Stocks to buy

Just name an investment theme backed by a big idea. Chances are, numerous stocks associated with that theme have managed to soar to the stars, only to fall back to Earth in spectacular fashion. This is the nature of the beast with many investments, especially those tied to hot market trends and sexy growth narratives.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) is like your favorite sports team, assuming you’re a real fan and don’t just follow whoever wins. It’s always wait until next year. Since its glory days during the dot-com era, when it was briefly the world’s most valuable company, CSCO stock has been regularly disappointing investors. It’s still about 35% below

Five of the past eight trading days have ended in the red, driven by fears of inflation. Last week, the market was startled by the news that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) posted its largest month-over-month increase since 2009. Making matters worse was that CPI also had its largest year-over-year rise since 2008. Tech stocks

Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) may have been growing rapidly in 2o21 but the investors in PLTR stock haven’t enjoyed the ride. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com The stock has significantly declined over the past few months and is down 50% from the peak. It is exchanging hands at around $21 today. After going public last year for

The continuing sell-off of high-growth speculative stocks has been rough for investors. However, a subsector that seems to be holding on to its gains quite well is the crypto-currency industry and its associated miners. Marathon (NASDAQ: MARA) is one such company. MARA stock has been one of the best-performing stocks of 2021. Source: Shutterstock The

EV maker Xpeng (NASDAQ:XPEV) is firing on all cylinders. Despite going public only last year, XPEV stock is considered one for the long term. Investors who bought the stock immediately after the IPO have made massive gains in the past year. Source: Andy Feng / Shutterstock.com Electric vehicles play a huge role in the transition towards

Fisker (NYSE:FSR) stock has had an interesting year thus far, one with plenty of peaks and valleys, and it doesn’t look like anything will change soon. Most recently, the stock fell after the electric-car startup reported a wider quarterly loss last week. In addition, the company forecasted a rise in expenses and kept its capital

The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) craze has reached epic proportions. Today we examine Clover Health (NASDAQ:CLOV) stock, which went public by merging with Social Capital Hedosophia, a blank check company that existed solely to find investments like this. Source: Shutterstock Further, I can say “it’s a Chamath company” and most would know I mean.

The recent selloff in electric-vehicle (EV) stocks is a moment for reflection. After an amazing 2020, these exciting stocks are finally letting off some steam. Investors are turning their attention toward traditional stocks associated with the broader economic recovery. However, that does not mean you should abandon the ship. Instead, I will recommend playing with

Historically, extreme speculation tends to correct sharply to the downside. Eventually, the market loses willing buyers at the top, causing the bubble to burst. Naturally, many have looked to tech stocks as the source for the next big collapse. Still, with the Nasdaq index recently hitting an all-time high, it’s not looking very encouraging for

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), the parent company for Google, just reported huge gains in earnings and free cash flow (FCF) for Q1 2021. The implication is that the company will continue to produce massive amounts of FCF over the coming year. Based on this, GOOGL stock is worth at least 35% more than today, or $3,253

The electric vehicle boom is accelerating. Along with President Biden’s pledge to reduce U.S. emissions by up to 52%, he wants up to 500,000 charging stations set up around the country. That’s great news for electric vehicle owners and investors. According to Chargepoint (NASDAQ:CHPT) President and CEO Pasquale Romano: “By establishing grant and rebate programs

Not infrequently, Wall Street focuses excessively on relatively inconsequential details and ignores the “big picture.” When that happens, great long-term buying opportunities are frequently created. I think that phenomenon is playing out now with clean-energy stocks in general and Stem (NYSE:STEM) stock in particular. Source: Lightboxx/ShutterStock.com Stem has developed software, powered by artificial intelligence, that

Theoretically, we really should have seen a renaissance in value stocks during the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic. With an unprecedented crisis rippling throughout the international community, the global equity markets initially tumbled on the mass spread of the disease. If anyone wanted to go contrarian, they should have done so on the companies

Remember when marijuana used to be taboo? Back when Cheech & Chong – a comedy duo who tapped into the height of the cultural weed zeitgeist during the ‘70s – pushed the envelope to further their drug-fueled counterculture movement, weed smokers were still mostly marginalized. The War on Drugs was in full swing, as Richard

If you’re a believer in the growth of electric vehicles (EVs), Chargepoint (NYSE:CHPT) remains an attractive opportunity. And even though CHPT stock is slowly beginning to bounce off its springtime lows, there is plenty of upside remaining. Source: YuniqueB / Shutterstock.com As you may recall, Chargepoint is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) stock that

The pandemic created a shift from storefront to e-commerce, which is a trend that bodes well for fintech stocks. With global saving rates topping $5.4 trillion, we are likely to see an increase in consumer spending as we approach the new normal. With the digital payments expected to be the norm in the future, all

Recently I decided to swap out of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) and take a flyer on ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW). So far, the bet isn’t working. CRM stock is up 4% in 2021; NOW stock is basically flat. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com But I don’t invest in the short term. I try to look out three to five

Generally speaking, higher interest rates are bad for growth stocks because profits for many high-flying growth stocks are way off into the future. A higher discount rate makes those future cash flows worth less in the present. As the 10-year treasury has risen from a low of 0.51% in August 2020 to over 1.50% today,

Shares of commercial space flight pioneer Virgin Galactic (NASDAQ:SPCE) sunk on Friday after the company yet again delayed the launch of its commercial operations. Specifically, due to some technical errors with its December flight, Virgin Galactic is pushing back commercial ops launch to 2022. SPCE stock plunged 15% on the news. Source: Tun Pichitanon /