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Best Stocks for a Trump Stock Market
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Best Stocks for a Trump Stock Market

James Van Geleen | November 20, 2024

History suggests that US presidents don’t wield as much power over the broad stock market as you might think. The…

Savvy Investors’ Secret Weapon: What’s On Your Watch List?
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Savvy Investors’ Secret Weapon: What’s On Your Watch List?

September 13, 2024

More than 5,000 stocks trade on US exchanges—but there are only a few dozen truly great businesses. These rare companies…

Best Small-Cap Stocks to Invest In Now
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Best Small-Cap Stocks to Invest In Now

Douglas ­Gerlach | September 13, 2024

It’s time for the minnows to make a splash! In recent years, investors have abandoned small-cap stocks. Slammed by fast-rising…

Are You Prepared For the Next Big Stock Market Crisis?
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Are You Prepared For the Next Big Stock Market Crisis?

Christopher Manske, CFP | July 30, 2024

Sometime in the future, another crisis will send stock market indexes plummeting. Maybe the US will be dragged into war…terrorists…

Forecast: Top Performing Stocks for 2024
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Forecast: Top Performing Stocks for 2024

Martin Fridson, CFA | April 15, 2024

What’s going to be the S&P’s best-­performing stock this year? Many Wall Street experts expect a repeat of 2023—large-cap tech…

Latin America
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Latin America

Verena Wachnitz, CFA | March 11, 2024

India and Japan have dominated international stock headlines, but 2024’s real foreign star could be Latin America. The S&P Latin…

Snoozer Stocks
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Snoozer Stocks

Jeff Auxier | March 3, 2024

Top stock fund manager Jeff ­Auxier thinks boring is beautiful. He made his fortune without investing in flashy crypto or…

The Stock Market May Double…Maybe Even Triple…by 2034
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The Stock Market May Double…Maybe Even Triple…by 2034

Bill Staton, CFA | February 15, 2024

Consumers and investors are wary these days. The S&P 500 index is at the same level it was at the…

Growth Traps
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Growth Traps

Ben Inker | February 6, 2024

Growth stocks soared 42% in 2023,* but with a slowing economy and possible recession in 2024, investors need to be…

COVID Contrarians
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COVID Contrarians

Karen Andersen, CFA | January 20, 2024

Many of the pandemic’s stock darlings have crashed, and they won’t rebound anytime soon because consumer habits have shifted. But…

Stealth AI Stocks
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Stealth AI Stocks

David Nelson, CFA | January 6, 2024

If you missed out on the gains in Nvidia last year or you got burned investing in the gold rush…

Best Stock Funds for 2024
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Best Stock Funds for 2024

Janet M. Brown | December 3, 2023

Despite the stock market rebound, falling inflation and a strong labor market in 2023, investors will have to contend with…

Disaster Recovery Stocks
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Disaster Recovery Stocks

Andrew Chanin | November 21, 2023

Over the past five years, climate disasters in the US resulted in damages averaging $18 billion a year, and experts…

Some Things Never Change: How You Can Profit From That
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Some Things Never Change: How You Can Profit From That

Morgan Housel | November 19, 2023

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is often asked, “What’s going to change in the next 10 years?” But he rarely is…

Best Ways to Invest in Obesity-Drug Stocks
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Best Ways to Invest in Obesity-Drug Stocks

Damien Conover, CFA | October 15, 2023

The diabetes drug Ozempic became a viral sensation this year, touted by celebrities, CEOs and Real Housewives for its off-label…