Yesterday (Tuesday) was the worst day for stocks since mid 2020 (when Covid lockdowns were being announced) because a higher than expected inflation number (CPI) spooked investors. And as the Fed fights aggressively to battle inflation (with interest rate hikes) some pundits believe the Fed is going WAY too far, and deflation is now the bigger risk.

So the much anticipated monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation number was released this morning. The year-over-year number ticked slightly higher (even though gas prices are down) and the market is selling off hard. Here are four ways to keep the media’s unrelenting sensationalized fearmongering in check as you stay focused on your investment goals.

Here are 85 high-growth software stocks, sorted by market cap. As a group they have performed very badly this year (as the fed raises rates to fight inflation), but as you can see there is a very noticeable difference in valuation between the 10 largest and the 10 smallest. This includes price-to-sales ratios (the large caps have much higher multiples), price versus 52-week range (the large caps have fallen a lot less) and more. In this note, we share a few points about this group, and discuss the upcoming CPI number as a catalyst.

The Internet is full of rags to riches stories, whereby Joe Dirt bet it all on a hot stock tip and got rich overnight.

Interest rates continue to be the the proxy for everything: the fed, inflation, the stock market and the “recession.” As you can see in the following chart, the market’s latest pullback (green line) began shortly after…

Here is a look at the S&P 500 (including its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages). As you can see, it’s still down significantly this year, but has rebounded hard since June. The question some investors are wondering is if they should take some chips off the table before the downtrend resumes. Afterall, inflation is still sky high, the fed is still raising rates aggressively and your account balance is likely a lot higher than it was 2-months ago. We share a few data points and our opinion in this note.

Here is a look at the volatile performance of some of the largest and most popular semiconductor (chip) stocks so far this year. As you can see based on the green bars, performance has been very strong over the last month, but they are still down a lot this year (red bars). Some investors may view these stocks as still too expensive based on the current valuation (EV/EBITDA), but that is not necessarily the case when you compare these stocks to their strong revenue growth rates (this year and next) and their very healthy net margins.

It’s been an ugly year for top growth stocks. The fed has been raising rates aggressively to battle sky-high inflation, and that has the side effect of causing high growth stocks to sell off particularly hard. For example, here is a look at 50 high-growth stocks (those with very high expected revenue growth rates for this year and next), sorted by market cap (and as you can see—the year-to-date total return column has a lot or red!).

With pre-market futures showing gains before the market officially opens for this week, some investors are growing concerned the short-term rally has gone too far. This morning’s opener shares a few brief data points, and then concludes with some very strong advice—a bit of a warning actually!

With the market posting strong gains over the last month (particularly high growth stocks) it can make sense to focus on areas receiving less attention. And in this report, that includes big-dividend investment opportunities that are still down big year-to-date. More specifically, we share data on 70 investments that currently yield over 7% and have experienced significant share price declines so far this year. The list includes REITs, BDCs, CEFs and more.