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If you want your cake to turn out properly, you have to have the right ingredients. You also have to have the right kind of oven, because if you bake the cake at the wrong temperature or for too long, it’s going to turn out poorly. Well, the same principles apply to stock selection. First,

Friendship. It’s an essential component of any life well-lived. However, it’s also somewhat of a mysterious proposition because what draws one person to another

I stand atop a spiral stair An oracle confronts me there He leads me on, light years away Through astral nights, galactic days –RUSH, “V. Oracle: The Dream” from the album “2112” The concept of the “Oracle,” i.e., a person that gives wise or authoritative decisions or opinions, and whom the gods speak through, often

This week’s big news items were bellwether earnings and “Fed speak.” Now, both of these market catalysts are quite common, as bellwether earnings are some of the biggest traditional drivers of equity prices. And in recent years, especially since the Federal Reserve began its rate-hiking campaign about 18 months ago, what central bankers do and

Bellwether earnings and “Fed speak” were the two key market catalysts this week, so how did the market actually digest the news? Now, both of these market catalysts are quite common, as bellwether earnings are some of the biggest traditional drivers of equity prices. And in recent years, especially since the Federal Reserve began its

Tech, airlines, energy… wherever there’s a bullseye to be located, there is a Bullseye Stock Trader recommendation to be found. Indeed, I’m like the ultimate equal-opportunity voice when it comes to stock selection. I don’t care where it comes from, as long as it looks like it can make us money. Of course, I am

Treasury yields are on the march higher. Indeed, the move to multi-decade highs in the 10-year Treasury Note yield has been the primary (but not only) reason stocks have declined over the past several weeks. Now, one of the reasons yields have risen is because investors have been “pushing out” the date of expected rate

In the firearms community, we have a saying that goes: “To be a good marksman, you’ve got to send a lot of bullets downrange.” Why is this the case? Well, two reasons. First, practice makes perfect. Or to be more precise, perfect practice makes perfect. The second reason is that no matter how good a

The tough August for equities continues, as the major domestic indices logged another week of losses. The declines have been especially difficult for higher-beta growth stocks such as those in the Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000. The chart here of the tough August shows the declines since the month began. Yes, not a pretty picture