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Almost everything is up over the past week. The S&P 600 small cap index jumped 4.8% higher to hit 738. It is now up 10% in 2016, sits just four points below its 2015 high, and is officially above my year-end target of 730. None of our stocks were down over the past week.

January inflation came out. It wasn’t good. Is this rally doomed?

It has been a good year so far in the market. The S&P 500 is up about 8% and the Nasdaq has rallied more than 13% in just the first six weeks of this year. Stocks have been lifted by optimism of a soft landing.

This is a short week as we begin the second half of 2023 with inflation down, recession fears fading, and the animal spirits of investors alive and well.

In the first half of 2023, market performance was positive and narrow, largely driven by the big tech names, and especially artificial intelligence (AI) related stocks. The Dow was up 3.8%, the S&P 500 gained 15.9%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was up 31.7%. We will continue to explore the world for the best value and growth stocks providing both conservative and aggressive ideas. EVs across the supply chain, resources, and emerging markets remain the focus but we have the flexibility to change course as opportunities arise.

The market is doing everything it can so far this year to be unlike 2022. It’s up. And the best performing sectors are cyclical.

So far this year, the S&P 500 is up about 5% and the technology stock-heavy Nasdaq is up almost 10% in just a month. Not only are the indexes higher but they are being driven by last year’s worst performing sectors, technology and consumer discretionary.

Bombardier Transportation is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rail equipment.

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“The New York Times Company (NYT, $9) rose 6.1% yesterday [August 8] on news of an asset sale. That triggered a buy signal and importantly enabled a break of two-year downtrend resistance. A base may be developing on the price chart, building for the past five years. If that’s the...

This stock is up 30% since joining the Buy Low Opportunities Portfolio on November 7, and it has achieved my full price goal.

Shares of CS Disco (LAW) are selling off today on what’s been a generally weak day for growth stocks (though getting better as we move into the early afternoon). The catalyst here is a secondary offering by selling shareholders (non-dilutive) that has not priced yet (probably tonight, or tomorrow).

One of our stocks is surging over 50% today on news that Vista Equity Partners will buy the firm.

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Things may seem bleak in today’s 24-hour news cycle. But if you step back and look at these 6 (actually 7) charts, it may brighten your day!

Interest rates remain low and stock prices remain elevated. Where can an income investor turn? Try these two monthly-paying REITs.

Having just returned from vacation, I’m thinking of the millions of baby-boomers who are spending more and more money on leisure travel, particularly on cruises, an industry that is dominated by a few big players

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