Research & News

Dear Member, Technology giant Apple Inc. (AAPL, Rated A) is on our Best Hot-Sector Leaders Heat Map and was upgraded this morning to ‘A’ from A-, and also moved up to the No. 17 from No. 20 a...

Dear Member, We evaluate our model’s changes overall and by Heat Maps over time periods to analyze what it is telling us. This week, the Best Value Stocks Heat Map had the most upgrades, with no...

Dear Member, We took a look at some of the stocks geared toward growth in the real estate space, and some of the upcoming data that could impact the names. This morning’s Mortgage Bankers...

Dear Member, This week we’ll see housing data with the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Applications Index, which measures demand for applications at mortgage lenders, and U.S. housing starts,...

Dear Member, Earlier this week, we spoke about the higher rating of Wells Fargo & Company (WFC, Rated A+) relative to its peers and its No. 8 ranking in our Highest-Rated Stocks HeatMaps. Today,...

This will be a big week for one of our highest-rated shares, Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC, Rated A+). Wells is in the No. 8 spot on our Highest-Rated Stocks Heat Map. It has a dividend yield of about...

Dear Member, With markets taking a break after rallying the past five days, investors are taking profits and reassessing ahead of the FOMC minutes and the start of earnings season. That being...

Dear Member, As we look through the jobs reports, the numbers seem to follow the recent trend of better economic data as first-quarter weather fades out and investors discount the large drop in...

Dear Member, Today we are going to look at a newcomer to the Best Growth Stocks HeatMaps at the No. 25 position — MeadWestvaco Corp. (MWV, Rated B+). The company is in the materials sector and...

Dear Member, A report from Bank of America, which monitors overall private client inflows and outflows to certain asset classes, shows a rise in money being put to work in obvious areas –...