As a certain girl from Kansas said: “There’s no place like home.” A home is still the biggest asset of most Americans and remains integral to consumer confidence. When the real estate market prospers, people feel wealthier. Instrumental in generating a “wealth effect” among Americans is the steady rise in… Read More
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Analyst Articles
The social media platform Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) has become a staple of modern society. Everyone seems to have a Twitter account, from your local car mechanic, to Taylor Swift, to Pope Francis, to the president of the United States. Recent statistics show that 92% of world leaders use Twitter. Read More
What’s an investor to make of Snap (NYSE: SNAP)? The concept behind the Snapchat app, the company’s core offering, is that pictures and messages are only available for a short time before they become inaccessible. While teens and millennials around the world Snapchat their latest misadventures to their friends, analysts… Read More
Strolling down the aisles of your local grocery store probably gives you a reassuring family-friendly feeling, as you seek out your favorite food brands. But the grocery store isn’t a comfort zone — it’s a war zone. Big corporations are waging a ferocious daily battle for your grocery dollar. The… Read More
Research surrounding immunotherapy is a hot scientific area, as scientists and physicians try to find a way to get the body to fight cancer by itself, eliminating the need for costly and painful techniques such as chemotherapy and radiation. In effect, immunotherapy pursues the age-old medical dream of allowing the… Read More
Lemmings are small rodents that have been known to follow each other as they charge to their deaths into raging rivers or off cliffs. Of course, these poor creatures have become metaphors for the herd mentality in humans. Likewise, investors are susceptible to blindly following conventional thinking until it takes… Read More
Oil baron John D. Rockefeller had amassed a fortune when he died in 1937 that in today’s dollars would be worth roughly $340 billion. He holds the record as the richest American ever and certainly one of recorded history’s richest persons. For generations, the Rockefeller surname has been synonymous with… Read More
The stock market has been on a roller-coaster lately, as “headline risk” grows more intense on a daily basis. I wouldn’t blame you for being nervous. But I would blame you for running for the hills. There’s still money to be made in this market, if you know where to… Read More
In this uncertain investment climate, you should gravitate toward the stocks of companies with steady management, strong balance sheets, and brand-name products and services that are in persistent demand with consumers around the world. Does media giant Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) meet this description? Or has disruptive digital technology rendered… Read More
An investment truism: invest in products that people will always want, in good times or bad. And when it comes to providing a product that people crave the world over, alcoholic beverage makers pass the test. Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) is one of the world’s leading purveyors of beer, wine… Read More