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The growing number of Americans approaching or at retirement age is increasing interest in dividend stocks.

It’s not valuation that matters, it’s growth potential and upside momentum that matter.

We’re still playing the seesaw game in the markets—up, down, up, down, etc. I don’t see any need for excess worry; just a little caution that we buy the right stocks. I’m still very long-term bullish, and why not?

The economy continues to strengthen; 79% of the companies in the S&P 500 Index reported positive earnings surprises for the second quarter, and the third quarter looks even better; home building continues to be strong, although low inventory levels continue to pressure resales. Home prices appear to be stabilizing, and employment remains strong.

The soothsayers seem to think that the Fed will keep rates steady at its next meeting, and the probability of a recession has fallen to 16%. What’s not to like?

In this week’s video, Mike is seeing plenty of resilient growth stocks, and he runs through a bunch of them that should do well once the buyers step up.

Answers to readers top questions about how to handle the recent correction.

The consensus opinion right now is that the market is strong because it’s looking favorably on the prospects of a clear-cut winner in the upcoming presidential election and that the likelihood of another round of stimulus is going up.

My five picks are the stocks of U.S. companies; all of the picks pay dividends, and all are selling at bargain prices.

With this morning’s first read of Q2 GDP coming in at -0.9% and marking the second consecutive quarter of negative growth (Q1 GDP was -1.6%), many are claiming (or soon will claim) the U.S. is in a recession.

After an awful September and third quarter, the market roared back earlier this week on bad economic news.

A bad manufacturing and employment report indicative of a declining economy sent Treasury yields lower and stocks higher. The reason is that the sooner the economy rolls over the sooner the Fed will be done hiking and the sooner the market will recover. If we can just get on with a recession, this high inflation and aggressive Fed misery will end, and a new bull market can begin.

We receive a lot of email here at Cabot and we’re glad that you, our readers, enjoy writing to us so much. Today I’m going to answer readers’ questions.

Intel was once a superb investment. If you had bought $10,000 of INTC at the end of 1974, the year Craig Barrett joined the company (three years after the IPO) you would have had about $18.5 million at the stock’s peak in 2000 ... or nearly $4 million today.

Bitcoin and crypto- related securities have been the talk of the trading world for weeks as the value of these new digital currencies have skyrocketed. And with the value of the coins’ rise, there’s been massive moves in the share prices of companies that are involved.

Go long, the best you can do is unlimited gains. Sell stocks short, the best is double your money. But if you’re determined to do it, here are seven short selling tips.

“Top-performing Cabot letters are pulling in their horns...”

Three of our stocks reported fourth-quarter 2017 results this morning.