I recently sat down with Gary Bohm at Metals and Miners to discuss the current state of the stock market. We touched on the US dollar, gold, silver, copper, uranium, real estate, an economic outlook, market cycles, etc. The main questions and topics Gary and I covered include: Market Weakness and Historical Comparisons Speculation and Market Psychology Gold and Silver… 

Digital infrastructure stocks – those related to data centers, server farms, call centers, cellular communication towers and related industries – have become one of the fastest-growing segments of the global equity markets. The developed and developing world increasingly depends on high-tech digital technologies. All that technological growth necessitates a tremendous amount of infrastructure to support it. The global expansion of… 

I want to share my “predictions” for the New Year with you today… Every year, I’m asked to provide my “predictions” for the New Year. With the New Year now less than two weeks away, today is a perfect day to do that. So, without further ado, here are my five predictions for 2025. This post appeared on Dynamic Wealth… 

The health and wellness market is flourishing, fueled by the growing popularity of plant-based diets, creating opportunities for plant-based foods. At the same time, corporate wellness programs are expanding as companies focus on enhancing employee well-being to address chronic illnesses and workplace stress. Amid such conducive trends, investors could consider looking into the following fundamentally sound wellness stocks. Let’s take… 

The semiconductor industry has delivered tremendous growth over the last several decades. In the near term, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be a key sales catalyst for leading chip suppliers. IDC’s latest report projects the semiconductor market will grow 15% in 2025, led by AI demand. This could spell a great buying opportunity for stocks that have recently fallen in value. The… 

A new year often brings a fresh market outlook, as an “out with the old, in with the new” sentiment takes hold. Here’s a look at how some major asset classes may perform heading into 2025. This post originally appeared at U.S. News & World Report.

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) and Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON) are set to join the technology-heavy NASDAQ 100 (NDX) index on December 23. Those three companies and their stocks will replace Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI), Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) in the index. This reshuffling of the NASDAQ 100 will commence on Monday, December 23 before the market opens. It’s part of an annual reconstitution process for the NASDAQ 100 index, which includes members of the much… 

Cheap stocks could be a smart investment opportunity, as economists predict further rate cuts in 2025, providing a chance to purchase undervalued assets in sectors like medical, semiconductor, and energy at a discount. Stocks in growing industries, especially those priced lower, may offer substantial upside potential as these companies expand. Therefore, investors might want to consider the following three fundamentally… 

The U.S. stock market has delivered remarkable returns over the past five years, with the S&P 500 achieving double-digit gains in four of those years. While artificial intelligence (AI) and specialized semiconductor chips have largely powered this bull market, many leading tech companies now command premium valuations that may give investors pause. These premium valuations have prompted savvy investors to seek growth opportunities elsewhere… 

The investment industry’s Global Industry Classification Standard, GICS, was created in 1999 by MSCI Inc. (ticker: MSCI) and S&P Global Inc. (SPGI). The idea was to standardize industrial and economic sector classifications and make it easier for investors to compare companies and evaluate securities. The GICS organized companies into 11 sectors: Some investors design equity portfolios to include at least one…