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With interest rates expected to remain higher than in years past, value stocks may once again get their opportunity to shine. Here’s three ways to find them.

Finding a bargain stock that trades at a steep discount or for less than what the business is worth can lead to big returns. Here are three strategies.

Emerging market stocks corrected sharply along with U.S. stocks today, dropping back to December levels and closing decisively below the MSCI EM ETF’s 25- and 50-day moving averages. We didn’t really need that kind of technical signal to tell us that all growth stocks were falling off the end of the dock, but it’s good to get a formal notice.

Despite some early morning sell-offs nearly every day last week, the bulls stepped up each time, and by week’s end the S&P 500 had gained 1.6%, the Dow had rallied 2%, and the Nasdaq had added 1.55%.

Despite some early morning sell-offs nearly every day last week, the bulls stepped up each time, and by week’s end the S&P 500 had gained 1.6%, the Dow had rallied 2%, and the Nasdaq had added 1.55%.

There is no sugar-coating it, the market, led by the Nasdaq which has fallen for six straight trading sessions, had a bad week. By week’s end, the S&P 500 fell 4%, the Dow lost 1%, and the Nasdaq dropped 6.2%.

There is no sugar-coating it, the market, led by the Nasdaq which has fallen for six straight trading sessions, had a bad week. By week’s end, the S&P 500 fell 4%, the Dow lost 1%, and the Nasdaq dropped 6.2%.

Note: With no Top Ten issue this week (it’s one of our two weeks off all year), we’re instead sending a full Movers & Shakers update; we’ll also send another one on Friday, with your next regular Top Ten issue coming next Monday, December 8. We are at the helm, though, so don’t hesitate to email with any questions or comments this week.

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Since the ugly reversal following Nvidia’s earnings on November 20, the market has handled itself very well, with just about everything pushing higher before today’s post-holiday selling. Probably even more encouraging is the breadth of the market—after being whacked, we’ve seen a few days where the broad market came alive, so much so that a rare blastoff indicator could flash if all goes well for a few more days.

The price charts on the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are looking more and more like they’re just resting before beginning another run-up. Insurance and bank stocks’ price charts look identical, while energy stocks’ charts are more actively bullish.

Earlier this month, Lowe’s began selling do-it-yourself solar panels kits. The second I heard of them, I considered the possibility of shifting solar to a springtime project.

Lately, Canadian companies appear clearly undervalued and offer excellent appreciation potential during the next one to three years.