Articles for author: Russ Cohen

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Is Agnico (AEM) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock’s price, do they really matter? Let’s take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to ...

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The ‘Backdoor’ Route to AI Stock Fortunes

Every industrial boom offers the chance to strike it rich – but the most explosive gains don’t always come from the headline names stealing the spotlight.  Instead, they come in through the back door… via the hidden suppliers, strategic resources, or overlooked technologies that suddenly become indispensable. During the mobile boom of the late 2000s, ...

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Have $1,000? These 3 Stocks Are Great for Any Portfolio

Key Points Ford carries a strong dividend, and has a lot of cash on hand. I think it’s a slow but steady winner. With a strong return on equity and a solid-performing stock, JPMorgan seems like an easy call. AI isn’t going away, and Nvidia seems like the right move when it comes to playing ...

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Why Bulls Are Getting Excited About Alibaba Again

Key Points Alibaba’s AI and cloud businesses have reached a significant inflection point. E-commerce performance has stabilized. Sentiment toward Chinese tech is stabilizing as institutional investors return. 10 stocks we like better than Alibaba Group › Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) spent the past few years rebuilding investor trust. Regulatory crackdowns, fierce competition, and an uneven ...

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The Best Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy With $10,000 Right Now

Key Points Alphabet’s advertising business provides it with plenty of money to invest in Google Cloud. Amazon has a 40% market share in e-commerce in the U.S. Buffett has trimmed Berkshire Hathaway’s stake in Apple, but it still makes up 21% of the conglomerate’s portfolio. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › I appreciate ...

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Is the 60/40 Portfolio Still Relevant? Exploring Alternatives

Origin With 12 trading days remaining in 2025, we wanted to revisit one of the most popular investment strategies that has broadly served investors well over the last few decades — the 60/40 portfolio. Pioneered by Harry Markowitz and his modern portfolio theory (MPT) framework in the 1950s, the 60/40 portfolio — comprised of 60% ...