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By Gavin Magor On January 11, 201808:00 AM Eastern
Over the span of the last few weeks, I shared all the ins-and-outs of variable annuities and the alternatives to them (including fixed annuities). You can read parts one, two, three, and four of...
By Mandeep Rai On November 29, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Two weeks ago, I wrote an issue whose thesis was simple: Big profit opportunities were there for the taking in retail stocks given better earnings reports and easy-to-beat, lowered expectations.
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By Remi Lukosiunas On November 28, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Times are good for banks right now. The industry is booming, loan losses are low, and profits are strong. But it wasn’t too long ago that banks were failing left and right, the government was...
By Mike Larson On November 27, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Average. Mediocre. Run-of-the-mill. Middle-of-the-road. You don’t settle for that when you eat out, buy a car, or go on vacation.
So why accept that when it comes to your stocks?
I certainly...
By Mandeep Rai On November 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Presidents get to deliver State of the Union addresses. But analysts like me have to settle for a bit less. With that in mind, consider this my “State of the Market” issue.
Let’s start with a...
By Mandeep Rai On November 15, 201707:00 AM Eastern
When the going got tough in the markets last week, investors went shopping … in retail stocks! That tells me a profit opportunity could be brewing as we head into the key holiday season.
It’s no...
By Mandeep Rai On November 1, 201707:00 AM Eastern
In an on again/off again debate in Washington … behind closed doors … the pressure is building for policy change. Both parties want to boost job growth and stimulate the economy after the Fed...
By Mandeep Rai On October 25, 201707:00 AM Eastern
I’m a long-term investor at heart. So, I know that economic data and corporate earnings provide the real fundamental support during any lasting bull run. That doesn’t mean we can’t see swings of...
By Mike Larson On October 23, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Thirty years and four days ago, on October 19, 1987, the stock market crashed.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6%. Those were the worst point and percentage losses in...
By Mandeep Rai On October 18, 201707:00 AM Eastern
When Citi upgraded the retail sector over the weekend, it caught my attention because my family and I saw firsthand the marked drop in mall traffic over the weekend. The mall, yes, that massive...