In last Sunday’s InvestorPlace Digest, I noted how InvestorPlace.com readers were shifting their focus away from growth stocks. SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) down 25%… Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) down 43%… Silvergate Capital (NYSE:SI) down 60%… Investors have seen this story before, most recently in 2022. And they’re not sticking around to get burned again. In its place, we’ve
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Generally, a perception exists that supporting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives may lead to expansion and profitability erosion, though the enthusiasm toward the following high-growth ESG stocks would beg to differ. Increasingly, society has become aware of gross inequities in the sociological and environmental realms. Therefore, it might cost enterprises to ignore ESG initiatives
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The oil and gas sector enjoyed a stellar run at the stock market last year, with the robustness in prices. One of the top exchange-traded-fund in the space, the Energy Select Sector SPDR shot up 57% in value last year. Though the sector has cooled off recently, energy stocks will likely notch up another solid
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BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) is the world’s largest asset management company, with $8.6 trillion in assets by the end of 2022. The company is well known for its prudent investment decisions and has accumulated this colossal amount of assets despite being around for only 35 years. At its peak last year, BlackRock’s AUM surpassed $10 trillion before
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With the Federal Reserve perhaps poised to raise benchmark interest rates again, a temptation exists to avoid long-term growth stocks altogether. Should borrowing costs rise sharply, this dynamic would kill expansionary initiatives. Naturally, such a circumstance wouldn’t bode well for growth-oriented enterprises. However, some companies in this category command relevant fundamental narratives. Just as importantly,
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With myriad chokepoints weighing on food-related commodities, agriculture stocks to buy may rise in demand. Fundamentally, the needs associated with the agricultural industry largely benefit from inelasticity. That is, no matter what’s going on with the economy, civilizations need access to sustenance. Specifically, one of the biggest (albeit cynical) catalysts for agriculture stocks to buy centers
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The search for the top AI stock is on. Companies involved in artificial intelligence are at the forefront of a rapidly growing industry. Indeed, these companies are revolutionizing many sectors, including healthcare, finance, transportation, and manufacturing. Notably, since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT in late 2022, investors have taken on a renewed interest. AI is one of the fastest-growing industries,
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Bloomberg Published an article in February that discussed the failings of the U.S. Military. If you read it, you may immediately want to sell any defense stocks you own. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), if the U.S. were to get into a scrap with China over Taiwan, it would run out of long-range, precision-guided munitions
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Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) has the makings of a successful business in the plant-based foods market. INGR stock is reasonably priced, and investors can hold their shares and collect dividend distributions. Plus, Ingredion’s recently reported results demonstrate growth even during a time of high inflation. Based in Illinois, Ingredion is a provider of healthy ingredient solutions. The company
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Biotech stocks almost always have the potential for significant growth over time. Companies in the sector operate in areas including drug development, medical devices, and diagnostics. The rewards for bringing such products to market are significant. But biotech growth stocks also generally carry much higher risk than the average stock. Additionally, companies in the biotech industry face regulatory
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Crisis creates opportunity. And big crises create big opportunities.  For example, did you know that the Internet Economy – which created the world’s first trillion-dollar companies, churning out multiple 1,000% stock market winners – was born amid the 2008 financial crisis? Technically, the internet was born in the 1990s – the World Wide Web launched
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