Up 27% in 2025, our Core Earnings Leaders Index beat the S&P 500 by ~900bps. That outperformance is solid evidence that there is alpha in our proprietary footnotes data and power in the AI we use to collect the data automatically. This same data also powers FinSights, our AI Agent for Investing.
And, so far, 2026 is looking good, too, as the Core Earnings Leaders Index is already outperforming the S&P 500 by ~50bps.
Propaganda season, aka earnings season, kicks off next week. As always, investors should beware misleading Wall Street numbers plastered across the headlines.
We’re here to cut through the noise with our 4Q25 earnings preview reports, which identify stocks most likely to beat and miss earnings next quarter.
No matter the time of year or the huge amount of “research” trying to drive more trading volume, we’re here to help you identify the best stocks and avoid the worst stocks with research backed by proven-superior fundamental data.
See below for all our research published this week.
4Q25 Earnings Preview:
Our regular readers and clients know that GAAP Earnings are a flawed metric. Wall Street’s solutions (non-GAAP earnings, whisper numbers, and Street Earnings) make it worse. We crunched the numbers to cut through this noise and identified 5 stocks most likely to beat their numbers when earnings season kicks off next week.
Monthly Podcast – Tariffs and Rare Earth Metals:
Thanks to Slingshot Insights, our first monthly podcast of 2026 featured special guest John Elder. We enjoyed a fascinating discussion on geopolitics, tariffs, and rare earth metals. John delivered excellent insights in one of our best podcasts of all time. We highly recommend you watch the replay in our online community here.
Model Portfolio Updates:
We updated our Most Attractive Stocks and Most Dangerous Stocks Model Portfolios.
#1 Stock Picking – Again!
Our proven-superior research earned us #1 rankings – again – on SumZero for January 2026.
Links to all our newly published research are below along with a preview for next week’s research.
We hope you had a great week!
4Q25 Earnings Preview
Where Street Estimates Are Too Low & Who Should Beat
Monthly Podcast: Tariffs and Rare Earth Metals
Most Attractive Stocks Model Portfolio Update for January 2026
Most Dangerous Stocks Model Portfolio Update for January 2026
#1-Ranked Stock Picker on SumZero Again!
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