We’re not going to say emerging market stocks are showing any real strength, but there are a few encouraging signs out there—the iShares EM Fund (EEM) has stopped underperforming U.S. markets during the past couple of months, and even during the selloff of past...
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We’re not going to say emerging market stocks are showing any real strength, but there are a few encouraging signs out there—the iShares EM Fund (EEM) has stopped underperforming U.S. markets during the past couple of months, and even during the selloff of past...
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Approaching Neutral
The major stock market indexes tacked on more losses last week, even though markets were only open for three-and-a-half days and trading was relatively light. The Nasdaq closed the week 4.3% lower, the Dow was down 4.4%, and the S&P 500 lost But...
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We’re not going to say emerging market stocks are showing any real strength, but there are a few encouraging signs out there—the iShares EM Fund (EEM) has stopped underperforming U.S. markets during the past couple of months, and even during the selloff of past...
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The market continues its good news/bad news behavior, with emerging market stocks as a whole not doing well but Chinese stocks performing strongly. So, while we don’t have a formal Buy signal, we’re taking advantage of Chinese strength to inch a little deeper the...
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Ready For Whatever Comes Next
The stock market is trying to pull itself together as October ends. Following Friday’s massive selloff, bargain hunters attempted to take control Monday, but selling pressures overwhelmed the rally and all three major indexes closed lower once again. Yesterday’s had...
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The market continues its good news/bad news behavior, with emerging market stocks as a whole not doing well but Chinese stocks performing strongly. So, while we don’t have a formal Buy signal, we’re taking advantage of Chinese strength to inch a little deeper the...
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The market continues its good news/bad news behavior, with emerging market stocks as a whole not doing well but Chinese stocks performing strongly. So, while we don’t have a formal Buy signal, we’re taking advantage of Chinese strength to inch a little deeper the...
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A Change in Leadership
Despite occasional hiccups, the stock market’s main trend is up. However, the advance has changed character a bit. We’re seeing investors rotate out of the growth stocks that had, until recently, led the market higher, and into more undervalued or names...
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The market continues its good news/bad news behavior, with emerging market stocks as a whole not doing well but Chinese stocks performing strongly. So, while we don’t have a formal Buy signal, we’re taking advantage of Chinese strength to inch a little deeper the...
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The market continues its good news/bad news behavior, with emerging market stocks as a whole not doing well but Chinese stocks performing strongly. So, while we don’t have a formal Buy signal, we’re taking advantage of Chinese strength to inch a little deeper the...
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At New All-Time Highs
The market is strong: the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are at all-time highs, and most stocks and sectors are participating.
The strength of the market made the selection of this month’s new addition challenging. The strong stocks on my watchlist have higher...
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After a decent July, the iShares EM Fund (EEM) took another leg down earlier this month, hitting new lows around 41. That action easily erased the shaky buy signal from a few weeks back; the intermediate-term trend is clearly down.
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Want to feel better about yourself as an individual investor? Consider these classic investing mistakes - some of which weren't actually "mistakes."
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The market continues its good news/bad news behavior, with emerging market stocks as a whole not doing well but Chinese stocks performing strongly. So, while we don’t have a formal Buy signal, we’re taking advantage of Chinese strength to inch a little deeper the...
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In recent months, I’ve helped investors unwind some of their Benjamin Graham Value stocks, while keeping those with sound fundamentals and good earnings growth prospects.
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In recent days, there’s been a proliferation of articles and news commentaries about a tentative shift in the market’s multi-year preference of growth stocks over value stocks.
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The market continues its good news/bad news behavior, with emerging market stocks as a whole not doing well but Chinese stocks performing strongly. So, while we don’t have a formal Buy signal, we’re taking advantage of Chinese strength to inch a little deeper the...
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We’re going through a period of tremendous stock price volatility, very similar to the aftermath of a correction in the broader stock market, except this particular price action is affecting random individual stocks and industries.
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Earnings Season Begins
Earnings season has begun. As usual, that means we’ll see larger-than-usual moves in stocks, many of which will turn out to be short term. Don’t overreact, stick to your plan, and be patient—do this and you’ll be fine.
Big picture, the stock is...
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