By Mike Larson On March 24, 201707:00 AM Eastern
We finally got one this week – a 1% decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Tuesday’s drop was the first one of that magnitude since October. Some 87% of the index’s components fell on the...
By Mandeep Rai On March 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
We’ve long known that the Weiss Ratings Model gives us insights to a company’s future prospects, but I’m also finding we can use it to gauge the health of the general market. Let me explain…
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By Mike Larson On March 20, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Donald Trump made no secret on the campaign trail about his desire to shell out billions to make America’s military great again. Now that he’s president, he’s following through on his pledge....
By Mike Larson On March 17, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The Federal Reserve did exactly what I predicted it would: Raise interest rates for the third time in this rate-hiking cycle. Wednesday’s move boosted the benchmark federal funds rate to a range...
By Mandeep Rai On March 15, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Every few years, a new trend emerges, it gets hyped up, and everyone wants to invest in it. All too often, though, the sector doesn’t live up to the hype for one reason or another, and it tanks....
By Mike Larson On March 13, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The countdown to Wednesday’s Federal Reserve interest rate hike is on! I trust you’ll be as well-prepared as anyone for it, given the advanced warning we’ve given you at Weiss Ratings. But here is...
By Mike Larson On March 10, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Janet Yellen and her Federal Reserve colleagues will meet to discuss interest rates next week. My take: Another rate hike is locked in! It would raise the federal funds rate from its current...
By Mandeep Rai On March 8, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Small cap biotechnology stocks are some of my favorite investments. The innovations and cures you can find companies working on, and the rocketing of their stock prices once approvals are...
By Mike Larson On March 6, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Money, money, money, mmmooonneeyy. MONEY!
No, I’m not singing the theme song to the Apprentice TV show, or the 1973 soul/funk song from The O’Jays it came from. I’m talking about the driving...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On March 4, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The cost of health insurance is higher than ever. But will it get even more expensive in 2017? That’s where we have some good news. Our analysis suggests premium growth could finally slow,...