Over the last two years, a lot of interesting storylines about the market, the economy, and consumer habits and trends have given investors useful ways to find practical investing opportunities. While the pandemic shuttered all kinds of business and economic activity in early 2020, for example, one area of the marketplace that saw big surges […]
Read MoreThere are any number of dynamics that come to play in the markets at any given time, which means that the ebb and flow of a nation’s economic health can be tied to a lot of other societal elements, including political and geopolitical shifts, social perceptions and changes, and as we have seen since the […]
Read MoreLooking for stocks at the low side of their historical ranges is a no-brainer approach for a value-oriented investor, because generally increases the odds that the stock will represent a good bargain. It’s an idea that that growth-focused investors and traders don’t embrace, because even the newest, least experienced investor already has it drilled into […]
Read MoreDuring the last two years, one of the most interesting sectors of the market to pay attention to has been the Consumer Discretionary sector. This is a sector that is driven by consumer spending, which is generally highest when the economy is healthy. The COVID-19 pandemic shuttered all kinds of economic activity through much of […]
Read MoreOne of the big challenges for average investors is sifting through the mountains of information that comes from the market on a daily basis. I think that may be the biggest reason that so many investors have learned over the course of decades of market activity to rely on analyst estimates for a company’s future […]
Read MoreNo matter how tired we get of hearing about COVID-19, there is no denying that ever since the virus found its way to American shores more than two years ago, a lot of media attention has been given to the Healthcare sector – and especially to the Biotechnology industry, where many of the biggest names […]
Read MoreI’m something of a movie buff. I memorize the dialogue from my favorite movies and drive my family nuts when they try to watch a movie with me because I’ll voice the dialogue out loud with the characters. I guess it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, then to admit that I often find […]
Read MoreOne of the big recovery stories over the past year has come from the Aerospace industry, which includes commercial airlines. It really comes as no surprise to say that in 2020 and the early part of 2021 the industry was one of the biggest, unquestioned losers in the stock market after commercial travel dried up […]
Read MoreThrough most of the past two years, one of the surprising stories is the way that a lot of traditional, brick-and-mortar retail companies found creative ways to shift their operations to work in a COVID-restricted world. Along with unprecedented stimulus like extended unemployment benefits that shielded a lot of Americans from the worst economic impacts […]
Read MoreIn the first quarter of 2022, broad market commentary has shifted from the pandemic-driven questions and concerns that defined most of 2020 and all of 2021. The after-effects of monetary and stimulus policies that pumped money into the economy during the worst of the pandemic began to show clear signs of cost inflation, not only […]
Read MoreThe Food Products industry in the Consumer Staples sector is an area of the market that tends to get overlooked because, let’s face it, it just isn’t very sexy. Even so, it is one of very few segments of the market that saw consumer-driven improvements in demand through the worst of the pandemic and into […]
Read MoreOne of the things that makes the markets interesting to me is the way that history often informs – even though it doesn’t necessarily predict – current market activity. The fact that previous lows often help the market to find new lows, and previous highs often lead to current highs, for example, lends credence to […]
Read MoreOne of the sectors that I have learned to pay attention to as a barometer for the underlying relative health of the economy is the Materials sector, because the companies that comprise it produce or mine many of the raw materials that make up the building blocks for most of the finished goods we use […]
Read MoreAT&T Inc. isn’t just one of the largest telecomm companies in the United States, but also one of the most established and recognized names in the world. From its origins as “the phone company” to its expansion into wireless telecommunications, broadcast media and even the film industry, this is a company that in the last […]
Read MoreI’m a bit of a tech nerd, and as such, it means that one of the sectors of the market I tend to gravitate to very easily is Technology. Over the last few years, a big subject of focus in that sector has been the implementation and rollout of 5G infrastructure, and in the last […]
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