I get a lot of questions about investing to beat or mitigate inflation. I think that is the wrong way to think about your investment strategies. While inflation is a consideration, your investment choices should generate steady returns to help offset the rising cost of living. One concept to grasp is that the effect of […]
Tracking Bullish and Bearish Sentiment For Your Next Trade
The weekly AAII Sentiment Survey indicates whether investors are “Bullish,” “Bearish,” or “Neutral” on the stock market over the next six months. It can be a useful proxy for market sentiment. Optimism among individual investors about the short-term direction of the stock market declined last week and remained unusually low. Pessimism rebounded while neutral sentiment […]
What’s Next For Twitter After Musk’s Buyout Offer
There’s never a shortage of drama when it comes to Elon Musk. The Tesla (TSLA) CEO recently announced an offer to buy Twitter (TWTR) for $54.20 a share (with the stock trading around $46 at the time). The social media site is extremely popular but has struggled to live up to financial expectations. On the […]
Trade of the Week: QQQ
The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is a heavily traded ETF that tracks the Nasdaq-100. It’s been a tough year for QQQ as the predominantly tech-weighted index has seen plenty of selling of its largest components. QQQ is down almost twice as much for the year as the S&P 500. However, a covered call trader made […]
A New Dividend Growth Star is Born
Last week, AT&T (T) spun off Warner Media. Now, I’ve recommended AT&T in my The Dividend Hunter service since November 2020. The dividends since then have been great. But now that the spin-off is done, it’s time to evaluate the prospects of both companies. My subscribers are ready for some share price appreciation to counter […]
An Airline Value Play Takes Off with Post-Pandemic Travel Increasing
Travelers are taking to the skies again, which means it may be time to buy oversold airline stocks. About 6.5 million people passed through TSA checkpoints over the last weekend, Barron’s reports. In addition, airline spending jumped 91% year over year in March. As Bank of America analyst Andrew Didora recently wrote, “We think the […]
The Fed Wants to Crash the Stock Market
With inflation hitting 8.5% in the Tuesday report (a 40-year record)… The Federal Reserve IS NOT going to slow down their plans to raise rates and sell off their bond holdings. So far, we’ve seen many tech stocks down 30%…50% if not more. However the S&P 500, the Nasdaq and Dow are still hanging around […]
This Uranium Stock’s Price Target Was Just Increased By Almost 50%
Uranium companies, like Cameco Corporation (CCJ), are booming, thanks to a global nuclear revival. European leaders, realizing their countries are too dependent on Russia for natural gas, are looking again into nuclear power generation. French President Emmanuel Macron, for example, called for a “nuclear renaissance.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly has a plan that […]
Stop Investing in Stories – Focus on Fundamentals
Last week I spent a few days on the road with my travel trailer. On those long driving days, I like to listen to CNBC on Sirius XM. That service is the greatest thing ever for road trips, and listening is especially fun when the market is having a big down day. You would think […]
Russia Sanctions Mean Hidden Opportunities for Metals
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resultant sanctions against Russia are creating many profitable opportunities for investors. However, many of these opportunities have been passing by unnoticed because they occur in a sector that Wall Street routinely ignores: commodities. A major piece of news on March 21 has led to one of these under-the-radar opportunities: […]