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Chris Preston

Editor in Chief and Chief Analyst of Cabot Stock of the Week and Cabot Value Investor

Chris Preston is Cabot Wealth Network’s Vice President of Content and Chief Analyst of Cabot Stock of the Week and Cabot Value Investor .

Chris joined Cabot in 2015, where he previously served as staff analyst, web editor, and Chief Analyst of Cabot Wealth Daily, our free investment advisory, which in 2019 was named “Best Financial/Investing Newsletter or Ezine” at the SIPA (Specialized Information Publishers Association) Awards, with Chris at the helm.

Prior to joining Cabot, Chris was an analyst and assistant managing editor with Wyatt Investment Research. He has been an investment analyst for more than a decade and a professional writer/editor for nearly 20 years, picking up multiple writing awards along the way. His bylines have appeared in Forbes, The Money Show, Time Magazine, U.S. News and World Report and ESPN.com.

Chris lives in Vermont with his wife, two young kids and their golden retriever, Scout. He occasionally sleeps.

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Cabot Stock of the Week
Cabot Stock of the Week Issue: December 16, 2024
The major indexes have mostly held serve near all-time highs this month. But beneath the surface, some selling has emerged, as high-flying growth stocks, the Dow, small caps and the Equal Weight index are all down in December. Is it a sign of broader selling to come? That may depend on language coming out of this week’s Fed speak and presumed rate cut. Regardless, I don’t think the bull market is on borrowed time – I expect it to continue well into 2025.

With that in mind, we reintroduce one of my favorite stocks – one that I previously added in the teeth of the bear market in 2022 before it took on too much water but has been rounding into shape for more than a year. Now, Carl Delfeld is recommending it to his Cabot Explorer readers. Today, we give it a second go-round with high hopes for next year and beyond


Details inside.
December 16, 2024
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Chris Preston
Dividend Stocks
Coke vs. Pepsi Stock: Maybe You Can Beat the Real Thing
In comparing Coke vs. Pepsi stock, neither soda giant will blow you away. But over the long haul, both are uncannily reliable. Which is best?
December 16, 2024
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Chris Preston
Dividend Stocks
Why Business Development Company Investing Makes Sense
Investing in a business development company is a high-risk, high-reward proposition for income investors. But you can mitigate risks.
December 13, 2024
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Chris Preston
Stock Market
3 Reasons the Bull Market Will Continue in 2025
The last two years have been phenomenal for the stock market, but the good times aren’t over yet. Here are 3 reasons the bull market will continue in 2025.
December 13, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Value Investor
December 12, 2024
The market is getting a little frothy.

The S&P 500 is up 5.5% in the five weeks since election day, though that’s a historically normal bump following an election. The bull/bear ratio topped 3.9 last week – just shy of the 4.0 “danger zone” that often precedes pullbacks, though it’s not the first time it’s been this high in recent months. And Bitcoin, an asset that thrives in bull markets and typically tops right before a major pullback, just crossed the $100,000 threshold for the first time and has more than doubled in the last three months.
December 12, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Stock of the Week
Cabot Stock of the Week Issue: December 9, 2024
At a high level, the market is still humming on all cylinders, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hovering near all-time highs. But look closer, and some cracks have egun to form, with the Dow down in the last week and some high-flying growth stocks – including several in the Stock of the Week portfolio – getting sold off today. With inflation data to come later this week, it’s possible a pullback of some kind is in order. So today, we add an inflation-proof stock that Clif Droke just wrote extensively about in his Cabot Turnaround Letter advisory.

Details inside.
December 9, 2024
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Chris Preston
Growth Stocks
AMZN Stock vs. GOOG Stock: Which Is the Better Buy Today?
AMZN stock and GOOG stock are two musts for any portfolio. But which tech behemoth is better positioned for future growth?
December 6, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Value Investor
Cabot Value Investor Issue: December 5, 2024
The market party is on, but someone forgot to tell healthcare stocks.

They’re the only one of the 11 S&P 500 sectors that is actually down in the month since the presidential election. That has everything to do with these five letters: RFK Jr. But are concerns about Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department overblown? It appears Wall Street is starting to think so, as the sector has been in steady recovery after an initial sell-off. Still, as a whole, healthcare stocks have been the weakest performers of any major sector this year. And that spells opportunity for value investors.

In today’s issue, we add a big-name, undervalued healthcare stock to our Buy Low Opportunities portfolio. It’s a company whose name you likely know – and that’s showing signs of more consistent profit growth.

Details inside.

December 5, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Stock of the Week
Cabot Stock of the Week Issue: December 2, 2024
The market continued to inch its way higher in the two weeks since I last wrote. The Stock of the Week portfolio isn’t inching – it’s soaring. Multiple positions in our portfolio were up double-digit percentages in the last couple weeks, with several others hitting new 52-week or all-time highs. As always, it’s a testament to the elite stock-picking ability of our superb analysts. And today, we add another stock, a familiar name that has regained momentum enough to warrant inclusion in last week’s Cabot Top Ten Trader advisory.

