Market Analysis

The markets are constantly in flux, which means that picking the right stocks is like hitting a bull’s-eye on a moving target. InvestorPlace’s savviest financial analysts and editors tackle the important, sector-wide issues, analyzing how top-level trends trickle down through individual stocks, so that you can make smart decisions with your money.

Trump Soothes the Bull

This October Digest was a natural follow-up to the Crazy Map we shared yesterday – shifting from big-picture late-cycle dynamics to the practical question every investor eventually faces… What’s the plan when the market does roll over?

The One Trading Habit That Matters Most in a New Year

Any trader can catch a lucky break, but long-term survival depends on process, conviction, and discipline...

Best of 2025: How to “Buy Amazon Like It’s 2005″… Right Now

Our “Best of 2025” article today brings us back to July, where we discussed how investors can best prepare themselves in an uncertain and growingly fragile financial environment… and how the strongest companies aren’t always the reliable household names.

5 Major Economic Predictions for 2026

5 economic predictions for 2026: AI drives GDP growth but pushes unemployment to 6%. The two-speed economy explained.

Your Late-Inning Bull Market Gameplan

Today we revisit a September 2025 Digest that helped frame how to think about “late-inning” markets – not by predicting tops, but by identifying the behavioral and structural signs that often accompany them.

Why Your Portfolio Is Failing: The Hyperscale Secret Behind the Biggest Stock Winners

Why companies that 'make nothing' are worth everything. Discover the 7 AI hyperscale stocks that could deliver 20-50X returns by 2030.

Best of 2025: The Rise of the “New Market Aristocrats”… and How to Join Them

Thanks to AI, the financial chasm between folks is expanding by the day and creating a growing roster of new market aristocrats, along with extreme social and economic imbalances. So, in today’s Smart Money, let’s take a look at the rise of a new “market aristocrat.” Then, I’ll share five specific tactics you can use to join them.

How Many Days Rich Are You?

While we are closed, I want to share a favorite essay from Senior Investing Analyst Brian Hunt. It offers an unconventional perspective on wealth, getting to the heart of why we invest – financial freedom.

AI Is Breaking the Labor Market – Here’s What Comes Next

At InvestorPlace, we have a wide range of perspectives and styles. We don’t all trade the same way – and that’s a good thing. One of us may spot something the rest of us missed, opening our eyes to something that we – or the market – have overlooked. In fact, that's what my colleague Jonathan Rose has done.

A Major Shakeup in the Fintech Space

Today’s Digest, from June 2025, arrived as two big themes were beginning to assert themselves – moves by major retailers into stablecoins, and the early signs of strength in silver.

10 Stocks to Sell Before the New Year

In today’s Market 360, I want to share 10 stocks you should consider selling before we open the books on 2026.

Stuff Your Stocking With This Fintech Winner

In the spirit of the holiday season, I’d like to share a small gift with you today: a particular fintech stock I’ve been closely watching.

Two Strong Setups for the Coming Rally

This piece, from March 2025, came during a moment of market wobble – and it offered a calm, statistical reset on how normal such pullbacks truly are.

My Three Favorite Stocking Stuffers for This Holiday Season

If you want to give yourself a present this holiday season, you might want to consider the following companies…

How AI Could Lead to the “Death of the Spirit”

In the days ahead, we’ll revisit several Digests from 2025 (and one from last year) that helped frame important questions, spotlighted emerging risks and opportunities, or raised issues that still matter as we look toward 2026.

A Backup Plan for 2026

The market may be showing signs of strength but it’s important to stay alert. That’s because even a strong market can change quickly. And you don’t want to be caught off guard.

Why I’m Ditching AI Stocks for “AI Survivors”

In today’s Smart Money, I’ll explain why investors should start moving away from popular tech stocks and toward underrated non-tech stocks set to thrive as “humanism” makes its inevitable comeback.

The AI Investing Cheat Code Just Got Patched

The AI investing playbook is changing as hyperscalers build custom silicon. Here are 4 stocks positioned to win in 2026.

3 Overlooked Sectors to Buy in 2026 

Now, will the AI economy burst in 2026 as the dot-com bubble did in 2000? Well, no one knows that for sure. But what we do know is that some corners of the market are being totally ignored by the “everyone knows” crowd.