From niche sector to burgeoning industry, the list of marijuana stocks has veritably skyrocketed When it comes to cannabis, we’ve come a long way since former President Bill Clinton denied ever inhaling. With the previous presidential administration’s frankness on the matter, marijuana has become more blasé. Naturally, marijuana stocks have also increased in popularity, where […]
The swift regulatory changes taking place in the global cannabis sector are almost without modern precedent. While some find the situation analogous to the repeal of Prohibition in the United States, it’s also fair to point out that such events happened 85 years ago in the midst of the Great Depression. It was a long […]
These 5 Canadian cannabis companies offer out-sized profit potential in an emerging industry Emerging businesses often serve as excellent chances to earn outsized profits. One rising out of the shadows recently is the marijuana industry. Bans instituted in the early 20th century drove its cultivation and use of cannabis underground. However, with various trends toward […]
Small biotech stocks can pack a wallop For investors, biotech stocks remain one of the most dynamic sectors out there. On one hand, you have some of the largest pharmaceutical firms on the planet with multi-billion-dollar blockbuster drugs filling their coffers. On the other, you have the more stereotypical “lotto ticket” biotech stocks of clinical […]
Favorable legislation and demonstrable economic results will buoy marijuana stocks While it’s open to debate whether President Donald Trump made America great, the 2016 election did produce one undeniable result: it laid the foundation for cannabis-related businesses, thereby dramatically improving profitability potential for marijuana penny stocks. During the general election, a record number of states […]
Marijuana stocks have been some of the best performers over the last few years. With rapidly easing social attitudes toward marijuana and a steady rate of legalization and decriminalization, marijuana looks set to be a major health and consumer product in the coming years. However, the future of marijuana stocks has a few storm clouds […]
There are so many game-changers on the horizon that sometimes it’s difficult to keep up. Artificial intelligence. Self-driving cars. Virtual reality. Breakthroughs in energy storage. All of these can upend the status quo and change our daily lives for the better. But cannabis, the plant from which marijuana is derived, is in a class by […]
Reports that President Trump is looking at imposing tariffs on imported steel have boosted these steel stocks While U.S. equities in general remain range bound and moribund as investors contend with headwinds like uneven economic growth and a hawkish Federal Reserve, we’re seeing the reappearance of some of the “Trump-flation” trade amongst steelmakers. The Market Vectors […]
Portfolio Manager Bill Hench talks about the significance of the current global technology buildout and its effects on his portfolios. The tech buildout has been composed of a number of different things, primarily artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, public/private clouds, and really, the birth of a semiconductor capital equipment group in China. We’re talking about whole […]
These tech stocks are rather unnoticed and they have tons of potential Deeply undervalued tech stocks are hard to find. Finding them requires that investors search for lesser-followed companies. Quite often, the under-the-radar stocks have low trading volume, are not well known in the markets and have a small market capitalization. Such unknown stocks may […]
With important catalysts coming up in 2017, these stocks could soon become triple-digit winners in your portfolio. Start building a well-diversified biotech portfolio with these four stocks. The overall biotech sector continues to be locked in a tight trading range, especially for such a high beta sector of the market. First quarter earnings reports for […]
