The S&P 500 (SPX) index is up 10% since rising above its previous trading range in late November. While 10% is not necessarily a big move for a stock, it is definitely a big move for a major index.
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The market is strong, our portfolio is full, and the prospects for the months ahead look good. Thus I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested in stocks that help you meet your investing goals.
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The big thing on most investors’ minds is whether or not this market can go higher.
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The big news pertaining to global investing is the signing in Washington yesterday of the phase-one “truce” trade deal between America and China.
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Fourth quarter 2019 earnings season began yesterday with a few large banks reporting very strong results.
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The market is strong, our portfolio is full, and the prospects for the months ahead look good. Thus I continue to recommend that you be heavily invested in stocks that help you meet your investing goals.
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The market is off to a superb start to 2020 with many growth sectors finding their groove and ripping higher. The S&P 600 Small Cap Index continues to trade above the all-important (my opinion) 1,000 level and we’re seeing participation from a wider of...
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Short-term, the market remains under pressure, buffeted by the selling of investors scared by the prospects of an extended tariff war, but long-term, the trend remains up, so we still see the current weakness as a normal correction.
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For the most part, global stock markets performed strongly in 2019. But if you dig a bit deeper, you will see sizable and interesting gaps between countries.
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Short-term, the market remains under pressure, buffeted by the selling of investors scared by the prospects of an extended tariff war, but long-term, the trend remains up, so we still see the current weakness as a normal correction.
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There was very little news or new analyst research on our portfolio stocks last week. I expect a surge in new information by mid-January as businesspeople and Wall Street analysts get back to work after the holidays.
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I previously gave you a heads up that new low-sulfur diesel regulations (IMO 2020) and a serious hog disease in China (African Swine Fever) are quite likely to increase inflation numbers in 2020 and beyond. Are you ready for the next sweeping industrywide that...
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This list of the best investment sites to research stocks aims to help individual investors navigate the sea of stock-related information on the web.
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The S&P 600 Small Cap Index, which hadn’t broken above 1,000 for most of 2019, is now comfortably above that level and appears to be heading higher.
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The best DRIPs are the kind of safe, long-term income stocks you want to give your grandchildren for Christmas. Here are three that I like.
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We are so accustomed to looking at stocks and markets day by day that we sometimes miss the big trends as well as opportunities.
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Short-term, the market remains under pressure, buffeted by the selling of investors scared by the prospects of an extended tariff war, but long-term, the trend remains up, so we still see the current weakness as a normal correction.
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Two stocks depart from the Special Situation Portfolio and the Growth Portfolio today, respectively, while another joins the Growth & Income Portfolio.
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The upward trajectory for growth stocks that was smooth sailing in November has turned far bumpier in December.
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Short-term, the market remains under pressure, buffeted by the selling of investors scared by the prospects of an extended tariff war, but long-term, the trend remains up, so we still see the current weakness as a normal correction.
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