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Zacks Friday Finish Line: Archive

Benjamin Rains

3 Top Retail Stocks to Buy in 2021

Explore 3 highly ranked retail stocks that investors might want to consider buying this year that are not banking on a vaccine to help return the economy to normal anytime soon...

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Benjamin Rains

5 Top Tech Stocks to Buy for 2021 with Long-Term Potential

Diving into five stocks within the broader technology sector, from semiconductors to cybersecurity, that investors might want to consider buying for 2021...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Apple and Microsoft Stock Heading Into 2021?

Is it time to buy Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) stock as we get closer to 2021...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Highly-Ranked Diverse Stocks to Buy Before 2021

The episode explores three Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks that span various industries that investors might want to consider buying as we near the start of 2021...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Adobe and Lululemon Stock Before Earnings?

A look at Adobe (ADBE) and Lululemon (LULU) to see if either stock might be worth buying ahead of the release of its upcoming quarterly financial results...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Growth Stocks to Buy for Your December Portfolio & Beyond

A brief recap of the market's strong November rally. The episode then explores three highly-ranked, growth-focused stocks that investors might want to consider buying as we head into December...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Zoom Video (ZM) Stock on the Dip Before Q3 Earnings?

Let's decide if investors should consider buying the video conferencing stock on the dip despite positive news on the vaccine front...

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Benjamin Rains

Q3 Earnings Previews: Buy Nvidia and Target Stock?

The episode explores Target (TGT) and Nvidia (NVDA) ahead of their upcoming quarterly releases to see if either stock is worth buying...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Highly-Ranked Large Cap Stocks to Buy Now

We explore three large-cap Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks that investors might want to buy right now that don't have to count on Pfizer's (PFE) vaccine progress...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Tech Stocks to Buy for the At-Home Economy and Beyond

The episode explores three consumer-facing stocks from the broader technology space that investors might want to buy for longer-term growth heading into their upcoming earnings releases...

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Benjamin Rains

Evaluating Microsoft and Apple Stock Ahead of Earnings

Diving into Microsoft and Apple ahead of their quarterly financial releases to help figure out of either stock is worth buying...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Tech Stocks to Buy for Cloud and Fintech Growth

A look at three highly-ranked technology sector stocks that investors might want to consider buying for exposure to growth areas such as cloud software and fintech...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Amazon and Netflix Stock Ahead of Q3 Earnings?

Exploring Netflix (NFLX) and Amazon (AMZN) stock ahead of their upcoming financial releases to help investors decide if either tech stock is worth buying at the moment...

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Benjamin Rains

Surging Retail Stocks to Buy for the Holiday Season

A look at two highly-ranked retail industry and consumer spending stocks that could be worth considering during the holiday season. Both companies also appear to be longer-term investment candidates...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Strong Stocks to Buy for the Fourth Quarter and Beyond

A look at three highly-ranked stocks that longer-term investors might want to consider buying as we enter the fourth quarter...

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Benjamin Rains

Evaluating Nike Stock Ahead of Q1 FY21 Earnings

Breaking down Nike stock ahead of its first quarter fiscal 2021 financial release that's due out after the closing bell on Tuesday, September 22...

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Benjamin Rains

5 Highly-Ranked Stocks to Buy Now Despite Market Volatility Worries

We explored five stocks that all boast Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) standings at the moment that might be worth buying despite volatility worries...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Highly-Ranked Stocks to Buy Now Heading into the Fall

We explore three different stocks that boast strong Zacks Ranks that investors might want to buy as we start to close out the summer...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Zoom (ZM) Stock Ahead of Q2 Earnings for Long-Term Growth?

Zoom Video has been a star of the coronavirus economy. The question is should investors buy the soaring stock ahead of Q2 earnings as a longer-term play?

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Nvidia & Alibaba Stock Before Earnings as Big Tech Continues to Climb?

Nvidia and Alibaba are two of the last big tech names left to report, and investors need to know what to expect from the chip power and the Chinese e-commerce giant to help figure out what might be next...

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Benjamin Rains

3 Tech Stocks to Consider Before Earnings: Lyft, Cisco & AMAT

What might be next for Lyft, Cisco, and Applied Materials heading into earnings to help investors decide what to do with the stocks...

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Benjamin Rains

Etsy, Roku & Square Earnings: Buy These Coronavirus Standout Stocks?

A look at the market's continued tech-driven climb. We then dive into what to expect from Etsy, Roku, and Square earnings to see if investors should consider buying any of these coronavirus standout stocks ahead of their upcoming reports...

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Benjamin Rains

Amazon, Apple & Facebook Earnings: Buy Big Tech Stocks Despite Pullback Fears?

What to expect from Amazon, Apple, and Facebook's upcoming quarterly earnings results to help investors see if they should consider buying.

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Benjamin Rains

Snap, Microsoft & Intel Earnings: Buy These Diverse Tech Stocks?

Previewing a busy week of earnings reports from some big names in tech to help investors see if they should consider buying Snap, Microsoft and Intel stock...

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Benjamin Rains

Buy Netflix Stock on the Dip Ahead of Q2 Earnings for Coronavirus Boost?

We dive into all things Netflix (NFLX) ahead of its second quarter earnings release that's due out after the closing bell on Thursday, July 16...

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