Wednesday, September 18, 2019
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 […]
Find refuge from the Amazon monster in these three stocks that have business models that the e-commerce turned tech titan can’t disrupt. With more and more industries being negatively impacted by Amazon, investors need to hold income stocks safe from its influence. Amazon is disrupting everything, from your local grocery store to the cloud software […]
After laying out his plans to increase the military budget by over $50 billion, future growth prospects for these defense contractors just became a whole lot brighter. Add these stocks to your portfolio for a nice combination of yield and growth. President Donald Trump is looking to boost defense spending, something we all expected, but […]
With a new tax cut plan due to be out in weeks, Tim Plaehn shares his favorite income stock sector that will benefit the most from lower taxes. The three companies shared in this article will be able to boost dividends by a large amount if the proposed tax cuts go through. If you can […]
