As has been a pretty consistent theme for most of the past year, uncertainty around trade continues to put the market on edge. Beginning last month, investors started feeling trade anxiety all over again as trade progress seemed to stall yet again. At the beginning of this week, hope shifted back yet again after the […]
Read MoreInvestors beware: the VIX looks like it’s about to skyrocket higher.
Read MoreOne of the sectors of the market that tends to see the most volatility on a short-term basis is energy. The volatility that can drive the prices of energy commodities like crude and natural gas from one extreme to another in a short period of time is something that can make conservative investors pretty nervous […]
Read MoreStocks with this feature have outperformed the rest of the market after the Fed cuts rates, and these 7 stocks fit the bill.
Read MoreIf you’ve followed my highlights in this space, you’ve seen me write on a number of occasions about how my value-focused investing approach tends to make me think in defensive terms under current market conditions. As the major indices are driving to new all-time highs, a lot of growth-oriented folks think that sounds pretty silly; […]
Read MoreEvery investor knows that volatility can strike at any time due to a variety of economic and geopolitical factors. Market participants saw that last month when the S&P 500 nosedived 6.6% in its worst May performance since 2012 and second-worst since the 1960s. But overall market volatility is hardly important without pinning it against individual […]
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 MoreIf the volatility this week has you searching for safety, these 2 stocks look like good options.
Read MoreThe bulls came roaring back in January as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 logged their best January performances in three decades. The rally also constituted their largest monthly gains since October 2015, just two months after the Dow Jones experienced its first “Black Monday” of the new millennium with a 1,089-point […]
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