The CBOE Volatility Index has doubled since mid-February, and next week could see more of the same. Historically, studies show that volatility rises around Federal Open Market Committee meetings, and March’s meeting will be next week.

Lately, we’ve been reminding our clients and readers that volatility creates opportunities. It’s been a tough year for many investors, and we would urge all investors to not throw caution and diligence out the window. Over the last few weeks, I’ve read many newsletter titles that say “buy the dip”, which seems to be the new narrative Wall Street is pushing around to create momentum.

It’s important to remember that it doesn’t matter how cheap a stock is, when the underlying business is not of high quality. Don’t pile into the momentum and buy any dip, business quality matters too.

Our research has always focused on serving you, the investor, first and foremost by giving you research based on real diligence that you can trust. Following the whims and noise of the market might be fun in the short term, but, in the long term, it is dangerous.

Here are the highlights from another week of our hard work.

Firstly, our Long Idea this week boasts industry leading market share and strong profit growth, yet its stock is implies a permanent deterioration in profits. This disconnect creates opportunity.

On the other hand, our Danger Zone pick this week is a mutual fund that holds mostly Unattractive-or-worse stocks, but still charges well above average fees.

FREE STOCK picks: enjoy two this week, one from our Most Attractive Stocks Model Portfolio here and one from our Most Dangerous Stocks Model Portfolio here.

Our analyst team parsed over 2,300 10-K’s and 10-Q’s so far this filing season by leveraging our Robo-Analyst technology. In this report, we highlight one company that understated its profits and also has a cheap valuation.

On the Model Portfolio front, we published the latest Exec Comp Aligned with ROIC Model Portfolio for March.

Additionally, we will host this month’s Let’s Talk Long Ideas on March 18th. This training is exclusive to our Pro & Institutional members where we have in-depth discussions about our Long Ideas and the stocks they’re interested in.

Links to all our newly published research are below along with a preview for next week’s research.

We hope you have a great week!

Long Idea: Snack On This Opportunity

Members can read the latest Long Idea here.

Danger Zone: Bad Stock Picking Exacerbates this Fund’s Fees

Members can read the latest Danger Zone here.

Let’s Talk Long Ideas – March 18th at 4pm ET

Pro & Institutional members can register for the webinar here.

Hidden Data in 10-K Helps This Stock Get our Very Attractive Rating

Exec Comp Aligned with ROIC Model Portfolio Update for March

Featured Stock in Most Attractive Stocks Model Portfolio March 2025

Featured Stock in Most Dangerous Stocks Model Portfolio March 2025

Danger Zone Podcast: 3/3/25: Why This Auto Company Is Back in the Danger Zone

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