August Is Actually A Great Month If You Own These 8 Stocks
August is feared as $one$ of the worst months for the S&P 500 — and for good reason. But investorsstill find ways to make big money.Eight stocks inthe S&P 500, mostly tech and communications services firms likeNvidia,IBD Long-Term Leader$Microsoft$ and$Twitter$, are complete standouts in the S&P 500 in August, says an Investor's Business Daily analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence andMarketSmith.All these stocks not only topped the S&P 500 in August in each of the past five years.
Morgan Stanley: This Cycle Will Be "Hotter But Shorter" Than Usual
This cycle is unusual. Most 'normal' cycles are. We think that the recovery is sustainable and more likely to be ‘hotter and shorter’. Sell Treasuries and trust the expansion.