How Does Inflation Affect Stocks?
Inflation fears are escalating among bond investors. But how does inflation affect stocks? Opinions vary. Here's what I think.
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Expert Advice for a Wall of Worry
These three rules will help you manage your portfolio.
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What Does Dow 21,000 Mean? Not Much.
Dow 21,000 is getting a lot of ink, like when the index topped 20,000 in January. But it doesn't mean you should passively invest your money in the index.
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Growth Stocks or Value Stocks: Which Kind of Investor Are You?
Do you prefer growth stocks, value stocks or income stocks? If you don’t know, now is the time to decide, before the market rebounds from the election.
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Let’s Do Lunch!
In the middle of October, I hosted a webinar called Lunch with the Analyst. It was an informal affair, featuring me sitting in front of a Mac in Cabot’s conference room talking about stocks. In just 60 minutes, I gave a rundown on was...
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Chasing Returns? Wrong? Please!
Clearly, it’s in the interests of full-service brokerages to discourage you from making your own investing decisions. They make their money from commissions for trading your account and fees for managing your money. And the more they can count on keeping you in standard...
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Ply Gem Holdings (PGEM)
After reporting a first quarter loss, this building products company looks ready for a double-digit turnaround.
Ply Gem Holdings (PGEM)
from The Turnaround Letter
Ply Gem Holdings (PGEM) was formed in 2004 in a leveraged buyout of the window, door and siding division of Nortek. Having back...
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The Solstice and Stock Trends
If you take the behavior of the sun in the sky as a metaphor for the stock market, there's one lesson to be learned.
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How to Find Bargain Stocks
An infinite number of methods are available for you to evaluate stocks with the same intended goal.
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Money Wants to Reproduce
Money is continuing to flow rapidly into equities, and the best thing you can do is put some money into a boat.
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A Fast-Growing Emerging Markets<br /> Airline Stock
The market we have right now is the strongest in years, and that’s what we need for the next star to emerge.
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