Stock Market Performance Under George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush was loved by many. And the stock market performance during his tenure suggests that Wall Street loved him too.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor 1218
Another Dow 30 Shakeup is Coming
November brought some significant news about General Motors (GM) and United Technologies (UTX), while General Electric (GE) continues to invite investor inquiries. As our portfolio stocks experience share price recoveries alongside the broader market, in the aftermath of October...
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Why the Weak 2018 Stock Market Performance Shouldn’t Worry You
The poor stock market performance of the last two months has been discouraging. But the overall stasis in 2018 should have been expected.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor 1118
Apple (AAPL) Redux
Welcome to November, holiday season, winter’s coming, and mid-term elections! As if a stock market correction wasn’t providing enough excitement…
Today I’m doing something slightly different. I normally feature one stock from each of our three portfolios in the monthly issue. Today of...
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor 1018
General Electric: Still a Hot Mess
This week, General Electric (GE) announced that, after a brief tenure, CEO and Chairman John Flannery is being replaced by Larry Culp, former CEO of Danaher Corp. Don’t get all excited about Larry Culp, nor about yesterday’s jump GE’s...
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor 918
How to Exercise Caution While Riding the Bull Market
Many investors remember that late in the summer of 2017, I cautioned you that the stock market was due for a pullback. At that time, the market had risen steadily since November 2016, and showed sign...
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor 818
Valuable Investor Tools
If you’re not in the habit of listening to quarterly earnings conference calls, I suggest that you pick one of your stocks, and visit the company’s investor relations page. You’ll likely find their earnings press release, a webcast of the management call...
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor 718
Distinguishing Between Normal Equity Market Corrections, Bear Markets and Recessions
I’m going to make a really simple statement. Please read it three times and tell me if it helps you relax just a little bit:
The S&P 500 index rose 21.7% in 2017, and it’s 1.7%...
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Why Stock Market Predictions Are Worthless
At Cabot, we prefer to let charts and trends tell us what's happening in the stock market. And that's because stock market predictions are often wrong.
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My First Stock Market Crash
My first stock market crash occurred in 1987, when the Dow fell 22.8% in one day. How we helped Cabot readers get through that crash can help you now.
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10 Year-End Investing Tips for 2018
This time of year I like to review past trades and share 10 year-end investing tips that range from psychological to methodological to chart-based.
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2 IPOs to Watch, and How to Trade Them
There are two IPOs to watch right now. But first, you need to know how to identify, trade and handle initial public offerings.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update
The S&P 500 rose 15% year-to-date through October 20, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 18% year-to-date. Those achievements are not remotely unusual when stocks are having a good year. However, it would be normal to expect price corrections along the way—corrections have...
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Is Precious Metals Investing Worth It?
Given the run-up in gold and silver of late, precious metals investing is tempting. But it's only a viable strategy for the short term. Here's why.
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Is Gold a Good Investment Now?
Is gold a good investment right now? Perhaps in the short term. But any long-term picture of gold and gold stocks looks pretty dire.
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The Mini-Skirt Forecast—Cabot Undervalued Stocks
The Mini-Skirt Forecast
The stock market remains somewhat quiet right now, with many stocks beginning to show improving price charts vs. a month ago. Still, I don’t expect stocks to surge upward this week.
Energy and financial stocks continue to show the strongest fundamentals. Price are...
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Should You Invest in Gold Like Prince?
If you’re looking for a reason to invest in gold, a legendary pop star may have just given you one. But that doesn't mean you should.
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Stock Market Performance By U.S. President
If you’re breathing a sigh of relief that Barack Obama’s time as President of the United States is nearly over, you shouldn’t be. Or, at least, the investor part of you shouldn’t be. Obama’s eight years in office represent the fourth-best stock market by...
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I Love Buying Low!
Global stock, bond, oil and gold markets continue to bounce around as investors look for trends that signal a re-entry into stocks. Today, I'd like to review facts vs. fiction, in order to give us a little more peace as we live through stock...
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Smart Investing in Turbulent Times Weekly Update
Global stock, bond, oil and gold markets continue to bounce around as investors look for trends that signal a re-entry into stocks. Today, I'd like to review facts vs. fiction, in order to give us a little more peace as we live through stock...
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