Some people assume that successful investing is all about finding the perfect stock at the perfect moment. It’s an appealing idea. The notion that one brilliant pick can change your financial trajectory. And yes, a great stock can certainly help. But after decades of watching how real investors behave, and how real portfolios grow (or don’t), I’ve become convinced that…
Whenever there’s a change in the CEO position, there’s the potential for big changes in how a company is run. And that can put investors on edge, especially for a business that’s been doing well. Apple (AAPL) is one of the most valuable companies in the world, with a market cap of around $4 trillion. Despite its already large value, the stock…
Nvidia (NVDA) built a near-monopoly on AI compute. For the past three years, every major AI company— Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta (META), Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) — has relied on its GPUs to train and run models at scale. That worked — until the economics changed. So Big Tech isn’t just buying chips anymore. They’re building their own. This post originally appeared at InvestorPlace.
Defensive-minded investors looking for income will often gravitate toward high-dividend, low-volatility stocks. These are companies that offer above-average payouts relative to a benchmark like the S&P 500, while also exhibiting lower beta, a measure of how sensitive a stock is to broader market movements. Specifically, investors can review the underlying index methodology of passive ETFs to understand exactly how holdings are…
Investors recognized artificial intelligence’s (AI) potential to transform industries, supercharging many tech stocks in recent years. That enthusiasm shifted to alarm in 2026. AI’s transformational potential includes agentic AI that can independently execute tasks previously handled by software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, leading to a massive sell-off in SaaS stocks. This “SaaSpocalypse” extended to the cybersecurity sector after AI giant Anthropic released artificial intelligence…
If AI can generate content, write code, analyze data, and automate workflows at near-zero marginal cost, it’s easy to imagine a world where abundance becomes the norm. But that narrative overlooks something fundamental. AI doesn’t run on ideas. It runs on infrastructure. Behind every AI model is a massive physical system—data centers consuming enormous amounts of electricity, chips that take…
Retirement is often portrayed as a point in time where you switch off work and begin enjoying a life of leisure filled with your favorite pursuits. And while there can be some truth in that, reality is a bit more complicated. I’m here to shatter some prevalent retirement myths while offering a realistic appraisal of what retirement really is all…
A lot of traders are doing the same thing right now. They’re watching headlines, second-guessing everything, and missing the actual opportunity in front of them. Mike Rykse walks through how to tune that noise out, focus on price, and stay in the market with defined risk instead of trading scared. Watch the video here. Coach Brian, NetPicks
Different types of stocks shine in different market environments. The biggest winners in today’s market are, unsurprisingly, energy stocks. Iran’s disruption of traffic through the critical Strait of Hormuz has changed the game for investors. No one knows what will happen next. Perhaps a peaceful resolution to the military conflict with Iran will be reached. Maybe the crisis will be prolonged…
The war in Iran has gotten most of the attention on Wall Street lately, and for good reason. Oil prices are surging and nobody seems to know how or when it will end. For that reason, it may be time to start thinking about ways to recession proof your investment portfolio. Even if the war ends tomorrow, that doesn’t mean…