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How do we gauge what is high and what is low in the stock market?

It’s best to learn to become comfortable with some level of risk—otherwise it will be difficult to make much money.

If you’ve struggled in stocks during the past year or two like so many have, your best move is to eliminate these mistakes first.

The bull market in our turnaround stocks continues to drive several names to prices above our targets.

Disney (DIS) is known and generally respected by every American (75% of revenues come from the U.S. and Canada). And its stock is known to every investor. But DIS to me looks ripe for a major fall. Since the 2009 market bottom, the stock has appreciated 494% (and that’s after the recent plunge). In the process, it’s gone from deeply undervalued to overvalued.

The June market rally has been a ray of sunshine after a dreary May. Is it sustainable? Here are two reasons to think so - and two reasons to question it.

Now that was an interesting week, as countless sectors imploded (banks/REITs/airlines/energy) while at the same time money rushed into mega-cap technology. By week’s end the S&P 500 had risen 1.43%, the Dow had fallen 0.15%, and the Nasdaq way outperformed, having gained 4.41%.

Now that was an interesting week, as countless sectors imploded (banks/REITs/airlines/energy) while at the same time money rushed into mega-cap technology. By week’s end the S&P 500 had risen 1.43%, the Dow had fallen 0.15%, and the Nasdaq way outperformed, having gained 4.41%.

A better-than-expected inflation rate saved the day last week, and stocks are back on the rise after their single best day since April 2020. Will the latest rally last, or is it yet another bear market fake-out? Time will tell. In the meantime, we’re adding a stock that should prosper regardless of which way the market heads next because the company improves access around the world to one thing everyone needs: food. It’s a recent recommendation from Cabot Explorer Chief Analyst Carl Delfeld, and it’s already up more than 40% year to date.

Details inside.

As we move into the final weeks of 2020, I’m inclined to become a little more cautious with our buy ratings because, well, stocks have been en fuego! On that note, several stocks move from buy to hold today.

Earnings season is here again. It’s that time of the quarter that has so often buoyed and reinvigorated the market. But this one is unusual because average earnings are expected to shrink.

Earnings boomed after the pandemic. But now there are much tougher year-over-year comparisons and a slowing economy. The average earnings for S&P 500 companies are expected to decline 3.9% from last year’s fourth quarter.