Stocks to buy

Small-cap stocks are back in favor. After languishing behind their larger brethren for years, small-cap stocks are roaring ahead as investors rotate into the sector once more. The small-cap Russell 2000 index is up 10% in July versus the S&P 500’s flat performance and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 falling close to 5%. It was a

Stock prices follow earnings. This nugget of investing wisdom essentially says the most important thing long-term investors should focus on is the profits a company makes. Over time, a company growing its earnings will move the stock higher. Of course, it’s not a hard-and-fast rule. We’ve all seen stocks beat earnings estimates, and raise their

The REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) are worth checking out if you’re looking to get paid handsome distributions while you wait for the Federal Reserve to finally cut interest rates. Undoubtedly, capital-intensive REITs stand out as big winners as rates fall. And while it’s not guaranteed that rates will fall as quickly as they are

Due to milestones like NASA’s Artemis 2 Moon orbit in late 2024, space stocks remain popular. Astronauts are already preparing for this voyage toward a permanent Moon presence. The National Space Council’s new plan stresses Moon and Mars missions and ambitious human space exploration and development. Moreover, the U.S. government’s 2024 budget for NASA is

The U.S. desperately needs better infrastructure, which, if addressed soon, could create a massive boom in infrastructure stocks. Right now, we’re in bad shape.  Look at bridges, for example. According to the Infrastructure Report Card, 42% of the 617,000 bridges in the U.S. are more than 50 years old. And about 7.5% are structurally deficient,

Investors continue to seek out top financial stocks to buy, as the macroeconomic winds appear to be shifting. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell all but served up a rate cut in September on a golden platter on Wednesday at the highly-anticipated Q&A session following the July interest rate session. At this press conference, the chairman

Amid the choppiness on Wall Street, tech darlings are in the spotlight this earnings season. Similarly, the leading software company Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), known for its products like Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat, has also been volatile. ADBE stock reached multi-year highs of $638 in early February but its year-to-date (YTD) performance has raised eyebrows. ADBE stock

Major technology companies needed strong Q2 earnings. In the lead-up to the first prints of the mega-cap tech names, the Nasdaq Composite index tanked, declining more than 2% in a single day and worsening the rotation out of technology stocks that have been ongoing since the year’s second half began in July. The good news

Easily one of the biggest trends right now in the field of medicine is the weight loss drug surge. Without attempting to sound cynical, the reality is that the sector enjoys a massive total addressable market. According to Axios, almost 115 million U.S. adults and children are obese. Prior efforts to address this situation have

Although acquiring nominally cheap securities doesn’t necessarily mean anything, targeting undervalued stocks is another ballgame. By undervalued, we’re talking about enterprises that should be priced higher thanks to various factors. Typically, such discounted entities are trading below what their earnings and sales performance would dictate. To be sure, there is a field of thought that

Investing in dividend stocks for passive income has long been a desired strategy for income-focused investors. These companies often have decades of experience returning cash to shareholders by distributing a portion of their profits.  They can hail from a wide range of sectors including financials, consumer discretionary, and information technology. When analyzing the stocks, investors

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere, transforming industries left and right. Indeed, as AI advances into new realms and revolutionizes industries, it’s clear why placing bets on promising AI stocks could be a game-changer. Moreover, the potential for innovation and profitability seems virtually limitless. The global AI market is on an explosive trajectory. According to Fortune

Fortune recently reported that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is up 17% worldwide through the first half of 2024. Of this activity, 90% of the largest deals so far year-to-date were U.S. targets. Almost half of the top 10 deals in 2024 were stock rather than cash payments. That makes sense given interest rates are higher

Machine learning (ML) is critical to unlocking advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. In particular, ML plays a crucial role in enabling AI systems to learn from data, make decisions with minimal human intervention and improve performance over time. Generative AI received an enormous amount of attention last year due to the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) maker Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) should be on your radar. As it begins to rapidly advance toward receiving Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, shares of the eVTOL leader will soon be going vertical. Joby Aviation stock is already up 20% over the past month. It took off

If you’re reading this article title and thinking I must be delusional to talk about “the mother of all bull markets” in this environment, I don’t blame you one bit. However, the picks I’ll be discussing today are stocks I believe are well-positioned for the next major market upswing whenever it eventually arrives. Could we

The unprecedented boom in fintech has made investing in fintech stocks a lucrative wealth generation tool. Fintech companies have disrupted the traditional finance landscape, fueled by increased digitization and a thriving economy. The industry played a key role in transforming the financial sector by making digital transactions more accessible, transparent and efficient. In the years

The pullbacks in some of the top cruise stocks are all buying opportunities. Look at Royal Caribbean (NYSE:RCL), for example. Even with strong booking demand and earnings growth, the stock dropped from about $173 to a recent low of about $152, where it’s now oversold and pivoting higher. Not only did it just catch support

In the bustling world of biotechnology, innovation remains the cornerstone of growth. Some biotech stocks, known for their groundbreaking research and rapid adaptation to health challenges, are particularly well-positioned to do well in the future. The global biotechnology market, valued at $1.54 trillion in 2023, is expected to soar to $5.68 trillion by 2033. This

In July, most AI stocks entered a correction as the rotation into sectors such as homebuilders and banks gained momentum. Still, any pullbacks in these stocks present a buying opportunity. We are in the early innings of a new technological era that could continue for decades. Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang calls this ongoing shift