Tech stocks recently reached a record high after rebounding from their March low, according to a recent Bloomberg article that adds, “The stock market is not the economy, but it does feels strange for stocks to be soaring in the middle of a deep recession.” What is the explanation? The article says it comes down to “timescale” —stock prices represent expected future earnings, and the future outlook for tech is considered “bright.” Using Tesla as… Read More
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The pictures and charts outlined below may actually be worth much more: 30 million unemployed. $7 trillion on the Fed’s balance sheet. Just how much the Amazons, Googles and Large Cap technology stocks have delivered over other areas of the market like value. A 250% increase and a 50% decrease in Internet search trends and behavioral shifts. 40 years of falling interest… Read More
“There are two great times to make money in stock markets,” according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal: “the post-crash rebound and the end-of-cycle excess. Oil and technology fit the pattern perfectly in the past two years.” But the sectors offer different opportunities for investors. Since January 2016, when oil prices hit a low, both the global oil and tech sectors have returned more than 80% (including dividends), “beating the wider market’s 53%… Read More
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, columnist Jason Zweig talks about the growth in tech stocks and the outlook for their continued upward trend. “At their lows this week,” writes Zweig, “the technology shares that have until recently been the stock market’s darlings—Facebook, Amazon.com, Netflix, Google’s parent company Alphabet and other giants—had fallen more than 17% since March 13. Over the same period, U.S. stocks overall fell 8%.” Although Zweig points out that the… Read More
Index investors now own more tech stocks than they may realize, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. The weighting of technology stocks in the S&P 500 index, the article reports, has “climbed to 23.8% as of December 26, from 20.8% at the end of last year, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices,” and is up from 19.7% three years ago. The article says that investors are now faced with the quandary… Read More
Google grabbed headlines recently when the already-giant technology stock soared 16% in a single day. But in his latest for Forbes.com, Validea CEO John Reese says his Guru Strategies are finding better buys elsewhere in the tech sector.
In the tech sector, new companies with exciting stories often get the bulk of the attention — and the bulk of investors’ dollars. But in a recent interview with Canada’s Business News Network, Validea CEO John Reese says he’s finding more opportunities in older, less glamorous tech plays.
In the tech sector, new companies with exciting stories often get the bulk of the attention — and the bulk of investors’ dollars. But in a recent interview with Canada’s Business News Network, Validea CEO John Reese says he’s finding more opportunities in older, less glamorous tech plays.
People can become infatuated with potential, and that’s particularly true when it comes to investing in tech stocks. But Validea CEO John Reese says that investors shouldn’t get too smitten with tech plays that are more hype than substance.
After 15 years, the Nasdaq Composite Index recently eclipsed its March 2000 record high. But The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig says that before they get too excited, investors would be wise to remember the lessons of the Nasdaq’s decade-and-a-half of struggle to regain its high.
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