Is Seasonal Investing a Good Strategy?
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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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
U.S. stocks continue to defy gravity, with their audacious 2019 year-to-date gains mirroring their equally extreme fourth quarter 2018 descent.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
U.S. stocks delivered great performance in January and are now taking a breather. As such, I expect the S&P 500 index to trade between 2625 and 2825 for a while. The trading range might end up being a little higher or a little but...
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
The stock market recovery continues in a slightly better style than I had hoped for. I had expected big upswings followed by pullbacks, which is normal for a recovery.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
Crista writes about four patterns she is looking at in the market.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
Crista is adding a new stock to the Growth Portfolio, it's one of the world’s largest producers of nitrogen products, serving customers on six continents.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
This will be a busy week for Wall Street as analysts speak with the companies within their stock purviews and write updated research reports. I expect to relay lots of changes in consensus earnings estimates in next week’s update.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
As we finish 2018, let’s recap some timely investing and economic topics.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
U.S. stock markets continue to suffer, wiping out year-to-date gains that had previously culminated in all-time-high prices on the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ indexes. If you’re looking for “the bright side” of this dour news, take heart that none these...
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
U.S. stock markets continue to suffer, revisiting lows from October and November. We could see modest improvement through year end, but I don’t expect a strong stock market rebound until at least January.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
Following the second 10% U.S. stock market correction of 2018, stocks are trying to get their footing. We’re witnessing some large daily price swings, especially among energy stocks, which are being buffeted by falling oil prices.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
The S&P 500 index continues to bounce near recent lows, as it slowly works its way through its second 10% U.S. stock market correction of 2018
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
Our portfolio stocks achieved another successful quarter of results, generally pleasing Wall Street with upside surprises as opposed to earnings disappointments or news of corporate difficulties. Nevertheless, 2018 has been a difficult year for stock investors, with the S&P 500 index delivering two corrections...
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Can the Midterm Election Rally Last? History Says Yes
Midterm elections are over, and stocks are rallying. Coincidence? Perhaps not. History says the midterm election rally is very real.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
As we continue marching through earnings season, we’ve had 15 companies report thus far, with only one missing consensus estimates by any appreciable amount.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
I’m moving another five stocks from Strong Buy to Hold. It’s a normal seasonal pattern in the market that any stock that’s trading at its low point for the year during the fourth quarter will then remain low through the very last days 2018...
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
As earnings season unfolds, I’ll be very interested to learn more about the broader capital expenditure landscape. Americans haven’t experienced such a strong economy in many years. And frankly, younger adults have never experienced a strong economy!
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
Stocks are churning in place, appearing unsure of how to proceed this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finally retraced its January 2018 record high. Will it advance promptly or establish a trading range? If we look back to recent patterns on the 500...
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
A few days ago, I reviewed the price charts on the 59 stocks in my “Waiting in the Wings” list – a list of undervalued growth stocks that I might add to these portfolios at some point. What really struck me was that than...
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
In reviewing the charts of the major U.S. stock market indexes, I noticed that the Dow, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ each look as if somebody is slogging uphill in deep thick mud. That’s a bit like a “two steps forward one back”...
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