All-Time Highs, Crypto Craziness: How to Stay Bullish

Major indexes hit all-time highs again this week, and you can follow them higher with these stock buys. [Turn Your Images On] Weekly Wrap All-Time Highs, Crypto Craziness: How to Stay Bullish [By Chad Stone, Assistant Managing Editor]( [Turn Your Images On] [Top Story: This Dividend Is Inflation- Proof — and Bullish to Boot]( This week was another of all-time highs across the major indexes. And the data keeps getting better. Retail sales, fueled by the latest stimulus checks, surged 9.8% in March. And first-time unemployment claims dropped to 576,000, the lowest number we’ve seen in over a year. We also witnessed a wild IPO launch last week with Coinbase Global Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN). To see what the team thinks about this red-hot cryptocurrency stock, check out the latest [The Bull & The Bear](. Good news means investing opportunities. And the Money & Markets team is here to guide you. Here are the highlights of the past week: - Chief investment strategist Adam O’Dell knows huge tech growth stocks paid off for investors since the March 2020 crash. But dig deeper, and you’ll find another big winner: small-cap value stocks. An ETF tracking this group outgained a popular large-cap growth ETF by almost 40% since last March! Take a closer look at this trend, and see how you can find [the best small-cap value stocks](. - It’s not all good news in the economy and markets. With an influx of new money entering the economy, thanks to the Federal Reserve and U.S. government, Green Zone Fortunes co-editor Charles Sizemore has inflation on his mind. He’s found an inflation-proof dividend stock that will help you get ahead before the dollar weakens. [Click here to find out more.]( - As the economy reopens, research analyst Matt Clark is on the hunt for opportunities in the retail space. He’s confident that after a year of being stuck at home, people are ready to get out and spend money. And that will be a boon for a housewares stock that has already surged off its March 2020 lows. [See what that stock is here.]( As always, scroll down to check out Matt’s Money & Markets Week Ahead so you’re prepared for Monday’s opening bell. How are you feeling about the market’s bullish outlook? Feel free to send any questions or concerns to feedback@moneyandmarkets.com. Suggested Stories: [No. 1 Stock for the Green Energy Boom]( [Inflation Is Here: Your Investing Guide as Prices Rise]( --------------------------------------------------------------- FROM OUR PARTNERS [Former U.S. Congressman — Here’s how the Rich get Richer]( Former 12-term Congressman, Air Force surgeon, and Presidential candidate says both political parties are wrong about how the rich REALLY get richer. 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Will You Profit From It?]( Barron’s reports “expect a big marijuana legalization wave among states in 2021.” And this stock could very well be the most surprising way to profit from it. [See the details here.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 1924: Simon and Schuster, Inc. published the first "Crossword Puzzle Book." Privacy Policy The Money & Markets, P.O. Box 8378, Delray Beach, FL 33482. To ensure that you receive future issues of Money & Markets, please add info@mb.moneyandmarkets.com to your address book or [whitelist]( within your spam settings. For customer service questions or issues, please contact us for assistance. The mailbox associated with this email address is not monitored, so please do not reply. Your feedback is very important to us so if you would like to contact us with a question or comment, please click here: [( Legal Notice: This work is based on what we've learned as financial journalists. 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