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8 Reasons Why Energy Stocks Go Higher From Here and 7 Stocks To Consider

Energy stocks are up 6% since I posted a bullish column on the sector at MarketWatch less than two weeks ago, compared to flat returns for the S&P 500. That’s some nice short-term outperformance. But energy stocks have more to go. Here are eight reasons why, with seven suggested names to consider owning. 8 Reasons […]

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6 reasons why you should buy any stock market weakness NVDA GOOGL RH

There’s still a significant amount of fear among investors. But the best thing to do is ignore it, except when it creates buying opportunities by pushing stocks down. Then you should thank the bears for creating better entry prices. Here are six reasons why you should buy that weakness, when it happens. 1) The economy […]

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Who got the market call right in 2023 and who did not

It’s the turn of the year. So, the financial media are full of forecasts and retrospectives. A common meme is that no one saw the huge 2023 bull market gains coming. Here are a few headlines from the Wall Street Journal: What Did Wall Street Get Right About Markets This Year? Not Much Almost no […]

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6 Reasons to Buy Weakness

Back on October 12 last year, I said go all in. It was time to buy. You can see this outlook here. Since then, the S&P 500 is up 25% and Nasdaq is up 34%. So, that was a pretty good call. But what’s my take now as the market hits some downside volatility? Buy […]

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We can still find bargains in tech, despite the big gains since the October lows

Back on January 9, 2023 I suggested going long the Mega Cap 8, in my stock letter. This meant GOOGL, AMZN, AAPL, META, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, TSLA. As of the close June 2, 2013 they were up 68.2% vs. 12% for the S&P 500 and 24.8% for Nasdaq. The best two performers were NVDA and […]

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Don’t get suckered in by these dividend traps – Here’s a better path to 10%+ yields

Who knows if we will be in a sideways market for a while. But the possibility serves as a good reminder of a key investing tactic that everyone should use. Own dividend yield stocks. The reason: Over the long run (since 1936) dividends contribute 37% of the S&P 500 total return. You don’t want to […]

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The Biotech Buyout Parade Continues — Will You Participate?

Back on July 13, 2022, I suggested Forma Therapeutics (FMTX) in in my stock letter in the mid-$8 range as part of a select group of eight cash-rich biotech names which I called the Cash Rich Biotech 8. I selected them out of 120 possible cash-rich biotech names to consider. They were already doing quite […]

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6 Reasons Why the Biotech Rally Will Continue

Biotech is back. The XBI is up 43% since I wrote a bullish column on the sector June 17 at MarketWatch, outlining seven reasons why the sector was a buy. You can see the column here. Can the rally continue? Short answer: Yes. I offer six reasons below. But first, I wanted to check to […]

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Here’s why the odds of a pullback are rising, and how to prepare for it now

Hey investors and traders, it’s time to override your emotions and get cautious on the markets. Otherwise, you might get laid low by a sharp pullback. The stock market is much more vulnerable to one now. Crowd sentiment is very bullish and insiders are quite cautious. This is not a good combination. Here’s more detail. […]

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Five key investing rules and a market outlook from a money manager who crushes the market

MarketWatch gives me the great opportunity to regularly interview smart people about the stock market and learn some key investing lessons. How do I know who the smart players are? After all, the stock market attracts a lot of hucksters, mediocre people, and grifters. For mutual fund managers, I apply what I call the Morningstar […]

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