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Bankers have to contend with two big challenges. The first is credit risk. If the economy slides into a recession, borrowers may not be able to make payments on their loans. The second is interest rate risk. Rates can turn against banks in a lot of different ways. For one thing, short-term rates can rise… Continue reading What to Look for in Bank Stocks After SVB

Stocks made modest moves Monday as investors looked ahead to the busiest week of earnings season so far.  Several sectors are represented on this week’s earnings calendar, but tech stocks are the most prevalent. Indeed, mega-cap tech giants Microsoft (MSFT (opens in new tab)) and Alphabet (GOOGL (opens in new tab)) are slated to disclose… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Wobble Ahead of Big Tech Earnings

One of the largest burdens faced by people over 50 is spinal discomfort. For years, they have only had two options for treatment: Either they get a disc replacement with metal or plastic that wears over time, or they can lose a ton of mobility with spinal fusion. Dymicron invented a third option poised to… Continue reading This Company Is Solving A $1B Problem, And It’s Creating An Opportunity For Investors

Small-company stocks are often the canaries in the market’s coal mine. Typically defined as stocks with a market value of less than $10 billion, their prices usually peak and then decline before large-company stock prices do in anticipation of a top in the economic cycle or a rise in interest rates. Similarly, “they tend to… Continue reading Why It’s Prime Time for Small-Company Stocks

With the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank leading to massive deposit transfers from regional banks to mega-cap banks, the banking sector is under duress. Although this trend is now slowing, it has created a challenging dichotomy — big banks have too many deposits and not enough assets to put them into, while… Continue reading Why Investors Should Avoid Buying the Banking Sector Dip

Earth Day is a great time to take stock of your environmental impact. It’s also an ideal time to think about how your money is invested and consider making some sustainable investments. Do the companies you own positively affect the world, or are they contributing to the problems? Most investors don’t think about the underlying… Continue reading Four Sustainable Investments That Could Have a Positive Impact

It was a quiet end to a wishy-washy week, with stocks struggling for direction following a mixed bag of earnings reports.  Today’s price action just echoed what we’ve seen over the past five sessions as investors look ahead to the next Fed meeting. But while the major indexes failed to make a big move, several… Continue reading Stock Market Today: P&G Earnings Headline Quiet Day for Stocks

It has been a while since we’ve seen demand exceed supply in the cannabis space, but Missouri’s soaring recreational weed market is now facing a product shortage.  It was a regular occurrence when new states opened recreational sales, but with so much talk about oversupply across markets, that feels like a time long past. Missouri’s… Continue reading Missouri’s Recreational Weed Market Faces Product Shortage: This Week in Cannabis Investing