Market Views
Bullish; Time for Strategic Buying
With the emerging markets outlook continuing to improve, investors shouldn’t worry about the lack of upside catalysts in the coming months. The U.S. stock market is still benefiting from strong corporate earnings momentum and equally strong internal momentum on...
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6.10%, paid quarterly.
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This housing provider is expected to grow at a rate of 45.5% next year.
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Top Picks 2018
Congratulations to our Top Picks for 2018! The broader markets started 2018 off with a bang. But Washington politics—including the Mueller investigation, a turnover in the House, tariffs creating consternation in China and Canada, Trump’s coziness with North Korea, and the well...
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The top three sectors for this emerging market’s ETF are: Technology (23.86% of assets); Financial Services (23.72%); and Consumer Cyclicals (13%).
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Our second recommendation is some very nice-profit-taking on a previous pick.
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Market Views
In Recovery
Larger stocks led this week’s comeback with growth stocks picking up the most interest. Our FAANG Index bounced off its low, however I am still expecting a long recovery time for these stocks. For the market as a whole we have a..
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This turnaround stock has new management and its shares are a discounted opportunity.
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Market Views
Can Go Either Way
Resistance for the QQQ remains between 172.00 and 174.00. Support is between 165.00 and 168.00. A break below 165.00 would imply 162.50 is likely. A break below 162.50 would suggest the low on 10/29 at 160.09 will not hold a..
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Goldman Sachs just upgraded this auto company stock to ‘Buy’.
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Our second idea is some profit-taking in a shoe retailer.
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Our first recommendation today is a Japanese bank that has a current dividend yield of 2.94%, paid semi-annually.
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Market Views
Looking for a Sharp Pullback
Predicting exactly when the market will bottom is always a random guessing game at best. I offer no forecast as to when, or at what level, the major averages will hit their final lows. Based on the huge in...
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Our other recommendations are selling previous ideas, with some profit-taking.
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Market Views
It’s the Earnings that Count
History shows that stock prices generally have followed earnings, so it is nice to see actual and projected EPS moving up, even as earnings forecasts often turn out to be too rosy. Happily, the number of companies (79.8%) expectations...
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Our second idea is taking some profits in a previous pick.
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Five analysts have increased their EPS forecasts in the past 30 days, for our first recommendation, a lending company.
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Market Views
Long-Term Trend Remains Up
The overall market remains in decent shape, with the longer-term trend firmly up, though the intermediate-term trend is a bit iffy. But there remains a ton of rotation and crosscurrents in the market, with many (but not all) growth getting...
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A name change and a stock upgrade to ‘Overweight’ at Barclays, and a $0.28 earnings beat are all giving this turnaround stock a boost.
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Congrats to the Top Picks 2018, Mid-Year
The markets have seen more volatility in 2018 than last year, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average showing net gains of just 57 points for the year. But the good news is that our contributors have walloped score!
Capturing...
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