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By Sean Brodrick On January 3, 201803:25 PM Eastern
It is the best of markets. But according to some, it is the worst of markets.
The S&P 500 gained 20% in 2017. But there are those who say it’s on the precipice.
Commodities are booming. But...
By Sean Brodrick On January 3, 201809:31 AM Eastern
2017 was the year lithium became the investing watchword. I think 2018 could be cobalt’s year. So we’re going full throttle for this white-hot market.
At the same time, your Aurora Cannabis...
By Mandeep Rai On January 3, 201808:46 AM Eastern
The breathtaking volatility in Bitcoin is garnering a lot of press these days, and for good reason. The headline-grabbing cryptocurrency is trading all over the map, and so are its lesser-known...
By Gavin Magor On January 2, 201809:12 AM Eastern
The ink is barely dry on the big tax cut bill, with President Trump signing the Tax Cut and Jobs Act into law 11 days ago. But as investors comb through the details, they’re finding that one...
By Mike Larson On December 29, 201708:22 AM Eastern
The best-performing, highest-rated ETFs. The best-performing, highest-rated stocks. The best-performing fixed-income investments. I’ve spent a lot of time recently looking back at which trends and...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 29, 201708:00 AM Eastern
Stock watchers are nearly as superstitious and data-hungry as baseball fanatics. Indeed, some investors are addicted to both!
Just like a fantasy sports fan watching RBIs and slugging...
By Gavin Magor On December 28, 201709:05 AM Eastern
How much do you value safety when it comes to investing? That’s what the choice between a traditional variable annuity and the next two competing products in our educational series boils down...
By Mandeep Rai On December 27, 201709:09 AM Eastern
Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is one of the American poet’s most well-known works, famous for its depiction of two roads diverging in a wood. What I’m most interested in today, though, is...
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By Sean Brodrick On December 26, 201712:05 PM Eastern
Boy, we are seeing some nice moves in precious metals and precious metals stocks today. And that means your positions in Sandstorm Gold (NYSE: SAND), B2Gold (NYSE: BTG) and Wheaton Precious Metals...
By Gavin Magor On December 26, 201709:14 AM Eastern
The broad stock market has had a solid run in the first year of the Trump administration. But bank stocks have left the averages in the dust thanks to stronger economic growth, promises of...