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By Mandeep Rai On February 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
After the election, it was obvious to me that stocks were the best game in town. I’ve covered the reasons before. But suffice it to say, investors bought stocks because they were looking for...
By Mandeep Rai On February 15, 201707:00 AM Eastern
There’s quite a lot going on in the Washington political scene, with clarity harder to find right now. That’s why stocks have been somewhat indecisive about which direction ultimately prevails...
By Mandeep Rai On February 8, 201707:00 AM Eastern
I’ve maintained that things look good for the markets, in part because of the new administration’s policies. But we’ve also seen some recent stock market volatility, and it’s easy to worry when...
By Jon D. Markman On February 7, 201707:30 AM Eastern
The time to invest in small, disruptive high-tech companies has never been better.
The values of these companies have been going through the roof as larger, stodgier firms realize it’s easier by...
By Mandeep Rai On January 31, 201705:02 PM Eastern
The market stumbled out of the gate this week, with the Dow down as much as 220 points on Monday and 150 points on Tuesday. Small caps pulled back as well, and for the first time in a long while,...
By Mandeep Rai On January 25, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Recessions are arguably the largest risks to the market because they cause the largest drawdowns in stocks. They’re often accompanied by general deleveraging, a run on a bank, a large change in...
By Mandeep Rai On January 18, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Just two short days from now, Donald J. Trump will take the oath of office and become the 45th president of the United States.
Open questions remain about some of his post-inauguration plans,...
By Mike Larson On January 16, 201707:00 AM Eastern
If there’s one thing investors want in this low-rate world, it’s stocks with generous yields. If they can get nice capital gains at the same time, that’s even better.
Now, Weiss Ratings can help...
By Mandeep Rai On January 10, 201704:50 PM Eastern
There’s a lot of chatter in the media right now about the valuations of small cap stocks, and why not? They’ve surged 14% since the election, as measured by the Russell 2000 Index. So it’s easy to...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On January 2, 201707:30 AM Eastern
2016 was a year of surprises. Things that no one thought possible happened and the markets reacted in ways not many anticipated.
The move by OPEC and non-OPEC countries to reduce oil production...