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Three portfolio stocks report earnings.

Stocks rebounded late in the day last Friday and staged a powerful bounce on Monday, but we have to say, the action since then has been more than a bit discouraging—net-net, the major indexes are now down on the week and aren’t far from last Friday’s intraday lows.

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.

Cannabis stocks have pulled back meaningfully in the last few months, but there are reasons to remain optimistic on the sector’s long-term potential.

Despite promises of a U.S. cryptocurrency reserve, President Trump’s limited support for cryptocurrencies offers little, if any, meaningful upside for the market.

On the heels of a tumultuous 2018, it makes sense to assess your investing strategies for 2019. Here are my five best suggestions.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock was one of the biggest names in oil and gas. Is it worth keeping in your portfolio today?

Why is the stock market rallying while the economy is caving? The answer is fairly simple. But it still doesn’t explain why the rally has lasted this long.

It has been a great market for most of the last two years. But the bull market chops will be severely tested over the next couple of weeks.

The S&P 500 is within a whisker of the all-time high after rallying 22% YTD and over 60% in the past two years. The recent investor perception is that the Fed has begun a rate-cutting cycle that will last for two years, and the economy is still solid. That view will be put to the test this week.

That wasn’t a good start to September. The holiday-shortened week was the worst week for the market in two years as recession fears reemerged. Here are the results from last week.

Earnings season kicked off in our portfolio this week and will accelerate into November. Here are brief updates on what we’ve heard, and what I think.

It’s too soon to buy new stocks aggressively. But there is a safer place in the meantime to generate a high yield without much downside in the near term.
In this issue, I highlight a stock from the energy sector, the only market sector having a good year. Yet, the stock is not overvalued or overpriced. It provides a high yield without much downside if the market decline continues. And the price is likely to trend higher over the rest of the year.

Late last year we published a Special Report titled, “Cabot’s 10 Favorite Low-Priced Stocks for 2009.” Well, it’s been more than eight weeks since most readers received their reports, and because I recently received an inquiry for follow-up from a subscriber, I thought I’d provide it to everybody. Overall, an average investor who bought all 10 stocks and followed the instructions we gave, might have earned an average profit of 13%, not bad at all for two months at the bottom of a bear market.

Mike Cintolo talks about the market’s positive start to the year and his still-bullish stance.