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Impacts of the Tight Labor Market
The Employment Report came out today (Friday, Sept. 7) at 8:30 a.m.. This is probably the most impactful economic report for the market, and today’s report will make investors reposition some parts of their portfolio. First let’s look at the report. It was a strong...
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The 6 Biggest Takeaways From Jim Cramer & Marc Chaikin’s “How To Trade A Booming Economy” Webcast
Did you miss it? To watch the full presentation, click here. On Wednesday, August 22nd, Chaikin Analytics CEO & Founder, Marc Chaikin, joined forces with CNBC’s Mad Money, Jim Cramer, for a special live webcast on how to trade today’s booming economy. They went...
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Global and Asset ETFs that provide new investment opportunities
Most people think of standard equity ETFs when they hear Exchange Traded Funds. These funds have some of the largest Assets under Management, and have been a staple for Advisors and investors to plow money efficiently into diversified assets. What the average...
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Q2 Earnings Provide Solid Market Foundation
As the market ebbs and flows based on the headlines, the real news coming from Q2 Earnings is that companies continue to post impressive results. More than halfway through earnings season, Factset is reporting that among the companies that have already reported,...
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Which Stock Market Sector is Ready for a Fall?
Sometimes you look at the market and just shake your head. Trends that should be taking place aren’t, a stock market sector that should be growing isn’t. As you look at the sectors of the S&P 500, one stock market sector sticks out as getting ahead of itself. While...
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Q2 Earnings Continue Torrid Pace
I can’t believe it is already earnings season. It seems like I was just writing the Q1 wrap. That quarter was a blockbuster - with increasing earnings, solid corporate guidance, and estimate increases. You almost could not write a better story for earnings. This...
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Coke or Pepsi: Which Stock is better?
Back in the 80’s, these two large caps (Coke stock and Pepsi stock) were core holding for virtually everyone. At that point, the answer would have been both stocks are great! Warren Buffet was beginning to ride the long-term ride upwards with Coke. It was touted as...
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What do Share Buybacks have to do with Earnings Per Share?
When the recent Tax Reform came out at the end of last year, pundits predicted that companies would put tax savings towards share buybacks. These companies would repatriate money that had been stowed overseas to shelter them from the higher U.S. tax rates. Once back...
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Marc Chaikin Assesses the Future of the Current Bull Market and More on the Money Life Podcast with Chuck Jaffe [VIDEO]
How much longer will this historically long bull market continue? Should investors be worried about a bear market around the corner? That’s what Marc Chaikin, CEO and Founder of Chaikin Analytics, covered on Friday’s Money Life Podcast with Chuck Jaffe. Listen below...
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Earnings Season—The Big Picture
Sometimes you read the earnings season press or the reports released by Wall Street Research Departments and you quickly lose the forest for the trees. They are so dense with statistics and numbers that you miss that there is a sizeable trend underway. So I am...
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