
Fear is timeless—but so is hope. Lessons from “It’s a Wonderful Life” for investors during Coronavirus panic.
By Robert S. Bacarella |April 27, 2020 “Don’t you see what’s happening? Potter isn’t selling. Potter’s buying! And Why? Because we’re panicky and he’s not. That’s why. He’s picking up some bargains!” – George Bailey, “It’s a Wonderful Life” [...]
Monetta MoneyTalk Family Edition – Second Quarter 2020
March 26, 2020 This quarter, we’re pleased to share a refreshed format to our longstanding Kids Newsletter! Our Kids Newsletter is now titled Monetta Money Talk Family Edition. People of all ages will find it informative and easy to [...]
Coronavirus vs. Rocky Balboa…and how to survive a market beating
By Robert S. Bacarella | March 12, 2020 The current market condition reminds me of Rocky Balboa’s face during his fight against Drago in Rocky IV…bloody, bruised and broken. The recent market beating is at the hands of the [...]
Monetta Core Growth Fund recognized as a “Biggest Bang for Your Buck” by Mutual Fund Observer
Mutual Fund Observer editor David Snowball included the Monetta Core Growth Fund (MYIFX) in his list of “20 Equity fund with the best capture ratios over the entire market cycle,” posted in Feb. 2020. . Snowball titled his [...]
Monetta Letter to Shareholders 2019
Dear Fellow Shareholders: I am pleased to enclose your Fund’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2019. To the surprise of many investors, the stock market had a banner year in 2019, posting its biggest gain since 2013, [...]
Is Tesla stock right for your portfolio?
By Robert S. Bacarella | February 3, 2020 Tesla is a controversial stock, as reflected by the range of Wall Street analysts’ price targets—from $190 to over $800. This valuation range is about twice that of the average stock [...]
Is the company behind Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works a Flower or a Weed in a stock portfolio?
By Robert S. Bacarella | January 7, 2020 L Brands has two of the most world-renowned brands in the retail business, Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works. Since the beginning of 2018, L Brand’s stock price has declined [...]
Flower vs. Weed: How Will Netflix—the “King of Content”—Fare in the Streaming Wars?
By Robert S. Bacarella | November 22, 2019 Netflix’s stock has recently underperformed the overall market as investors became increasingly concerned about growing streaming competition, slowing subscriber growth, higher corporate debt levels and spends more money than it takes [...]
Your Investment Portfolio: Are you Going to ‘Love It or List It?’
By Robert J. Bacarella | October 23, 2019 My wife and daughter love watching HGTV in our house…OK, OK, OK, I admit it, I love watching it too! Lately we have been watching a lot of the show “Love [...]
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