Healthcare Stocks


Healthcare Stocks Sector

For the past several years, healthcare has been a hot topic of debate. Regardless of whether or not you agree with the Affordable Care Act, your opinion should hold little say in how you play the healthcare stocks in the near future. Despite the controversy over Obamacare, healthcare stocks are playing out to be excellent investments.
With medicine advancing at an astronomical pace, there are many ways to play healthcare stocks. The first way is to invest in the well-known companies like Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) which provide a stable investment with decent growth and consistent dividends. The next way to play healthcare stocks is through stocks which offer high potential like Illumina (NADAQ:ILMN), a company that researches genetic functioning. Finally, ETFs like Health Care SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLV) and mutual funds like Fidelity Select Health Care (MUTF:FSPHX) offer limited exposure while still being involved in healthcare.

Healthcare Sector Quote (CIX: MSECTOR5)

Trade of the Day: CVS Caremark (CVS)

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
Is this move worth $2 billion in PR and publicity? We think it is and it looks like most CVS stock investors agree.

Healthcare Stocks: No Longer a Sure Thing

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Healthcare stocks have outperformed in recent years, but investors need to be selective with valuations that now are at richer levels.

Trade of the Day: UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
Trends aren’t random in the stock market today and, therefore, technicians have compelling historical evidence of the value of their methods.

Trade of the Day: HCA Corp. (HCA)

By Bryan Perry
I see one blue-chip chart after another showing upward momentum continuing for the next two weeks ahead.

Are You Prepared for a Stronger Dollar?

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
What happens to the stock market if the U.S. dollar rallies? This question isn’t getting much press, but dollar strength could surprise the markets in 2014.

Ask Louis: What Is Your Favorite Sector Right Now?

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
I'm always asked what sector I'm bullish on right now, and today I'd have to say the answer is healthcare, biotech, and pharmaceuticals. Here's why.

What Valuations Are Trying to Tell Investors Right Now

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Based on current valuations, the defensive consumer staples, utilities and healthcare sectors remain expensive. Where can you find better opportunities?

Trade of the Day: Boston Scientific (BSX)

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
Wall Street has been selling Boston Scientific (BSX) since it reported earnings, yet put options are still reasonably priced.

3 Huge Healthcare Trends Can Fatten Your Portfolio

By Traders Reserve
Healthcare concerns in the U.S. are being addressed by companies in the industry. These 3 issues can lead investors to stock opportunities

4 Red-Hot Niche Healthcare Stocks

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Here's proof that building a better mousetrap can sometimes make better fiscal sense ... for investors of healthcare stocks.

Flu Season Is Coming — And These Companies Are Ready

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Flu season is slowly getting started -- bad news for us, but welcome news for companies that benefit from flu sufferers' ills. Here's a look at some of them.

Obamacare Won’t Deliver — Sell Hospital and Managed Care Stocks, STAT!

By Jeff Reeves
By Jeff Reeves -- Obamacare might never deliver on the hopes of perpetually higher healthcare stock prices, and many bid-up companies could end up disappointing shareholders.

Medical Device Companies Still Have Upside, New Tax or Not

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
By Dan Burrows -- A sales tax on medical devices under Obamacare has spooked investors in medical device companies, but behemoths like Medtronic and Stryker will shrug it off.

2 Top Healthcare Stock Picks for Obamacare

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
By Louis Navellier -- The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) will improve the prospects of these two healthcare stocks.

How to Invest in Obamacare-Era Healthcare

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
By Charles Sizemore -- In the complex post-Obamacare medical landscape, keep your investing simple. Stick with hospital stocks and avoid insurance stocks.

Google Bets on Healthcare — You Should, Too

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Google is aiming at helping humans live longer via a new venture, Calico -- another nod at just how lucrative the healthcare space should continue to be.

Trade of the Day: Tenet Healthcare (THC)

By Ken Trester
Upcoming political budget battles could cause significantly more problems, so holding bearish positions also makes sense.

3 Companies With a Headstart on Healthcare Reform

By Carla Lake, InvestorPlace Staff
Lowering healthcare costs is a huge theme as the insurance exchanges are about to open, and these 3 companies have taken innovation into their own hands.

4 Healthcare Investments to Make Before October

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
With open enrollment in state health insurance exchanges set to kick off on Oct. 1, it’s a good time to revisit the ways investors can play the opportunity.
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