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Thanks to Covid-19, exercising from home has never been more popular. And these four fitness stocks are capitalizing.

With interest rates low and stocks near all-time highs, high-yield undervalued stocks are a perfect hedge. Here are two that stand out.

With President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill now signed, these three dividend-paying stocks should benefit, writes Sure Dividend.

Weight Watchers International (WTW 15.75) received a huge boost on the news that Oprah Winfrey had invested $43 million in the stock and will take a seat on the company’s board of directors and become a spokesperson. The news sent Weight Watchers’ stock price soaring 132% last week to 15.75. Here are my thoughts on the stock.

The top hedge fund managers in the world are as confused about the stock and bond markets as the rest of us. So what do they, and we, do in times like this? Tread very carefully. Don’t force trades just to have some “action.” Similarly, don’t be in a rush to buy the dip or sell the rip.

In the coming days as we get closer to the heart of earnings season I am going to introduce a couple new strategies. These will be a great way to get short volatility into an earnings announcement with limited risk.

Despite ongoing banking fears, impressively the S&P 500 gained 1.26% last week, while the Dow rose by 1.48% and the Nasdaq added 1.14%. How this situation will play out this week is a complete toss-up, though I have to say I’ve been impressed by the resiliency of the bulls in the face of bad news … for now!

The market started this week with another sharp selloff, continuing the May weakness and bringing the major indexes down 7.65% (S&P 500) to 10.8% (Nasdaq) from their peaks. But since Monday, the action has been excellent, and the major indexes are working on solid gains, in the 3.5% to 4.0% range.

Ahead of the long holiday weekend the market had yet another good week. The S&P 500 gained 1.75%, the Dow rallied 1.5%, and the Nasdaq rose another 1.9%.

This week in an attempt to diversify the portfolio we are adding an energy play.

Diversifying your portfolio means more than just buying stocks and bonds. Here’s why you should consider diversifying your investments while making stocks a core holding.

Selling options is one of the most reliable ways to beat the market, and in our current low-volatility environment, this strategy is my favorite way to do it.

Before we jump into this week’s covered call idea, I wanted to address our May covered calls, five of which expired for full profits, and others that we need to adjust today.

Watching a stock’s trading volume is one of the easiest “tells” into whether big money is picking up shares of a stock, regardless of what’s happening in the headlines.

The number of 2019 IPOs is escalating quickly, with some big names still to come. But that doesn’t mean you should go diving in head-first.

Throughout U.S. history, federalists and states’ rights advocates have battled it out. Federalists believe in strong centralized power. The other side wants issues to get resolved locally. Federalists are usually on the left, and states’ rights advocates are normally conservatives. But not always. It depends on the issue.

The pandemic induced profound changes in the short term and will permanently alter things to at least some degree for a long time. Such change can create great investments.





One industry that is benefitting from the altered world is shipping. Seaborne shipping stocks have had their best year in well over a decade. Shipping rates have soared amidst the rapid recovery and pent-up consumer demand as well as supply chain disruptions that have limited the number of ships available.





These changes should be long lasting for one industry subsector, container shipping. The torrid rise of e-commerce and technological efficiency should permanently increase demand for container shipping at a time when supply is limited and will remain so for a while.





In this issue I highlight a container shipping company that is growing earnings at better than a 100% annual clip, sells at a still cheap valuation, and currently yield 6.7% with a dividend that should continue to rise in the years ahead. The stock could have a lot further to rise in the year ahead.

Investors are entering one of the most challenging eras in the history of investing and I couldn’t think of a better time to invest in small-cap stocks.

Certain retailers have weathered the Covid-19 storm better than others. And these four retail stocks have held up nicely - and should continue to do so.

Want to beat the market in 2020 without taking on too much risk? Try these three up-trending, safe growth stocks on for size.