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Some of the most successful investors on Wall Street use the scuttlebutt method do identify winning stocks. What exactly is it?

Was the coronavirus crash unprecedented in stock market history? Not quite, but it was rare. The closest parallels may be 1962 and 1987.

One of my favorite ways to find leading stocks is to look at the list of stocks hitting new highs, to see if there are any new names popping up. So in preparation for 2016, I took a look at the stocks that were hitting new highs on the NYSE late last week.

In today’s Income Insights, in an article excerpted from The MoneyLetter, The Investment Reporter Editor Marc Johnson lays out some of his rules for designing a growth-and-income portfolio that won’t expose you to too much risk. “Trying to squeeze income and capital growth from a single portfolio is the right choice...

Mesmerized by the allure of greater financial gains, people believe they can achieve high returns combined with low risk.

Today we bring you the latest installment in our series of interviews with the Dick Davis Digest contributors, in which Ron Rowland of Austin, Texas, shares his approach to the market and some advice for other investors. Ron’s newsletter, All Star Investor, has been named to the Hulbert Financial Digest’s...

One of the basic industries that has recently caught my interest is infrastructure, particularly water infrastructure in the U.S.

The good news today is that the broad market is looking healthier than it has in many months, thanks to a resurgence by growth stocks.
The bad news is that we still can’t say that cannabis stocks are truly in an uptrend yet—but they might be!

Based on past performance, airline stocks deserve their reputation as terrible investments. All three of the major full-service carriers operating today–American Airlines Group (AAL), Delta Air Lines (DAL) and United Continental Holdings (UAL)–have declared bankruptcy at least once. However, investors shouldn’t overlook fundamental changes in the airline industry that have transformed...

My ill-advised initial plans to track next Monday’s solar eclipse remind me of a certain Greek stock I bought a couple years ago.

As earnings season gets into gear we have a few updates on positions that have reported this week. Stepping back and looking holistically at our portfolio, which currently has 34 positions, we’re going to view earnings season as an opportunity to prune our portfolio a little. Essentially, we want to use the current market’s strength to our advantage to lock in some profits, exit stories that aren’t super-inspiring at the moment, and focus on the highest potential names.

As you know if you’ve read anything about this deal, these two companies are the “it” players in digital health. Both have business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) business models, meaning they sell to companies, but solutions are used by consumers like you and me.

The market has been searching for direction this week and we’ve seen an uptick in “the crazy.” If you don’t know what I mean just Google “Short Squeeze GME” and read about the likely collective impact of retail investors teaming up on some stocks to put pressure on those with significant short interest.

“International Data Corp (IDC), a market research firm that tracks trends in information technology (IT), estimates that the amount of data created and replicated has grown nine times over the past five years and will surpass 1.8 zettabytes in 2011. One zettabyte is equivalent to the information stored on about...

“Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (CHKR – yield 14.10%) began trading on Nov. 11, 2011, making it the newest addition to the universe of U.S. oil and gas trusts. The trust is also among the most promising and fastest growing trusts in my coverage universe. ... The trust’s sponsor...

Upwork (UPWK) reported Q4 results yesterday that surpassed expectations on the top and bottom lines. Revenue was up 32% to $106.2 million (beating by $8.8 million) while adjusted EPS of $0.06 beat by $0.06. Guidance for 2021 also surpassed consensus.

After last week’s two rounds of buying, the portfolio’s cash level is now down to 27%, and all our stocks look good. So now the question is whether we should continue buying.

Today’s note includes an update on Wells Fargo’s (WFC) earnings. There were no ratings changes.

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