Stocks to sell

Financial stocks are struggling on multiple fronts. First, legacy financial and banking institutions face increased credit risk as high rates push depositors away and into money market funds and fixed-income investing on their own. Likewise, Treasuries on their balance sheets are increasingly volatile. They represent significant leverage risk if forced to sell at a loss
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Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Sheila Bair recently noted that, during the Federal Reserve’s era of zero interest rates, “money (flowed) into all sorts of unproductive uses,” including “zombie companies.” In other words, firms that were generating little or no revenue and had meager chances of ever becoming profitable could stay afloat by convincing
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It’s been a challenging time for the real estate investment trust (REIT) market in 2023. Higher interest rates make it much more expensive to service debt. Investors are demanding higher yields on their stocks, which pushes down share prices. And lower share prices, in turn, make it harder for REITs to issue new equity to
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An indirect but interesting way to invest in the electric vehicle (EV) boom is through shares of high-conviction lithium miners. Thus, you may have heard about multinational specialty chemical and lithium company Albermarle (NYSE:ALB), but we definitely don’t consider it to be high-conviction. Indeed, we’re seeing major issues with ALB stock and can only give it
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Numerous high-quality dividend opportunities are up for grabs at the moment, which may be appealing to some investors given the uncertainty embedded in today’s market environment. Furthermore, many investors might fancy dividend stocks in the current market climate due to the lackluster performance of fixed-income securities. And, typically it is better to hold onto dividend
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The third quarter earnings season has revealed that some companies are in trouble. Several high-profile names have reported disappointing financial results that missed Wall Street forecasts by a lot. Many companies issued forward guidance that indicated a slowdown in the economy. The corporate results, combined with rising bond yields and escalating geopolitical risks, are conspiring to push
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The more speculative EV stocks have performed poorly this year, but Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN) stock is one of the worst performing of them all. Adjusting for its two massive reverse stock splits over the past ten months, shares have declined by over 99.6%. That right, a near-total wipeout for anyone unfortunate to be holding this
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Halloween may be a scary day for some people. But if you’re an investor with F-rated stocks to sell in your portfolio, then you’re likely looking at some terrifyingly low returns this quarter. F-rated stocks to sell, as ranked by the Portfolio Grader, have all sorts of blemishes that make them unwelcome in any portfolio.
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