Bill Combs

I've been looking at Stryker for a while now, and I quite like the company. This company specializes in the manufacture and distribution of medical equipment and technology, particularly in the areas of orthopedics, surgical technology, and neurology. This company focuses on important things and operates in an important sector, plus it is financially stable. I would like to...
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Investors, what are your favorite books on investing and finance?

For me, Intelligent Investor or The Psychology of Money are great. I'm currently reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad and I'm about to start reading The Richest Man in Babylon.

The Fed meets tomorrow and may well raise interest rates. I think the market is already pricing in that the Fed will raise interest rates, so stocks and ETFs might not fall. Of course, it will also depend on what Jerome Powell...
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On Friday, Procter & Gamble reports its results. This company is in the drugstore business and makes many well-known products. Overall, $PG is a nice value stock and the company is financially stable. Plus, people will need drugstore goods all the time. Currently, it seems to me that $PG stock is high. I would like to include their stock in my portfolio, however the stock would...
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Next week we will report the results of several interesting and well-known companies such as $GOOGL, $MSFT, or $PG. I'm definitely interested in the results of $GOOGL, $PG, $MCD, and I'm also interested in the results of $MMM because of where they are. Of course, I look forward to seeing the results of the other companies as well.

What companies' results will you be watching...
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Investors, the Fed meets next Wednesday and may well be raising interest rates by 25bps. I don't think it will do much for stocks as I think investors are already counting on it. However, I'm worried about it hitting the banks again.

For this year, some tech stocks are up tens of % and some are even up more than 100%. I have $AAPL stock included in my portfolio that is 40%+ and then I have $GOOGL stock that is 20%+ in my portfolio.

What tech stocks do you have in your portfolio and what are your gains on them?

Investors, the pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson reported results today and the results beat expectations. Overall, I see potential in pharmaceutical and medical device companies and I like to invest in them. I already have $CVS in my portfolio and plan to add $PFE to my portfolio. I would like to add $JNJ to my portfolio, but it is at a high price and I fear it will be...
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I would like to include in my portfolio the shares of at least one agricultural company. Recently mentioned here was $DE stock which I quite like. However, I have come across one other company, and that is Archer Daniels Midlan. This American company is involved in the processing of food and agricultural raw materials.

Tomorrow, many interesting and well-known companies will report their results, but I will be most interested in the results of the Dutch company $ASML. This company produces advanced equipment for chip manufacturing. ASML is very financially stable. In addition, I would like to buy shares of a European company already. However, the stock is really high at the moment.

I recently bought shares of $BAC as the stock is at a nice price. However, I am thinking of buying more shares of $JPM, but the stock is currently too high.

What stocks from the banking sector are included in your portfolio and what bank stocks are you planning to buy?

3M shares are up more than 16% this year -.

Recently, this company has been facing many lawsuits and many indictments and because of that, $MMM stock is also down so much. A lot of people who bought $MMMstock obviously don't like these lawsuits and the falling stock, so they are thinking whether to sell 3M stock or still hold it.

I still hold 3M stock and I keep buying more every...
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UnitedHealth Group

Yesterday, UnitedHealth Group, a healthcare and health insurance provider, reported results.

UnitedHealth Group consists of several subsidiaries that cover different areas of the healthcare industry. The most prominent of these are UnitedHealthcare and Optum.

Results :

Revenue : $92.9 billion and expected $90.93 billion.

Net profit : $5.4 billion

EPS : $6.1 and $5...
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Investors, I came across an interesting chart today.

It looks like people from...
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Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines reported its results today.

Results:

Revenue : $14.6 billion and $14.4 billion was expected.

Net profit : $1.72 billion and $1.54 billion expected.

EPS : $2.68 and $2.41 expected.

Thus, the results exceeded expectations.