Stocks
Top Stock Picks For 2026
The calendar flips to 2026 in just a few days. 2025 was a great year for the stock market. The S&P 500 was up over 17% last year, which is higher than its historical average. And 2026 is shaping up to be even better. Looking for some top picks for the new year? Some of […]
Get Ready For Christmas With These Amazing Stocks!
It’s a short trading week, with the markets operating half-day on Wednesday and being completely closed on Thursday for Christmas. Now is usually a slower period in the stock market as many people take time off to spend with their families. But a slow period doesn’t mean we can’t buy stocks! And these companies are […]
Help, I’m Confused About Investing. What Should I Do?
Best Long-term Investing Strategy: Build Wealth With Confidence A former MBA student wrote in asking, “What is the best long-term investing strategy? I’m so confused about investing, that I don’t know where to begin.” Investing can feel overwhelming—especially when headlines scream about market crashes, recessions and global uncertainty. But here’s the truth: the best long-term […]
Fed’s FOMC Lowers Rates Again, Dropping Them Another 25 BPs
For the second month in a row, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered interest rates. The FOMC voted to reduce the federal funds rate, which influences all other interest rates in the U.S., by 25 basis points to the 3.75% to 4.00% range. It marks the first time since November 2022 that the rate has […]
Is The AI Build-Out Causing An Energy Bubble?
A recent Wall Street Journal article, “The Frothiest AI Bubble Is in Energy Stocks,” highlighted the fact that investors are looking for any way to invest in the artificial intelligence boom. It is becoming increasingly apparent that AI will need massive data centers that require enormous amounts of electric power. The U.S. power grid is transitioning from […]
Where To Invest Your Money When The Stock Market Is Overpriced
The stock market is in nose bleed territory and doesn’t seem to want to stop climbing. Economic risks are everywhere. Debt levels are high, a trade war is breaking out, and the market valuations are at near record high levels. In times like these, investors get scared. The bull market is long in the tooth […]
The 3 Sectors That Could Gain The Most From Rate Cuts
How should investors adapt to a potentially higher-for-longer rate scenario? The big news of last week was the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates for the first time in 2025. But it didn’t move the needle much for stocks — in fact, the Nasdaq Composite sank, and the S&P 500 was flat. That’s because the 25 […]
5 All-In Summit Tech Trends Driving The Next Boom
All-In Summit 2025 saw tech leaders highlight five trends—from AI to tokenized stocks—fueling a tech boom A car with no driver is taking me home from the airport. Yes, really. I’m in Phoenix riding in a Waymo driverless taxi – a small glimpse of a seismic tech shift. Yet at a recent gathering of tech […]
Are AI Stocks In A Bubble And Should Investors Be Concerned?
Some leading AI voices are seeing some troubling parallels. The large cap indexes all set new records in August, but it wasn’t the usual suspects that led the way. AI juggernauts Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) barely tread water last month, with Nvidia down slightly, about 1%, and Palantir breaking even. Their performance mirrors the returns of the Morningstar […]
Forget AI — Nuclear SMRs Are The Real Next Big Tech
While it’s outside my usual investing topics, I am hugely interested in the development of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). That we are rapidly moving toward the deployment of SMRs feels like science fiction. These small, 100% reliable and clean power plants have the potential to vastly improve the power grid and the lives of […]
