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The key to winning in the stock markets is simple: find the right stocks, the ones that are primed for gains, and load up on them. The only trick is understanding the stock signals, to recognize those upward-bound shares. There are as many signals as there are investors, it seems, so finding some objective measure may help sort through the market’s noise. The noise is substantial. Thousands of investors deal in thousands of publicly traded shares, resulting in millions of transactions eve...

Investors often debate the merits of active versus index (passive) ETFs, but they can get the best of both worlds with the Avantis US Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:AVUS). I’m bullish on this $5.8 billion ETF because I like its differentiated strategy, which combines some of the benefits of index investing, like excellent diversification and a low expense ratio, with active management in an effort to generate enhanced results. Additionally, it has proven itself as a winner with a strong three-year ...

Well, it happened. The S&P 500 hit a record high in Friday’s trading, finishing the session at 4,839, and a 2% year-to-date gain for 2024 so far. The index is in a true bull market, and is up 35% since its low point on October 22 of last year. The market rally has been powered by tech stocks and AI, but those are far from the only sectors showing strength. We can find some of those other sectors using the Smart Score tool, from TipRanks. The Smart Score uses AI tech to sort through t...

The Schwab U.S. Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) and the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHV) are two popular ETFs from renowned asset management giant Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW). I’m bullish on SCHD and view it as the clear winner here because of its superior performance over the long term, higher dividend yield, and the more attractive valuations of its holdings despite SCHV’s focus on value stocks. These two ETFs feature rock-bottom expense ratios, saving investors consid...

With its monthly dividend payouts and high dividend yield, the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JEPI) has become one of the most popular dividend ETFs in the market. This has inspired a slew of similar ETFs and an interesting newcomer, the Rex FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:FEPI), which launched in October and has the potential to yield over 25% if it keeps its dividend steady (more on this later). FEPI seeks to replicate JEPI’s strategy of selling co...

It’s the most basic question investors face: What stocks to buy? The markets are tossing up a huge volume of data from millions upon millions of daily…

If there’s one area of the market that billionaire Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) founder Bill Gates knows inside and out, it’s the technology sector. So, it caught my eye when Gates added a new tech ETF to the Trust’s portfolio, according to the 13F filings that just came out. According to the filing, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust purchased the iShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:IYW) during the third quarter. I’m bullish on IYW based on its compelling track...

Many view Warren Buffett as one of the greatest stock pickers of all time, if not the greatest, so you might be surprised to learn that he owns two ETFs in his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) portfolio. Not only that, but the only two ETFs that he owns are broad market ETFs — the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY). I’m bullish on these ETFs based on their fantastic long-term track records and their low fees. Plus, if they are...

The last few trading sessions have been harsh, showing sudden, steep losses after some Big Tech earnings reports failed to impress investors. These losses, along with the shift in sentiment, threaten to undermine the generally positive market outlook that was established during the strong bullish run earlier this year. At the same time, not every stock sector is performing poorly. Tom Lee, who is monitoring the situation from Fundstrat, sees evidence that industrial stocks are gearing up for a s

Every investor wants to get the best returns, and that means building a portfolio based on the best stocks. The only ‘trick’ to succeeding in the market is knowing how to find those stocks – but it’s quite a trick, since the reams of data generated by thousands of traders dealing in thousands of stocks makes an imposing barrier. Fortunately, investors can turn to the Smart Score tool, an AI-driven algorithm created by TipRanks that gathers, sorts, and collates the rea...