Stocks to buy

The Federal Reserve is expected to begin tapering later this month. The obvious implications for the market and for investors in tech stocks are broadly negative. However, investors wouldn’t know this by looking at the stock market. Valuations have absolutely skyrocketed through the end of the year, as appetite for risk assets remains very high. Regardless

With gold under-performing in the last few months, even the best gold stocks have been sideways to lower. However, the sentiment for gold seems to be changing. There are growing concerns related to inflation. It’s very likely that the current inflationary trend in the United States is not transitionary in nature. Gold finally seems to

The science fiction fantasy of autonomous taxis is inching closer to reality. Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and Motional, which is a joint venture of Hyundai (OTCMKTS:HYMTF) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV), will be dishing out driverless cabs as early as the second half of next year. Customers will be able to book rides through the Lyft app and be transported

As the first wave of the pandemic swept across countries in 2020, consumer spending fell dramatically. And companies rely on consumers to buy their goods and services. So, when consumer spending plateaued, consumer stocks also were in freefall. But the time is ripe for investors to get involved again. The consumer sector consists of companies

On Oct. 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a report that tries to explain the saga that pushed up GameStop (NASDAQ:GME) over 10 times in price this year. For example, GME stock ended Dec. 31, 2020, at $18.84 and was trading for $208.64 by mid-day Nov. 18. Source: Northfoto / Shutterstock.com Moreover, at

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) announced on Nov. 15 that a number of its original shareholders were going to sell some of their shares. This included Softbank (OTCMKTS:SFTBY), and some VC/private equity firms (Silver Lake Partners, Qatar Investment Authority, Red Crow Capital, LLC, etc.). The resulting sale of SOFI stock has pushed down the price by about

Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) might be on cloud nine after posting another solid quarter of earnings. Altogether, when you add in several contract wins, it seems like the data analytics company can’t put a foot wrong. However, there are genuine concerns about overvaluation here. Right now, PLTR stock is trading at nearly 110 times forward earnings, according

With ample liquidity in the financial system, 2021 has been a banner year for wealth creation. Be it equities or cryptocurrency, multifold returns over just a few months or even weeks have been frequent. Of course, there have been speculative stocks to buy among the top performers. However, I prefer to focus on non-speculative stories

It hasn’t been a good year for AT&T (NYSE:T) stock. The shares have fallen 14% this year, as Wall Street has frowned on the conglomerate’s divestment of its WarnerMedia unit and its subsequent decision to announce a future dividend cut. Source: Lester Balajadia / Shutterstock.com Still, as I pointed out in a prior column, the

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) is a small business in the space services business. But RKLB stock makes it seem like a big company. Source: Andrzej Puchta / Shutterstock.com Rocket Lab said it had $5.3 million in revenue during the third quarter. Its backlog stood at $183 million at the end of September, and the company expects

Cybersecurity is a major concern for our time. The rapid spread and proliferation of attacks like ransomware make it clear that this problem will only get worse with the advent of new malware. IronNet (NYSE:IRNT) is one of the top up-and-coming firms offering a unique solution to minimize cybersecurity threats. With its incredible cloud acceleration,

Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) reported results for its first quarter as a publicly traded company this week. If Lucid was an established automaker like General Motors (NYSE:GM) or Toyota (NYSE:TM), we would be talking about the bottom line. For what it’s worth, the electric vehicle startup lost 43 cents per share for the third quarter, much

For years, Zillow (NASDAQ:Z, NASDAQ: ZG) was known as just an online real estate marketplace — and a very popular one, at that. Z stock mostly drifted sideways as the company stayed in its lane, collecting online home sale and rental listings for prospective buyers to view. Source: OpturaDesign / Shutterstock.com The next thing you know,

Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) just released its Q3 financial results on Nov. 15, showing that its order book is growing nicely. It is now clearly seen as a real force in the luxury end of the electric vehicle (EV) market. As a result, LCID stock is bound to move substantially higher from here. Source: Around the

After a nice rally in early summer, Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) stock fell apart midway. Since its August highs, ROKU lost 45% of its value. Moreover, technically there’s potentially more downside from here. But, today my message is positive overall. This is a stock to own for the long term. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Meanwhile, investors should

There’s a pretty good chance that you haven’t spent much of your time thinking about functional materials. As an enterprising investor, however, you could discover serious profit potential with Meta Materials (NASDAQ:MMAT), as MMAT stock offers pure-play exposure to this high-conviction market. Source: Yuriy Golub / Shutterstock.com To put it simply, meta materials are a

Here’s another special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) stock, but this one is quite different from the others. It’s called SilverBox Engaged Merger (NASDAQ:SBEA), and it might provide an early-stage opportunity for investors. Source: Evgeny Karandaev/ShutterStock.com Nov. 2 was an important day for SilverBox Engaged Merger. That’s when the company announced that it was merging with Black

Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) bulls are finally rejoicing. Shares shot up after Indonesia, one of the top five most populous countries globally, greenlighted its vaccine recently. That came on the heels of the biotech filing emergency use authorization (EUA) packages with several authorities, including the world health organization (WHO) and the European Union (E.U.). All of this

GameStop (NYSE:GME) looks like it could be turning the corner financially. In its fiscal second-quarter results released on Sept. 8, sales rose to $1.183 billion from $942 million last year. Moreover, its net income loss was much lower than last year. Investors in GME stock could see a major turnaround sometime within the next year. Source:

Still stuck trading between $20 and $30 per share, it may seem like Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) is never bouncing back. But while returns with PLTR stock have been underwhelming over the past nine months, don’t get discouraged. Now is not the time to head for the exits. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com Why? After its incredible run