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No matter which index you use to measure last year’s stock market returns--the results are the same--they were great! But as the following chart shows--while we are still on an upward trend in 2014--the seas have become a lot choppier. Many investors think that volatility is a dirty word, but with the...

Portfolio Protection Step #2: By Nancy Zambell Editor, Investment Digest and Dividend Digest In “5 Steps to Protect your Portfolio” the second step I talked about was the importance of setting stop-loss orders. A stop-loss is simply an order—either formally placed with your broker—or a ‘mental’ reminder—to sell your stock when it reaches...

Microsoft was a top pick for 2011 in both of the Dick Davis Digests.

Last week, I went snowboarding in Vermont for a couple days. I booked my hotel room at the very last minute, only a couple of hours before I left on Wednesday. There were a few reasons for my procrastination, including a blizzard menacing the Northeast. The fourth hotel I called, an...

Last week, I looked back at the top 10 investing trends of 2010. In that issue, I promised a look forward to the trends that will likely dominate 2011. Of course, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future (distrust anyone who claims they can). It’s...

Strong technical factors converge to produce a very strong buy signal.

It continues to be a very bumpy ride for small-cap growth stocks, while those names with a slightly more value-oriented profile are providing a somewhat smoother ride. Big picture, there is no doubt the risk-off environment continues. The good news for more aggressive investors is that valuations have come down significantly, as have analyst price targets. That latter point often seems to be one signal that the worst of the selling is in the rearview mirror. Though, clearly, there are many factors in play.

Today, markets are rallying as much as they fell on Monday ahead of the Fed meeting this afternoon.

It’s a new year, and a new attitude. Investors tend to sober up after weeks of holiday slacking and refocus on the market. What are they saying?

What a difference a week makes. It’s been a reversal of fortunes. Technology stocks are soaring and energy stocks are pulling back.

It’s a new year, and a new attitude. Investors tend to sober up after weeks of holiday slacking and refocus on the market. What are they saying?

New highs are good. Nine portfolio positions are at or near the 52-week high. Let’s be happy.

Forget the virus. Forget about the Fed tightening. It’s all about earnings now.

The market had its worse day since March yesterday. The worry de jour was the debt limit. I believe the issue will be resolved long before a default occurs one way or another.

The market has leveled off over the last few weeks. But the indexes are still within bad breath distance of the highs. We should be in for more of the same in the months ahead as this high market is due to cool off.

The big news this week is the emergence of a new coronavirus strain in Africa. The news prompted a steep selloff last Friday and then again yesterday. This throws a wrench in the works.

September was lousy. October was glorious. What can we expect in November and beyond?

The bull market is back. But there seems to be a disconnect between recent stock performance and the headlines. What’s going on?

So far, the post-Labor Day market has been just a little bit crummy. Stocks have drifted slightly lower over the past week. While that’s nothing alarming, it is a reversal of the summer market where stocks were drifting slightly higher. It could be that the balance has been tipped toward the negative.