Here we are in an up leg of a bull market that began three months ago. Since early October the S&P 500 has climbed 14%. With trade issues and Iran out of the headlines, the strong economy and low interest rates are driving higher...
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The S&P 500 (SPX) index is up 10% since rising above its previous trading range in late November. While 10% is not necessarily a big move for a stock, it is definitely a big move for a major index.
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The year is starting out great! There was some volatility associated with the Iran thing but it looks like that, along with trade issues, has faded from the headlines, for now.
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Fourth quarter 2019 earnings season began yesterday with a few large banks reporting very strong results.
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A Jewel among the Wreckage
This is one tough stock picking environment. It’s obscenely late in the bull market and economic recovery with the market near an all time record high. Sure, a similar situation has existed for several years. Okay, the economy is pretty...
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Here we are at the beginning of a new year and a new decade. A pivotal calendar turn like this is a great time to stop, get off the train, look around and see where we are, and where we might be going.
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There was very little news or new analyst research on our portfolio stocks last week. I expect a surge in new information by mid-January as businesspeople and Wall Street analysts get back to work after the holidays.
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I previously gave you a heads up that new low-sulfur diesel regulations (IMO 2020) and a serious hog disease in China (African Swine Fever) are quite likely to increase inflation numbers in 2020 and beyond. Are you ready for the next sweeping industrywide that...
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As market volatility subsides, the most volatile stocks today have become untouchable. Here are three you should especially avoid.
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A Great Way to Play the Growing Marijuana Industry
We are standing on the precipice of a New Year and a new decade. In a way it’s just an arbitrary date on the calendar. But new beginnings hold great promise and are an ideal to...
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Two stocks depart from the Special Situation Portfolio and the Growth Portfolio today, respectively, while another joins the Growth & Income Portfolio.
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Here we are within weeks of the end of year and the end of a decade. It is approaching the 11th year of the recovery and bull market. The S&P 500 is up 25% in 2019 and very near the all-time high. Where we...
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A high percentage of stocks that I follow are exhibiting bullish price charts right now. Obviously, you already knew that the stock market has been acting well. I simply want to reiterate that the recent bullishness appears to be sustainable. Enjoy!
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This has been a good year for the market. With only weeks left in 2019, the S&P 500 is more than 23% higher for the year. Some of that is the undoing of the overselling at the end of last year. But the has...
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An Amazing Opportunity from the 5G Revolution
The world is about to change in a major way. So much so that you may look back ten years or even five years from now and realize how profoundly different things are since 2019.
Identifying change is to...
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Today will be an important day for our retail apparel stocks.
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The market mood is always changing. Just last week the market indexes were forging new all-time highs and cyclical stocks were the best performers. What a difference a week makes.
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U.S. stock markets, as represented by the S&P 500 (SPX) and Dow Jones (DJIA) indexes, continue reaching new highs. But stocks and stock markets don’t go straight up, even during bull runs.
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The market still has an upward bias, albeit less so than the past couple of weeks. Investors are starting to sniff out 2020.
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The stock market continues to reach new all-time highs. I’m very comfortable with current market momentum.
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