Category

Stocks to Buy

Hot Stock

The One Retail Stock to Buy that Will Survive the December Slump

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email

As Main Street gears up for the holiday shopping season, the retail sector takes center stage on Wall Street.

The bad news for those investing in retail stocks: Morgan Stanley cautions overall retail sales growth is expected to be the weakest since 2008 – meaning the sector's robust 40% year to date could be headed for a slowdown.

Weighed down by concerns over pay and hiring, consumer confidence continues to fall, suggesting consumers will continue to be tight-fisted. After a steep drop in October, the consumer confidence level fell further in November. Slipping to 70.4 from 72.4, it marks the lowest level in seven months, Tuesday's Conference Board data revealed.

To continue reading, please click here...

Hot Stocks

Best Stocks to Buy Now: A Weekly Review - 11/27/13

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email

Our best stocks to buy list last week stemmed from oil and drug stocks – and some gems from tech, which we learned is not in a bubble…

It was a good week for investing as markets continued hitting record highs. The broad-based S&P 500 Index topped 1,800 for the first time Friday, just one day after the Dow sailed past 16,000, and the Nasdaq ended the week just shy of 4,000 (which it hit Monday this week).

As indexes climb, investors grow increasingly cautious. Predicted outcomes run the gamut from a modest market pullback, to a steep correction, to a bursting bubble.

To continue reading, please click here...

Hot Stocks

Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW): Missing Out on the Revolution It Helped Launch

By , Money Morning - • Print | Email

Smartphones and tablets probably wouldn't exist were it not for Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW), and yet the venerable company has not reaped the monster profits from the mobile revolution that tech companies like Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) have enjoyed.

Corning is the primary manufacturer of Gorilla Glass, the scratch- and shatter-resistant glass used in the touchscreens of many of today's smartphones and tablets.

To continue reading, please click here...

Stock Market Today

Nasdaq at 4,000: It's Not Tech Pushing the Index Higher

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email

The Nasdaq topped 4,000 on Monday, its highest level in 13 years.

The tech-heavy index gained 11 points, or 0.3%, to reach 4,003 shortly after the opening bell amid a broad-based rally that also sent the Dow and S&P 500 higher. The Nasdaq peaked at 4,007.09, before shedding some gains and ending the session up 2.92 points, or 0.07%, at 3,994.57.

The Nasdaq flirted with the 4,000 threshold last week, closing at 3,991.64, up 0.14%, or 6 points. Year to date, the benchmark is up a whopping 32.20%.

This is where you want to be invested in right now..

Hot Stocks

These 25 Dividend Stocks Just Boosted Their Payouts

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email

More and more companies today seek to attract investors by offering dividend payouts – and yield-hungry investors love their dividend stocks.

The Wall Street Journal noted on Nov. 18 that 51 of the top 100 Nasdaq stocks currently pay dividends. That's in stark contrast to December 1999, when a mere nine of the top 100 Nasdaq companies paid dividends.

To continue reading, please click here...

Hot Stocks

Three "Insider" Stocks to Buy Now

By , Special Situation Strategist, Money Morning - • Print | Email

Insider buying has been proven to have significant predictive power for stock prices – which is why we like to make a list of possible "insider" stocks to buy.

No one knows more about the condition and prospects of a business than the chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO). When insiders like them buy stocks in the open market of the companies they control, the stock often outperforms the broader market for the next several years.

According to Nejat Seyhun, a professor and researcher in the field of insider trading at the University of Michigan, when insiders are buying shares in their own companies, the stock tends to outperform the total market by 8.9% over the next 12 months.

it's time for investors to go shopping...

Investing Tips

The 8th "Spark" Could Ignite a 1,300% Gain - Here's How to Find It

By , Chief Research Analyst, Money Morning - • Print | Email

We've already reviewed a number of the seven catalysts, or "sparks," I look for in a company before I recommend it to subscribers of my Small-Cap Rocket Alert.

Industry rotation… big contracts… earnings revisions…

Finding just one of these "sparks" can lead you to extreme upside potential… But identifying two or more "lighting up" the same stock is even better.

So today I want to give you an eighth spark – one that just unveiled a potential 1,300% biotech gain for my readers last week. Then I'm going to show you how to find it on your own.

It's easy, once you know how to read this form...

Hot Stocks

This "Defense" Stock Is Seriously Outgunning the Market

By , Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI - • Print | Email

As a longtime tech analyst and investor, I've learned that tracking unstoppable trends is a great way to make money.

For instance, the mobile wave is moving so fast it's turning small-cap companies into financial juggernauts, seemingly overnight.

The same thing is happening with cloud computing. Simply put, there's a stampede of firms that want to host their data and applications on the web – and are willing to pay top dollar for those services.

But, strictly speaking, not every big-gain opportunity is a true high-tech trend.

That's why I always keep a sharp eye out for new investing opportunities that are in related areas.

The mid-cap company I'm recommending today, for example, is a leader in what I call personal defense technology.

And it's about to "outgun" the market - big time...

Investing Tips

Your "Uncle" Is the World's Smartest Trader

By , Editor, Permanent Wealth Investor - • Print | Email

It's interesting that an investor in the "communist" Peoples' Republic of China can make millions tax-free… while investors in the United States – the supposed bastion of free enterprise and capitalism – have to pay, in some cases, a near-50% tax on investment gains.

If trading and investing is all about weighing risk and reward, then the tax code itself makes Uncle Sam the ultimate trader. He gets a nice chunk of your reward, even as he avoids your risk.

Now, I don't mind having Uncle Sam as a silent partner, but like any good partner, he should stick around to help shoulder losses during bad times as well as participate in the good times.

Unfortunately, this isn't what happens...