Growth investing leans heavily on the idea that stocks tend to follow the direction of their previous trends. That may just be a nerdy way to say that the longer a stock has been going up, the more likely it is to keep going up. It is also why growth investors shun stocks that are […]
Read MoreBeing a value-oriented investor means that seeing stocks trading at or near historical lows tends to make a stock more interesting than when it is trading near historical highs. For growth investors, that sounds odd since growth investing puts an emphasis on upward trends and stocks trading at or near their yearly highs. Sometimes a […]
Read MoreThere is a pretty significant difference in the way different investors perceive a stock in a long-term upward trend. For growth oriented-investors, the longer the upward trend, the more attractive the stock is, simply because the expectation is that the longer, bullish trend will outlast any near-term, bearish sentiment or momentum the stock may see. […]
Read MoreIf there is one word that I think keeps the market on edge, it’s uncertainty. Each year, it seems that analysts and pundits alike spend a significant amount of time trying to identify the driving elements of market and economic activity. 2022 saw a lot of newsworthy events from war to inflation and everything in […]
Read MoreFor the past few years, the central narrative that investors and analysts have used to weave the market and economy’s movements into a single, cohesive thread is the coronavirus. While just about everybody wants to relegate the pandemic to history, its effects are still having an impact on daily life, and on the market. Variants […]
Read MoreOne of the primary criteria I’ve learned to use to filter through the thousands of publicly traded companies in the stock market is the payment of dividends. Dividends are a useful, relatively quick-reference approach to finding stocks with superior fundamentals than what most average investors pay attention to. Over time, they’ve also become more than […]
Read MoreOne of my favorite methods to quickly filter through the thousands of companies in the stock market is to focus on stocks that pay a consistent dividend. There are a couple of primary methods companies have to return the value of their business to shareholders. If you pay much attention to market media, you’ve probably […]
Read MoreWhen everybody is buying, contrarian and value-focused investors tend to get more cautious. The opposite is also true – when everybody is running for the exits, we start finding more and more attractive opportunities at great prices. The past year has been rough for just about every investing strategy, no matter whether you focus on […]
Read MoreThere are any number of dynamics that come to play in the markets at any given time – and not all of them come from company earnings announcements or national events. The reality of our ever-more connected world means that the ebb and flow of economic health on either a national or global scale can […]
Read MoreCisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) is one of the most recognizable and established companies in the Technology sector. With a market cap of more than $200 billion, and a clear position as a leader in the Technology sector, companies like CSCO are, without question, the standard against which all other business in their respective industries are […]
Read MoreOver the course of my investing career, I’ve learned to rely on a lot of fundamental data to describe the underlying strength of any stock I might consider using for a value-based investment. I’ve also learned to go beyond easy-to-reference, quick-glance data like earnings per share and price-to-earnings ratios, and to expand my view of […]
Read MoreNo matter what your approach to the stock market may be, there are a myriad number of issues that come at you and demand attention. Some of those elements can be anticipated, if not predicted; for example, if a company is getting set for a new quarterly earnings report, it’s pretty normal to see a […]
Read MoreOne of the challenges for any investor, no matter what method they prefer to use, is how to find new, useful opportunities to put their money to work. In that effort, one area that I think most investors don’t think about is investing in the companies that make access to the markets possible. I like […]
Read MoreOne of the core principles about technical analysis that was drilled into my head early in my investing career is that “the market is always right.” It’s one of those idioms that is good as sound bite. It’s also useful in building a disciplined investing mindset, because it’s designed to disconnect a person’s bias about […]
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