The market is still solid. The bad news and uncertainty hasn’t dragged it down in any significant way. Investors still see the prize of a rapidly recovering economy and the pandemic fading. While I see very good days ahead for the post election post...
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In short, it looks like there will be a tug-o’-war with good news and bad news at least up until the election. I expect the market will continue to bounce around in that time frame. However, there could be great things for the beyond...
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Growth stocks have easily outpaced value stocks over the last decade. But these things are cyclical - and the value investing approach should soon win out.
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We’re in Limbo-Land … Now What?
There seems to be so much going on, and yet investors are stuck in the middle with no direction.
We’ve passed the worst (hopefully) of the pandemic, yet there isn’t a clear-cut solution in sight. The domestic economy continues grow...
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The furious market uptrend since the lows of March has experienced its rudest interruption so far. The S&P 500 got to within a whisker of a correction, falling 9.6% from the high on a closing basis. But it has since recovered nearly half the...
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After pulling back over 8% from the high, the market is having trouble finding any traction. And the selling may not be over.
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The raging bull market took a breather. The S&P 500 actually pulled back 7% from the high at the peak of the recent Labor Day selloff. But that seems to be over. The market has since regained some traction and appears to be an...
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The Federal Reserve has spent record money in recent months, and stocks have recovered to all-time highs. The lesson? Don't fight the Fed!
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Labor Day marks the start of a new year of sorts and a rebirth of seriousness in the collective psyche. The other side of Labor Day is a new ballgame, when investors shake off the apathy of summer and refocus with intensity.
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Don’t Fight the Fed?
The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, called by its colloquial name “the Fed” even on its website, made its informal but landmark policy change official last week. For the foreseeable future, the Fed will keep interest rates near zero, focusing almost on...
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Is your investment portfolio tough enough to survive a potential (overdue?) market pullback? Here are four ways to ensure that it is.
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2020 OUTLOOK: POSITIVE BUT NOT A REPEAT OF 2019
In This Issue:2020 Outlook2019 Bankruptcy ReviewFavorite Stocks of 2020Recommendations:Buy: Meredith CorpRatings ChangesNews Notes & Performance
Wow. How else can we describe the stock market’s strong and resilient upward march this year to a 32% total return? hindsight,...
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In This Issue:
2019 Outlook
Bankruptcy Review
Favorite Stocks for 2019
Recommendations:
Buy: Civeo
News Notes
Performance
2019 OUTLOOK: VOLATILE BUT BETTER THAN 2018
In a reversal from last year, stock markets were broadly weak in 2018. With only a few days remaining in the year, the S&P500 index has returned –5.9%. the...
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