The first month of the year isn’t even half over, and Tesla stock is already up by 25%. It has more than doubled over the last 3 months. How much higher could this stock go? Tesla serves as an excellent example of how it pays to ride a stock while it’s hot. Tesla has been […]
If we want to go with a stock that lags over ones that don’t, including the index itself, we should need some very good reasons to do it. Coke does have its time and its place. The news on Coca-Cola stock is that the Street sees more upside for it in 2020. It’s hard to […]
With the potential for conflict between Iran and the United States at hand, while we should not overestimate the risk to stocks, some are advising that we hedge our bets. Stock markets don’t like conflict, and especially do not like ones that risk putting up the price of oil considerably. While President Trump certainly raised […]
When it comes to designing a stock picking strategy, we tend to make things a lot more complicated than we need to. We can do well just by using a couple of basic principles. It is no wonder why so many investors throw up their hands when it comes to picking their own stocks. While […]
If you believe that price to earnings ratios are a big constraint on stock prices, you probably don’t expect much from stocks in 2020. This wall is only made of paper though. People are only calling for a very modest year for stocks next year, only expecting single-digit gains, and it’s actually pretty amazing that […]
When a stock gains 90% in a single year, as Applied Materials has in 2019, we may worry that the party may be ending soon. Things are set to improve even more though. Applied Materials has been one of the very best stocks out there in 2019, putting in a very impressive 90% gain for […]
Goldman Sachs is in agreement with the consensus that 2020 will be mildly bullish. Their use of the Sharpe index to pick individual stocks is what is most interesting. David Kostin, chief U.S. equity strategist for Goldman Sachs, is forecasting more of the same for stocks next year, although the consensus is that growth in […]
Alphabet, better known as the company who owns Google, has been a star performer ever since the stock got issued in 2004. As big as it has become, it is still growing nicely. Barron’s doubled down on its selection of Alphabet as one of their top 10 stock picks for 2020 by running another article […]
We always want to make sure that our investment decisions are made from the high ground. If we are willing to go out on a limb, we need to make sure the limb is strong. Folks are eyeing medical supply maker Becton Dickinson and it’s being touted as a smart play for 2020. Aside from […]
The drop in the price of Boeing stock by 24% since the beginning of March has served as a big drag on the Dow. Now it singlehandedly may be putting down GDP by 0.5% more. Manufacturing data has been sluggish for quite a while, which in itself has spurred concerns about a potential recession. As […]