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U.S. stock markets, as represented by the S&P 500 (SPX) and Dow Jones (DJIA) indexes, continue reaching new highs. But stocks and stock markets don’t go straight up, even during bull runs.

Crista has updates on three portfolio stocks.

Marijuana stocks remain under pressure, as year-end tax selling pressures continue, but the marijuana industry is booming, as evidenced not only by recent quarterly reports but also by the growth of MJBizCon, the industry’s leading conference.

This retailer presented at the January 13 ICR Conference 2020 and moves from Buy to Strong Buy.

We are combining our regular Friday afternoon Members-Only Podcast with any earnings updates. By combining these, you will receive the same research, perspective and analysis as always yet in one easy-to-read email.

This week is the start of earnings season. We review Wells Fargo’s (WFC) earnings and provide updates on several Cabot Turnaround Letter recommended stocks.

Despite the outbreak of a coronavirus in China (and a few cases reported elsewhere), the market has actually had a pretty quiet week—as of this morning, the big-cap indexes are up around 0.5%, while broader market indexes (small and mid caps, etc.) are down a smidge.

The Financial Times reported this morning that this portfolio stock was in talks, in late December, to possibly be acquired by AIG, Prudential Financial Group or Prudential Financial.

Here are the answers to a few questions that I have not been asked very often.

I recommended the stock almost exactly one year ago. Here’s what I think about it today.

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...

China considers the gap between the rich and the poor.

Find shelter from the storm so you can think calmly about your next investing move.

“Double Your Dividends!” That’s the pitch I’ve been seeing in my inbox lately from a fellow investing advisor trying to sell a webinar on covered calls. But what are covered calls, and how can they increase your income from stocks you already own? Here’s the primer I wrote on covered calls last...

On his way to mail a large check to the IRS yesterday, my husband stopped to get a cup of coffee, and was irked to see a woman in front of him pay for her $4 latte with food stamps. “That’s my tax money!,” he called me to complain. His attitude...

“HomeAway (AWAY) operates the leading global Internet platform allowing users to search and book vacation rental homes and apartments directly with the owners... Today, HomeAway boasts more than 720,000 listings in 165 countries. Listings have grown by more than 37% a year over the last five years and...

Higher returns are good, but higher risk is bad. There are ways to find the optimized combination.