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The One Thing Great Investors Focus On

August 28, 2020 Editor Comments Off on The One Thing Great Investors Focus On

In previous columns, I’ve discussed why market timing – the attempt to be in the market for the rallies and out for the corrections – is a deeply flawed investment approach.
(The rare exceptions – every decade or so – are market extremes, when sky-high valuations are accompanied by unbridled optimism about the future or when rock-bottom valuations coexist with abject pessimism.)
Around 95% of the time, the market itself is neither an urgent sell nor a table-pounding buy. (Although the same cannot be said for individual securities.)

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Value vs. Growth Stocks: Which Is Right for You?

August 28, 2020 Editor Comments Off on Value vs. Growth Stocks: Which Is Right for You?

Buy low, sell high. That’s every investor’s goal. And there are lot of ways to look for an investment with an upward trajectory. But below we’re going to go over two strategies that sound similar, but rely on some key difference.
In this round of head-to-head investment strategies, we’re breaking down value vs. growth stocks.

In this corner, wearing green trunks are value stocks. Value stocks are the underdog. They’re notable for trading below their intrinsic value. This is determined by measuring a company’s value based on revenue, earnings per share (EPS), dividend payout and any other underlying factors that could make …read more […]

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Appia (OTC: APAAF) Congratulates SRC on “First-of-Its-Kind” Rare Earth Processing Facility in Canada

August 28, 2020 Editor Comments Off on Appia (OTC: APAAF) Congratulates SRC on “First-of-Its-Kind” Rare Earth Processing Facility in Canada

Toronto, Ontario–(August 28, 2020) – Appia Energy Corp. (CSE: API) (OTCQB: APAAF) (FSE: A0I.F) (FSE: A0I.MU) (FSE: A0I.BE) (the “Company” or “Appia”), congratulates the Saskatchewan Research Council (“SRC“) and the Government of Saskatchewan on their recently announced […]

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Why it makes ‘strategic sense’ for Walmart to close a deal for TikTok: Analyst

August 28, 2020 Editor Comments Off on Why it makes ‘strategic sense’ for Walmart to close a deal for TikTok: Analyst

Walmart is teaming up with Microsoft in an effort to close a deal on TikTok’s U.S. Operations. Michael Lasser, UBS Analyst, joins Yahoo Finance’s The First Trade with Alexis Christoforous and Brian Sozzi to discuss why Walmart would want TikTok’s U.S. operations and more. …read more […]

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MGM Resorts to Lay Off 18,000 Amid Slow Comeback for Casinos

August 28, 2020 Editor Comments Off on MGM Resorts to Lay Off 18,000 Amid Slow Comeback for Casinos

(Bloomberg) — MGM Resorts International is sending pink slips to about 18,000 employees, more than one-quarter of its pre-pandemic U.S. workforce, due to the slow recovery of some casino markets.The cuts, while centered in Las Vegas, are happening nationwide, the company said on Friday. MGM, the largest operator of casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, has been struggling to fill its rooms and casinos since Nevada began reopening in early June. Two of the company’s casinos, the Park MGM in Las Vegas and Empire City in New York, remain closed.“While we have safely resumed operations at many of our properties …read more […]

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2 “Strong Buy” Stocks Under $3 With Massive Upside Potential

August 28, 2020 Editor Comments Off on 2 “Strong Buy” Stocks Under $3 With Massive Upside Potential

The markets are up, and the bulls are running. According to Mike Wilson, chief US equity strategist for Morgan Stanley, now is the time to buy in. Wilson believes that the market’s recent rise signals “a pretty darn good” economic recovery in store for us next year. “We think that a return of topline growth and a material reduction in the cost base will lead to operating leverage flow through that such that peak profits will appear again before peak sales… We’ve seen margin upside drive earnings growth coming out of prior recessions and expect the same this time, with …read more […]