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The number of Internet users will surpass two billion by the end of 2010.

ESG investing is a way to invest without sacrificing certain morals or ethics. But can you make money investing that way?

Last week’s Wall Street Journal had a story on the growing use of social media among investors.

I see a stock out there that ties in closely with the focus on food that Thanksgiving brings. The company is ...

If you’re new in the “town” called the stock market, I recommend finding a trustworthy source of advice.

Health care stocks are ideally suited for a market like this — perched near the highs while uncertainty rises — and these are my two favorites right now.

There’s been a lot of talk lately about a potential yield curve inversion (happened briefly on Tuesday), so I did some work earlier in the week to see what the data says about small- and large-cap stock performance around inversions.

2021 was a banner year for IPOs, but of those high-profile offerings only 1 stock ticks both boxes from a recent Goldman Sachs analysis on what makes a successful IPO investment.

Marijuana stocks remain under pressure, as year-end tax selling pressures continue, but the marijuana industry is booming, as evidenced not only by recent quarterly reports but also by the growth of MJBizCon, the industry’s leading conference.

Current Market Outlook


The market had been under some pressure since early October, but last week was a different animal, with the sellers coming out of the woodwork and cracking numerous leading stocks and major indexes. Longer-term, this is still a bull market, with the past two months being a (very) tedious up-and-down consolidation period following the huge March-August advance; we still think the next major move is up. Near-term, though, stocks are back in the soup, and while the headlines will be coming fast and furiously this week (earnings and the election), the onus is on the buyers to step up. Until that happens, we advise a cautious stance—holding a good chunk of cash makes sense, while keeping new positions on the small side and honoring your stops and loss limits. We’re pulling down our Market Monitor another notch to a level 5.

Meanwhile, it’s easiest to spot strength in a down market, so the next couple of weeks should be telling. This week’s list has a broad array of stocks and sectors on it, and our Top Pick is Pinduoduo (PDD), one of many resilient Chinese names that’s actually picking up steam while the market sags.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
Bunge Ltd (BG)	57.98	56-58.5	49.5-51
Cloudflare (NET)	51.96	49-52	42.5-44.5
Five9 (FIVN)	144.12	136-140	124-127
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)	270.94	263-273	238-243
Mattel, Inc. (MAT)	13.95	13-13.5	11.5-11.8
Novocure (NVCR)	112.15	110-115	99-102
Pinduoduo (PDD)	91.62	86-90	77-79
Pinterest (PINS)	58.56	53-56	45-47.5
Quanta Services (PWR)	66.45	62-65	55.5-57
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (RARE)	95.53	90-94	83-85

The market’s divergent behavior continues, with small growth stocks in particular suffering, but there are still attractive investments, and for investors looking for something in the electric vehicle sector, today’s recommendation is one of them.

As for the current portfolio, I have two sell recommendations, both small, lightly traded stocks that are losing support.



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Understanding taxes can be a struggle, so let’s break down recent changes to the tax code and some penalties to avoid.

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.

In mid-February I sent an Options Education article highlighting a trade Cabot Options Trader Pro subscribers had just executed. To refresh, this was in the midst of a steep market decline and the VIX was exploding higher.

Today is the expiration of five of our covered call positions, and I’m not going to sugar coat it, it was a choppy month for the market, and our trades. Importantly, we are going to exit several positions today.

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.

This is a favorite strategy of many top hedge funds, and even a strategy Warren Buffett is known to use. For example, Buffett is almost always short puts on the overall market because he’s willing to collect an insurance premium that the market will not fall dramatically.

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