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Investment leverage, which in investment terms is just a fancy word for “debt,” can move worlds of money if used properly.

I always find several excellent ideas among the comments and suggestions from our readers.

Last June, I wrote about the world of drinking stocks. Today, I provide an update on the group, including one of the best pure beer stocks to invest in, along with another recommendation. But first, here’s why I think that Budweiser’s (BUD) new name is brilliant.

I recently finished an interesting book called The Invisible Gorilla. It has nothing to do with gorillas—it’s about the tricks our minds play on us. The name comes from an experiment the authors did in which viewers were asked to count the number of times people passed a ball. If...

Last August, there was a lot of buzz about the film “I.O.U.S.A.” and I wrote about it for Cabot Wealth Advisory. At the time, the U.S. national debt looked pretty bad, but this was before we had failed banks, a stock market crash and a long string of government bailouts. This week brought the prediction of a 10-year federal deficit of $9 trillion, which is more than the total of all previous deficits since the United States’ founding. The White House went on to say that by the next decade’s end, the national debt would equal three-quarters of the entire U.S. economy. So I’ve come up with some solutions for how the U.S. government can alleviate some of our deficit:

Blackbaud (BLKB), Mitek (MITK) and Primo Water (PRMW) announce earnings . BLKB is now rated Sell.

Yesterday the FOMC decided to move ahead with another 25bps hike, bringing its federal funds target rate to a range of 4.75% to 5%. The statement was missing the phrase, “...ongoing increases in rates would be appropriate,” which was present in the eight previous statements, suggesting the Fed may be done hiking soon.

When it comes to your financial health, saving more money can be just as important as earning more money. If you’ve been considering buying an electric vehicle, making improvements to your home, or just replacing a window, the Inflation Reduction Act unleashed a slew of federal rebates that will put more money back in your pocket. This month we’ll focus on how to take advantage of those programs, plus, we’ll explore a wide range of discounts available to seniors, students, travelers, and more.

As I mentioned here a few weeks ago, last year’s second-best-performing Top Picks stock was Allot Communications (ALLT), recommended by SmallCapInvestor PRO. (The best performer was acquired a couple months after being recommended.) I mention this again because the 2012 Top Picks included several stocks that could be the next Allot...

This portfolio stock reported last night what can only be described as an outstanding quarter.

The momentum for emerging market stocks in general, and Chinese stocks in particular, has taken a big turn for the worse.

Current Market Outlook


Greece continues to dominate the headlines, and this weekend’s “No” vote hit the market and most stocks, though nothing as dramatic as what we saw last week. That said, you shouldn’t overreact to today’s action, just as it wasn’t smart to overreact to last Monday’s drubbing. Overall, we’re still neutral, as the main trend remains sideways, and we expect further volatility based on the news of the day. Our biggest piece of advice is to take things on a stock-by-stock basis—many stocks are acting well, and you should hold onto those, but don’t hesitate to dump shares of stocks if they break key support.

Encouragingly, this week’s list contains a lot of resilient, growth-oriented stocks … just the kind of potential leadership we like to see setting up. Our Top Pick is Horizon Pharmaceuticals (HZNP), which is acting like it wants to get going should the market hold together.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
Wayfair (W)	167.03	35-37	32-33
Valero Energy (VLO)	97.40	63-65	58-59
Receptos (RCPT)	0.00	186-195	165-170
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND)	267.14	94-97	87-88
Horizon Therapeutics (HZNP)	49.89	33.5-35	30-31
HealthEquity, Inc. (HQY)	70.70	30-32	27.5-28
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN)	0.00	64-67	61-62
Celanese (CE)	0.00	70-73	66-67
BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN)	0.00	137-139	122-124
Acuity Brands (AYI)	0.00	183-188	175-176

You don’t need to be independently wealthy in order to invest. Here are some ideas for investing small amounts of money that could pay off nicely over time.

We have one rating change from Strong Buy to Hold and several earnings announcements coming up.

The stock market provides the marketplace for public companies to sell shares, and for investors to buy and sell them. Both make can money in the exchange.

It’s been another volatile week for the market, with some promising signs at times, but as has been the case a few other times this year, the Fed’s hawkishness crushed any bullish hopes, leading to a selloff. Taking into account this morning’s expected gap, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are off in the 2% range for the week, while some broader indexes are off more and growth-oriented indexes are off a bit less.