity, and Peloton announced its new Tread treadmill.
Read MoreAfter a busy week for retail earnings, traders identify 3 stocks in the sector that they say are buys now, including one under-the-radar pick.
Read MorePlus, Macy’s and Kohl’s reported earnings beats, the FTC filed a new antitrust complaint against Facebook, and Chipotle announced it is testing a new meatless chorizo in two markets.
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