It’s been a mixed week for the major indexes—as of this morning, it’s been a bit of a reversal week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lower by 0.5% to 1% or so, but the small- and mid-caps are up 0.5% to 1% so...
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It’s been a mixed week for the major indexes—as of this morning, it’s been a bit of a reversal week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lower by 0.5% to 1% or so, but the small- and mid-caps are 0.5%...
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Riding the Bucking Bronco
Investing in general, and growth stock investing in particular, tends to be very streaky—while many would love for a steady, low-stress increase in their portfolios, that’s not how the world usually works. Instead you get periods of time when the gushes...
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Anyway, the market doesn’t seem to be fazed by all the incredible things going on in the world these days. Stepping back, that makes some sense.
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Stocks trading on U.S. markets faced some resistance as hopes for some sort of stimulus bill fade and as mixed earnings report begin rolling in. A key question is whether the pandemic boom stocks will have the revenue and earnings growth to support sharp...
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I expect a strong bull market on the other side of the election and pandemic, but things could be dicey in the near term.
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The market is still solid. The bad news and uncertainty hasn’t dragged it down in any significant way. Investors still see the prize of a rapidly recovering economy and the pandemic fading. While I see very good days ahead for the post election post...
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Just a brief update today, mainly to discuss this morning’s sharp drop in the stock that we added to the portfolio last week.
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With low interest rates and easy borrowing terms, and some supportive jaw-boning and incremental buying by the Federal Reserve, new corporate debt issuance in the United States is reaching record highs.
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Don't let the potential rewards distract you from the risks of investing in emerging markets, or you could watch any profits disappear.
There's a small North American bird that can teach us a lot about the risks of investing in emerging markets. The killdeer a..
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Some of the best stock performers throughout history have been what are known as “follow-on” opportunities—companies that thrive as a secondary effect of some major change going on in the world.
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he overall evidence remains mostly positive, though after a heady rebound, the indexes and many growth stocks are correcting and consolidating.
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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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It’s been an up-and-down week for the market, with a booming advance on Monday giving way to a three-day pullback, and this morning has been a nothing burger so far. The net result is mostly modest gains across the board.
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The upcoming presidential election looms large over the stock market. Here's how to invest over the next few weeks - and beyond.
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The market took a hit today, which wasn’t totally unexpected; overall, the damage was contained, with the Cabot Tides remaining positive and most growth stocks still in good shape
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I don’t anticipate any major changes in our portfolio leading into earnings as I’d prefer to hear what’s new and then go from there. That said, we have a couple of minor adjustments based on stock price action.
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The Explorer portfolio held steady this week, though Cloudflare (NET) broke out with a 42% gain and our newest recommendation, Vipshop (VIPS), was up 12%. A few other stocks moved nicely higher.
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Chart is an interesting company, for sure, and we would be happy to buy again at much lower prices.
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