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The market has hit a little turbulence over the past week, first seeing the major indexes test support and then, this week, as the major indexes rebounded, growth stocks have softened a bit. But net-net, the evidence remains mostly positive, so we remain optimistic. In the Model Portfolio, we did a little trimming last week, but as some growth stocks pull in, we’re adding a half position in a fresh leader.

We get lots of inquiries from people who need to play catch-up with their retirement funds, and wonder if such a thing is possible.

In this week’s video, Mike Cintolo discusses his bullish stance today and his optimism that 2020 is going to be another great year.

May the buyouts begin. Poor sentiment has pushed the values of cannabis companies so low, the strong are now buying the weak. Like the recent cannabis company insider buying, this is a signal that valuations may be close to bottoming here.

However, realistically, it could be a while before the sector recovers since we are dependent on politicians for progress.

Some 100 gigawatts of solar power projects were completed last year, and after some virus-related issues, there’s every reason to expect even faster deployment of solar in the future. That should help today’s recommendation, a provider of residential solar electricity via solar panels and battery storage

Human cognitive biases can help us in some instances but when it comes to investing, it’s usually best to stick with research and analysis.

The indexes are near all-time highs in what is now the oldest bull market and recovery in history. And risks are mounting. There’s the trade war with China, the sputtering global economy, weaker growth at home and impeachment. The market is really struggling to muster the enthusiasm to forge higher from here.

Our Cabot Tides are yet to flash a green light, and thus we’re content to hold our strong, profitable stocks, but also to keep a chunk of cash on the sideline.

I expect the Trump effect to favor value stocks at the detriment of growth stocks in 2017. If stocks continue to rise next year, albeit at a slower pace, the advance will certainly spread to other sectors. Technology stocks, except those with sky-high valuations, should perform well, and I include Alliance Data Systems and Facebook among my 10 Top Value Stocks.

Want to know how to invest in stocks with the presidential election finally behind us? Here are three things you should do, and three you shouldn’t.

The market finished mixed today, with the Dow up 36 points while the Nasdaq was up 159 points and most growth stocks acted well.

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.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) convened on Wednesday and Chairman Jerome Powell and colleagues seem to be inclined to raise benchmark rates sometime next year. At least for now, the Fed kept rates on hold and signaled it would continue its quantitative easing.

Greetings. I’d like to intro myself as the new editor of Cabot Sector Xpress Cannabis Advisor.

What started out looking like another positive week for the market later turned into a week of little gains or losses, as economic data and Fed speak weighed on stocks on Thursday and Friday. For the week the S&P 500 and Dow fell marginally, while the Nasdaq rose just over 0.5%.

What started out looking like another positive week for the market later turned into a week of little gains or losses, as economic data and Fed speak weighed on stocks on Thursday and Friday. For the week the S&P 500 and Dow fell marginally, while the Nasdaq rose just over 0.5%.

It’s been another mostly sour week, with continued selling in the growth area of the market early on, followed by a big show of support on Wednesday, only for that move to go up in smoke on Thursday. On the week so far, the big-cap indexes are down less than 1%, though broader indexes are down 1% to 2% and growth measures are down much more—and this morning of course looks likely to bring more losses.

It’s been a tricky environment for many weeks, with cyclical and defensive areas doing well but with growth areas lagging. But this week definitely had a different tone, with the weak growth arena getting hit hard—before today’s bounce, the Nasdaq was off 4% on the week, while some growth funds (like the ARK Innovation Fund, ARKK, which was down 11%) cratered and many stocks cracked.