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15 value-stock picks for momentum investors from a money manager who has outperformed the S&P 500 for 30 years

These stocks all pass The Prudent Speculator's value screens, are rated a "buy" under the newsletter's methodology and have been soaring since the end of May.

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Main Street is struggling while Wall Street celebrates, and that spells trouble for stocks

Consumer confidence appears strong, but looks are deceiving, writes Mark Hulbert.

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CFOs are good market timers. Is that a bad thing?

'Managers correctly identify the undervaluation of their stocks and purchase more shares with market timing'

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That stock market rally you’d expect from soaring consumer sentiment? It’s already happened.

Bulls and FOMO investors take note: Consumer sentiment is a contrarian indicator.

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Watch the Dow Transports for clues about the economy — not the stock market

Transportation stocks have been strong, but bulls shouldnt get too exuberant about that.

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This secret elixir can boost earnings, tame inflation and push stocks higher

10 companies that will benefit from the coming productivity boom.

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These two EV companies are miles ahead of the pack. Yes, Tesla is one of them.

Why Tesla and Rivian have the inside lane to dominate a rapidly growing electric vehicle market.

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These 13 S&P 500 stocks stand out for expected growth through 2025

Some big numbers have been baked into estimates for 2023. Looking out another two years can highlight opportunities in the stock market.

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Despite hype, tech earnings still won’t show many results from AI yet

Investors are being reminded that AI is not going to become an immediate or a major revenue contributor for most companies for some time.

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How to exploit the recent meme-stock frenzy

A monthly report on stocks and funds popular among top performing investment newsletters

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Why the AI stock frenzy looks disturbingly like the PC and dot-com booms — and busts

Technology that can change the world, but no one knows yet who will win.

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As S&P 500 hits 2023 highs, it’s all systems go for stock market bulls

If the S&P 500 moves through resistance at 4630, the next target is the all-time high above 4800

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Why this is not a good time to put more money into stocks

U.S. market has no 'wall of worry' left to climb.

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These 5 fast-growing stocks pay generous dividends you can count on

What's not to like about companies with double-digit revenue growth and more than a 2% yield?

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This critical support for stocks is no longer propping up the market

The bullish presidential election year cycle is post-peak.

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Stocks are overbought, yes, but don’t sell yet

Maintain a core bullish position in the U.S. market, strategist Lawrence McMillan says.

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Top investment newsletters are down on tech, Tesla and Meta Platforms. Here’s what they like.

The tech sector’s rich valuation turns market pros to banking and other non-high-tech stocks.

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Amazon is the cheapest of the Magnificent Seven stocks by this important measure

A comparison of valuation ratios and expected growth through 2025 highlight Amazon as a "happy medium" among the biggest tech companies.

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This new bull market is just getting started. Buy stocks on weakness.

How to tap into the market's uptrend in the second half of 2023

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The incredible shrinking money supply and other scary tales for stock investors

Total available cash has been declining for the past 12 months.