The Energy sector ranks seventh out of the 10 sectors this month and receives our Dangerous rating. The Energy sector as a whole greatly underperformed the S&P 500 in 2014, returning -10% to the S&P’s 12%.
The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the 10 sectors for the first quarter of 2015 and receives our Very Attractive rating. The Consumer Discretionary sector as a whole outperformed the S&P 500 in 2014, rising 15% to the S&P’s 12%
Credit card usage has slowly been increasing since 2011 and with more than a few credit card providers to choose from, including another favorite of ours, Discover Financial, it is important to pick from the best. Our pick this week is American Express (AXP).
The Consumer Discretionary sector ranks fourth out of the 10 sectors for the first quarter of 2015 and receives our Neutral rating. The Consumer Discretionary sector as a whole underperformed the S&P 500 in 2014, rising 9% to the S&P’s 12%.
Brocade Communication Systems (BRCD) is our hot stock of the week and earns an Attractive rating. Brocade, a provider of storage area networking and Internet protocol networking solutions, had a very impressive 2014.
Investors who aren't paying attention to the information disclosed in companies' financial footnotes are increasingly in danger of losing some of their investment.
This week, CEO David Trainer discusses the general whipsaw action of the markets we've been seeing over the last few months and more recently, the last few days.
At the beginning of the first quarter of 2015, only the Consumer Staples sector earns an Attractive-or-better rating. Sector ratings are based on the aggregation of our fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each sector.
Our stock pick this week is one that has great potential in 2015 and beyond, as online security becomes a bigger issue in light of the most recent hacking attacks.