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Many investors like to describe different approaches to investment decision making by sticking a one-word label on them. This can make conversations flow more smoothly, but it does little to raise anybody’s investment knowledge. In fact, it can lead to false impressions.

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Using stock market indicators today is a good start to stronger portfolio returns going forward—but they are just the beginning

The traditional bear market threshold is a 20% drop from a market peak. And although, in our view, looking at past market movements is no guide to what happens next, it’s interesting to note that stocks have always bounced back from market downturns.


The market disruption that started in mid-February of 2025, and continued in March and April, has seen declines for the U.S....

Blue chip stocks paying a dividend are typically good stocks to buy because that provides you with tangible proof of their investment quality

Strategies on how to find penny stocks should focus on pinpointing speculative stocks that above all have real underlying value—and aren’t just promotions

Finding stocks with growth potential that will fulfill their promise is not easy. But there are a range of tried and true factors to watch out for. Here they are:

Here’s a recent question, and answer, from an Inner Circle member; it’s one that we feel bears repeating. The question, and answer, also addresses key issues about successful investing today—or in any market:

Q: Within the five economic sectors you advise for investing, should we also spread out our funds over some percentage of value, growth and small stocks?

A: If you take account of your own financial and personal circumstances and temperament, and if you invest as we advise (diversifying across most if not all of the five main economic sectors, while confining your investments mainly to well-established companies), you will almost automatically buy some growth stocks and some value stocks; you will also near automatically buy some small-company stocks and some big-company stocks.

However, the economic-sector diversification and overall investment quality of your portfolio are far more important than the relative amounts you invest in value, growth and small stocks.

In any event, it’s impossible to come up with a one-size-fits-all answer when talking about the best balance among value stocks, more aggressive small stocks and growth stocks (some of which can fall into more than one category)....

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