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Steve Cress, our Head of Quant, reviews the investing year that was (1:20). Past returns of Steve's previous stock picks (11:50). Reviewing his top 10 stocks for 2025, which returned 45.6% vs S&P 500's 17.6% (14:50). This is an excerpt from a recent webinar, Top 10 Stocks For 2025 -- Recap & Results.Show Notes:Steven Cress' Top 2025 StocksRegister for Top Stocks 2026Episode TranscriptsFor full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores, and dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions

Rob Isbitts from Sungarden Investors Club on the S&P 500 sucking up all the air in the room and the top things he's thinking about (0:50). Building a bond ladder (3:10). Playing ETFs on offense and defense (9:00). The last few weeks have seen typical market behavior (26:45).Show Notes:Contrarian Plays And Real Asset Opportunities From Next Gen InvestorsHow To Build A Bond Ladder That Beats The S&P 500 The Rest Of This DecadeEpisode TranscriptsFor full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores, and dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions

How investors should think about Trump approving Nvidia's H200 GPUs to China according to Tech Contrarians (0:30). Broadcom earnings (9:10). Apple and the memory supercycle (14:40). Amazon, Google, OpenAI, and momentum around AI names (19:00).Show Notes:Nvidia, AMD, Intel rise as Trump approves sale of H200 chips to China, asks for 25% cutDon't Fear AI Bubble, There Will Be WinnersAI Spending Surge, Contrarian Take On Tech StocksEpisode TranscriptsFor full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores, and dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions

Michael Kramer from Reading The Markets calls this market 'sideways with a lot of chop' (0:50). Life after Mag 7 (2:30). Healthcare names of interest (7:40). Robotics and AI (12:00). Life after government data (14:10). Startling bond environment (16:45).Show Notes:Inflation Expectations, Tech Valuations, Healthcare OpportunitiesWhite House makes a robotics pushPrivate firms unexpectedly shed 32K jobs in November: ADP reportEpisode transcriptsFor full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores, and dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions

Seeking Alpha's Head of Quant, Steve Cress on how crazy November was and why quant works (0:45). Micron and CommScope, 2 quant strong buys in AI sector (12:00). Worth buying near 52 week highs? (17:00). Seagate Technology, pick #3 (19:30). Benefits of employing this strategy (22:00). Quant performance during GFC (29:00).Show Notes:3 Best AI Stocks For The 2025 Santa RallyAlpha Picks3 Stocks To Buy From Alpha Picks/Pro Quant PortfolioEpisode TranscriptsFor full access to analyst ratings, stock and ETF quant scores, and dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions