Should Elizabeth Warren become elected president, and should her proposed tax hikes get put into place, the estimates of a 20-30% loss in the stock market may be on the low side. It isn’t all that easy to predict what effect having Elizabeth Warren as president might do to the stock market, but by just […]
People have been concerned for a while now about the risk of an upcoming pullback in stocks. There are good ways to protect yourself, but you have to actually take the reins. While we usually think of investment as the pursuit of positive returns over time, and that’s a big part of the reason why […]
While we recently ran an article explaining why dividends never make sense, a lot of stocks offer them. We don’t want to just shun them, but they need to earn their keep. If we are attracted to the idea of investing in higher dividend stocks, as many people either were already or have become more […]
Canopy Growth, the world’s largest legal marajuana producing company, has been in freefall since firing their CEO earlier this year. The freefall continues to accelerate. Canadian marajuana producer Canopy Growth remains in serious trouble, and one look at their chart says it all. Just seeing a stock drop from around $50 last April to barely […]
When we look to predict the future, the assumptions we make will determine what the future will hold. Research Associates have used theirs to predict a dim outlook for large caps. In spite of all the advancements that modern civilization has made, some things remain in a pretty nascent stage, and our understanding of the […]
People have been discussing all year whether or not investors should pull back or even get out of stocks. This dialogue is picking up again, and this is at least worth thinking on. We have to speculate as to why any investor who is not close to needing to cash in would want to do […]
Common stocks paying dividends was an idea that never really made sense, although some are now waking up to this reality more. Proponents of dividends just don’t get it though. One of the first things you encounter when you learn about stocks is that there are two main types, common stock and preferred stock. Common […]
It’s not uncommon for investors to be hesitant or even afraid to buy stocks when they or the market is at an all-time high. This is a great time to invest, and the numbers prove it. It’s not that clear where the fear of buying at the top comes from, but there are a few […]
An article promoting the virtues of leading pizza restaurant Papa John’s just ran on professional investor site SumZero.com. Has this info been priced in already? Pizza maker Papa John’s is certainly a household name, as the company has spent a lot of money over the years making their presence known. Papa John’s is also a […]
Over the din of all the moaning and groaning about low treasury yields, we told our readers to be wary of the higher risk represented by this. This is now starting to kick in. The price of a security, whether that be stocks, bonds, or anything else, is dependent upon future expectations. With a stock, […]