This has been a good year for the market. With only weeks left in 2019, the S&P 500 is more than 23% higher for the year. Some of that is the undoing of the overselling at the end of last year. But the has...
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Remain bullish. The market and leading stocks continue to act well, and while a pullback, shakeout or some other potholes could occur in the short-term, the odds continue to favor higher prices over time.
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An Amazing Opportunity from the 5G Revolution
The world is about to change in a major way. So much so that you may look back ten years or even five years from now and realize how profoundly different things are since 2019.
Identifying change is to...
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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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The market mood is always changing. Just last week the market indexes were forging new all-time highs and cyclical stocks were the best performers. What a difference a week makes.
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If you want to spread out your dividend payments, an ex-dividend date calendar is a handy way to keep track of all your payments. Here's how it works.
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Continue to put money to work. The market and individual stocks are acting very well, and while there are some short-term yellow flags out there (complacency, overbought, etc.), the fact that stocks haven’t given up much ground is encouraging.
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The market still has an upward bias, albeit less so than the past couple of weeks. Investors are starting to sniff out 2020.
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You don't hear much about it anymore, but the Internet of Things (IoT) affects many aspects of our lives. With that in mind, here are three IoT stocks to buy.
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The economy is still solid and the trade war thaw is taking away a big headline risk for the market.
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Put a little money to work. There are still issues with many growth stocks and plenty of crosscurrents, but the overall market is looking good and we have seen some earnings-induced breakouts.
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This High Priced Market Still Offers Great Value
Here we are with the market at fresh new all-time highs. It’s already the longest running recovery and bull market in history. Meanwhile, the global economy stinks and might be getting worse and we are on precipice...
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Dividend reinvestment is one of income investors' most powerful weapons, and DRIP plans are the best way to do it. But DRIPs do have their drawbacks.
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The market seems to want to move higher, albeit slowly and with rude interruptions from the headlines. The S&P 500 is within less than 1% off the all-time high set in July, although the index has been somewhat range-bound since June.
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While we’re growing more optimistic that the next big move will be up, we continue to advise a cautious stance as the market’s numerous crosscurrents continue—the indexes are still range bound, there’s rotation under the surface and relatively few stocks are hitting new highs.
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The market is once again flirting with all time highs. The good week was driven largely by the announcement of a partial trade deal with China. But the main event will be earnings going forward.
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The indexes are near all-time highs in what is now the oldest bull market and recovery in history. And risks are mounting. There’s the trade war with China, the sputtering global economy, weaker growth at home and impeachment. The market is really struggling muster...
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Be cautious. The selling pressure has spread to the rest of the market, with the recent decline cracking a bunch of stocks and causing our Cabot Tides to turn negative.
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October is a historically ominous month for stocks. After all, it is the month of the 1929 stock market crash and the 1987 crash. After a rough May and August we step into the mother of all jinxed months with a terrible start.
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