A lot of talk right now is starting to turn back, once again to how long the latest bullish rally in the major market indices is going to keep going. As of this writing, the S&P 500 is pushing near its highest point in June and appears set to break to a fresh high, the […]
Read MoreBeing a value-oriented investor means that the general mindset around a stock’s historical trading ranges is a bit different than what most investors, who tend to focus primarily on growth, tend to pay attention to. Value means looking for stocks trading at a nice price, and that usually means that stocks trading at or near […]
Read MoreOver the past couple of weeks, uncertainty has started to creep back into the market, after enthusiasm from the reopening of the economy on a national scale even as COVID-19 remains a concern that will persist into 2021. Unemployment is trending lower, but not as quickly as many economists and “experts” seem to expect, and […]
Read MoreThe analysis I apply to the stocks that I write about in this space reflects my preference for value-oriented investing strategies. That’s because, even though value investing falls in and out of favor with popular market news media types and talking heads depending on the shifting winds of change at any given time, I think […]
Read MoreBeing a contrarian investor can mean a few different things. To some, contrarian investing is correlated with value investing, and I think that makes sense in a lot of ways. For one thing, being a contrarian means recognizing that all price trends – up or down – are finite in length and duration. That means […]
Read MoreIf you’re like me, you’re undoubtedly getting tired of the seemingly endless discussion and examination of COVID-19. Latest infection numbers, speculation about vaccine development progress, whether governments will reimpose restrictions or mandate common sense measures like wearing masks in public – let’s face it, it gets tiresome to be confronted with what appears to be […]
Read MoreIn the last couple of weeks the market seems to have been trying to resolve the contradiction of the world we’re in right now. State governments began lifting COVID-19-induced restrictions in order to restart economic activity, which gave investors reason to start being optimistic again, but even as we are seeing progress in terms of […]
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Read MoreIn the last three months since the market hit a bear-market bottom, we’ve seen a number of stocks rally from extreme lows to new highs. A lot of the buzz is around companies that facilitate work-from-home business operating models or encourage other activities that make self-isolation and the social restrictions associated with living through a […]
Read MoreAs questions continue to loom about the continued progression of COVID-19 in the United States – and to what extent it may blunt any progress made in the last month or so from the standpoint of economic recovery – it’s pretty easy to give in to the fear that new restrictions may have to be […]
Read MoreClosing out a quarter, and moving into a new one, often prompts talking heads and analysts to look back and find the storylines that carried the market over the last few months. In a pandemic world, the narrative doesn’t really stray too far away from COVID-19 and the impact it continues to have, both from […]
Read MoreEver since the coronavirus pandemic reached North American shores, investors have keyed on the virus more than any other issue in driving market direction. Nationwide shutdown and self-isolation orders brought the U.S. economy to a grinding halt in late February and forced the market to visit bear market lows by mid-March. Hopes that the worst […]
Read MoreSpikes in COVID-19 infections across the country have put the market on uneven footing in the last couple of weeks, with the major indices coming off of their most recent highs and sparking concern that a broader pullback, or more alarming, a fresh new correction could be looming. That uncertainty has been enough to push […]
Read MoreThe work-from-home trend has sent these 2 stocks soaring, and traders say both are buys for the long-term.
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