This week will bring the tail end of earnings season with retailers including Walmart (WMT), Home Depot (HD) and Lowe's (LOW) reporting results.  Inflationary pressures are prompting some companies to raise their prices, we may find out this week if these big-box retailers will follow suit.  
For the past ten years, hot growth stocks have been the better bet, providing average returns during the period of 15.35%, as compared to 7.61% for value investing portfolios.  But now there are a multitude of experts proclaiming that value stocks will be en vogue in 2021...
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...