The safest blue-chip dividend stocks can be pretty easy to sort out. Investing in them makes sense in turbulent times like those we are currently experiencing. Blue-chip stocks represent companies with household names that have proven quality, are reliable and tend to operate profitably in good times and in bad times. In other words, they carry an inherent degree of safety…
Many people try to time real estate markets or predict when the ups and downs will be. While it seems easy to time a real estate market after seeing what happened in the past, it is much more difficult trying to predict the future. The world’s smartest economists have trouble predicting real estate markets. There are so many variables that…
The last time I wrote about penny stocks for InvestorPlace in January, I used the traditional $5 criteria for qualification. All seven of my stock picks have gotten hammered in 2022. That should tell you how risky it is to buy penny stocks. In today’s world, where fractional shares are commonplace, more than ever, quality is far more critical than…
The past few weeks have been refreshing for Cathie Wood and fans of her style of growth stock investing. The CEO and co-founder of Ark Invest publishes the buys and sells of her firm’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs) every market day, giving the public insight into her latest allocation strategies. Many of her stocks have been moving higher. Her most popular…
The outlook for Fisker Inc (NYSE:FSR), a beaten-down electric vehicle (EV) stock, just got a little brighter. Fisker recently announced that it sold 5,000 pre-orders for a limited-edition EV model and that the company is on track to start the initial production of that model on November 17. The 5,000 “Fisker Ocean One” pre-orders represent approximately $350.0 million of potential…
What stocks has Warren Buffett bought and sold lately? Each quarter, all fund managers with at least $100 million in assets must publicly disclose their stock holdings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission via Form 13F, giving investors a rare peek behind the curtain of some of the world’s largest and most successful hedge funds. One of the most…
Oil stocks represent a significant portion of the overall stock market and can be a good investment for those looking to diversify their portfolio. When considering an investment in oil stocks, it is important to do your research and understand the risks involved. The price of oil is notoriously volatile, and this can have a major impact on oil stocks.…
In this article, we’re going to discuss what is market capitalization or market cap in stocks. By definition, market capitalization is the value of a company that is traded on the stock market. Simply put, market cap, or market capitalization, is a measure of the value of a publicly traded company’s shares. Understanding market cap is important for understanding the…
Every investor appreciates that recessions and bear markets go hand in hand. But the definition of a recession often seems more difficult to pin down. So are we in a recession? And if not, then does that mean that disaster has been averted or that the pain train is still rolling towards investors? This is an important debate because it…
Fear is starting to become an issue. Traders are starting to realize inflation, CPI, PPI, and global currencies are reacting to the sudden policy shift by the US Fed and global central banks. This fear is showing up in the Gold-to-Silver ratio as well. My research suggests the closest comparison to the current Gold/Silver setup may be found by looking…