The last few months have been tough for investors, as stocks have mostly been falling since mid-summer. To wit, the S&P 500, which peaked at the end of July, is down close to 8% from that high. The headwinds behind these losses are well-known: stubborn inflation, the Fed’s persistence in sticking to a high-interest-rate, tight-money policy in response, a worsening geopolitical situation and related rising oil prices, increasing bond yields, and the uncertainty of an upcoming election; it would b
Sifting through the flood of data generated by the stock markets is a daunting task – but Wall Street’s professional stock analysts are up to it. They’ve made careers, and reputations, by finding the golden nuggets in the data stream, the stocks that are ready for gains and are showing solid returns. The Street’s best analysts, who have compiled enviable records of success in recommending stocks to buy or avoid, bring analytical minds and deep experience to their calls – and investors would be w
We recently passed an anniversary, of sorts – one year to the day since the stock market hit bottom. On October 12 of last year, the S&P 500 reached its trough; since then, the market trend has been upward despite some volatility and a recent pullback. Brian Belski, chief investment strategist from BMO Capital, believes that we’re into a secular bull market now. Looking at a series of factors – general economic growth, the slowing pace of inflation, the stage of the Fed’s monetary policy, Belski
We’re finally in the homestretch of 2023. The year’s end is in sight – but the only certainty is that uncertainty is here to stay with the headwinds piling up faster than ever. Check off those headwinds one by one: The Federal Reserve has indicated that it will likely hold interest rates higher for longer, due to persistently high inflation. In geopolitics, China keeps rattling its saber at Taiwan, Russia’s Ukraine war keeps grinding on, and the Middle East has erupted into an open battle betwee
Every investor wants to get the best returns, and that means building a portfolio based on the best stocks. The only ‘trick’ to succeeding in the market is knowing how to find those stocks – but it’s quite a trick, since the reams of data generated by thousands of traders dealing in thousands of stocks makes an imposing barrier. Fortunately, investors can turn to the Smart Score tool, an AI-driven algorithm created by TipRanks that gathers, sorts, and collates the real-time data from millions of