Earnings are the single best guide in the stock market in the long term. In the short term, sentiment rules. Only 8% of the strong move up in the stock market last year was attributable to earnings. The rest was triggered by the Federal Reserve reversing its policy of raising
Pitchmen (and pitchwomen) are in high gear selling the next revolution: 5G cellular wireless. The train is leaving the station, and investors must jump on board now — so goes the typical pitch. Is your skeptical antennae going up? They should be. Selling “revolutions” works when stocks are in an
President Trump acted where his two immediate predecessors, presidents Obama and Bush, apparently punted by killing Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. After Soleimani was killed and the stock market was falling, I said his death may not be as significant for the stock market as it seems. Now Iran has retaliated
Weekly Digest from The Arora Report is popular among serious investors and money managers because they have found studying insights from the prior week gives them an edge over the coming weeks. Here is the day by day rundown from the morning capsules made available every morning before the market
There are 10 things that stock market investors ought to watch out for in January. First, let’s build the requisite background with the help of two charts. Please click here for a long-term annotated chart of the Dow Jones ETF DIA, which tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA. Please click here for an annotated 25-year
Weekly Digest from The Arora Report is popular among serious investors and money managers because they have found studying insights from the prior week gives them an edge over the coming weeks. Here is the day by day rundown from the morning capsules made available every morning before the market
They think stock prices will keep rising simply because they have been doing so for a decade A majority of investors, including those on Wall Street, are suffering from recency bias. As human beings, most of us suffer from such a bias. What is it? It’s the presumption that whatever
Weekly Digest from The Arora Report is popular among serious investors and money managers because they have found studying insights from the prior week gives them an edge over the coming weeks. Here is the day by day rundown from the morning capsules made available every morning before the market
President Trump says any China trade deal may be best after the 2020 presidential election. Contrary to popular belief, doing so may be good for Trump’s re-election and also for America. It may be good for investors in the very long term but may hurt them in the short term.
Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade are in the spotlight for a potential merger, and their shares are soaring. Those are great brokerage firms, but prudent investors ought to ask the most important question before discussing an investment. Let’s explore the issue starting with a chart to develop the background. Please