After yet another choppy week for U.S. equity markets that brought new record highs for the DJIA and the S&P 500, investors can look forward to key economic reports on inflation, retail sales for April, and to the tail end of earnings season.  Nearly 800 companies will...
Following a tumultuous and turbulent year in 2020, the US economy appears to be on track for a strong turnaround in 2021.  Many investors are once again willing to take bets on small-cap stocks during the early stages of economic growth cycles.  The Russell 2000 has gained...
Since the coronavirus bear market, stocks rebounded powerfully. The strong action reflects rising confidence that the economy will eventually recover from the coronavirus. With the market back in an uptrend, it is now a good time for investors to consider putting their money to...
The definition of an IPO is simple: An IPO stock is one that either recently went on the public market or is about to. Investors use the term to refer to any stock that is near its IPO date, generally up to one year after it goes...
Stocks rebounded slightly in early trading following yesterday’s turbulent session.  Stocks dragged lower after multiple news outlets reported that President Joe Biden is slated to propose much higher capital gains taxes for the rich.  The proposal would hike the capital gains rate to 39.6% for those earning...