As the new year gets started, I’m seeing a lot of analysts and experts talking about reasons the stock market should be able to continue following the upward trend that is now pushing into its eleventh year. If that is true, it becomes more and more tempting to start thinking about expanding our view of […]
Read MoreOne of the things that I find fascinating about the stock market is the way that economic and industry dynamics impact stock prices. Part of the challenge – and therefore, the intrigue – comes from the fact that stocks don’t always react the way you would expect. What you may perceive as good news or […]
Read MoreOver the last couple of months, one of the big headwinds in the Transportation industry has been the impact of Boeing-related concerns tied to the extended grounding of the popular 737 Max jet. Two fatal crashes led carriers all over the world to ground the jet, with federal regulators scrutinizing the company’s production and engineering […]
Read MoreOver the course of more than two decades as an investor and market analyst, I’ve studied a lot of different books about the markets and talked to a number of fellow investors about their investing methods. I’ve also experimented with as many different investing methods as possible, giving me the experience to compare the different […]
Read MoreAs the market, and economy moves into an expected, but unprecedented eleventh year of its bullish trend, a big question I see a lot of smart investors asking right now is what the right approach to take to the market is. With most economic indicators showing signs of continued strength, trade progress expected to reduce […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to identifying stocks that might make useful investments, there are as many strategies as there are people. You can break these strategies into any different number of categories. I like to differentiate between strategies by thinking first about the amount of time I might actually plan to hold the stock in question; […]
Read MoreOne of the hallmarks of the market’s upward trend this year has been the strength of the U.S. economy, even in the face of trade uncertainty that seemed to abate only after the U.S. and China both confirmed an initial, in-principle “phase one” agreement that held off increased tariffs earlier this month, with negotiations ongoing […]
Read MoreDigging through the thousands of publicly traded companies on U.S. stock exchanges, looking for value is something that can get tougher the longer a bull market lasts. That’s especially true for sectors and industries that have been leading the broad market’s trend. The Financial sector is a good example; as measured by the S&P 500 […]
Read MoreOne of the things I love about being an investor is the opportunity to talk to other investors. It’s certainly fun to share my own ideas about successful investing and my view of current economic conditions and events, but more importantly, I really like being able to compare notes, hear their ideas, and see how […]
Read MoreThe holiday season marks an influx of late releases in the movie industry; not just films with seasonal themes – Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. – but also last-minute hopefuls for the upcoming yearly awards marked by the announcement at the beginning of each year of Academy Award winners. Besides critical regard and artistic value, the information […]
Read MoreComing up on the end of the year, it’s easy to look at the stock market’s strong performance through the year, and positive news about trade, interest rates and geopolitics like Brexit and say that the market should be poised for another strong year in 2020. And that might be true; it is also true, […]
Read MoreIt’s always been interesting to me, up to a point, to note how practically all of the talking heads on popular media seem to focus almost exclusively on growth-driven investing strategies. Not that it’s surprising – after all, they’re generally trying to play to the broadest possible market, which means they need to emphasize strategies […]
Read MoreThis last week, the only news that talking heads seemed to want to focus on was the impeachment of President Trump by a Democrat-controlled Congress. From a market and economic standpoint, however, that really wasn’t the biggest news. It came from trade, but not from continuing negotiations between the U.S. and China; even as it […]
Read MoreThe prospect of a trade agreement between the U.S. and China, confirmed by both the White House and Chinese officials as it relates to “Phase One” of a long-term trade deal, along with generally settling geopolitical concerns that include Brexit worries, a slowing global economy, and central bank policy in both the U.S. and Europe […]
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