Featured Blogs by Russell Markham
Special Presentation – Australian Blue Chip Stocks that Stand Out!
Webcast on Wednesday 27 September: Australian Blue-Chip Stocks that Stand Out! What Blue-Chip stocks currently stand out? Which Blue-Chip stocks are trending upwards the best? VectorVest gets to work to show you the best performing Blue-Chip stocks in Australia. In addition, VectorVest will look at the fundamentals along with the Dividend Yield and Franking Credits on offer. This is [...]
Upcoming Webcast: Identifying The most reliable Dividend Payers in Australia – 13 July
Join us for the upcoming webcast: Identifying The most reliable Dividend Payers in Australia. This webcast will be hands on and practical. We will show you exactly how to find: The best Dividend Payers in Australia. The most Reliable Dividend payers over the last 10 to 15 years. Identify Dividend Payers that have plenty of Earnings Yield to cover the [...]
THE POWER OF THE VECTORVEST COMFORT INDEX (CI)
THE POWER OF THE VECTORVEST COMFORT INDEX (CI) VectorVest gives you powerful and easy to use tools to find the best trending stocks each day. One of VectorVest’s most powerful proprietary indicators is the Comfort Index (CI). CI is a purely technical indicator looking at the long-term price stability of a stock. It reflects a stock’s ability to resist severe [...]
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Levi Strauss Jumps 15% on Solid Earnings, Upbeat Guidance: Why You Should Buy LEVI Today
Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI) is up around 15% on the day so far after delivering a solid quarterly performance coupled with an optimistic outlook for the remainder of the year. The jeans maker saw a jump in sales as it narrowed focus on its direct-to-consumer segment. The company’s fiscal first quarter saw revenue of $1.56 billion, which fell [...]
Tesla Drags Down the Start of Quarter 2 Due to Disappointing Deliveries; Will the Stock Rebound?
The beginning of quarter 2 feels like April Fools keeps going with the markets under pressure due to the Fed’s hesitancy to cut rates, global strife continuing, and Tesla’s (TSLA) poor deliveries dragging the market down. Although delayed rate cuts are disappointing, seeing one of the magnificent 7 continue to plummet hurts like more bad news on top of [...]
Bob Iger’s Return to Disney is Under Threat by Trian Proxy Vote: 3 Things Investors Need to Be Aware of
The return of Bob Iger to the Disney throne was highly anticipated, and for the most part, well-received. DIS is up more than 22% in the past year and recent earnings reports have suggested that Iger is steering the ship in the right direction. The stock is up more than 33% through 2024. However, one activist investor group has [...]
Humana Heads 15% Lower on Concern of Rising Medicare Rates: Should You Sell HUM?
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shared their plans for federal payments to Medicare Advantage plans, and Humana (HUM) has taken a hit on the news. The stock is down 15% so far Tuesday morning. CMS first disclosed these plans back in January. At the time, Humana warned that should the outlined proposal pass, it would [...]
UPS Wins Over U.S. Postal Service as Air Cargo Provider, Replacing FedEx: Is it Time to Buy UPS?
United Parcel Service, or UPS (UPS), will officially replace FedEx as the United States Postal Service’s primary air cargo provider. This comes after FedEx and USPS failed to agree on new contract terms, which were set to expire later this year on September 29th. FedEx wanted to negotiate a better deal, and ultimately, ended up walking away. The two [...]
Market Recap: Mixed Performance as March Ends on Wall Street
Monday: Economic Data Weighs on Market Sentiment The week started with a downturn as investors grappled with upcoming economic data releases. The Dow, S&P500, and Nasdaq all recorded losses, slipping by 0.4%, 0.3%, and 0.3%, respectively. Tuesday: Mixed Data Leads to Afternoon Declines Tuesday saw stocks slipping further as investors reacted to a mixed bag of economic indicators. The [...]
