Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Wall Street Lays an Even Bigger Egg Last week was one of the most dramatic weeks in Wall Street history. Twice the New York Stock Exchange had to halt trading because the S&P 500 reached its intra-day down limit. For the first time since the Great Depression, the Dow had back-to-back days where it moved […]
The Futures Market Predicts the Fed Will Make a U-Turn Over the summer, the financial media went into a collective panic as the yield curve briefly inverted. By a yield curve inversion, I mean when short-term Treasury yields exceed that of long-term yields. Under normal circumstances, long-term yields are higher. Why is an inversion such […]
Each year I am asked by the MoneyShow folks to submit two stock picks for the new year. My picks are published on the MoneyShow website and mainstream financial websites, such as Forbes. I put out an aggressive stock pick and a conservative one. Since I am the Dividend Hunter, both stocks will be higher […]
Sometimes I feel we have lost the meaning for certain holidays, and today Labor Day is one of those. However, I am not one to dwell on what things were, or “should” be. This holiday has turned into one when a lot of the things I am interested in are on sale. I am personally […]
Last week, Raytheon (RTN) and United Technologies (UTX) shocked the financial world by announcing they’re merging. In the defense/aerospace sector, this is a massive deal. The two companies said the deal is a “merger of equals.” Interestingly, the deal is all stock. Let’s take a closer look at this merger deal. The backstory is that […]
As the stock market indexes continue with history’s longest bull market, investors are becoming concerned that the bull is on its last legs and they need to start preparing for the next bear market. I am not predicting the end of the bull market. Nobody can. What you can do is start to add stocks […]
There are certain things that everyone needs, no matter what’s going on in the world or how the economy is faring. Think food, water, electricity, etc. There are also certain less critical vices that remain popular, regardless of what’s happening in the world. Think booze and tobacco, for example. When it comes to building a […]
According to a Lloyds of London report issued in July, a global cyber attack could result in damages of as much as $121.4 billion. But based on the growing frequency of such cyber attacks and hacks, this estimate will likely turn out to be too conservative. The reason is straightforward. The world’s volume of data […]
Right now, investors could buy into a long-term bull market in airline stocks that could be set to take off with Trump’s proposed infrastructure spending bill. Here’s the case for owning airline stock in your portfolio. As the new editor of Investors Alley’s Growth Stock Advisor, one of the sectors that I will be focused on […]
With the S&P 500 trading at almost 25 times earnings, the overall market valuation could be considered stretched. Add these three stocks to your portfolio to reduce volatility if the market starts to slide. We’re now in our ninth straight year of gains in the stock market. It’s safe to say that the U.S. stock […]
