After the Federal Reserve turned hawkish, tech stocks had a horrendous run in 2022. Investors who tried buying dips were too early as stocks fell in the first three quarters. But, from the October 2022 lows, the technology sector has rebounded strongly. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA:XLK) is up 42% since then.   With these gains,
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Another round of stock market volatility may be just around the corner. This suggests that now is the right time to figure out what stocks to sell in July. Despite the widespread confidence that we have entered a “new bull market,” macro issues like high inflation and rising interest rates persist. Recent economic indicators suggest that the Federal
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It’s no wonder people are attracted to dividend stock investments. Not only are the companies typically successful, profitable enterprises, but they usually have a long history of surviving various market cycles. Dividend stocks also handily outperform their non-income-generating brethren over time.  In 2013, J.P. Morgan Asset Management published a paper that explored this superiority. It found that
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This article is an excerpt from the InvestorPlace Digest newsletter. To get news like this delivered straight to your inbox, click here. Thai and Cambodian people have long played “Makruk,” a Southeast Asian version of chess. Queens and bishops move more like checkers pieces, and pawns can turn into “Makruks” – or queens – once they
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If you’re holding onto your F-rated stocks, you’re playing a dangerous game. It doesn’t take a lot of time for a bad stock to do some serious damage to your portfolio. Doesn’t it make more sense to send those F-rated stocks packing? While it’s fun to imagine the riches that can come by holding the
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Now that video game retailer GameStop (NYSE:GME) isn’t a frequent target of short-squeeze traders anymore, GME stock will probably rise or fall based on the company’s fundamentals. Unfortunately, GameStop’s strength and soundness as a business venture is questionable. In the final analysis, the risk-to-reward balance doesn’t justify an investment in GameStop. It’s notable that GameStop Executive
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Penny stocks have always interested many investors. Indeed, this interest comes from many places. Some investors like the volatility of these stocks, and the ability to buy a large amount of shares at one time. Others focus on the immense upside potential most penny stocks provide. Of course, this extremely high upside also means these
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While a diversified portfolio should include some enterprises that offer passive income, here’s the deal about high-yield dividend stocks: they’re risky as all heck. Usually, such companies represent yield traps, enticing investors with their seemingly robust income-making prospects. But under the hood, they suffer from severe fundamental vulnerabilities. However, in other cases, speculative dividend stocks
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All of the value stocks listed below are well-known, large-cap companies that provide conservative and defensive exposure to any portfolio. These companies also possess reasonable upside, driven by a number of growth catalysts. Indeed, I’m a believer that each company could reasonably surge higher, given the quality of these key catalysts. Fortunately, each of these
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Tapping into the top analyst picks discourse may feel like navigating a labyrinth. Imagining analysts as obsessive, encyclopedic nerds of the stock markets, it’s easy to presume their word is gold. However, savvy investors would know that it isn’t always the case. Investing in analyst-recommended stocks necessitates a balanced approach, free from extreme pessimism or
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While the post-pandemic market cycle inspired much speculation into the mix, forward-thinking investors may want to use this time to strategize the best retirement stocks in July. Fundamentally, the future arrives sooner than you expect. Therefore, it pays to plan ahead. And believe me, time flies, mostly as a derivation of mathematics. For example, from
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