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The market has been bouncy in recent days but is still close to the high. Prices are high, but uncertainty is growing.

Stocks sold off on Friday as Israel and Iran exchanged bombings. But the market rose on Monday as investors are expecting a quick end to the conflict. Anything can happen. The conflict adds another degree of uncertainty beyond the tariffs and the economy.

Tesla Motors (TSLA) has been one of the hottest stocks in the market, zooming to a gain of 206% over the past 10 weeks.

If you’ve been reading our Wealth Advisories for a while, you probably know that I’m big on maxims.

The market has gotten a little choppy and interest rates are to blame. At least, that’s what they say. The market indexes fell last week and have been all over the place so far this week.

The market has rallied since the last update; all sectors except for utilities are higher over the last five days. Materials, energy, financial and consumer discretionary stocks have led the rebound. While it’s certainly possible that the end of October marked the end of the correction, most corrections don’t end that neatly. No changes to the portfolio, but we do have plenty of good candidates lined up for when the market continues its advance.

Explorer stocks held up pretty well during this turbulent week as almost all were steady or up, with Chile’s SQM up five points. Stocks stabilized yesterday after a sharp pullback on Tuesday. While prices of gasoline are down, prices of most of other things like food, rent, and medical care are still rising. This week we dive into semiconductor stocks with a return to Taiwan for a new recommendation.

It’s all about the Fed right now. The recent rally in stocks may continue or abruptly end based on what the Central Bankers say today.

Today is the Fed’s November meeting where the way-late-to-the-party inflation tamers are widely expected to raise the Fed Funds rate another 0.75% for the fourth time this year. That’s baked into the cake. The main event today will be what the Chairman says about the future course of rate hikes.

A terrible year in the market just ended and it is highly likely that this year will be much better. That’s good news. The bad news is that the first part of 2023 may be just like 2022.

The results are in. The indexes returned the following for 2022; S&P 500 (-19.4%), Dow Jones (-9%), and the Nasdaq (-33%). It was the worst year for stocks since the financial crisis year of 2008. Plus, many individual stocks were down far more than the indexes.

“Guggenheim Insider Sentiment (NFO)—This fund tracks an index designed by Sabrient Systems, the Sabrient Insider Sentiment Index. In the introduction to the details of the index, Sabrient quotes the former manager of Fidelity Magellan Fund, Peter Lynch: ‘Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy...

With more houses being built in an improving economy, it’s time to invest in housing stocks. Here are a couple that I like.

Quarterly earnings beats from three of our stocks, and an earnings miss from another.