Details inside.
December 2, 2024
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Chris Preston
Magazine
Why Are Interest Rates Still So High?
The Fed began cutting short-term interest rates just a few months ago, but Treasury (and mortgage) rates are rising. What’s behind the disconnect, and should it concern us as investors?
November 27, 2024
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Chris Preston
Growth Stocks
Nike (NKE) Stock vs. Lululemon (LULU) Stock: Which Is the Better Sports Apparel Buy?
Lululemon is the fastest growing sports apparel company. Is it a better buy than Nike? Let’s break down Nike stock vs. Lululemon stock.
November 25, 2024
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Chris Preston
Stock Market
What Is a Small-Cap Stock?
A small cap stock is a company that is just starting to gain momentum. While risk is present, their youth gives them the potential to net massive returns.
November 22, 2024
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Chris Preston
Growth Stocks
3 Retail Stocks to Buy for a Black Friday Bump
With Black Friday just a week away, let’s take a look at three retail stocks with the most momentum heading into the holiday weekend.
November 22, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Value Investor
November 21, 2024
Tesla (TSLA) is getting lots of headlines these days, and for good reason.

Their CEO and founder, Elon Musk, was tabbed by President-elect Donald Trump to head up something called the Department of Government Efficiency (along with Vivek Ramaswamy); their stock price is up 57% in the last month; and the company is coming off its first truly encouraging quarterly earnings report in a year. Anyone who invested in TSLA a year ago, five years ago, or 13 years ago, when our Mike Cintolo first recommended the stock in his Cabot Top Ten Trader advisory, has made a LOT of money.

But another company has surpassed Tesla as the biggest EV seller in the world. And today, we add it to the Cabot Value Investor portfolio.
November 21, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Stock of the Week
Cabot Stock of the Week Issue: November 18, 2024
In our last issue before the holiday shopping season hopefully kicks off the next leg of the bull market, today we subtract two underperforming overseas positions and add a mid-cap defense stock recommended by Cabot Explorer Chief Analyst Carl Delfeld. We also put a bow on Q3 earnings season (minus this week’s Nvidia report, of course), which was mostly a force for good among the stocks in our portfolio.

Details inside.
November 18, 2024
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Chris Preston
Stock Market
Why You Should Capitalize on the “Trump Trade” Before His Inauguration
The “Trump Trade” has been pushing the market to new heights, but the period between the election and inauguration is almost always fruitful for investors.
November 15, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Value Investor
November 14, 2024
The honeymoon phase for a second Trump term continues on Wall Street. Stocks are up 3.5% in the week since Trump won the election, with all three of the major indexes advancing to new all-time highs. The reaction is being framed as specific to Donald Trump and his potential influence on stock prices – the so-called “Trump Trade” – but in reality, this is nothing new.

In recent years, there’s always been a honeymoon phase for stocks after a presidential election – regardless of which party or candidate won. And it typically lasts until the newly elected president’s inauguration in late January.
November 14, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Stock of the Week
Cabot Stock of the Week Issue: November 11, 2024
The election is over. Earnings season is largely behind us. And the Fed matched investor expectations by cutting rates by another 25 basis points. The result? A market at fresh all-time highs and with newfound momentum on the heels of a sluggish October. And the Stock of the Week portfolio is performing even better, with no fewer than 10 stocks (!) trading at new all-time or 52-week highs as of this writing.

So, let’s lean into the growth environment while it lasts by adding a mid-cap fintech software stock that Tyler Laundon introduced to his Cabot Early Opportunities readers last month.

Details inside.
November 11, 2024
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Chris Preston
Stock Market
What to Do When You Receive Shares in a Stock Spin-off
Investing in stock spin-offs is worth the risk. But you need to know what to do with shares you receive when your larger holding is spun off.
November 7, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Value Investor
Cabot Value Investor Issue: November 7, 2024
The election is over, a winner swiftly declared, and the Fed is set to cut rates again today. All of that is hugely bullish, as evidenced by the market hitting fresh all-time highs on Wednesday. But it’s even bigger news for small-cap stocks, which are historically overdue for a massive run. So today, we add a new small-cap stock whose name virtually everyone knows – and perhaps has indulged in themselves. That addition is part of a sweeping portfolio overhaul in our November issue, which includes two stocks reaching – actually eclipsing – our price targets, and our one true laggard getting the ax after a bad earnings report.

Lots to talk about today. Let’s get right to it.
November 7, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Stock of the Week
Cabot Stock of the Week Issue: November 4, 2024
It’s election week, and it will be the elephant in the room for investors until a winner is declared. Will that be before the market opens on Wednesday, as in 2016? Will it take until this weekend, like it did in 2020? Or could this toss-up election drag out even longer, a la Bush/Gore in 2000? Either of the two former scenarios probably wouldn’t impact the market much. The latter would, at least for a time. So let’s all hope for a quick result. Sprinkle in the latest round of Fed cuts later in the week, plus more than a handful of earnings reports for Stock of the Week stocks, and it’s an incredibly pivotal week for the market.

