The plunge in oil and the related steep sell-offs in energy stocks have provided once in a decade entry points that every investor should take advantage of. Here are Bret Jensen’s top three picks poised to reward patient shareholders with big profits. November saw the biggest monthly percentage decline in West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…
There are few Wall Street bargains better than oversold dividend stocks. For some reason, there are dividend stocks that have been absolutely stomped by investors and are now trading at or near their 52-week lows. Now, it’s entirely possible that they are near these lows not just “for some reason,” but for very good reasons….
Over the past month the Twitter (TWTR) top 10 portfolio under performed once again. It was down over 2% while the S&P 500 Index was up. Plug Power (PLUG) was the main culprit for the under performance (down 32%). It is once again the type of stock that I always avoid. It was in a clear…
REITs have become increasingly popular over the years as investors continue to search for yield in the current ultra-low rate environment. Given this huge demand from investors, issuers are lining up with products to quench their thirst. Following the trend, Fidelity recently filed a product focused on the REIT space. Though the issuer has not as yet…
It was just one short month ago when, on the back of the soaring dollar (which has since soared even more), as well as “diminished global GDP growth and lower crude prices“, Goldman’s David Kostin cut his EPS for 2015 and 2016 from $125 and $132 to $122 and $131. Then, it was just two short weeks…
The US dollar remains king. It continues to be supported by the divergence in growth and interest rate differentials. Even though the ECB did not take fresh action this past week, there is little doubt that it will in early 2015. The aggressive monetary policy in Japan, where the BOJ is expanding its balance sheet…
Editor’s Note: In today’s Weekend Edition… what we believe is the single most important wealth secret to succeeding as an investor over time… and avoiding what Bill calls a “ruinous loss.” Contrary to what most stock market gurus would have you believe, investing success is not all about stock picking. As Bill says, it’s about being in…
Photocredit: Shutterstock London, Berlin, the Nordics and Israel are views as major tech hubs and as centers of innovation The European startup scene has evolved significantly over the past years. While five years ago not many talked about London, Berlin or the Nordics as tech hubs, nowadays these regions -as well as Tel Aviv- are considered as…
For many years, investors couldn’t count on the technology sector for dividends. Investors who desired income from their stock investments had to look elsewhere, toward traditional dividend payers such as utilities or consumer goods companies. However, the technology sector has become a great place to look for dividends. That’s because the largest technology companies are…
In the spirit of full disclosure from 1995 to 2004 I was an equity analyst, research manager and director of equity research at two different “boutique” brokers. My experience there, particularly with the last one at Adams Harkness in Boston (which was acquired by Canaccord Genuity), greatly informs my analysis with this type of business….
