In the last 48 hours I have received two unsolicited offers to buy property we own. The first was for our second home in Vermont, a handyman’s special I bought in 2004 and sank nearly a decade of blood, sweat and tears into completing...
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The market still looks strong. But it’s getting a little harder to figure out.
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Today, for a change, I’ll cover the news first, and the investing advice second. In Illinois, marijuana taxes exceeded alcohol taxes in the first three months of 2021. Marijuana tax revenue amounted to $86,537,000 while alcohol taxes brought in $72,281,000. I expect the to...
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Proxy season is moving into full gear. As a shareholder, you are one of the owners of your companies, so you get to vote on major decisions. Shareholder votes are, of course, much like public government elections, but in most cases your vote a..
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Stock Name
Market Cap
Price
Investment Type
AtriCure (ATRC)
$3.10 billion
68.00
Rapid Growth – MedTech
Bentley Systems (BSY)
$13.6 billion
49.71
Growth – Software
Endava (DAVA)
$4.48 billion
82.29
Rapid Growth – Digital Transformation
HubSpot (HUBS)
$23.1 billion
497.7
Rapid Growth – Software
Vail Resorts (MTN)
$12.5 billion
310.3
Growth – Hospitality & Leisure
Going Once, Going Twice, Gone!
In the last 48 hours I have received unsolicited...
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Even the S&P 500 is back near all-time highs. So why does it feel like there’s been a pullback in the market? Because there has … if you’re a micro-cap investor. The Russell Micro-cap index has pulled back and has underperformed the S&P by...
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It’s earnings season. So far, it has mainly been just the big banks that have reported. And the results have been largely positive.
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April was another strong month for the Cabot Profit Booster portfolio as we locked in gains ranging from 3.7% to 7.9% on our six positions. Here is the breakdown of each position:
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The bull market rolls on—but it’s not a perfect bull market. In fact, it’s showing signs of age, with divergences and rotations that alternately reward and retard various sectors from time to time.
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Porch Group (PRCH) has been very weak recently and moves to hold today. This move hasn’t been unique to PRCH, in fact most SPAC IPOs have been soft for a while now. However, we saw a sizeable decline on Friday and follow-through softness today.
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Friday afternoon several of the April covered calls that we sold expired worthless, leaving us with “uncovered” stock positions.
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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The expiration of our April covered calls is tomorrow, and our positions are working very well, though several are now trading below the strike price of our covered call options.
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Markets seem to be pausing a bit, with some stocks losing momentum while a few show surprising strength.
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It’s been another mostly constructive week as many of our stocks inch higher and the economic picture continues to improve.
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This is an incredible market that just keeps creeping higher. The promise of a booming recovery with trillions in stimulus ahead continues to pull stocks to new all-time highs.
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Nine weeks ago, as the marijuana sector was completing what looked like a climax top, I took the risky step of taking partial profits in ten of our stocks, moving to a 45% cash position.
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This is an unusual environment to say the least. The market is looking ahead to the highest GDP growth in decades as vaccines end the lockdowns and restrictions. And forecasts continue to rise. At the same time, trillions in government stimulus will flood the...
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EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, is a straight-forward measure (not a perfect measure, though) of a company’s cash operating profits. But, like seemingly all metrics published by company managements, it is usually adjusted for unusual items that may be non-recurring.
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