My top pick for the strongest market is healthcare because this is something that will never go away, and we always need advances in medicine and medical technology. Given the conditions of the past and watching markets behave, what does everyone think are the strongest markets today?
I am new to the whole stock market thing, but I have heard tons of great reviews and recommendations about Microsoft. I guess anything that is healthcare of computer technology driven would be safe stocks as both are not going away any time soon.
As long as the population keeps growing, energy and health care will be your best bets for the long term. Everything runs on energy and everyone wants to live!
I'm big on energy. I also like some biotech and tech industries and companies. Healthcare scares me on the whole because of the current uncertainty with big govt basically trying to take it over here in the US. Of course energy, biotech, and other industries are also on big brother's shit list for one reason or another. There's plenty of potential for rewards, and plenty of risk as well.
Hard to bet against tech right now in terms of valuations and M&A. There are so many strong players and it just seems like there is so much more room to grow. Google is just an absolute juggernaut and we could get some exciting news in their upcoming i/o. Apple is expected to hit a home run this year and already made some noise with the Beats acquisition. Samsung is looking to buy Nuance aka a voice recognition service that powers Siri and alike. Could be an interesting year.
It is irrefutable that in the long term energy and tech industries are fantastic investments - it's just difficult to tell whether the giants of today are outgrown (Is it possible for a colossus like Google to get even bigger?). Similarly there might be a chance they go down the same road Imtech went.. Which is not a favorable investment at all. I can't really decide on a 'favorite' market, I'd simply advise to spread your risk and make sure you cover your investments.
I agree. I asked my professor right before graduation what would be a good industry to go into and healthcare was one of them. You just have to be careful about which aspect.
I was discussing interesting industries and sectors privately with a buddy a couple of days ago when he mentioned the often neglected, relatively un-sexy tobacco stocks. Some may be morally opposed to them, and there's always a chance they may also come under big govt fire. But tobacco is highly addictive, and users tend to stay loyal to favorite brands. The stocks tend to perform steadily well and pay handsome dividends. I have owned PM and MO in the past myself - I sold out of them in late '12, but they are among more than a few I wish I'd held on to.
Oil is the strongest by far. I wish it weren't so but it is. Next, I believe will be heath care stocks. United Health Care, and Alliance rarely have bad fluctuations.
