Daily Posts Archive
In this edition of What Wall Street Experts Are Saying This Week, I discuss analysts’ reactions to the current rally, from enthusiasm to skepticism. I also take a look at some recent sentiment indicators.
If you’ve struggled in stocks during the past year or two like so many have, your best move is to eliminate these mistakes first.
Video games have a little bit of an image problem. Partly it’s the name--having “game” right in there makes it hard for some people to take them seriously. Video games also suffer from being seen as a “niche” product and not something with mainstream appeal. But video games have grown into...
The report features six attractive Canadian stocks you should buy right now.
Nuance Communications (NUAN) has a healthy chart and great numbers.
“Water purification companies fall into a large lump of highly regulated businesses known as utilities. While the utility sector is boring, shares of utility stocks have been lighting portfolios up in 2011. Utilities are one of the very few sectors that offer shelter during severe economic downturns. And utility stocks...
Today I thought I’d start with a chart. This chart, created by The Prudent Speculator based on data from Eugene T. Fama and Kenneth R. French, shows the long-term performance of dividend-paying and non-dividend-paying stocks. As you can see, over the long term, dividend-paying stocks have demonstrated both higher returns and...
After New York City, Los Angeles has the second most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. And yet, only 10% of L.A. commuters use public transportation to get to work, compared to over half of New Yorkers. With 90% of its commuters driving to work every day, it’s no surprise...
Once a very popular stock (or sector) falls from favor, it takes far more than six months’ time to make it an attractive stock again.
Investing in an ETF can be an attractive option for the conservative investor.