It’s been a very interesting week in the market. It started, of course, with Monday’s news-driven plunge, as fears of an implosion in the Chinese real estate market caused a big selloff that brought most indexes below near-term support. But growth stocks never gave...
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Asset allocation, instead of asset concentration, can help diversify your portfolio and ensure that you're always invested in the best funds.
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Market Iffy, but Growth Stocks Buoyant
Back when I started at Cabot in 1999, it was the middle of the internet bubble, which itself occurred at the tail end of what was a massive five-year run in the market. Every dip was bought, and need...
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The big developments over the last week have been the situation with the potential failure of Evergrande (Chinese property developer) and interest rates. As of mid-morning Thursday, we appear to be moving past these potential issues.
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The market is taking a beating so far on Monday, and this time, the selling is across the board. As of 1 pm, the Dow is down 724 and the Nasdaq is down 392.
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There's plenty of data that suggests the calendar matters when it comes to investing. But should seasonal investing be part of your long-term calculus?
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This week has been pretty quiet for the major indexes—coming into today, most were up on the week but by 0.5% or less.
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Booking partial profits on stocks that are on their way up is a sound investing strategy. But there's an art to it. Here are my three rules.
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The S&P 500 has finally failed to make a new high every day lately and is 2% below the high-water mark! That doesn’t seem like it should be news but in this market it’s worth noting.
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The holiday-shortened week has seen more bad than good, especially early when many growth stocks hit potholes—including a few breakdowns. But while most major indexes are lower, the damage has been mostly reasonable and today’s bounce helps the cause.
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The Roller Coaster Ride Continues
Back in my younger days I was a big fan of roller coasters—not that it was a regular thing, but whether on vacation to Disney or Universal Studios or just a day trip to a local theme park, I’d hit...
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Despite more grumblings out there about how “we are due for a pullback,” stocks continue to hold up. In fact, many growth stocks have done far better than that and are jumping higher on almost a daily basis.
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The major indexes finished mixed yesterday, with the Dow off 269 points while the Nasdaq was up 11 points, though growth stocks were actually hit fairly hard, with a few more names showing potholes.
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It’s been another mostly positive week for the major indexes, with the Nasdaq leading the way and most broad market indexes up marginally. We’re encouraged, though, by another solid performance by some of the growth-oriented indexes and funds, which continued to outperform this week.
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The markets had a mostly positive week, with most indexes up, and interestingly, the strength has been relatively broad based—whether it’s the big-cap indexes or small-cap indexes, growth or value, everything seems to be up in the 1% to 2.5% range.
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Can Growth Break Free
from the Chop (Part II)
Near the end of July, growth stocks had just suffered a big dip earlier that month, with many falling down toward key support areas. But instead of keeling over, many rebounded nicely, including a few leaders moved...
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We’ve seen a nice little rally as we head into the waning weeks of summer. The S&P 500 has been incredibly strong and even the S&P 600 Index, which hasn’t made any net new progress since March, popped off last week’s low and back...
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The selling that began in growth stocks last week broadened out in recent days, with the rest of the market coming under pressure. The major indexes are down 2% to 4% on the week, while growth-y indexes and funds are down even more.
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Unsure of where the market goes from here? These eight growth stock charts, funds and indicators could offer a few clues.
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It's been mostly another rotational week, with investors rotating out of some of the recently strong tech and cloud areas and back into some cyclical areas (especially metals and financials).
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