The market seems to be rebounding and stabilizing after a tumultuous couple of weeks. The escalation of trade tensions, a sputtering global economy and talk of the next recession spooked investors. But as fear wanes investors realize that money has no place else go...
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This week is a still familiar story in the portfolio, with defensive stocks thriving and moving still higher.
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The market has undergone a radical personality transformation since I released the July issue last week. I’m not hitting the panic button, yet. But it is certainly a situation I will closely monitor.
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It’s the middle of the summer swoon. But there’s a lot going on in the market, namely earnings. Overall, this earnings season is shaping up to be positive but uninspired.
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Things look pretty darn good. The S&P 500 has broken the 3000 level for the first time ever and is within a whisker of its all-time high. The index is up over 9% since the beginning of June and 20% so far in 2019.
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The market is at new all-time highs. If there’s more bad news, it could go a lot higher. The biggest risk to the market right now is stronger-than-expected second-quarter GDP growth.
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The S&P 500 is at new all time highs as I write this. We have a market that wants to go higher, but it just keeps getting interrupted with negative headlines. It seems like we can’t get through a week without bad trade or...
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The FOMC is meeting this week and investors can hardly contain their euphoric bliss. In-the-know pundits are already factoring in a rate cut next month and more before the end of the year. The market rallied strongly yesterday as it salivated over prospect.
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The market found its mojo after the Fed vaguely insinuated that it could conceivably consider cutting rates before the end of the year. But it looks like the momentum is gone.
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Amidst the uncertainty investors are gravitating toward dividend stocks. You’re in the right place at the right time.
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A potential positive catalyst has turned distinctly negative—a swing and a miss. What does this mean for the market going forward?
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After the breakdown of trade negotiations with China and the escalation of tariffs, the market had a few ugly trading days, but now, it looks like we’re back in the saddle again.
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After a bumpy first half of the year, there are plenty of undervalued dividend stocks out there. Here are 10 poised for a big second half of 2018.
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Utility stocks are known for being low risk—they’re often called “widow and orphan stocks”.
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Now is a great time to invest in utility stocks, thanks to low energy prices and strength in the U.S. economy.
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