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Source: Billion Photos / Shutterstock.com I must admit at the onset that I am not a big fan of investing in penny stocks. To a large extent, penny stocks are speculative and therefore risky. However, there are exceptions and it’s the task of an investor to filter speculative stocks from fundamentally sound names. I believe…

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With inflation easing, and the chances of the Federal Reserve pivoting on interest rate hikes, a stock market comeback could be starting to take shape. There are many ways to play this, but you may want to focus on bargain stocks instead of diving into meme stocks or even more established growth stocks. Why? According to…

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With the shifting of market fortunes over the past year, we’ve seen a major rotation. Growth stocks are out. Meanwhile, investors have gravitated to value and dividend stocks. That’s an entirely logical reaction, as these sorts of stocks tend to hold up better during bear markets and recessions. However, the rush of money into these…

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Source: Helen89 / Shutterstock.com Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI) layoffs have the American clothing company cutting an unknown number of jobs at its corporate headquarters. These job cuts come as Hanesbrands seeks to navigate the current economic market. Inflation has been weighing on companies and consumers alike. As such, it’s no surprise that layoffs are affecting the clothing…

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There’s an unrelenting competition to dethrone Tesla, as the world’s most notable EV company. In fact, there are dozens of EV firms and electric vehicle stocks ying for Tesla’s crown. In the U.S., legacy automakers continue to pour significant resources into diversifying their respective product mixes toward electric vehicles. The same is true for other…

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The best electric vehicle companies to watch are those with the longest, most stable path to growth. The potential for electric vehicles is immense. At the same time, there is still a long way to go if the target of two billion by 2050 is to be achieved. Furthermore, now that renewable energy costs have…

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I always trust the idea of buying and holding quality stocks for the long term. However, with geopolitical, macroeconomic, and technological changes, a part of the portfolio needs to be dynamic. At the same time, there are stocks to buy and hold forever. These stocks represent companies that have a strong balance sheet and robust…

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Source: James Yarbrough / Shutterstock.com Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) stock is in the green today, although the company appears to be facing an exodus of top executives. Over the past few months, four major employees have left the company: Randy Frank, Vice President of Body and Interior Engineering. Frank joined Rivian in 2019 after leaving a position…

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In my last article on Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN), I argued that this electric vehicle stock appeared ready to crash. Not too long after that, RIVN stock entered “capitulation mode,” falling from the mid-$20s to the low-teens per share by year’s end. At first, it may have seemed as if this sell-off would come to an…

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Source: Miro Vrlik Photography / Shutterstock.com The fourth quarter ended on a low note for the electric vehicle (EV) sector, with some prominent automakers missing delivery estimates. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) turned plenty of heads when its recent deliveries report fell short of adjusted Wall Street expectations. But it wasn’t the only company to report a miss.…

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America’s economic statistics continue to suggest that fears about an imminent recession and a corporate earnings collapse are way overblown. For example, during the recent holiday shopping season, sales climbed 7.6% year-over-year. And since most people don’t buy each other paper towels, eggs, and toothpaste for Christmas, I have to believe that discretionary products account for most…

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In 2023, stock market uncertainties will worsen, rewarding investors who seek cheap dividend stocks. The bigger their discount to their fair value, the more margin of safety the company offers. Companies that pay dividends prioritize cash flow first. Management will allocate cash flow to shareholders, rewarding them with a high dividend yield. Finding cheap dividend…

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Earlier this week, Ford’s (NYSE:F) F-150 Lighting was named “Truck of the Year” by MotorTrend. This news sent F stock into the green as positive momentum shifted in favor of the auto giant. Unfortunately for investors, Ford promptly followed this happy news with something less positive. Yesterday, it announced it would be raising the electric truck’s…

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You’d think 2022 would have been a good year for electric vehicle stocks. EV sales hit 2 million globally for the first time in the third quarter, according to PwC, up 75% year over year. Legacy automakers Ford (NYSE:F) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) announced they were making big investments in the sector. And we saw…

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Cheap blue-chip stocks refer to companies that are established and have a strong record of delivering solid earnings and high returns to investors but have fallen off recently. These stocks also tend to be market leaders in the sectors in which they compete and have held dominant positions for many years, if not decades. For these…

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With 11 months of 2022 in the rearview mirror, there are certainly many fewer overvalued stocks than there was at the start of this year. Indeed, the bear market brought many names with ridiculously high valuations down to more appropriate levels. For example, in line with the predictions that I made in 2020 and 2021,…

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With many of the top EV stocks down around 20% to 60% this year, investors have a chance to pick up the best and most undervalued electric vehicle stocks at a significant discount In early 2021, undervalued electric vehicle stocks would have been an oxymoron. The sector was flying high on hope, hype and a…

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Stocks across the board have plunged in 2022. Even the seemingly invincible tech giants, such as Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), have witnessed year-to-date (YTD) declines of over 50%. The crypto market has fallen too, as investors realize that a bet on crypto is essentially a bet on a high-risk asset. The insolvency of FTX drove the price…