Articles for author: The whipping post

Is The Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Still a Buy?

Key Points International stocks trade at 16.2-times earnings versus 28-times for U.S. stocks due to lower margins, slower growth, and structural challenges. The fund’s 27% rally in 2025 reflects weakening dollar trends and China’s reopening, not just valuation mean reversion. A 10% to 20% portfolio allocation makes sense for diversification, but this isn’t a core ...

Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About P&G (PG): Should You Buy?

The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock’s price. Do they really matter, though? Let’s take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to ...

Are Pure Play Quantum Computing Stocks a Buy in October?

Key Points IonQ trades at 303-times trailing sales with profitability not expected until 2030. D-Wave stock has surged 289% year-to-date while analysts project just $74 million in revenue by 2027. Rigetti Computing stock commands a 1,110-times sales multiple despite Q2 2025 revenue falling 42% year-over-year. 10 stocks we like better than IonQ › The quantum ...

These 2 AI Stocks Are Money-Printing Machines

Key Points Nvidia generated a staggering $43 billion in cash from operations during the first half of its fiscal year. Broadcom produced $7 billion of free cash flow in its most recent quarter. Both companies are returning their growing windfalls to shareholders. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › The AI market is booming. ...

These 2 Magnificent Seven Stocks are Screaming Buys Right Now

Key Points The Magnificent Seven stocks earned that name for a good reason — they’ve delivered a magnificent performance, helping drive the S&P 500 to double-digit gains over the past two years. These players are Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, and Tesla. As the artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Citigroup Maintains Netflix (NFLX) Neutral Recommendation

Fintel reports that on October 3, 2025, Citigroup maintained coverage of Netflix (NasdaqGS:NFLX) with a Neutral recommendation. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 19.57% Upside As of September 29, 2025, the average one-year price target for Netflix is $1,379.03/share. The forecasts range from a low of $764.69 to a high of $1,680.00. The average price target represents ...

Best Growth Stocks to Buy for October 3rd

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, October 3: Vertex, Inc. VERX: This tax technology solutions provider carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.4% over the last 60 days. Vertex, Inc. Price and Consensus ...

A Bit of Great News for Ford and GM Investors

Key Points The ending of the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles pulled forward demand into the third quarter. Ford and GM set up programs with their finance arms to extend the tax credit through the fourth quarter with leasing. The programs could give Detroit automakers a financial boost during the fourth quarter. 10 stocks ...