The markets are certainly keeping us on our toes! I really didn’t know what to expect when I began calculating the returns for this Mid-Year Top Picks issue. We’ve had so much volatility; a big disruption in March, as coronavirus took hold; and many sectors that just haven’t bounced back.
So, you can imagine my relief and joy when I totaled up our contributors’ gains for the first six months of the year!
Despite the ongoing devastation of COVID-19, our contributors have broken all of our records, averaging a gain of 16.41%, while the Dow fell 8.6%, the S&P 500 is down 1.2% and only the Nasdaq is in positive territory, with gains of 18.3%.
Even better, our Top 5 picks averaged 221.48%!
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The markets are certainly keeping us on our toes! I really didn’t know what to expect when I began calculating the returns for this Mid-Year Top Picks issue. We’ve had so much volatility; a big disruption in March, as coronavirus took hold; and many sectors that just haven’t bounced back.
So, you can imagine my relief and joy when I totaled up our contributors’ gains for the first six months of the year!
Despite the ongoing devastation of COVID-19, our contributors have broken all of our records, averaging a gain of 16.41%, while the Dow fell 8.6%, the S&P 500 is down 1.2% and only the Nasdaq is in positive territory, with gains of 18.3%.
Even better, our Top 5 picks averaged 221.48%!
Our top 5 winners were:
- Joseph Cotton of Cotton’s Technically Speaking, with a gain of 742.86% for his pick, Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO)
- Joseph Parnes of Shortex Market Letter, who chose Tesla (TSLA) for a 194.87% return
- John Gardner, of Equity Research & Portfolio Evaluation, saw a 61.92% rise in his pick, The Trade Desk (TTD)
- Tom Bishop of BI Research picked Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL), which rewarded him with a 55.96% return
- Jeffrey Hirsch of Stock Trader’s Almanac chose Horizon Therapeutics (HZNP), for a gain of 51.80%.
Congratulations to our contributors and especially to our big winners!
Our contributors are still bullish on the markets, and so is the overall investment pro community, as you’ll see in our Advisor Sentiment Barometer.
In this month’s issue, we bring you an update on many of our 2020 Top Picks, along with several new non-Top Picks ideas.
In Top Picks-Growth, you’ll find updates in the electric auto, entertainment, and marijuana industries. In Top Picks-Financials, our contributors have updated a previous bank recommendation. And in Top Picks-Technology, you’ll see a company that our advisor sold.
We have quite a few updates for you in Top Picks-Healthcare, from the pharmaceutical, medical devices, and drugstore sectors. In Top Picks-Energy, our contributors have updated midstream, utility, and equipment companies.
Our Top Picks-Low Priced Stocks include two speculative ideas in the medical laboratory and a company who has tendrils in several businesses, including metals, media, and renewable energy. And in Top Picks-Funds & ETFs, we offer a gold exchange-traded fund for your review.
Moving on to our non-Top-Picks ideas, our Growth stocks include a ski resort operator, an online sports-betting company, an equipment rental business, a retail jeweler, a sports apparel maker, and a food producer.
In Growth & Income, you’ll find ideas from the insurance, business services, and clothing manufacturing. In Financials, we offer a bank and a private mortgage insurer. Our Healthcare ideas include two medical device companies.
Our technology recommendations include a fintech business and a payment processor. In Preferred Stocks & REITs, you’ll find a Preferred Stock issued by a telecom giant and a Real Estate Investment Trust that owns medical research and laboratory facilities.
Lastly, our Funds & ETFs offer two ideas in the emerging markets and gold sectors.
I hope you are weathering this pandemic and can enjoy the extra time with your families. I wish you the best of health and continued prosperity. Please don’t hesitate to email me with your feedback and questions. My address is nancy@cabotwealth.com.
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The next Wall Street’s Best Investments issue will be published on August 27, 2020.
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