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The start of 2022 has seen interest rates start to quickly rise in anticipation of the Federal Reserve tightening monetary policy this year to help curb inflation. Rising interest rates are good for some companies, but can create tough situations for other companies. One such area is housing. Low interest rates tie into mortgage rates, and essentially how much of a home that one can afford. Other areas of the housing market are also impacted as well. Homebuilders are in the spotlight ...
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While the Omicron variant threw a wrinkle into the economic recovery, it’s now been a few months. And some in-person events have been cancelled or scaled back as a result, but it’s becoming a rarer and rarer phenomenon. That points towards further gains in the travel and tourism sector, which already saw big gains in the past year. Simply put, consumers want to get out, explore the world, and spend money on new places and experiences. One area where this will likely ...
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The past few months has seen an explosion of growth in the concept of the metaverse. A digital realm where people can interact with each other, whether socially or for business, the idea is on the forefront for a number of big-name tech companies. It’s also been a popular idea for retail investors as well, with metaverse-related news for any company enough to cause a jump in shares. Among the players in the space today, one of the earliest players looks attractive ...
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While the past year has been great for a number of tech companies, particularly the mega-caps leading the stock market higher, a number of smaller players are in a bear market and well off their highs. For companies working on long-term trends that could be big winners in the years ahead, the lackluster performance could mean a way to outperform the stock market in the year ahead as a rebound play. One such company is Palantir (PLTR). The big data company is ...
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Any company investing in electric vehicles was a popular place for investors in 2020 and going into 2021. But that interest waned, and a number of companies in the space ended up having a tough year. However, that could simply be a pause before EV stocks head higher, likely moving up again in 2022. That’s thanks to continued investment and capital flowing into the space, in what looks to be one of the biggest multi-trillion-dollar trends of the decade. Looking at opportunities ...
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One investment strategy that has generated consistent excess returns is known as the Dogs of the Dow. Of the 30 Dow stocks, the ten companies with the worst performance over the past year are bought, and in turn, they tend to generate market-beating returns as stocks revert to their mean over time. For investors, the start of the new year is a time to look at which companies made the list, and look for opportunities. Of the Dogs this year, one stands ...
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Nothing in the investment universe moves in a straight line. The market is prone to all sorts of rallies and pullbacks, with a number of sectors and individual stocks sometimes falling when the market is rising. 2021 was an unusual year where most stocks rallied, but a number of stocks traded well off their highs. Some fared even worse, but the new year is a time to reevaluate last year’s laggards as a potential rebound play. For instance, one the worst performing ...
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The latest Covid variant has led to a number of hefty lockdowns in China. In turn, that’s delaying supply chain issues that have already plagued a number of manufacturers in the past year and a half. It’s particularly troubling in the tech space. That’s leading to investors shifting interest from companies away from China, or at least those cities in China under heavy lockdown. One of the biggest hit companies right now is Korean giant Samsung, which is now looking at ...
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