Stocks To Buy

The housing market is still looking bullish after its big move higher throughout the pandemic. While the rate of home sales and price increases may slow in the short run, a number of factors make this an attractive long-term market thanks to high demand and short supply. With interest rates remaining low and wages rising, home affordability is also likely to improve, even with recent price increases. That makes housing a solid long-term speculation going into 2022. However, short-term issues such as ...
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Investors and traders alike are often interested in turnaround plays. A struggling company with a lagging stock price might announce major changes in the hopes of turning things around. While many turnaround plays fail to turn around, a company that is able to do so will give investors a chance for market-beating returns once it’s clear such a move is possible. It’s more likely to be successful with a company that has a strong market position that is starting to show ...
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Investing in dividend stocks tends to put one in the mindset of an investor, not a trader. That’s true when looking at the narrower world of dividend growth stocks. But such companies can offer great returns, thanks to those dividends as well as a rising price over time. It’s also helpful when a company has a buyback program in place, reducing the total shares outstanding. The combination of those factors can lead to great returns for patient investors. One such dividend growth ...
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Five years ago, no US company had a market valuation over $1 trillion. Today, five carry that distinction, and two of them have a market cap over $2 trillion at the moment. That’s a large amount of growth over a relatively short period of time. But it’s possible that these industry-leading tech firms could continue to increase even further in the years ahead. Apple (AAPL), the largest company by market cap, has become the dominator for consumer-friendly tech. And it’s nearing a ...
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2021 is coming to an end, and for traders, it will mostly be remembered as a year when retail traders jumped into rising stocks, fueling even further gains. The original “meme stock” trade is that of retail game company GameStop (GME). Some see the company as a struggling dinosaur, especially after the company reported its most recent earnings. However, a read beyond the headline earnings numbers suggest that the company, which is still up substantially this year, has further upside. The company ...
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The holiday season is underway, and already travel numbers are closing in on their 2019 record levels. While they likely won’t exceed that prior peak for 2021, 2022 could be a big winner. And companies in the transportation sector are set to continue to benefit. That’s being seen in the bottom line of companies as well, with many increasing their estimates for how they’ll perform financially this year. While rising fuel costs are a yellow flag, improving travel numbers bode well for ...
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The concept of the metaverse has been around for a while. However, the past few months have seen a few big names starting to shift into the space. There’s plenty of room for many companies to work in the space, whether in providing hardware, software, or ancillary services such as currencies. But one company that’s already dominating in one industry is looking to do the same in this new digital world. That company is Meta Platforms (FB), which was recently renamed from ...
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Retail is a tough business, with low profit margins and cranky customers who expect a lot for the least amount of money. With the rise of a new Covid variant and high inflation rates, the space may not seem like the most attractive going into what’s usually the best few weeks of the year for retail companies. Fortunately, there are a number of safe-haven plays in the space, largely in big-box stores offering consistent and low prices for customers. With economic fears ...
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