September was another challenging month. So many fear October that sellers tend to dominate the month and finding stocks that might make gains is more challenging. The Base stock portfolio beat the NASDAQ and performed nearly as well as the DOW and S & P 500. The best performer was the regional banks (KRE). Shopify… Continue reading September 2017 Stock Pick Performance
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October 2017 Stocks of the Week
Warren Buffet thinks that the low-interest environment creates a situation in which stocks are NOT overvalued and that there are good buying opportunities out there. Also, the general consensus is that there are more positives than negatives that might affect the stock market in the near term. That said, some analysts continue to stress the… Continue reading October 2017 Stocks of the Week
August 2017 Stock Pick Performance
The base stock portfolio and the weekly stock picks for August 2017 managed to beat all the major stock indexes (S & P 500, NASDAQ, Dow). That said, it was a difficult month for stock picks. The base portfolio had one change in that USCR took the place of ALK. The following link has the… Continue reading August 2017 Stock Pick Performance
September 2017 Weekly Stock Picks
Week 1 (9/5 – 9/8): September is generally a worse month for stocks than August, which wasn’t very good. Still, stock indexes finished August at nearly their break-even points. Adjust your expectations for September to include a greater risk for profit taking and a market correction, and for stocks to finish the month lower. This… Continue reading September 2017 Weekly Stock Picks
July 2017 Stock Pick Performance
July 2017 Base Stock Performance July 2017 Weekly Stock Performance Once again, all stock pick categories — Base Stocks and Weekly Stock Picks — beat all three stock indexes during the month of July, 2017. The only major negatives in Base Stocks were regional banks (KRE) and the one airline stock (ALK). Weekly stock picks… Continue reading July 2017 Stock Pick Performance
August Weekly Stock Pick Recommendations
Week 1 (July 31 – Aug 11): For growth, I suggest looking at INTT, NVMI, KLIC, TFECY, LYV, and GILD. For dividend growth and income, consider MPLX, and NTES. ETF’s that pay around 8% quarterly and provide strong growth are IHD, and IAE. An undervalued CEF that pays monthly is the Boudler Growth and Income… Continue reading August Weekly Stock Pick Recommendations
June 2017 Stock Pick Performance
It was a month where “less bad” was the winner. On the other hand, some picks occurred with the expectation buying on a pull-back and thus those with the greatest percentage loss represent the greatest profit opportunities. For base stocks, the only index that was worse was the NASDAQ. Base stocks lost to the S… Continue reading June 2017 Stock Pick Performance
July 2017 Weekly Stock Recommendations
Stock picks for the 1st week of July, 2017 (July 3 – 7), with markets closed July 4, 2017. The tech sell-off created buying opportunities. July, week 1 stock recommendations must include AAPL. I’d also consider TREE, TCMD, NTES, ANET, JD, JPM, CRIUF, and ARCC. ARCC is a large, solid business development company that pays… Continue reading July 2017 Weekly Stock Recommendations
June 2017 Stock Picks of the Week
Stock tickers to consider adding to your portfolio for the week of June 5 – 9 are: Two Chinese growth stocks BABA and WB; Dividend stock with strong dividend growth AVGO; High yield dividend stocks STWD, HSBC, IRM, and EPD; the technology dividend fund TDIV; and the speculative stocks NEO and AERI. Take no more… Continue reading June 2017 Stock Picks of the Week
May 2017 Weekly Stock Picks
Busy moving my daughter to Los Angeles, CA this month and have gotten behind. The best I can do now is to combine the 1st and 2nd week’s stock picks for May into one set. These tickers are: ZIXI, BOTZ (a fund for robotics and AI), CELG, AEIS, and ABMD. I expect these to beat… Continue reading May 2017 Weekly Stock Picks