I can’t predict the market – no one can – but even legendary investor Warren Buffett sounded a note of caution. The Oracle of Omaha said recently that “It’s tough to find values when everybody is preferring gambling.”

But as we move into the second half of the year with various stock indexes trading near record levels, remember that an ounce of prevention goes a long way.

Now might be a good time to take stock of your investments, review your retirement plan and also listen to what investing experts and others in the know are saying about the market in 2026.

This post originally appeared at U.S. News & World Report.

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According to ORTHOWORLD, joint replacement “is orthopedics’ largest segment, accounting for 37% of the $65 billion overall market. Joint replacement’s mid-single digit growth rate has remained steady and could represent the “new normal” for the segment.”

As a stock market analyst, numbers like that get my attention. I am always on the lookout for a niche of the economy that Wall Street has overlooked.

Especially when it comes to healthcare, which from Wall Street’s perspective consists primarily of pharmaceutical companies and not much else. Last year, pharmaceutical sales exceeded $500 billion in the United States.

The same demographic trends driving pharmaceutical sales apply to joint replacement…

This post originally appeared at Investing Daily.

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Learn how debit spreads work and why they can dramatically reduce risk compared to buying naked calls or puts.

In this video, I break down:

What a debit spread is (simple explanation)
How time decay and volatility impact your trades
Real examples where debit spreads prevented large losses
Why this strategy keeps you in trades longer
How to lower your cost of entry while still capturing upside

If you’ve ever been stopped out too early or lost money due to time decay, this strategy can completely change how you trade options.

You can find more videos like this one at NetPicks Options.

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The sheer amount of capital expenditures (capex) spending on artificial intelligence (AI) has made investors nervous. So high is the spending that cash-rich companies such as Amazon will spend $200 billion in capex this year alone and have issued bonds to help cover the costs.

Understandably, this makes investors nervous, as a poorly conceived AI strategy could cost even the most stable tech companies massive amounts of cash. Fortunately, three megatech companies continue to stand out as being less risky, meaning the tech stocks can likely prosper in nearly any circumstance.

This post originally appeared at The Motley Fool.

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President Donald Trump recently filed his 2025 annual financial disclosure documents, giving investors a window into his personal investments. Unlike other modern U.S. presidents, Trump has opted not to place his businesses and investments in blind trusts. In fact, his latest financial disclosure highlights the staggering number of investments and business ventures Trump is juggling.

Trump’s critics have raised ethics concerns about the president using the Oval Office to enrich himself, while supporters argue Trump is entitled to profit from the policies his administration has implemented to support U.S. economic growth. Here are five insights from Trump’s financial disclosures.

This post originally appeared at U.S. News & World Report.

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The next phase of the AI buildout – call it “physical AI” – is about software that can perceive, reason about, and act on the physical world through robots, sensors, and machines. It’s the fusion of the same neural-network breakthroughs that power chatbots with the actuators, cameras, and control systems that run factories, warehouses, and hospitals.

For growth investors, this story usually points to speculative, richly valued names: humanoid robot startups, pure-play AI chipmakers, unprofitable software-automation upstarts. But there’s a quieter way to get exposure – through the established industrial giants that already build the sensors, controllers, robotic arms, and automation software that physical AI runs on, and that happen to pay you a dividend while you wait for the thesis to play out. Here are five such names.

This post originally appeared at Investing Daily.

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This video explains the mechanics of “cash secured puts” in options trading, detailing what makes a put ‘cash-secured’ and the advantages of “selling options” for “options income”.

Learn how “cash secured puts explained” can help you generate cash flow and complement your portfolio.

Watch the video.

You can find more videos like this one at NetPicks Options.

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The violent selloff that rattled AI stocks over the past couple weeks wasn’t the beginning of the end. It was a buying opportunity dressed up as a crisis, and I can show you exactly why.

Here’s the proof: Micron (MU) reported the biggest beat-and-raise I have ever seen from that company, and the stock jumped 15% after hours. That single print reversed an entire selloff that had been building since Broadcom (AVGO)‘s earnings kicked off this wave of “extremely high expectations meets extremely high expectations” fatigue.

Beat-and-raises hadn’t been enough for the market lately. Micron came to the table and said: here’s a beat-and-raise for you, market, what do you think about that? The market said: bought.

Everybody is screaming “bubble” right now, but the data says this bubble hasn’t even started inflating yet.

This post originally appeared at InvestorPlace.

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In baseball, if a player smacks a hit 30% of the time they come to the plate, he or she is considered to be an exceptional talent. Given that, let’s give a hearty, sustained round of applause to America’s top lenders.

They deserve their hurrahs because each of the 32 banks and other financial institutions subjected to this year’s annual Federal Reserve (Fed) stress tests passed with the proverbial flying colors. Read on for which companies did the best under the Fed’s watchful eye, why the results are such good news for our economy, and how this will impact the shareholders of these companies.

This post originally appeared at The Motley Fool.

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With inflation continuing to take a toll on household cash flows, getting financially ahead can feel almost impossible. But by implementing even a few smart strategies, you can boost your net worth faster than you may think, even in tough economic conditions.

While the process of saving and investing is simple on the surface, getting started and maintaining progress can be a challenge. As motivation, here are the best net worth growth strategies for 2026 – and for years to come.

This post originally appeared at U.S. News & World Report.

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