Today’s and next week’s issues of Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor are going to look a bit different. I won’t be reviewing all of our portfolio stocks today. Many Wall Street analysts are on vacation, so there will be very little in the way changes...
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U.S. stock markets have exhibited a high degree of volatility in recent weeks. There are lots of factors contributing to the turmoil, which will ebb and flow, probably for the rest of our lives. So let’s just circle back to why we’re here: here...
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A decade removed from the subprime mortgage crisis, the makings of another housing crash appear much closer than you think. Here's why.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates this week, with a likely announcement on July 31. The stock market has fully priced in a rate reduction, which means if the Fed fails to lower rates, investors can expect the market to for...
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Last week’s economic reports delivered good news, presuming that you are rooting for a stable or strong U.S. economy. June retail sales rose 0.4% vs. May, when economists expected an 0.2% increase; and retail sales also rose 3.4% vs. a year ago.
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From a stock market point of view, I suggest avoiding homebuilder stocks in the coming years. Companies that build single-family homes will be competing with a glut of existing homes on the market.
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The news media continues to whip investors into a frenzy over the direction of interest rates. Depending on where you look, you can find knowledgeable financial pundits making the case for steady, unchanging interest rates or for the Fed to lower the fed rate...
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Last week’s much-awaited pronouncement by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) turned out to be a big “nothing burger.” I did not personally expect a cut in the fed funds rate.
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All across America, but especially in the Northeast and the Midwest, Boomers will be putting their homes up for sale, and often leaving those areas for warmer climates.
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The start of a new year is the perfect time to adopt healthy new habits, and I’ve found five money-making or money-saving investing resolutions to share.
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A retirement savings calculator isn't an exact projection, but it can be a good starting point when planning for retirement.
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It's never too early to start saving for retirement. But if you want to protect your money from inflation, you should really be investing for retirement.
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No matter what you’re doing, you need to stop thinking about saving for retirement and start thinking about retirement investing.
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Right now, I think there are some very convincing signs that Chinese stocks, which have been about as popular as used gym socks for a number of years, are about to turn around in a massive way. One Chinese social media giant in seems...
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Investment newsletters are a good, and comparatively cheap, way for individual investors to make money. Here are three Cabot subscribers who can attest to that.
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Cabot’s growth advisory letters—Cabot Growth Investor, Cabot Top Ten Trader, Cabot Emerging Markets Investor—use market timing to identify positive market conditions, essentially telling you when the investment surf is up. Their advice is especially important when market conditions are negative. Knowing when to out...
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My stock pick today is an exchange traded fund (ETF) that will give you exposure to the collective performance of all the Chinese stocks that trade on U.S. exchanges. I don’t often recommend ETFs, preferring to research individual companies where I can get edge...
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It’s hard to ignore Halloween if you work in Salem, Massachusetts. And with the Big Day falling on a Saturday this year and the weather nice, it will likely be an even bigger deal than usual. A quick walk through Salem’s downtown at time...
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Retirement Watch was the first publication to cover all the financial aspects of retirement, and it remains the only source of its type. The advice and recommendations are based on independent, objective research on how to increase your financial independence. The goal is provide...
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When I say that we are now in a stock-picker’s market, what I’m saying is that the only people who are making any money in stocks over the past six months are the people who are researching, buying and selling individual stocks.
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