4 Alternative Energy Stocks and ETFs Seeing Sunny Days
These four stocks and ETFs offer investors the opportunity to gain exposure to the bullish solar and alternative energy sector.
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Growth stocks are the glamour investments on Wall Street.
They are the reason all those talking heads on CNBC have jobs, and what makes Jim Cramer ramble on as if he’s just chugged five Red Bulls (maybe he has). Growth stocks often outpace the market, and the best ones can earn triple-digit returns in a short amount of time. So it’s not surprising that they generate so much excitement and endless chatter.
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Of course, there’s a caveat to investing in these stocks. Unlike time-tested dividend stocks or bargain-basement value plays, these stocks carry plenty of risk. The companies are less mature, have smaller margins, and typically don’t pay a dividend. Thus, the stocks can be very volatile, especially around earnings season.
For many investors, however, the risks of investing in these stocks are worth the potential rewards. Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX)—all of them started off as growth stocks before they became some of the best-performing and most coveted stocks on the market. Those who got in early earned triple-digit, even quadruple-digit, returns.
There are several keys to finding the right growth stocks:
Growth stocks were the basis upon which Cabot Investing Advice was founded in 1970. Our founder, Carlton Lutts, gave up a career in engineering to pursue his passion for stock selection and market timing.
Nearly half a century later, we’re much more than a growth investing advisory. But growth stocks—and helping individual investors earn big profits from them—are still at the heart of what we do via our flagship advisory, Cabot Growth Investor.
Investing in these stocks can be tricky. Finding a hidden gem that has yet to be fully discovered by the market is simultaneously exciting and frustrating. Look for up-trending earnings growth, improving profit margins, and booming industries. If done right, investing in growth stocks can be both highly satisfying and highly profitable.
And we’re here to help!
These four stocks and ETFs offer investors the opportunity to gain exposure to the bullish solar and alternative energy sector.
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This week’s MoneyShow column on Forbes.com entitled, "Heart-Felt Buys: 6 Cardiac Opportunities," highlights top advisors’ favorite stocks among cardiac treatments and heart device makers. Mike Cintolo, Chief Analyst of Cabot Top Ten Trader, and Tyler Laundon, Chief Analyst of Cabot Small-Cap-Cap Confidential are featured.
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In its January 30, 2017 Special Annual Report, Timer Digest named Mike Cintolo a Top Intermediate-Term Market Timer.
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Mike’s NVDA pick gained 116.4% in 2016, compared to a gain of 17.0% for the S&P 500.
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Semiconductor stocks continue to lead IBD sector rankings thanks to good fundamentals and relative price strength. Here are a few of the leaders.
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Decades ago, we came up with a phrase to describe a growth stock’s long-term growth cycle, describing the three phases a stock will go through during its life: Romance, Transition and Reality. The Romance phase is when the stock makes its biggest gains; when...
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History doesn’t repeat, but it sure does rhyme, and that’s the reason why this years’ worth of wisdom is an invaluable resource for the serious investor.
Every word was written by Mike Cintolo and originally published in Cabot Market Letter (since renamed Cabot Growth Some...
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Five Below (FIVE 38): FIVE has the story, numbers and, increasingly, chart (it’s been trending up since November) that could make it a solid winner going forward. See page 5.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND 90): Ligand reported a fine fourth quarter last week, and though stock...
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The Model Portfolio remains in a highly defensive stance. In fact, after our sale of Amazon last week, we built up our largest cash position (80%) since the end of the 2008-2009 bear market. (The next largest was October 2011, when the portfolio 77%...
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More bullish pieces of the market’s puzzle are falling into place. Our Cabot Tides turned positive in late-February, signaling a new intermediate-term uptrend. Our Two-Second Indicator quickly followed, signaling the broad market had turned healthy for the first time in many months.
After that, market...
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