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Are Leveraged ETFs Smart Tools or Speculative Bets?

Key Points Leveraged ETFs look like smart investment tools, but a closer look reveals how disastrous they can be. These funds have the same risks as margin investing, which can compound your losses. High expense ratios and decay risk are two unique headwinds for leveraged ETF investors that can lead to substantial losses. 10 stocks ...

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Is Carvana Stock a Buy After Crushing Q4 Expectations?

Carvana CVNA is standing out after reporting record Q4 and full-year results yesterday evening and seeing its stock spike 3% in Wednesday’s trading session. The e-commerce leader sold 163,522 vehicles during Q4, and nearly 600,000 vehicles total in 2025. Both marks represent new milestones and 43% year over year growth, respectively.   Being one of the ...

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2 of Robinhood's Top 10 Stocks Are Best Buys According to Wall Street

Key Points Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD), the online brokerage that popularized commission-free trades, is often associated with meme stocks and riskier investments. Yet according to Robinhood, the ten most owned stocks across its platform are Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOGL), Tesla, Nvidia, Palantir, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Netflix, and Ford Motor Company. All of ...

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Why the Housing Crisis Is an Opportunity

Checking in on the “housing crisis”… why it’s a tailwind for homebuilders… gold has been crushing silver recently – as predicted… Louis Navellier’s price forecast… Bitcoin recently staged a 10% rally – is it back, or just a dead cat bounce? This morning’s housing report was ugly. That came from our hypergrowth expert Luke Lango ...

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Best Value Stocks to Buy for February 18th

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, February 18: Peoples Financial Services Corp. PFIS: This bank holding company for Peoples Security Bank carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing by 10.2% over the last 60 days. ...

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Alibaba Stock Rises 28% in 6 Months: Hold Tight or Time to Let Go?

Alibaba BABA shares have surged 28% in the past six-month period, outperforming the Zacks Internet – Commerce industry and the Zacks Retail-Wholesale sector. While the rally has rewarded shareholders, a closer look at Alibaba’s fundamentals, competitive pressures and deteriorating profitability suggests that 2026 may not be the year to stay invested in BABA. Impressive Rally ...

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3 Common Traits of Outperforming Stocks

Investors are always looking for stocks that deliver robust gains, trying to squeeze the most out of their buck. Of course, finding big-time winners is much easier said than done, but investors can still deploy a basic framework that puts them on the path to reaping outsized gains. But what drives market outperformance? Let’s take ...

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Scott Bessent's Case for a 2026 AI Productivity Miracle

Earnings Season Reactions Mixed Despite Strong Earnings Thus far, the reaction to earnings season has been mixed among tech stocks and rather unclear. For instance, tech giant and AI-leader Microsoft (MSFT) recently reported earnings that exceeded expectations and showed robust AI growth. Nevertheless, despite the better-than-expected earnings, MSFT shares dropped more than 10% post-earnings, reflecting ...