Small-cap stocks are coming into their own. Although they’ve experienced a pretty poor run over the past few years, they began to outshine their larger brethren beginning late last year. Since the stock market’s low point in October, the Russell 2000 stocks index gained 28%, as compared to the S&P 500‘s 26% return. It’s even

The Nasdaq is one of the most closely watched indexes for every investor to follow. The Nasdaq, which is an acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, is an exchange comprised of more than 3,400 individual securities. Many of these stocks are in the technology sector including the Magnificent 7 stocks. With that

A hot topic for energy production, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, extracts oil and gas by injecting high-pressure fluids underground. For the U.S. this has boosted domestic energy production potential but has also sparked environmentalist concerns. As such, the proliferation of the energy extraction method has become a divisive political issue. Under the Trump administration, fracking

As investors, we all aim to outperform the market. But beating the S&P 500 is a difficult task for most of us. Outperforming the Nasdaq Index has proven to be an even greater challenge in recent years. That’s because this tech-heavy index has been on a tear over the past two decades, buoyed by high-growth

Certain stocks are hidden gems in investing because they can provide considerable returns and expand a portfolio to hit the million-dollar mark. Here, seven companies offer appealing returns based on solid fundamentals. To be specific, the first one has a growing client base. The company’s impressive increase in client accounts indicates a rising user base

There again appears to be a sizable gap between the way small caps are performing versus their larger cap peers. The Russell 2000, an index tracking the performance of small- to mid-cap companies, has not had a good first quarter in 2024. So far, the Russell is trading up 4.81% year-to-date, while the S&P500 and Nasdaq Composite have appreciated

Restaurant stocks have endured some pretty mixed performance through the first quarter 2024. Eating out, even at a local fast-food chain, is getting expensive amid scorching food price inflation and rampant price hikes. With some cheap eats-seeking consumers subtly protesting higher prices by opting to eat at home (grocery prices aren’t cheap these days), it’s

In March, I discussed three reasons why most investors should never buy bank stocks. Banks’ balance sheets and income statements need to be simpler for most do-it-yourself investors to understand. However, if you must invest in the banking industry, narrowing your focus to dividend aristocrat bank stocks makes sense.  Dividend aristocrats are S&P 500 companies

InvestorPlace contributor Omor Ibne Ehsan recently recommended three stocks trading under $20, which investors could turn $100 in each of these into $10,000 by 2026. I will double down on that premise, suggesting three stocks under $100 to buy that will make you $50,000 by 2026.  With a maximum total investment of $300 ($100 per

Towards the end of the just completed first quarter, U.S.-based hedge funds began dumping American equities and shifting capital into European stocks. In an analysis, investment bank Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) found that hedge funds “have bought EU equities in nearly 70% of the trading sessions” since the European stock market began to rally in January

Targeting dividend stocks for stable income is a smart move for investors seeking resilience amidst market volatility. These stocks provide not only a reliable and steady base but also the opportunity to reinvest dividends. They pave the way for increased immediate earnings as well as the potential for long-term wealth accumulation. Research highlights that dividends