When the only subject that anybody in the market wants to talk about at any given time is the latest addition to the trade narrative, it gets pretty easy to miss out on other important information that the market can give you. It’s part of a phenomenon that I like to call “missing the forest […]
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 MoreOne of the most basic tenets of value analysis can be summed up by a sound bite offered by the Oracle of Omaha himself, Warren Buffet: “I want to buy a good company at a nice price.” The idea sounds simple enough – but I always find it interesting to see so many different approaches […]
Read MoreOne of the biggest challenges for most investors, no matter what your preferred investing strategy actually is, is being able to see past all of the latest news and market buzz to identify where the real opportunities lie. Politics, current events and “the next big thing” often tend to get in the way, prompting average […]
Read MoreOver the last month the market has been rattled by heightened geopolitical tensions from trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, and in the last week Mexico as well. This week the market has rebounded a bit, with the market moving upward in a big way yesterday on speculation that a deal with Mexico could […]
Read MoreThe thing that is exciting about many of the stocks that have come to be referred to as “Gig Economy” stocks, and that understandably draws in average investors as well as seasoned market veterans, is that many of these companies make their mark by introducing the world to a new way to use technology in […]
Read MoreIf you’re old enough to remember the 1990’s, you probably remember the nascent years of the Internet and the World Wide Web. As businesses began to realize the commercial opportunities that it offered, online businesses of seemingly every type were springing up. The wave of invention and innovation that period fueled impressive growth in the […]
Read MoreIf you read my highlights in this space on a regular basis, you’ve seen me highlight a number of stocks in the semiconductor industry. It’s an interesting segment of the market to me for a number of different reasons. Over the last decade-plus, it’s been one of the highest-performing pockets of the market, arguably one […]
Read MoreIt really seems like the market is going to take any queues for the foreseeable future from the U.S.-China trade front. With both sides seemingly digging in on hard-line positions that they don’t want to be moved off of, it looks like uncertainty is going to continue to rule the markets as we move into […]
Read MoreConsumer trends can be a fascinating thing to watch, despite the fact that sometimes they are fickle. That’s because sometimes those trends can give you important clues about the viability of certain products or ways of approaching business. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a new, groundbreaking technology, for example, but […]
Read MoreIt’s interesting to see the different reactions people have to news. Not surprisingly, a lot of it has to do with the kind of news we pay attention to. If you pay more attention to politics, then you’re likely to be most passionate about current political events and issues. If you’re an active investor, then […]
Read MoreWhile the market has found itself on increasing shaky ground throughout the month of May, one stock in particular seems to have stood out above the entire market. Roku, Inc. (ROKU) has nearly quadrupled in value from its bottom at the end of December, running from about $26 per share to its Friday close at […]
Read MoreIt’s been a shaky couple of weeks leading up to Monday’s Memorial Day holiday. At the end of April, the market pushed to a new all-time high, and most experts were singing the praises of the economy and the market. Most reports seemed to indicate that a trade deal between the United States and China […]
Read MoreSince the end of April, it hasn’t been all that unusual to see stocks -10% or more. Considering, however that even with its own pullback from a new all-time high in the last three weeks, the stock market remains more than 14% higher year to date, the normal expectation right now when you look at […]
Read MoreSometimes it’s a good idea to take a forced break from the prevailing news of the day and turn your focus to other things. Ih the stock market right now, all anybody seems to want to talk about is the trade war and the latest chapter in an ongoing debate that doesn’t appear ready to […]
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