Gordon Lewis's Latest Posts
Dont Buy Gap, Buy Stein Mart Instead!
A companys brand name is important, but its usually not a good reason to invest in a company. Dont get me wrong, a popular brand can be part of choosing a certain stock. But in no way, shape, or form should it be the only reason. Take Sony (SNE) for example. The extremely popular electronics […]
The Numbers Dont Always Matter
One of the most popular methods for analyzing stocks is fundamental analysis. In a nutshell, fundamental analysis is evaluating a company by financial, economic, and other quantitative and qualitative factors. Of course, Im a fundamental analyst myself. Its how I make all my stock picking decisions. And it means I spend a lot of time […]
On The Move: Stock Market Selloff
Stocks are feeling the heat and this week were seeing a broad market pullback. On May 31st, the S&P 500 climbed as high as $1,345. Just one week later, the widely followed index dropped as low as $1,285 a 4% drop. While 4% is hardly catastrophic, its a fairly sizeable move in a week. And […]
Commodity Roundup: How Are Commodities Impacting Stocks?
These days, the commodities markets are closely followed by all types of investors. It used to be commodities were a totally different realm of investments reserved for only a select few who had an appetite for volatility. But not anymore. Now all you have to do is turn on CNBC. Chances are, someone will be […]
On The Move: Renewable Energy
Its been an active week in the markets seems like theres even more going on than normal. Lots of major economic news is being released. And theres the European debt crisis rearing its ugly head. But perhaps the most interesting action is taking place in the energy sector. Energy stocks across the board are on […]
Dont Buy United Continental, Buy Hawaiian Instead!
Big companies get most of the press but it definitely doesnt mean theyre the best investments. Sometimes, its the industry penny stocks that provide investors with the best opportunity for profits. This is especially true in the airline industry. First of all, regardless of size, airlines have a hard time earning consistent profits. Any time […]
Does The End of QE2 Spell Doom For The Stock Market?
June is almost here. And with it comes the official end to QE2. Word is the Fed plans to end their well publicized bond buying program sometime next month. So whats that mean to investors? Ill explain in a moment, but first, a quick recap QE2 was implemented by the Fed to inject money into […]
On The Move: LinkedIn (LNKD)
Do you remember the Dot.com bubble of the late 90s? I imagine for most investors, its pretty hard to forget. In a nutshell, people went a little crazy buying internet stocks. Back then, the internet was the new frontier. Most investors felt internet companies had unlimited profit potential. Suddenly, a company had access to millions […]
Dont Waste Your Money On Exxon
Can you believe its almost summertime? Kids are nearly out of school for the year. Temperatures are heating up across the country. Swimming pools are getting more and more crowded. And of course gasoline prices are going through the roof! Now, to be fair, theres a lot more than just warmer temperatures causing gas prices […]
The Best Way To Own Gold
Has any investment been more important in recent years than gold? The shiny, yellow metal has certainly made its share of headlines. Gold climbed to record highs and keeps breaking those records again and again. In fact, it recently broke the $1,500 per ounce barrier. Golds come a long way from $250 an ounce just […]
