Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Alternative Cloud Platforms are Increasingly Underrated and Undervalued Cloud platforms experience a constantly rising demand, while remaining a low-cost investment for digital businesses. Among...

In a recent discussion on TheRealInvestmentShow, Bob Farrell and his 10 investment rules were discussed, which elicited several email questions asking, “Who is Bob Farrell, and where are these...

The closely watched Santa Claus Rally period officially wraps up today. This historically strong seven-day stretch for stocks was first discovered by Yale Hirsch back in 1972. Hirsch, creator of the...

Warren Buffett, the legendary Oracle of Omaha and arguably the most famous investor to have ever lived, owes a great deal of his success to his buy-and-hold approach that tends to focus on blue-chip...

The expected return over the long run for the Global Market Index (GMI) held steady in December vs. the previous month. The unchanged forecast, based on three models defined below, reflects a second...

The stock market softened as 2024 ended, with equities retreating amid a more cautious Federal Reserve and lingering inflation concerns. However, while some investors are hesitating, others see this...

The US stock market is starting the year in a state of fear bordering on extreme fear - the opposite of a year ago when the market was balanced between 'greed' and 'extreme greed'. That's the...

The Dogs of the Dow 2025 pay big dividends—up to 6.8%! Collectively they yield three-times what the broader market pays. We’ll discuss individual Dogs—and their divvies—in a moment. First, the simple...

Cybersecurity is a hot topic with the pace of attacks growing, the costs multiplying, and opportunities abundant for cybersecurity companies. Estimated to triple by 2027, the cybersecurity market...

Legacy, product-based software technology is quickly becoming obsolete. Not only is the cloud the dominant force in technology today, but AI is also rapidly advancing, altering how software...

The S&P 500 started the day significantly higher, up nearly 1%, but by midday, all those gains were erased, and we ended the session down 20 basis points. At its lowest, the S&P had been down...

2024 is officially in the books and it was another banner year for US stocks, with the S&P 500 (red line) gaining 24.89%, including dividends. US small-cap stocks (purple line) gained 11.38%, and...

Overall, 2024 was a year of underperformance when it comes to retail stocks. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE:XRT) finished the year with a total return of just under 12%. That is approximately half...

The S&P 500 returned 23% in 2024. It is the first time since 1998 that it has had two years in a row of 20% plus returns. Can the bulls keep charging in 2025? It is the first time that has...