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Elite Dividend Payers: The Cure for the Biggest Mistake Income Investors Make

Amateur investors often bring up a common objection to buying elite dividend-paying businesses. Acting on this objection often leads them into very risky investments. More 

Why Elite, Dividend-Paying Businesses Are the Ultimate “Wealth Defense”

If you’re worried about inflation or another financial crisis wrecking your investments (and there’s a good chance you are), the “no brainer” decision for you is to own elite, dividend-paying businesses. More 

Weekly Stock Grader Analysis: Upgrades & Downgrades on Top Blue-Chip Stocks

During these busy times, it pays to stay on top of the latest profit opportunities. And today’s blog post should be a great place to start. After taking a close look at the latest data on institutional buying pressure and each company’s fundamental health, I decided to revise my Stock Grader recommendations for 137 big… More 

Should You Buy Homebuilder Stocks Today?

Revisiting the LA fires … the national housing situation is a mess … are these conditions bullish for homebuilding stocks? … what TradeSmith’s quant tool tells us On Tuesday, January 7, I stepped outside my apartment in Venice Beach, Calif., and noticed smoke coming from the Santa Monica mountains. I texted a friend who lives… More 

Market Buzz: Palantir’s Drop, Walmart’s Outlook & Earnings Season Wrap-Up

In Sunday’s Market Buzz YouTube video, my friend and colleague Jason Bodner joins me to discuss the numbers and this week’s key economic reports. But first, we begin by previewing a few stocks’ upcoming earnings – including NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), which will serve as the grand finale for earnings season. More 

The One Question Every Investor Needs to Ask Themselves

It's a question we should be asking both of our portfolios and of ourselves. And it’s all because of AI. The risks that artificial intelligence imposes requires us to not only future-proof our portfolios but also future-proof our individual career paths, to whatever extent we can. More 

Here’s Exactly When to Buy and Sell: The System That Predicted the 2020 Crash

As any investor knows, it can be difficult to know when to buy or sell a stock. That’s why I’m such an admirer of TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan. To improve his own investing, Keith developed software to help him identify the best times to buy and sell a stock. More