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Nancy Zambell

Chief Analyst, Cabot Money Club

Nancy Zambell has spent 30 years educating and helping individual investors navigate the minefields of the financial industry. She has created and/or written numerous investment publications, including UnDiscovered Stocks, UnTapped Opportunities, and Nancy Zambell’s Buried Treasures under $10. Nancy has worked with MoneyShow.com for many years as an editor and interviewer for their on-site video studios.

As a lecturer and educator, Nancy has led seminars for individual investors at the National Association of Investors, Investment Expo and the Money Show. She has also taught finance, economics and banking at the college level, and has been quoted extensively in The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, USA Today, and BusinessWeek.

Nancy’s book, Make Money Buying & Selling Stocks is an introduction for new investors and a reminder for experienced investors on how to profit in the stock market.

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It was more of the same for the markets this past month—some momentum, but ultimately, we ended up in just about the same place.

Investors are a little gun-shy as most were expecting Fed rate cuts to begin in the latter half of the year. But as the inflation beast is proving harder to tame than expected, Fed Chair Jerome Powell has indicated it may take longer before we see a rate cut. Naturally, the markets had an issue with that.

However, they seem to have absorbed that information and gone back to business.

All in all, we are still bullish here at Cabot, but also maintaining our judicious stock-picking stance.


This month, I have an undervalued company that’s also in growth mode for you, recommended by an analyst new to these pages. I’m really excited for you to hear about both!
Is silver a good investment? Given its store of value and multitude of industrial uses, there’s often a place for silver in portfolios.
Buying or selling LEAPs puts can benefit investors who want longer-term contracts with less volatility than shorter-dated options.
Not many people do it, but it’s important to set price targets on all your stocks the second you buy them. Here’s how to do it.
Learn how to find the best retirement income streams with low-risk, simple investments that can generate strong returns over time.
Identity theft is big business, and identity theft protection is more important than ever. Here’s how to profit from the companies keeping your ID safe.
Learn the best ways to get out of credit card debt and make better decisions with your money so you can begin saving more.
Finding turnaround stocks can be tricky. Here are some common characteristics, which could come in quite handy in the current environment.
The markets saw mostly sideways action in the past month—the soothsayers are still debating when the Fed will begin reducing interest rates. Growth stocks held on to their leadership position, although value stocks are beginning to show life in 2024.
All of us should be saving for retirement. But if you want to protect your money from inflation, you should be investing for retirement.
Life insurance policies come in many shapes and sizes, but depending on your financial situation you may not need life insurance at all.
Seeking out the safest investments for retirement will help you keep more of your money, helping you have a more comfortable retirement.
Arrived, a new fractional real estate investing platform, is one path to investing in real estate without breaking the bank, but it’s not the only way.
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ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing is morphing into “transition investing.” Here’s what it means, and three funds to consider for investors.
People always ask us how we manage to find the market’s leading growth stocks. Here are five characteristics we screen for.
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The markets have continued their bullish momentum so far in 2024, with growth stocks continuing to lead the way—especially large caps, which are up 32.94% so far this year.

Sector-wise, Communication Services (up 9.74%), Technology (up 5.07%), and Healthcare (up 4.11%) are the winners so far, with Real Estate (down 4.37%), Utilities (-2.91%), and Consumer Discretionary (-0/83%) the losing sectors.

Housing inventory is still tight, with prices remaining a little lofty. The S&P Case-Shiller home price index came in at a 5.4% rise, which was a bit less than the 5.7% forecast, but still higher than the month before.
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