Lastest Stories by Rich Duprey

Investors have been on a roller coaster ride for the past four years and the stock market may be heading into another big loop higher.  Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell gave his strongest...
The old investing adage that you can’t beat the market so just buy index funds misses the point. Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and a host of other money managers prove you can beat the stock...
The tech stock selloff that began last month took the wind out of the sails of many previous high fliers. Driven higher by the promise of artificial intelligence, chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) ran...
Dividend stocks have proved the best way to accumulate generational wealth. Better than gold, bonds, real estate, or oil, income-producing stocks have handily outperformed all of them over time. The...
After the big stock selloff in July, the S&P 500 index has clawed back most of its losses. The prospects for interest rate cuts beginning in September have re-energized the market. While last...
To paraphrase the late Senator Everett Dirksen, a trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.  Trillion-dollar stocks was once unheard of. Then it became a rarity....
Where former president Donald Trump looked to have a commanding lead against in the November election, President Joe Biden dropping made the race competitive. Kamala Harris as the Democrat nominee...
The New York City mayoral race of 2010 will be forever remembered because of candidate Jimmy McMillan’s campaign slogan “the rent is too damn high!”  It’s a phrase that resonates even more...
After the attempt on Donald Trump’s life in July, it appeared the former president had a lock on the race for the White House. But two weeks later, President Joe Biden abruptly dropped out of the...
One of the noteworthy developments that came out of the tech stock selloff in July was where investors turned. It wasn’t to other high-flying ventures but rather small-cap stocks. Since the...
The tech stock selloff last month spooked many investors. Sector rotation into small-cap stocks and away from former high-fliers seemed ready to gain traction. Tech stocks fell again a few weeks ago...
The market selloff is almost a thing of the past. After the S&P 500 tumbled hard in July and then fell sharply again two weeks ago, it looked as though the bull market was ending. However, better...
Since November 2022, the S&P 500 is up 47% over those 20 months. Its gains in the first half of this year matched those achieved last year. However, the second half of 2024 is off to a rockier...