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Stock Market News: Equity Market Rebound, Value Stocks, Federal Reserve Board and more
Every month, The Prudent Speculator produces a newsletter that includes a market summary, helpful charts and graphs, recent equity market news, economic outlook
Stock Market Rebound Despite Higher Interest Rates and DALBAR’S 2022 Study
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Value Stocks, D.C. Fighting Bank Fears, Fed Projections and more Economic News
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Special Report: Banking on Value Stocks
Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and fan of value stocks, offered up the following advice in 1986 when the Dow Jones Industrial Average was south of 2000,
Banking Crisis: Central Bankers Fighting Fear, Interest Rates and Market Predicting Jerome H. Powell
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Silicon Valley Collapse, Stock Market Grows Much More Dovish and more Economic News
The Prudent Speculator Weekly Commentary is expertly curated every week as a valuable resource for stock market news, investing tips, business insights, and eco
Insight: In the Thick of a Recession
We originally published this Insight on Kovitz.com/Insights. Through Kovitz, we offer wealth management services and have collaborated with our clients on thei
Stock Market News: Our 46th Anniversary and Quarterly Earnings Scorecard
Every month, The Prudent Speculator produces a newsletter that includes a market summary, helpful charts and graphs, recent equity market news, economic outlook
Stock Market Grows Hawkish plus Equities Very Rewarding Since the Launch of The Prudent Speculator in 1977
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Recessions, Fed Tightening & High Inflation No Reason to Sell Stocks
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Stocks Historically Indifferent to Rising and Falling Rates
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Special Report: Consider Cheering Higher Rates
Strange as it sounds, more than five decades of historical market data demonstrates that Value investors benefit handsomely from higher interest rates. Sure, it
Perspective On Historical Equity Returns as the Fed Tightens
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Climbing the Wall of Worry: Market Rallies On 25 bps Fed Hike
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Stock Market News: A look at short- and long-term returns of market-wide portfolios
Every month, The Prudent Speculator produces a newsletter that includes a market summary for the month prior, helpful charts and graphs, recent stock market new
Equities See Sizable Gains for January
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Main Street More Optimistic After Early 2023 Gains
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7 Stock Market Charts to Kick Off 2023: Equities, S&P 500 Price Return, Growth Valuations and more
Elevated inflation and rising interest rates commanded most of investors’ attention over the past year, with proclamations from Jerome H. Powell and his colle
In Dividends We Trust – 3 Healthcare Bargains With Payout Increases
Oil titan John D. Rockefeller once quipped, “Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.” While paying a divide
Stock Market News: Our Portfolio Sector Weightings and Value vs. Growth Index Performance
Preview of January 2023 Newsletter Editors Note “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who has been swimming naked.” — Warren Buffet
Special Report: Where to Invest in 2023
Our Where to Invest in 2023 Special Report is available in Adobe pdf format by clicking here. Elevated inflation and rising interest rates commanded much of the
Investing In A Higher Interest Rate Environment
While Jerome H. Powell & Co. hiked the target for the Fed Funds rate yet again this week, the current benchmark lending rate of 4.5% is still below the aver
Not Just an iPhone – Is AAPL a Value or Growth Stock?
In my two most recent posts, I’ve generally argued that two Mega-Cap tech stocks, Microsoft (MSFT) & Alphabet (GOOG) should be considered by investors wh
Stock Market News: The Recent Rebounds in Equity Markets and our Earnings Scorecard
Preview of December 2022 Newsletter Editor’s Note “The time for moderating the pace of rate increases may come as soon as the December meeting.” — J
Is Alphabet (Google) a Value Stock?
