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Top Picks 2026: Brown & Brown Inc.

Sun, 01/18/2026 - 05:30
Brown & Brown has increased its dividend payments for 32 consecutive years, including a 10% dividend increase announced on Oct. 23, 2025. Brown & Brown is a member of the exclusive Dividend Aristocrats list thanks to its long dividend growth streak.

MLK ETF Update

Sun, 01/18/2026 - 05:00
Markets are mostly range-bound, but precious metals and semiconductors remain "berserk" at record highs.

Why Analysts Are Not Impressed With Trump’s ‘Great Healthcare Plan’

Sun, 01/18/2026 - 04:30
The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled what it called the “Great Healthcare Plan,” a broad framework aimed at addressing healthcare affordability, drug prices, and insurance transparency.

If It Comes Back, Do You Want It?

Sun, 01/18/2026 - 04:00
Success in the NQ requires identifying key levels (like the 62) and trusting the immediate response. A 50-handle move shouldn't be sweat; it should be execution.

Microsoft Kicks Off 2026 With Flurry Of Large-Scale Carbon Removal Purchase Deals

Sun, 01/18/2026 - 03:00
MSFT announced 2 new multi-year carbon credit purchase deals, representing nearly 3 million tonnes of carbon removal, with the new agreements expanding the tech giant’s already substantial lead as the largest corporate purchaser of carbon removal.

Is Super Micro Still a Good Tech Stock to Own?

Sun, 01/18/2026 - 02:30
Super Micro could eventually be a good tech stock to own again, and it's tempting to build positions in SMCI at under $30 a share. Still, investors may need more reassurance that Super Micro’s growth will indeed continue

Metals’ Mania Mayhem!

Sun, 01/18/2026 - 02:00
Gold and Silver hit record highs, but valuation and technicals suggest a near-term pullback. Despite "metals mania mayhem," the long-term forecast remains 5546 as prices revert to value before the next climb.

AUD/USD Forecast: Choppy Near 0.67 As Rate Hike Outlook Supports Aussie Dollar

Sun, 01/18/2026 - 01:50
The Australian dollar continues to see a lot of choppy behavior as we continue to hang around the 0.67 level, which is an area that I think has been like a magnet and an area that I think a lot of people will be paying close attention to.

CoT: How Hedge Funds Are Positioned, Peek Into Future Through Futures

Sun, 01/18/2026 - 00:31
American tech heavyweights do not report their December quarter until the week after. Ahead of this, the Nasdaq 100 continues to act lethargic.

Intel (INTC) Stock: Wall Street Upgrades Mount as Analysts See Foundry Potential

Sat, 01/17/2026 - 23:22
Intel stock gains analyst upgrades from Citigroup and TD Cowen to $50 targets as foundry business and server CPU demand drive renewed Wall Street interest.

Growth & Stability, Not Equities & Fixed Income

Sat, 01/17/2026 - 21:41
The idea is not higher returns at all costs but instead to have a portfolio that "behaves more predictably" when markets get hit.

Is The Stock Market Undergoing A 'Great Rotation'?

Sat, 01/17/2026 - 20:00
We discuss whether indeed a Great Rotation is underway, 2026 outlook for GDP growth, bonds, inflation, the U.S. dollar and the Federal Reserve.

Rethink The Mag 7

Sat, 01/17/2026 - 19:00
The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 now account for roughly 40% of the index’s total market capitalization. From 1880 to 2010, the top 10 averaged about 24% of the index.

The Bipolar Economy, Part 2

Sat, 01/17/2026 - 18:20
It appears likely we will soon see a string of months where annual inflation is running 2.5% or below. That’s within shouting distance of the Federal Reserve’s target and may raise the odds of more rate cuts this year.

Technical Market Report For January 17, 2026

Sat, 01/17/2026 - 17:40
Market breadth has been strong and the overbought small caps are leading the way upward.

The Most Powerful Lesson Anyone Can Learn In This Business

Sat, 01/17/2026 - 17:05
The realization that you can have an idea, a new idea, or a different idea, and you can be right, and the market, in general, can be wrong, is the single most powerful lesson.

Winning Risk-On Plays

Sat, 01/17/2026 - 16:30
Best of all, smallcaps behavior is the result of slow and steady market breadth broadening while S&P 500 isn't making much upside progress, and Big Tech is seeing relative setbacks.

Western Digital Is Riding the AI Boom. Does This Rocketship Ride Ever End?

Sat, 01/17/2026 - 15:58
Western Digital capped 2025 as one of the S&P 500's top-performing stocks, surging an astounding 282% and outpacing the index's 16% gain.

Donald Trump’s Military Spending Scheme Would Require A $6 Trillion Tax Hike

Sat, 01/17/2026 - 15:27
Donald Trump started 2026 by announcing a plan to increase annual military spending by $600 billion for next year – meaning that the military budget would reach a total of $1.5 trillion.

This Week In Markets: Fed Pressure, Tariff Talk, And Geopolitical Risks

Sat, 01/17/2026 - 15:00
Markets entered the week at record levels and were challenged by a wave of political and geopolitical headlines that tested investor confidence. Policy rhetoric weighed on the financial sector, and geopolitics continued to influence energy stocks.

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