This week, $400 billion in direct stimulus payments began flowing into the bank accounts of US households, courtesy of the American Rescue Plan. The Treasury says $262 billion has already been dispersed with the remainder scheduled to go out in the coming weeks.
Any investor must wonder: where will this money go next?
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“Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule.”
- Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
February 20, 2021
If energy stocks are heavily shorted, does that spell opportunity?
So far in 2021, WTI crude oil is up 22% and the Energy Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) has gained 18%—both outpacing the S&P 500’s 4.9% return. However, investor positioning shows most investors are not capitalizing on energy’s recent outperformance.
February 13, 2021
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Zoom and Tesla are two hot stocks minting millionaires at a feverish pace.
In 2020, Zoom shares rose 396%. The catalyst was a worldwide pandemic that fueled an unprecedented work-from-home revolution, which became so powerful it made the company’s name a verb.
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