Within the equity portfolio, it’s important to remain diversified across aggressive stocks (high beta stocks) and safe stocks. In general, defensive or safe stocks are from mature industries. Companies therefore have robust cash flows, an attractive dividend yield and stability in earnings. These stocks provide regular cash flows through dividends and also help in capital
Month: October 2020
While Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has a big lead in China’s electric vehicle market, the government there is determined to make it a short-lived one. To that end it has gone all-in on Nio (NYSE:NIO), originally a “Chinese Tesla” launched by a Chinese Musk named William Li. Meanwhile, shares of Nio stock have climbed. Source: Sundry Photography /
With a No Sail Order currently in place in the United States, it’s tough to build a bullish case for cruise ship operator Carnival (NYSE:CCL). Nonetheless, some brave souls are dipping into Carnival stock, despite the obvious headwinds. From a very-long-term time horizon, buying Carnival shares might make sense. After all, a successful novel coronavirus vaccine
Download Preston’s 1 page checklist for finding great stock picks: http://buffettsbooks.com/checklist Preston Pysh is the #1 selling Amazon author of two books on Warren Buffett. The books can be found at the following location: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982… http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1939… In this lesson, students learn what value investing is. The three course objectives are: 1) The difference between value
Market order Think of a market order as paying the market price when buying or really selling a stock, meaning you would pay whatever price is necessary to get your shares. Limit order When it comes to a limit order, you get to specify the price you want to pay for the stock. You get
Kevin Matras talks about buying puts to protect profits and hedge against risk, and compares it to using stop loss orders.
Earnings Per Share (EPS) vs. Dividends Per Share (DPS): An Overview Earnings per share (EPS) and dividends per share (DPS) are both reflections of a company’s profitability, but that’s where any similarities end. Earnings per share is a ratio that gauges how profitable a company is per share of its stock. On the other hand,
A man is reflected in a sign outside of the JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York City. Getty Images After years of hype with little to show for it, blockchain technology is on the cusp of a breakthrough: Making money in actual business applications. At JPMorgan Chase, the firm’s digital currency JPM Coin is being
Jeff Lawson, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twilio Inc., center, rings the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Sept.17, 2018. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Twilio— Shares of the communications platform company ticked down 1%
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Lululemon Athletica Inc., Finisar Corp., and Target Corp. Lululemon Athletica LULU, -0.11% is projected to report first-quarter earnings of 32 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. “We believe, given the stock’s performance
General Electric (NYSE:GE) has had a difficult year. GE stock is down almost 15% in the past year and over 30% year-to-date. But I believe the stock is set for a major rebound over the next year. Source: testing / Shutterstock.com For one, as I pointed out in my last article, the company’s management believes that
Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) is a cloud company that provides reliability and security solutions for large internet companies. Sales have been growing quickly but the lack of profits will hurt Cloudflare stock sooner than later. Source: Shutterstock For example, revenues will have doubled by the end of this year to over $400 million from the end of
Just like the disgusting Houston Astros, Luckin Coffee (OTCMKTS:LKNCY) rightfully earned the disdain of the global investment community. As I’ve stated before, Luckin lied and portfolios died. While you can make the argument that the fraud wasn’t total fabrication – like the Astros, they didn’t have to cheat, which makes the cheating even worse –
Fidelity National (FNF) is unquestionably undervalued both on a relative and intrinsic basis. With the booming housing market as a headwind, the company is headed for a long runway of growth. The company also completed its acquisition of F&G during the quarter, and a snippet of its performance added to the second quarter’s performance. Along
Does it matter for stocks who wins the White House? Is there anything unusual about the candidates this year that could impact the markets, regardless of who wins? For answers, we turn to Ed Clissold, chief U.S. Strategist for Ned Davis Research, who has studied elections and the impact on markets going back to 1900. This
Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Dunkin’ Brands — Shares of the restaurant chain spiked more than 15% after the company said it held preliminary talks regarding its potential acquisition by Inspire Brands, although the company said there’s “no certainty that any agreement will be reached.” The New York Times reported that the
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Friday’s session are Intel Corp. and Finisar Corp. After Thursday’s closing bell, Intel INTC, +1.19% said it is raising its second-quarter revenue outlook on improving PC demand. Intel now expects sales for the current quarter at $13.7 billion, plus
Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) announced on Sep. 24 an agreement to source 100% of its green hydrogen production plant with renewable electricity from Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (NYSE:BEP). That’s a good deal for PLUG stock and BEP stock. Source: petrmalinak / Shutterstock.com Here’s why. Brookfield Usually Delivers Brookfield Renewable is one of the world’s largest publicly
As we’ve seen from Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG), alternative energy is no longer the next big thing. In many ways, it’s already here and is a viable alternative to fossil fuels. That would mean PLUG stock is a sure shot pick for your portfolio, right? Well, yes and no. Source: Shutterstock Plug Power is a hydrogen fuel
With EV special purpose acquisition company stocks selling off since September, it’s no shock Spartan Energy (NYSE:SPAQ) stock has headed lower. SPAQ stock soared last summer on news of the acquisition of EV startup Fisker. But, Fisker has a long way to go before it’s the next Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). Source: Scharfsinn / Shutterstock.com In the
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