Nicholas Vardy
Another Rifle Shot at a Small and Steady Small-Cap Play
U.S. stock markets ended the week broadly flat, with Dow Jones down 0.37%, the S&P 500 unchanged and the NASDAQ up 0.18%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index rose 2.42%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included Avista Corporation (AVA), which added 4.30%; Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM), which moved up […]
Buying another Dividend-Paying Blue Chip
This week’s Alpha Algorithm generated yet another familiar blue-chip recommendation. So far in 2016, dividend-paying blue chips have strongly outperformed the broader U.S. stock market and the choice of AT&T, Inc. (T) reflects that trend. Founded in 1983 and based in Dallas, Texas, AT&T Inc. provides telecommunications and digital entertainment services through four segments: Business […]
Is a Summer Rally in the Cards?
Global stock markets continued on a positive note, with the Dow Jones up 0.46%, the S&P 500 gaining 1.01% and the NASDAQ jumping 1.79% over the holiday-shortened week. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index rose 1.97%. Big gainers included Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), which jumped 4.35%; KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB), which added 3.09%; BYD Company, […]
Growing Vietnam Economy Could Overtake China
After China, Vietnam could be the next great Asian economic force to rise. Learn more about it here.
Locking in Double-Digit Percentage Gains… and Remembering our Veterans
Markets across the globe bounced strongly last week, with the Dow Jones up 2.13%, the S&P 500 rising 2.23% and the NASDAQ recovering 3.44%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index jumped 2.70%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included Dycom Industries, Inc. (DY), which rocketed 16.57%; Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (HCSG), which jumped 4.53%; […]
Booking Big Option Gains, a New Mid-Cap Stock and Three Option Plays
Headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, CDK Global, Inc. (CDK) provides integrated information technology and digital marketing/advertising solutions to the automotive retail industry worldwide. The company serves approximately 27,000 automotive manufacturers, retailers and original equipment manufacturers. CDK recently announced a comprehensive streamlining of its organization that will enable it to implement a major transformation plan. CDK […]