It’s All Bullish for Energy and Financials

One of the most important themes these days is the rotation between growth and value stocks.  To be clear, we’re not seeing a rotation out of stocks into risk-off alternatives, we’re seeing a rotation within the equity market. Groups like Energy and Financials have been breaking to new highs while growth and Tech indexes have…

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Keep On Trucking!

While many investors focus their attention on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, it’s the Dow transportation stocks that deserve a closer look. That’s where savvy investors are finding opportunity and the possibility for outsized gains. But don’t wait because these transportation stocks are speeding toward record highs and are at their highest level in nearly…

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Sector Shakeup

Over the weekend we had a major shakeup in sector rankings: For the first time since August 14, 2018 Healthcare has dropped out of the top four strongest sectors of the 11 domestic sectors we track. Not only was Healthcare pushed out of the top four, it fell off a cliff, plummeting…all the way down…

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Oil Is Off to a Strong Start…

Maybe you weren’t paying attention at the pump lately. Maybe you were thinking about filling up and running in to grab at least one ticket for the nearly half billion dollar Powerball grand prize. (I sure was!) And perhaps you didn’t notice as oil prices rose over 30% in the first quarter, bouncing back after…

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The Power of Relative Strength…

During WWII the air forces of the United States used a very special, very secret device designed to pinpoint their targets. It was so secret that if a plane were ever at risk of being shot down, the crew was ordered to throw the secret device out of the aircraft so it would be destroyed…

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5 Financial Advisor Red Flags

A good money manager is always worth it. While it’s basically impossible for anyone to outperform the market 100% of the time, a competent and dedicated financial advisor should always be able to help you leverage your finances and achieve your goals. With that in mind, being able to identify a “bad” financial advisor before…

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The Best Defensive Sector?

In recent weeks, it’s been impossible to escape the headlines surrounding the strained relationship between the United States and China regarding trade. But today, I want to focus your attention on something the media has overlooked. Something investors may capitalize on… For the first time in more than two years,  November 11, 2016 to be…

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The Bears Are Out In Full Force!

Hey, I get it.  Market Bears are all over the news headlines these days. They come out of hibernation every few years or so during corrections. We saw this as recently as 2016. The funny thing is – as painful as it was, most investors today don’t even remember how they felt in January and…

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Is This Indicator Signalling Market Growth?

Are markets signaling more turbulence for investors ahead? Or…is the sun hiding behind October clouds? Yesterday, I was flying from our Boca Raton, Florida office to our Connecticut office. I was enjoying a nice smooth ride when, suddenly, the fasten seat-belt sign came on and that nice smooth ride suddenly felt more like the wings…

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