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It’s no secret that from time to time insider information is illegally used to profit in the stock market.

Buying generator company stocks and shorting regional chains ahead of hurricanes? It may not feel “good,” but a hedge fund’s job is to make money, not friends.

I don’t drink coffee; my last cup was roughly 23 years ago. But that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the power coffee has in our society, both in the U.S. and the whole world. Coffee is the world’s most popular beverage, and ranks second only to petroleum in terms of dollars traded worldwide. And investors who spot new trends in the coffee industry early and take advantage of these opportunities can make big money.

There is tremendous growth ahead for technology. There will be incredible opportunities to invest. While you probably don’t associate technology stocks with a dividend newsletter, things are changing. In this issue I identify a technological behemoth that is now a blue chip dividend payer. Its products are so widely used that owning the stock provides a great way to play the technology revolution in general and gain exposure to the explosive growth.

The market rally has shown signs of broadening out beyond the much-talked-about AI stocks, and these two names are strong picks if the market flips the script.

This has been one of the wilder weeks we can remember, with huge swings up (Monday), down (Tuesday), reversals (Thursday) and big overnight movements (last night and this morning).

As we march toward a well-deserved weekend, the market is looking to hold support (S&P 500 holding up so far while Nasdaq has cracked a little). There’s no sugarcoating it – this has been a horrific week. But if there is a glass half full perspective it’s that when everybody is bearish it just might be time to start buying.

Please expect volatility, and that definitely includes periodic large market pullbacks. I’m not just saying that as a standard disclaimer. There’s a certain amount of irrational exuberance that’s taking place now.

As Xi Jinping’s power and authority grow, so does China’s economy. The most efficient way to play it is through this large cap-centric China ETF.

MarketWatch columnist Peter Brimelow praises the 12 month performance of Cabot Market Letter, up 33.2% versus 12.6% for the Wilshire 5000, and the Letter’s long-term record of strength.

After a vicious wave of rotation and selling among growth stocks and the Nasdaq late last week and early this week, support arrived and the market has been bouncing in recent days.

At first glance, these 2 dividend-paying tobacco stocks appear nearly identical, but a closer look reveals two very different companies.

Buying stock of distressed companies is more of a gamble than an investment, and these two struggling retailers are best avoided.

With a history of both stability and profitability, this big bank stock is currently trading at an unwarranted discount to its more volatile peers.

We are recommending shares of CNH Industrial (CNHI) as a new Buy. The company is a major producer of agriculture (80% of sales) and construction (20% of sales) equipment for customers around the world and is the #2 ag equipment producer in North America (behind Deere). It also provides related supplies, services and financing.

First and foremost, all of us here at Cabot wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. Just a heads up that we’ll be publishing our last issue of Growth Investor this year next Thursday (December 26).

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WHAT TO DO NOW: Remain close to shore. Given the huge run, elevated sentiment and some cracks in growth stocks, we pared back fairly aggressively a couple of weeks ago, coming into this week with 37% in cash. And today we’re paring back further as the under-the-hood selling has come to the surface this week—we’ll take the rest of our profit in Cava (CAVA) and cut our loss in ProShares Russell 2000 Fund (UWM), which will leave us with around half in cash. Details below.

U.S. stocks are at all-time highs, but Europe is performing even better this year. Here are three undervalued European stocks worth your attention.

Today we start with a discussion of oil prices, starting with the chart published in January 2015, which shows that oil prices, after building a long plateau in the $110 per barrel range, plummeted to $50 per barrel in late 2014.