The markets soared to end this week on pace for the biggest weekly advance since the election last November. The market’s optimism appears to come from more peace in the Middle East, lower core inflation than expected and the producer price index rising less than anticipated in December. Hopes of additional rate cuts seem to be rising, with Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller stating the central bank may lower interest rates multiples times this year if inflation continues to ease.
As we look ahead, the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Trump will likely move stocks…up or down, we’re not sure. Bitcoin could be the first big beneficiary of the new administration, as it is being reported that Trump could release an executive order making crypto a national priority.
One this is for certain: there is a lot of uncertainty in the markets. In uncertain times, diligence matters more. Now is always an excellent time to find and use the best stock research.
Now on to this week’s published research.
We updated one of our Long Ideas this week. This basic materials company is an industry leader in production as well as one of the most efficient companies in the industry, yet its valuation remains cheap.
We also updated one of our Danger Zone picks. We first put this stock in the Danger Zone before its IPO, and this pick has outperformed the S&P 500 as a short since then. But, lots of downside risk remains. We think this stock could fall all the way to $0/share. Yes, it is on our Zombie Stock list.
On the Model Portfolio front, we published the latest Most Attractive Stocks and Most Dangerous Stocks Model Portfolios. We also published reports on the 2024 performance of both our Focus List Stocks: Long and Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolios.
Last but not least, we started our Best and Worst Sector ETFs & Mutual Fund series of reports for the first quarter of 2025. We rank every sector from best to worst, as well as list the top 5 best and bottom 5 worst ETFs & mutual funds for each individual sector.
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: Backbone Of Our Future
Members can read the latest Long Idea here.
Danger Zone: This Salad Is Not Good For Your Portfolio
Members can read the latest Danger Zone here.
Exec Comp Aligned with ROIC Model Portfolio Update for January
Sector Ratings for ETFs & Mutual Funds 1Q25
Best and Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds by Sector
Basic Materials
Consumer Cyclicals
Consumer Non-cyclicals
Energy
Financials
Healthcare
Industrials
Real Estate
Technology
Telecom Services
Utilities
Upcoming Research
- New Long Idea: 1/22/25
- Safest Dividend Yields: Model Portfolio Update: 1/23/25
- Dividend Growth Stocks: Model Portfolio Update: 1/30/25
- Q&A with our experts and other members of our Society of Intelligent Investors. Join here.
Coverage Updates
- 95: 10-Qs parsed since Jan 1.
- 27: 10-Ks parsed since Jan 1.
- 73 stocks, ETFs & mutual funds added to our coverage universe over the last 3 months.