With so much up in the air, today we add a relatively “safe” large-cap stock with a decent yield, low beta and impressive earnings growth. It’s been a staple of Tom Hutchinson’s Cabot Dividend Investor portfolio for quite some time.

Details inside.
November 4, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Value Investor
October 31, 2024
As you read this, I am likely fortifying my house in preparation for the 400-500 Trick-or-Treaters that are sure to descend on our place in Vermont in a few hours. That’s no exaggeration – we live on a crowded street that draws kids from all over town, and even adjoining towns, trying to maximize their Halloween hauls. The 1,000 pieces of candy I buy every year and the countless ghouls, skeletons, smoke-emitting jack-o’-lanterns and giant spiders I’ve accrued the last few years to adorn our lawn are almost like an annual tax.

Living in such a bustling Halloween hotbed is fun, and it’s certainly a blast for our two kids. But it’s a lot of work, and we’re always happy when the calendar flips to November. And in that way, it reminds me a bit of the market every October.
October 31, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Stock of the Week
Cabot Stock of the Week Issue: October 28, 2024
The deep breath before a toss-up presidential election has arrived on Wall Street, with stocks barely budging in the last two to three weeks. Investors are likely prepared for either outcome but are waiting until a winner is declared before resuming this two-year bull market rally. While we wait, it’s a good time to pare down our portfolio a bit, which we do today by saying goodbye to three recent laggards. We also add a high-growth tech stock with plenty of momentum that Mike Cintolo recommended to his Cabot Top Ten Trader audience a week ago.

Details inside.
October 28, 2024
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Chris Preston
Stock Market
The Fed Is Cutting Rates. So Why Are They Rising Again?
When the Fed cut rates by 50 basis points last month, it was supposed to ring in a new era of low interest rates. Instead, rates are rising again. Why?
October 25, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Value Investor
October 24, 2024
October hasn’t been accompanied by the type of stock selling we’ve witnessed the last two years, when U.S. markets fell sharply in October and reached a second-half-of-the-year bottom both times. Instead, this October has wrought a more subtle disappointment: rising interest rates.

Indeed, despite the Fed’s 50-basis point cut to the federal funds rate in mid-September ringing in a new era of rate slashing, 10-year Treasury yields have risen steadily since the calendar flipped to October, going from 3.80% to 4.24% – their highest level since July. In fact, Treasury yields are up 15% since September 18, the day the Fed cut rates for the first time in four and a half years.
October 24, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Stock of the Week
Cabot Stock of the Week Issue: October 21, 2024
Stocks stayed the course this past week, holding near all-time highs despite myriad existential threats out there (expanding Middle East war, a toss-up presidential election two weeks away, Q3 earnings season underway, etc.). Clearly, the bulls are in control right now. That can change at the drop of a hat – or an unexpected news event. But we have to go with the evidence in front of us, and right now it’s saying, “Buy.”

But it does make sense to add some better values to the portfolio. And this week we do just that, adding an undervalued small-cap utility stock that recently caught the eye of Clif Droke, Chief Analyst of the Cabot Turnaround Letter.

Details inside.
October 21, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Value Investor
October 17, 2024
We spend the vast majority of our time focused on U.S. stocks, and rightly so.

After all, although America has just 4% of the world’s population and generates 23% of the global GDP, 72% of worldwide investment capital is spent on U.S. stocks. That’s a stat our global investing expert, Carl Delfeld, relayed to me and my colleague Brad Simmerman on our latest Street Check podcast (click here to listen to the entire conversation). I knew the global investment axis tilted toward the U.S. – just maybe not that much.
October 17, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Stock of the Week
Cabot Stock of the Week Issue: October 14, 2024
Stocks are at all-time highs, yet again, defying the myriad potential macro tailwinds (expanding war in the Middle East, looming presidential election, another damaging hurricane, Q3 earnings season underway, etc.) that have been threatening to derail the market. One of them still could, but for now, we’ll stick with what’s in front of us, and that’s a market with plenty of momentum. Today, we lean into that momentum by adding a mid-cap tech stock recently recommended by Tyler Laundon to his Cabot Early Opportunities audience.

Details inside.
October 14, 2024
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Chris Preston
Stock Market
Stock Market Performance By U.S. President: Which Party Gets Better Returns?
The stock market performance under Donald Trump was strong. But history says investors favor a Democrat in the White House.
October 10, 2024
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Chris Preston
Cabot Value Investor
October 10, 2024
Stocks have barely budged for three months.

The S&P 500 is a mere 1.5% above its mid-July highs, while the Nasdaq is actually down 2.5% since its July 10 peak. The Dow has made the most headway, up 2.1% since its July 17 apex. This type of multi-month lethargy is nothing new for an election year.
October 10, 2024
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Chris Preston