Until recently, owning large-cap stocks was the best way to make money in the stock market. A large-cap stock is a publicly traded company with a stock market capitalization (the total value of all its shares outstanding) of more than $10 billion. The outperformance of large-cap stocks over the past… Read More

The race is on for new sources of growth in the biopharmaceutical industry, as blockbuster drugs lose patent protection and competitors join forces to cut costs. It spells outsized growth for the right biotech company, especially one that’s about to benefit from imminent events and technical factors that could send… Read More

In the annals of consumer technology fads, a special place belongs to Fitbit (NYSE: FIT), maker of wearable fitness-tracking devices. The San Francisco-based company’s wristbands and clippable devices monitor fitness activity, such as calories burned or distance covered. Yep, the company’s gadgets have been all the rage. However, does the… Read More

The best retail stocks are best suited for very long-term investors seeking capital appreciation, but who also understand the significant risks surrounding them. Most notably, investors need to be aware that there is a great deal of volatility associated with clothing retail stocks. Should you invest? Read More

How would you like to make a very nice return on a stock that you think will go up moderately in the short term? If so, then consider a bull call spread strategy. Read More

The deflation in clothing and many other goods will likely reverse if tariffs stick. Here's how the escalating trade war hurts consumers as well as investors. Read More

How would you like to profit from a stock when you think its price won’t change much in the short term? If so, then check out the iron condor option strategy. Read More

Here's why trying to time the market can cause investors to miss out on significant market reversals, which can be quite expensive over the long haul. Read More

Unless you live in a cave or you’re from another planet, you already know about Facebook as a social network. But what about the company as a stock? As an investor, should you buy — or unfriend — the stock? Let’s find out. Read More

Will Netflix stock continue it’s run in 2019? Or will it get negatively affected by the huge expenses the company incurs in content creation? Let us look at both the aspects in-depth. Read More

If you have an upside price target on a stock for the near future and you’re an options veteran, consider opening a long call spread. A long call spread, or bull call spread, helps you generate some quick, high-percentage profits. It also limits your risk. At the same time, though,… Read More

If you’re bullish on a stock you own but also concerned that it’s price could drop in the near term, you should consider a collar option. That’s because a collar option offers outstanding protection against market volatility with very limited risk. The downside: you could also limit your return. However,… Read More

After years of climbing, Tencent stock has taken it on the chin. Will this online gaming and social networking behemoth bounce back, or is it game over? Read More

One plus one equals three. That’s the math Wall Street often applies to mergers or spin-offs. Does this magical arithmetic apply to HP (NYSE: HPQ)? The giant personal computer (PC) maker is the product of a complex spin-off that continues to entice — but also confound — investors. Let’s find… Read More

One stock that garners a lot of splashy news headlines, both positive and negative, is Broadcom (NSDQ: AVGO). What’s relevant and what’s hyperbole? Below, we sift through the Broadcom drama to determine the key takeaways for investors. Read More

These companies are all trading at a significant discount to their long-term averages with forward-looking growth expectations in-line with historical performance. Read More