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With uncertainty swirling around the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel, how can investors profit from the possible outcomes?

Cybercrime could cost the world $6 trillion this year, putting cybersecurity at a premium. These five cyber stocks and ETFs should benefit.

After the recent massive cyberattack on the U.S. government, it’s time to invest in cybersecurity. Here are the two best ways to do it.

Allibaba will go public on on Friday and will likely open at a price possibly as high as 75.

People will always need electricity, gas and water. And that’s what makes utility stocks so reliable. Here are three that I like right now.

Stock market investing has always been an effective way to build wealth. In a world of low interest rates, it has become a necessity.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX 37.00) has garnered a lot of news lately. Valeant’s stock continues to rise after the company won approval from loan holders to amend terms of the company’s debt, granting the pharmaceutical company an additional month to file its annual report.

Cyclical stocks and sectors are poised to outperform in the year ahead due to the underreported economic boom that could translate to the strongest economy since the bull market began.

In December’s Issue of Cabot Early Opportunities we look back at one of the strangest years in decades and discuss the seemingly counterintuitive strategy that drove huge portfolio gains.

Then we look at a fresh batch of names that seem ripe for the picking now and which could serve us well in the beginning of 2021. Our new stocks span clean energy, PC gaming, biotech, industrial supplies, and payment processing. As always, there should be something for everyone!

from 100% Letter For Microsoft (MSFT), 2002 to 2012 was a lost decade as the stock generated zero return, outside of dividends. The company had a virtual monopoly on PC software with Microsoft Windows, and a dominant enterprise software business. But in the middle of the last decade the competition raised...

This week’s Friday Update includes our comments on earnings reports from four companies and more color on our initial review of another company that reported last week. If Hollywood makes a movie about this market cycle, perhaps it will be called “Revenge of the Moat.”

Current Market Outlook


Our title last week was “What Happens from Here Will Tell the Tale.” And so the market’s impressive and immediate snapback from the two-day Brexit decline is a good sign that the bears just aren’t able to take control of this market, even when obvious bad news hits. That said, while the panic low from last Monday should hold, we can’t say the bulls are in control, either, as all the major indexes are still stuck below longtime resistance levels dating back to early 2015. Altogether, we’ll nudge our Market Monitor back up a notch, but what we’re really looking for is a decisive move to new highs before getting bullish. For now, you should hold your top performers, but keeping new buys relatively small and holding some cash is also prudent.

This week’s list has a bunch of mid-cap names that are showing excellent strength—they could be among your leaders if the bulls step up to the plate. Our Top Pick is Beacon Roofing (BECN), a growing play on housing and construction, which may actually get a boost as interest rates plunge.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
TAL Education (XRS)	0.00	60-62.5	56-57
TransUnion (TRU)	83.09	32.5-33.5	30-30.5
NetEase, Inc. (NTES)	0.00	181-185	169-170
Newfield Exploration (NFX)	0.00	41.5-43	38-39
Dycom Industries (DY)	0.00	85-88	79-80
DOC (DOC)	0.00	20-21	19-19.5
Beacon Roofing (BECN)	0.00	45-46.5	42.5-43
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI)	0.00	38.5-40	36-36.5
AG (AG)	0.00	13.5-14.5	12-13
Abiomed (ABMD)	0.00	106-109	98.5-100

Regarding the here and now, we’re starting to see signals that we could have a market dip, which would be entirely normal given that it’s only had two small retreats since stocks began racing higher in September.

This month we’re adding a small company that specializes in the opaque and inefficient market for selling surplus and salvaged goods.

The company has a market cap of just $580 million and is growing revenue and EPS by double digits. It’s an interesting setup, especially as government agencies and corporations increasingly look to save money and achieve sustainability goals.

All the details are inside this month’s Issue.

Over the weekend, the finance ministers of the eurozone decided on a bailout package for Cyprus. But why does this matter to us?

With interest rates declining, traditional income avenues have all but dried up. It’s why you should invest in the best dividend-paying stocks for 2020.

Some services will let you invest for one dollar. But realistically speaking, how much money do you need to start investing in stocks?

In 1889, Gustave Eiffel built a tower for the Paris World’s Fair that was a marvel of engineering and the world’s tallest building, and would eventually become a graphic symbol of France itself. Four years later, in 1893, the Chicago World’s Fair opened in what, by many accounts, was a grand...

The bull market has been all about artificial intelligence, but it’s time to look beyond AI to undervalued areas of the market where profit potential is greater.