The S&P 500 is up about 10% this year, yet 80% of that gain comes from technology stocks, many of which are tied to artificial intelligence. With interest rates and energy prices spiraling higher,…
Warren Buffett handed the reins of Berkshire Hathaway to Greg Abel with a war chest of nearly $400 billion sitting in T-bills, and buried inside that famously concentrated portfolio are five deeply discounted stocks…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower after a big start to the holiday-shortened trading week, which saw every index trade higher, after the small-cap Russell 2000 eked out a tiny gain on the close,…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading flat after a big start to the holiday-shortened trading week, which saw every index trade higher. The small-cap Russell 2000 eked out a tiny gain on the…
Buying shares of the next Nvidia or Netflix gets a lot easier when the price tag stays under $10, and these five overlooked companies sweeten the deal with dividends that Wall Street rarely talks…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher as we get ready to start a holiday-shortened trading week, with the Federal 4th of July holiday scheduled for Friday, before we celebrate the 250th anniversary of…
Mario Gabelli built his closed-end fund around two sectors most investors overlook, and the strategy is drawing serious attention from income-focused investors.
While many Baby Boomers have enjoyed a long bull market over the past 35 years, there comes a point when income becomes more critical than stock appreciation. The reason is simple: those who leave…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher this morning, after all the big funds and portfolio managers may have shown their hands on Wednesday, as the tech and chip stocks sell-off resumed after stocks…
The Standard & Poor’s 500 is a stock market index that tracks the performance of the 500 biggest companies in the United States. It is considered a top indicator of the U.S. stock market’s…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher this morning, but if you’ve ever heard the old saying, “when the chips are down”, that was the poster child phrase for Tuesday’s session, as technology…
Bank of America has predicted that the Federal Reserve will be forced to raise interest rates by 75 basis points this year, with the first 25-basis-point hike in September. They also see additional 25-basis-point…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower after a mixed start to trading on Monday, following the holiday-shortened week due to the Juneteenth Federal holiday. We may start to see some end-of-the-quarter reallocations and…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed as we prepare to finish the last full week of the second quarter. We finished a wild holiday-shortened trading week last Thursday, as Friday was the federal…
While the hopes for a permanent cease-fire and a cessation of hostilities are the ultimate end-game plan for Iran and the Middle East, the reality is that while spot prices have plummeted to the…
Investors love dividend stocks because they provide dependable passive income streams and an excellent opportunity for solid total return. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions realized over time. In other words,…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher this morning after we finally heard what we expected from Kevin Warsh, the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve: they may have to raise rates later this…
Converging forces are pushing rates higher in 2026. The Iran conflict closed the Strait of Hormuz, spiking crude oil prices and raising production and transport costs. This energy shock drove inflation higher, with the…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed as we hit the midweek point, as the Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX | SPCX Price Prediction) or SpaceX IPO rush is starting to fade somewhat. The…
As of mid June, the Russell 2000 is running laps around all of the other major U.S. indices, and the outperformance is not even close. Starting the week of June 15th, the Russell 2000…
