Ready to Jump on the Santa Claus Market Rally? Is this the perfect time to let go of conservative investing and ride this late-year rally to new market heights? A lot of stock market advisors seem to think the coast is clear and it’s not a parade to nowhere. As this chart from Google Finance…
Best Stocks to Buy Right Now Time to look at the best stocks for December. We have some lists from the major stock market investing advisors. Too many of these recommendation consist of safer, large caps but right now, the Russell small caps might be the right choice for most investors. With only a soft…
Dreaming of a Housing Market Crash? As the FED pushes the envelope on interest rate and mortgage rate rises, many buyer prospects continue to hope for a housing market correction with lower prices. Well okay, they would prefer an outright crash. Because prices are unreachable no matter what mortgage rates are. And it will take…
Florida Real Estate Market Despite high rising mortgage rates for the last year, home sales in Florida have been relatively strong. Florida home prices too have risen to record heights. In July however, the Fed rate rises are beginning to take a bite out of the Florida housing market. Both Florida Realtors and Redfin report…
California Real Estate Market Forecast It might be more difficult to characterize and explain California’s dynamic yet troubled housing market than other states. While the overall housing market here has its medians and averages, and has been injured by the FED interest rate hikes more than other states, the real story is seen when drilling…
Residential Real Estate Market Outlook Buyers and investors might ask someone to describe the real estate/housing markets. You might call it a market driven by intense demand for homes, not just dream homes, but safe havens for themselves and their family at almost any price. It’s one of severe frustration for all including rate-stuck homeowners…
Will the Stock Market Soar in 2024? Now in mid 2023, many investors are anticipating the reversal of the FED lending rate which would send mortgage payments back down to aid in affordability for hungry home buyers. And with financing cheap again, investment in tech would likely roll on again too. Lots of positives when…
Toronto Housing Market Home sales and prices in the Toronto GTA market rose in May while home prices reached an average of $1.2 million. The fact that home prices are back up near where they were during the boom is an astounding fact. And TRREB reiterated its belief that government’s lack of support for home…
US Economy Outlook 2024 Are we to believe the weak GDP and economic forecasts for 2023? And how about 2024? The reason forecasts and predictions miss so often, is that forecasters don’t consider politics and news media manipulation. The macroeconomic outlook is colored by politics — China, Saudis and Biden. Know one talked about the…
Stock Market News The emerging storyline is about the US national debt and trillion dollar interest payments which it may default on. It’s a huge threat to everyone and what makes it threatening is that the Democrats appear unwilling to curtail out of control spending, as their incoming tax revenues fall. The lower taxes is…
NASDAQ Forecast The good performance of the NASDAQ listed stocks show investors believe in the tech sector, and that it has the only path to profitability against Dow, Russell and S&P stocks. The NASDAQ’s 17.8% price growth year to date is surprising, but can it be sustained? Tech can find a way to profitability…
FaceBook META Stock Price Forecast Facebook announced its 3rd quarter earnings results and posted a drop of 4% YoY to $27.7 billion. They reported a net income of 22 billion which is only half of what it earned in Q3 of 2021. It was only the 2nd quarterly decline in the company’s history. Investors didn’t like…
The Best Stocks to Buy The Dow Jones, NASDAQ, S&P and Russell 2000 are rising of late, and the outlook for 2024 is promising. Lingering inflation, debt ceiling, and international trade issues will plague the markets. However, 2024 with lower interest rates, should be a great year, which means moving money from the money markets…
Back To School Economic Boost Is back to school an important aspect of the current stock market forecast? Predictions are for a big return to school season and it’s going to lift the economy. The National Retail Federation forecasts that total spending on back-to-school materials could reach a record of $37.1 billion up from $33.9…
When is the Next Stock Market Correction? Predicting the next stock market crash is never easy. So many economic, political, and international trade factors and more, are difficult to predict. We might think any mention of a stock market crash is pessimistic. Yet awareness of the factors that precede a crash is important for pensioners,…
Stock Market Outlook Next Ten Years It’s difficult for any investor to make confident stock buying and selling decisions without a clear, long term vision of the economy. You want some certainty about the 5 year outlook and the 10 year long range outlook. This long range outlook is about more than the Dow Jones…
Top 30 Post Pandemic Stocks to Buy This pandemic will fade off into history. It’s ruined the economy, but the US economic outlook and stock market forecast will brighten each and every month this year. The next 3 months might be grim, but as the stimulus kicks in, vaccinations grow, and people return to their…
Vancouver Housing Market Update and Forecast Vancouver has built its reputation as one of the most beautiful cities and locations in the world. The modernization of the city, incredible mountain vistas, moderate climate with a surprising amount of yearly sunny days, high tech center growth, tourism and neighboring mountain recreation areas makes this area a…
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…
US New Home Construction, Prices and Sales It’s not a reach to say that buying a new home is tops on many American’s wish list. Although demand for new homes is intense, a lack of supply is dampening those dreams of home ownership. New US home sales rose 4% across the country in October and…