Top Trending Stocks Should watching the top trending stocks be part of your everyday investment and trading activities? Every rise in stock isn’t critical, but some rises reflect major company/product/market breakthroughs that send the company to another level of profitability. Which stocks are going up or down? Which sectors are growing or falling? It’s important…
SPDR Fund SPY Stocks Exchange traded funds are a popular investment vehicle for millions of stock trading enthusiasts. One of the original and most prominent ETFs is the SPDR, or SPY stocks as they’re known. ETFs are composed of stocks purchased and when actively managed, the ETF manager decides on which stocks to buy and…
Will the Fed Pivot before a Market Crash? There’s been frequent mention of a Fed pivot in the last two months. Both sides on the topic have fashioned evidence showing how their view is the correct one. For instance, there is the view that Powell and the Fed will not pull back on raising interest…
The Dow Jones and its 4 Indices Retail and institutional investors both are scrambling in the face of another market collapse to find investible securities in this last quarter of 2022. It’s in these darkest hours of the markets that everyone rethinks where the real opportunities are. We often don’t record our change of perspective,…
Is the US Headed for a Recession? Recession Watch 2023: Is the possibility of a recession next year just negative thinking or is it clear thinking? Many don’t want to consider the unthinkable, yet we know what the signals are and how we’ll respond. Increasingly, the prediction of a recession is reaching full consensus with…
US Inflation Jumps 9.1% in June Despite the recent series of increases in the Fed interest rate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported US inflation soared 9.1% in June, the highest rate since 1998. The new rate is also up a whopping 1.3% since May making us believe that July’s rate might be even…
A Democrat Defeat Could Help Avoid a Recession Right now the talk is all about a recession and many see it as inevitable with no means of prevention. Even Larry Summers has raised his forecast for a recession to a gloomy 100%. These people have fully bought into the idea that the economy follows the…
Best Oil Stocks to Buy? As the price of oil moves past $110 a barrel, investors realize where it might be headed, to above $150. The Putin war isn’t about to end and may persist for years. Europe intends to cut off Russian oil, however India and China are scrambling to acquire that cheap energy…
Facebook, Amazon, Google, Netflix, Apple With stock volatility, rising interest rates, and an economic recovery underway, are the big tech FAANG stocks the choice for risk off investors? While NASDAQ did well last year, it may be the Fed stimulus and low interest rate policy that created those big gains. When Cathie Woods says tech…
EIA Predicts Big Price Drop in Brent and WTI Oil EIA, the US Energy Information Administration made it’s predictions for future oil prices and surprisingly, they believe oil prices will fall. In their latest price forecast, a shocking one, they predict the price of Brent crude oil will average $75/b in 2022 and $68/b in…
Best Canadian Oil Stocks to Buy Oil prices are rocketing, and you’ve been introduced to the best oil stocks to buy on North American stock exchanges, and among the best are Canadian oil stocks. You can find them on the TSX, Canada’s stock exchange. Canada’s wealth in oil and gas will gain increased exposure in…
How High Will Oil Prices Go? We’re all astonished at the high rising price of oil this fall, yet it seems oil traders are moving beyond a $100 a barrel price forecast to a revised one reaching $200 a barrel. The trend though due to shortages and carbon emissions regulations will guarantee very high…
Unemployment Rate in the United States The Covid 19 pandemic interrupted a very positive reduction in the unemployment rate in the United states. 8 years of strong growth during the bull market stock market was crippled by the shutdowns. Now in late 2021, the economic recovery is beginning to deliver stronger job growth (4.8% unemployment…
Best US Tech Stocks Given the big correction that’s hitting the DOW, S&P, NASDAQ and Russell right now, you’d have to question buying tech stocks. Tech is getting hit hard this week and the cyber attacks on the Colonial pipeline is not helping. The fact is, investors are moving away from speculative growth stocks and…
When Will the Markets Crash? It’s a simple question, that leads you into a deeper investigation of where you are within the stock market crash timeline. You’re here, at the peak, not knowing where the tracks suddenly fall off. Knowing what a stock market crash is, is the first stage of a strategy to help…
Stock Market Crash Investing Strategies You have to know that when housing markets or stock markets near their peak prices, that a downtrend is on the horizon. Like most people, investors downplay thoughts of economic and market disaster. We double down on our optimistic decisions. Our mind banishes such thoughts and we ignore obvious signals…
What the Experts Say about the Stock Market Forecast While a lot of bloggers, stock market experts and financial advisors say to ignore stock market forecasts and predictions, it makes sense to hear from a variety of stocks market experts below. Some are wildly enthusiastic about the S&P, Dow Jones, Russell, and NASDAQ, talking materials, biotech,…
Should You Buy Penny Stocks? If you’re a stock market investor with a little vision, you might be wondering about investing in penny stocks. These are stocks whose shares are trading for less than a dollar. Normally, a risky investment on companies with a very long shot at big success, there are times when they’ve…
How to Rebrand your Content The phrase “content rebranding” is being discussed more online now due to the economic recovery. If your content is your face to customers and the brand they consume, then it must change too. And your content is vital to your company’s success. Some businesses (e.g., restaurants) have already gone through this…
Cheap Car Insurance Every year, tens of millions of drivers get their auto insurance renewal papers mailed to them and they simply ignore them and let their policy rollover. That’s money lost! By taking a moment to consider the high rate they’re paying for the type of coverage they’re receiving, they might decline their insurance…