Exchange 2023 Recap: American Energy at a Crossroads

The oil macro in 2023 will likely be heavily influenced by headlines related to Russian supply and Chinese demand as the country reopens.
US production growth is expected to be modest, as companies practice capital discipline and grapple with service cost inflation.
Traditional energy companies have been using cash flows from oil and gas to invest in clean energy opportunities.

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Why XLE Is My Top Pick For The (Still) Cheap Energy Sector

Energy had a record year in 2022, but it is still a great place to put your money to work in 2023, as drivers of last year’s performance are intact. The sector had the best earnings growth by far in the S&P 500 in 2022. While this will slow in 23, supply dynamics and margins are bullish. The Energy sector has changed over the years to be more shareholder friendly. Valuations and capital policies are both attractive. The market seems to have assigned too low of a terminal value to Energy. Hurdles to renewables will continue throughout 2023.

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Healthcare Outlook 2023

Healthcare significantly outperformed the broader market last year, after two years of underperforming the S&P 500.When the end to restrictive policy is in sight, then the sector is likely to witness a group rotation to more growth-oriented stocks. Groups like medical devices and biotechs should perform better as the year matures, while defensive groups like pharma should perform well during the earlier part of the year.

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HAP: It’s Hard Not To Like This Fund (NYSEARCA:HAP)

VanEck Natural Resources ETF tracks an index of hard asset firms. HAP has a global portfolio with holdings across six continents. The fund invests in companies that generate at least half their revenue from hard assets including agriculture, alternatives, base/industrial metals, energy, forest products and precious metals. HAP has had an impressive run of late up 12% over the past three months

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