Lior Alkalay

Lior Alkalay

Lior is a consummate professional; a passionate analyst and economist with comprehensive experience within the financial services sector. With nearly 10 years of experience in trading and investment, Lior has provided his clients with crisp, clear and thorough analysis. Before becoming an independent analyst, he was employed for several years as the director of sell-side research at a leading international broker.

Lior specializes in mid- to long-range stock and ETF analyses using an out-of-the-box investment approach. That approach includes top-down analysis to identify the most attractive sectors, and then he balances it with cherry-picking to find the best opportunities.

Recent Articles

Cisco Systems, Inc.: CSCO Stock Isn’t Just About Dividends

Cisco stock has value beyond the dividends it pays. As the company shifts to fast growth segments, revenue growth could accelerate.

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) Throwing Good Money After Bad in Yahoo Deal

Verizon will find that its Yahoo deal, in the long run, will be a weight on VZ stock instead of a tailwind.

Fitbit Inc: FIT Stock Is Not a Bubble, But Still in Trouble

Fitbit stock has an impressive growth rate, but with looming competition from Apple and Samsung, the risk for FIT stock is to the downside.

PepsiCo, Inc.: PEP Stock Isn’t as Strong as It Seems

The PEP stock earnings beat is not enough for PepsiCo to overcome the negative impact of a strong dollar on the top and bottom line.

3 Dividend Stocks to Buy to Survive Brexit

Buying a dividend stocks with low exposure to Brexit -- like XOM, USB and PM -- could provide protection as well as upside if the outlook brightens.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) Gets Boost as Rate Hike Fears Diminish

As the risk of a rate hike has been removed, the EEM ETF is clear of obstacles and ready to bounce higher.

Time for Apple Inc. to Buy Time Warner Inc (TWX, AAPL)

Apple stock could benefit from a possible merger with TWX stock, despite the risk and challenges it poses.

Target Corporation: TGT Stock Is Down, But Not Out

Target (TGT) beat consensus estimates for per-share earnings but whiffed on revenue. Still, TGT could surprise in Q2 if the economy recovers.

Target Corporation: Premium Strategy May Backfire on TGT

Weak retail sales in Q1 imply Target stock earnings will miss. Focusing on premium makes it hard for TGT to deliver in rough times.

Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock: Down Today, But It WILL Recover

Disney's fiscal Q2 earnings were disappointing on several fronts, so the selloff in DIS stock should be expected. But investors will see the (positive) light soon enough.