Stocks to buy

Tech stocks saw high volatility throughout 2023 but are entering the new year on a high note. The future of the economy looks promising, with inflation cooling and, hopefully, interest rates coming down. Several economists have revised their growth projections for the economy and are highly optimistic about 2024. That means now is the time

So much for a chip dip? Taiwan Semiconductor Company (NYSE:TSM), one of the world’s largest chip foundries, issued a strong outlook for 2024 Thursday, news that sent its shares surging 8%. Investors were excited by the fact that Taiwan Semi said it expected revenue to be up more than 20% this year. The solid sales

The penny stocks space can be a massive wealth creator even with a small portfolio allocation. Ideally, I would not go beyond 10% portfolio allocation towards penny stocks. However, if there are multiple 10x or 20x stories, the impact on the portfolio can be significant. The first rule however is to completely ignore purely speculative

Many investors know that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) passed Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on Jan. 12 as the world’s most valuable public company. Apple stock is trading just below $182, valuing the iPhone maker at around $2.83 billion. Microsoft is trading around $389, good for a $2.90 billion market capitalization, $70 billion higher.  Will the next year see Apple

It’s funny, how life comes full-circle sometimes. Many years ago, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) became a gigantic company based on the company’s operating systems for personal computers. Now, there’s talk of a PC-market resurgence and Microsoft has developed artificial intelligence embedded programs for PCs. It’s just another reason that MSFT stock can continue to provide supreme value for the shareholders.

Outperforming the S&P 500 is the holy grail achievement for most investors. After all, who wouldn’t want to beat the benchmark that most mutual funds and ETFs fail to surpass annually? However, while we all have dreams of our stocks soaring well beyond the broader market, the reality is that it’s extremely difficult to consistently

In the stock market, we hear big names all the time. But, since so many people already know their potential, the stocks are likely overvalued, with prices reflecting. However, the stocks flying under the radar are where you will find value. Since many don’t know about them, their valuation hasn’t yet reflected the massive potential

Last year was booming for artificial intelligence (AI). Generative AI became mainstream, and enterprises started making investments in the space. If you are wondering whether it is too late to invest, we are still in the early stages of adoption. This article discusses some AI stocks to buy that are central to this revolution. According

While seemingly everyone was talking about the electrification of mobility, a forced pit stop might yield a more favorable entry point for EV stocks to buy. Though electric vehicles are likely the future, the sector suffered a setback as the combination of sharply accelerating inflation and rising borrowing costs took their toll on consumers. At

One of the major developments stemming from the Covid-19 crisis was the digitalization of myriad in-person functionalities, which may carry significant implications for remote learning stocks. While the underlying practice has been available for some time, the pandemic pushed the narrative to the forefront. Now, it’s possible that this niche of the digital economy will

While 2025 is less than 12 months away, the full year is roughly 2 years in the future. That means investors today have roughly 24 months during which to produce returns. Investors looking for 10x stocks during that period will have to accept real risk. That said, trends indicate that a few sectors are best

The window of opportunity is closing for investors to capitalize on the cheap valuations of real estate investment trusts (REITs) before the Fed cuts interest rates. Despite inflation spiking in December, institutions like Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) predict that there will be five rate cuts this year, with the first one beginning in March. This backdrop

Before buying Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock, which is already worth nearly $3 trillion, you need to know how it plans to grow. The easy answer is AI, but what does that even mean in the context of the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch? Apple has already spent a year considering that question. The introduction of the

Over the last few years, investors have become increasingly interested in the idea of virtual reality (VR), or augmented reality (AR), as a broad opportunity. The emergence of the metaverse during the pandemic served to heat up conversation around the topic. And the apparent opportunity has only become clearer as the technology has developed. With this,

If Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell really does reduce interest rates, then forward-looking investors ought to consider blockchain stocks. True, you can always go for the individual cryptocurrencies. However, this arena carries both market and what I would term “administrative” risks. From data breaches to agonizingly forgetting passwords, a lot of stuff can go wrong.

Fortune recently reported that the European climate agency, Copernicus, said that the global average temperature last year was 2.66 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than pre-industrial times. More importantly, it was 0.3 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the record set in 2016. As it becomes more important than ever to tackle global warming, climate change stocks will likely become

Market forces unleashed a sizable rally in U.S. equities in 2023. Although policymakers and equities traders were not out of the woods yet on the macroeconomic front, many positive signs in recent economic data fueled optimism. The Federal Reserve has already projected rate cuts most likely during the latter half of 2024, given how the

If PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) were valued like Visa (NYSE:V), PayPal stock would rise. This could have important implications for PYPL stock investors. The world’s biggest payment processor is now America’s most valuable bank. Its shares are up almost 20% over the last year and are now priced at 32 times earnings. PayPal, meanwhile, is down over

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) is known for its discounts, but COST stock might not look cheap to some reluctant investors. Nevertheless, after viewing Costco’s recent results, even the skeptics will surely be tempted to stock up on a few shares. There are plenty of commentators who praised Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) for its robust holiday-season 2023 sales. Yet,

Telehealth stocks fell off the collective radar somewhat post-pandemic. But betting against the sector isn’t smart because healthcare’s future is undoubtedly anchored in virtual offerings for routine and non-emergent care. While some claim the pandemic accelerated telehealth by as much as 10 years, it’s inarguable that we’ve entered a new era of at-home primary and