It may not feel like it, but we kick off the second quarter today after a surprisingly strong first quarter. That said, it’s still what we call “a stock picker’s market” – that rising tide isn’t going to lift all boats. In fact, some are taking on water. Let’s look at three of the best and three of the worst stocks in the market right now, according to my Quantum Edge system.
Read nowI live about three miles from Florida Atlantic University (FAU), this year’s March Madness Cinderella story. In all, 68 teams make the NCAA tournament. That's 1,020 players to follow, 68 coaches to know, and each of those in multiple situations. That's a long-shot to pick a winner. But we're talking about a much-different scenario when it comes to stocks.
Read nowIn my first three weeks as a professional trade, I made every mistake in the book. I was so bad that my boss openly took the opposite position for every trade I made. All of my intuitions, gut instincts, and emotional swings took me in the wrong direction… and cost me money. Then came the call when I knew I needed help.
Read nowHere's one of my investing maxims: The "what" is more important than the why. It’s not always possible to see the why right away, but don’t need it if you know the what. And that “what” is Big Money, which has been ahead of the Fed for months.
Read nowBig or small, national or regional, financial stocks have been smacked in the wake of recent bank failures. But there are always diamonds in the rough, and it’s even better when you can buy those diamonds at a discount. And believe it or not, there are some financial stocks out there that actually look pretty attractive. I'll tell you about one.
Read nowArtificial intelligence is taking us into a new era of superhuman speed and performance. That includes investing. Thanks to today’s technology, computers can analyze the thousands of publicly traded stocks almost instantly to help us find those rare “needle in a haystack” stocks that make investors money.
Read nowIt doesn’t get any scarier than having your money in a bank and finding out that bank has gone under. I've had a lot of folks wondering about recent failures, and I'm not concerned. In fact, they may help lift the biggest weight off the market's shoulders.
Read nowWe’ve all heard the phrase: “A rising tide lifts all boats.” We hear it connection with stocks – where a powerful bull market makes everything go up. In the present environment, you can’t be focusing on the tide. You just need to worry about your own boat. Which is great if you pick the right boats.
Read nowThey say baseball is the great American pastime, but I think it might be shopping. Some of us are Hall of Fame shoppers and like the process more than others. But all of us, deep down, like to buy stuff. Let's look at consumer spending and how five big retailers rate in my Quantum Edge system.
Read nowThe bad news is you aren’t going to be the next Warren Buffett. I’m not sure that’s really news, but he accumulated his wealth in a way that isn’t possible for the rest of us. The good news? We can take a different approach but still leverage his concepts. We may never be worth $100 billion, but we can systematically build our wealth over time.
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