A stock often lumped in the Growth bucket is Alphabet (GOOG & GOOGL), formerly known as Google. The titan of search and the “G” in the FANG (Facebook/Me
Is MSFT (Still) a Value Stock: An Update November 2022
WHY VALUE? While 2022 is marked with red ink for the majority of stocks, it’s been a good year for those of the Value persuasion, relatively speaking. Indeed,
Special Report: 12 Stock Picks for the Festive Season
Our 12 Stock Picks for the Festive Season Special Report is available in Adobe pdf format by clicking here. EVERYONE TELLING YOU BE OF GOOD CHEER No, it’s not
Two High-Yielding Mid-Cap Spin-Offs On Sale (OGN & VTRS)
Spin-offs A Rich Pond In Which To Fish Spin-offs often fall in the months after separating from their parents as folks either are surprised at the new name in t
Small-Caps on Sale: The Prudent Speculator Likes ENS & HPE
As we suspect that many have limited exposure to small- and mid-cap stocks, we’ve updated our special report, Small Companies, Big Potential. We also offer a
TPS SPECIAL REPORT: Small Companies, Big Potential – An Update
Our Small Companies, Big Potential – An Update Special Report is available in Adobe pdf format by clicking here. Four and a half decades ago in the first
Stock Market News: Two Reasons to Move Towards Equities
Preview of November 2022 Newsletter Editor’s Note “What lies in our power to do, lies in our power not to do.” — Aristotle Maybe all that was
Time For Small-Cap Value: Opportunities In GBX & WRK
Since the inaugural issue of The Prudent Speculator was published in March 1977, the Small-Cap Value subset of stocks (as determined by portfolios constructed
2 Prudent Speculator Small-Mid Cap Bargains – Acuity (AYI) & Hasbro (HAS)
Market history dating back to 1927, per data from Professors Eugene F. Fama and Kenneth R. French, shows that Small-Company stocks have enjoyed terrific long-te
Low Interest Rates: A Return To The Golden Age Of Banking? Two Small-Cap Bargains
In a bygone era, bankers operated by what was once known as the 3-6-3 Rule: collect deposits at 3 percent, lend them at 6 percent and be on the golf course by 3
Long-Term Perspective from a Value-Stock Basis to Help Navigate Today’s Market Environment
Preview of October 2022 Newsletter Editor’s Note “Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.” — Plautus September lived down to it
Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Foot Locker (FL), FedEx (FDX)
In this post, we offer two value stock picks. No doubt, it has been a tough go of it for corporations, their stock prices this year and stock pickers. Higher in
2 Ports In The Storm: GILD And BMY Offer A Haven In A Turbulent Market
Following another ugly market week, the average U.S. stock is now trading in Bear Market territory. Of course, such was also the case in 2020 and 2018 and 2016
3 Undervalued Bank Stocks To Buy Now
Bank stocks have been surprisingly weak this year with the KBW Bank Index off as much as the S&P 500. I don’t think the punishment fits the crime and I be
3 Undervalued High Yielding Stocks – In Dividends We Trust
I understand that stocks historically have been far more volatile than bonds, so it makes sense that the financial press will focus on the losses with headlines
Stock Market News: Making Sense of the Recent Market Gyrations
Preview of September 2022 Newsletter Editor’s Note “Mr. Market is there to serve you, not to guide you. It is his pocketbook, not his wisdom, tha
3 Stocks That Could Benefit From Powell Channeling Volcker
Mark Twain purportedly said, “History doesn’t always repeat, but it often rhymes,” so it would make sense to look at what transpired in the equity markets
TPS SPECIAL REPORT: Inflation 101B
Our Inflation 101B Special Report is available in Adobe pdf format by clicking here. Although the increase in the Consumer Price Index in July was not as high a
Stock Market News: Reason and Evaluation to Keep Calm Without Panic
Preview of August 2022 Newsletter Editor’s Note “I do not think the U.S. is currently in a recession. There are just too many areas of the econom
TPS SPECIAL REPORT: 2022 Outlook Mid-Year Update
Our 2022 Outlook Mid-Year Update Special Report is available in Adobe pdf format by clicking here. To say that 2022 has been a tough year in the financial marke
Stock Market News: Two New Recommendations and a look at the Russell 3000 Index Performance Attribution
Preview of July 2022 Newsletter Editor’s Note “Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.” — Dalai Lama To say that 2022 has been a tough year
TPS SPECIAL REPORT: 7 Stocks to Buy While Mr. Market is Depressed
Our 7 Stocks to Buy While Mr. Market is Depressed – TPS Special Report is available in Adobe pdf format by clicking here. “The only thing we have to fea
Stock Market News: A Look at Our Quarterly Earnings Scorecard
Preview of June 2022 Newsletter Editor’s Note “If you don’t know who you are, the stock market is an expensive place to find out.” – Adam S
TPS SPECIAL REPORT: Stay the Course
Our Special Report, Stay The Course is available in Adobe pdf format by clicking clicking here. After gaining more than 120% between March 23, 2020 and January
Stock Market News: A Difficult Start to The Year and Our Seasonality and Index Composition
Preview of May 2022 Newsletter Editor’s Note “We depend on mis-priced businesses through a mechanism where we’re not responsible for the mispri
Stock Market News: Equity Returns and Changes in the Fed Funds, Inflation and Interest Rates
Preview of April 2022 Newsletter Editor’s Note “We do feel the economy is very strong and well positioned to withstand tighter monetary po
