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It’s easy for investors to be gloomy following a rough September in which the S&P 500 Index tumbled 9.2%. That marked the worst September showing since 2002, when the index fell by 11%.

“We’re going to make sure everyone knows Exxon’s profits. Exxon made more money than God last year,” President Biden said Friday at an event near the port of Los Angeles.

The S&P 500 Index is flirting with bear market territory, down almost 20% year to date.

Every market selloff presents opportunities.

The iShares Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is down -17% year-to-date. Even though Emerging Markets are notoriously volatile, this region is attractive due to its outsized growth potential.

Before long, many may start to view The Great Resignation as a Great Big Mistake.

Volatility is a two way street. It can be an investor’s friend or foe, depending on the direction.

Four years ago, I introduced Forbes readers to a stock strategy called the Dobermans of the Dow. This is my annual strategy update.

As 2021 winds down, many stocks are trading well off their year-to-date highs. One such example is MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI), which as of this writing is down about 40% from its January peak.

There’s a saying on Wall Street: “The trend is your friend until it ends.” The trend is still up for the US stock market, which just rallied for a fifth consecutive week. The S&P 500 index is up 16 of the last 18 days; a rare streak that last occurred in 1990.