Cabot Micro-Cap Insider Update
The broader stock market continues to perform well. In fact, the S&P 500 has gained 12% since the election. This is the most ever (starting date 1950), according to Ryan Detrick of LPL Financial.
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The broader stock market continues to perform well. In fact, the S&P 500 has gained 12% since the election. This is the most ever (starting date 1950), according to Ryan Detrick of LPL Financial.
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How I Pick Micro-Caps
It’s been a while since I’ve explained my process for picking micro-cap stocks so I figured it would be worthwhile to review.
It can be extremely profitable to invest in growth companies, as any Tesla or Amazon shareholder will tell you.
But is...
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As I think about the market in 2021, I’m conflicted. While I see signs of market excess, I have high conviction in our list of open recommendations and continue to find a bunch of additional companies that look attractive.
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Zweig’s research indicates that the market rallies 0.53% or 176% on an annualized basis on the day before New Year’s Day. Who knows what next year will bring, but odds are the market will finish 2020 on a high note!
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I started my career as an equity research associate at Eaton Vance, a $100BN+ asset manager. It was a great place to start out because the equity research department was small relative to its assets under management. As a result, even as an level...
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As we approach Christmas, its important to remember that performance of the stock market tends to be quite strong around holidays.
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Focus on the Fundamentals
Sentiment indicators continue to suggest the market may be due for a pullback.
The Citi Panic/Euphoria model suggests sentiment is high right now.
Historically speaking, when this model sees “euphoria” in the market, 12-month forward returns look poor.
Another interesting sentiment data point S&P...
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Investor sentiment is high these days. Just look at the Citi Panic/Euphoria Index
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Given the news that we are likely to have several effective vaccines approved over the next couple of months, value stocks, which tend to be more cyclical and thus will benefit more sharply from an improving economy, have outperformed growth stocks.
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Late last week, P10 Holdings (PIOE) announced another transformative acquisition.
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This was a busy week, with many of our companies reporting earnings.
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Rich is recommending a sell for this portfolio stock.
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Full Steam Ahead
Well, it took an additional four days after election day for a winner to be declared, but on Saturday, Joe Biden was officially projected to be the 46th U.S. President.
The race was a lot closer than many anticipated, and President Trump challenging...
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While volatility has picked up recently, history suggests the market will end the year with a strong run.
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What does this have to do with investing? I think Fraser’s approach can translate quite well to the way we invest.
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Many great investors including Peter Lynch and Warren Buffett recommend ignoring macro and politics and focusing on bottom up company analysis. They argue that anything else is a waste of time. Focus on things that are more predictable.
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One mutual fund uses the following four criteria to identify the best mid-cap stocks on the market. Here are five that meet the criteria now.
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Going Contrarian
Ideally, I like to look for companies that are operating in industries with secular tailwinds and long runways for growth (think Liberated Syndication or P10 Holdings).
I usually don’t like to invest in overly cyclical industries because a lot is out of the control.
However,...
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Today, this portfolio stock published a press release that it will make a $1.35 per share distribution on October 27.
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In my Cabot Micro-Cap Insider Guide (which you can download on our members page), I describe the three buckets of my recommendations:
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