A bull market interrupted is how many investors likely feel at the start of 2016. These are the seven Dow stocks that will be needed to drive the Dow higher in 2016.
24/7 Wall St. screened the Merrill Lynch research database and found three stocks that just might be the ticket for investors who have been jolted by the horrible start to the 2016…
January 11, 2016: Markets opened higher again on Monday even though Shanghai’s exchange closed down more than 5%. Oil prices started the day higher, but that didn’t last as commodities in general…
January 8, 2016: Markets opened higher on Friday following an unexpectedly large boost to the non-farm payroll numbers and a stronger Chinese yuan. By noon, though, the indexes had tumbled into the…
It is too soon to call the rocky start of 2016 an end to a bull market that would otherwise be about seven years long. But what lies ahead for Dow component…
January 4, 2016: Markets opened lower on Monday following a 7% dive in Chinese stocks overnight. A dispute between Iran and Saudi Arabia over the Saudi’s execution of a Shi’ite cleric has…
Technology should remain a sector to own this year, and these cash-rich sector leaders make good sense for growth portfolios looking for an income kicker.
Dogs of the Dow is a dividend strategy for investors to buy what are either "cheap" or "beaten up" Dow stocks. Unfortunately, 2015 was an awful year for the members of the…
December 29, 2015: Markets opened higher on Tuesday on strength in Europe and Asia in the energy and commodities markets. But the leading sector today was tech followed by healthcare and consumer…
Clearly insiders were not in the mood to sell shares this week, and with only two shortened trading weeks left for 2015, it will be interesting to see if the volume jumps…
One area that held its own this year is information technology, networking and wireless. A new Deutsche Bank report sizes up this group and presents some top ideas for next year.
Combining solid dividends that are much higher than the U.S. Treasury 10-year bond, plus the growth potential of blue chip tech stocks, and that could mean solid total returns for patient aggressive…
December 9, 2015: Markets opened lower for a third consecutive day on Wednesday but basic materials and energy led an upturn until about noon on the S&P 500and the DJIA, with the…
The best of both worlds for aggressive growth accounts is mega-cap technology safety combined with regular and rising dividends.
A Merrill Lynch report focuses on five top stocks that underperformed this year but that could outperform in 2016.
