About Steve Reitmeister
Steve Reitmeister is the CEO of StockNews.com, bringing 40 years of experience to help individual investors find outperformance. For the better part of the past two decades he was the Editor-in-Chief of Zacks.com where millions of investors enjoyed his timely market insights. His commentary has also been featured on other leading investment websites including Yahoo Finance, SeekingAlpha, CNNMoney and MarketWatch. Steve has an MBA from DePaul University and B.A. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin (Go Badgers!).
Steve is also the Editor of the Reitmeister Total Return portfolio service. This is where he puts those 40 years of experience to work for you in selecting the best trades for the current market environment. See the Reitmeister Total Return portfolio.
Recent Articles By Steve Reitmeister
The Fallacy of “Peak Everything”
Connected to the inflation conversation is the theory of “Peak Everything”. This idea is making its rounds through the investing world with shock waves of trading activity. Let’s talk about what it is...What it really means for the future of the S&P 500 (SPY)...And why, we will end up on the right side of action. Read on below to find out more…
Should Investors Fear Inflation?
The S&P 500 (SPY) has been relatively flat this week. Covid is fading away. The economy is improving. Thus, the only investment story worthy of debate is inflation. So let that be our focus today. Read on below to find out more…
2nd Half of 2021 Stock Market Outlook
The stock market (SPY) has continued on a bullish path to start 2021. Yet it is not quite the same glorious bull run we enjoyed from the lows of last year. This market has become more volatile and with less upside potential. However, there is still plenty of money to be made if you look in the right places. That is the very nature of the new presentation I put together. So read on for more info…
Is the Stock Market “Melting Up”?
The last few weeks the S&P 500 (SPY) has been beset with wild sector rotation. That is still at play. However, another trend may also be emerging that deserves some conversation. That is the notion of a market “melt up”. What is that? And what does it mean for our trading strategy? I will answer that and more in this week’s commentary. Read on below to find out more…
How to Trade the Stock Market Rotation?
The first week of each month is when the most influential economic reports are released. That party got started today with another impressive ISM Manufacturing announcement rising to 61.2. Even more exciting was the 67.0 reading for New Orders, which means we should expect more strength ahead. Next up is ISM Services on Thursday followed by Government Employment Situation on Friday. The outcome for these reports could be the necessary clues telling us whether the S&P 500 (SPY) will be stuck under 4,200 a while longer. Or if a breakout above is about to unfold. We will discuss all that and more in this week’s commentary. Read on below to find out more…
5 Ways to Beat the S&P 500
Most individual investors underperform the stock market (SPY). Sadly 85% of mutual fund managers also come up short of the mark. So what does work? Quant investing which now makes up more than 50% of daily trading activity. However, these method seem out of reach for most investors. That is all about to change as I will show 5 ways to apply quant investing models to help you beat the market going forward. Read on for more.
Am I Wrong About a Stock Market Correction?
For the past couple weeks I have been stating that it is not yet time to buy the dip. And yet the S&P 500 (SPY) just keeps climbing back towards 4,200 and seems hungry for more. Am I wrong? Or am I early? That will be the focus of today’s conversation. Read on below to find out more…
Do NOT Buy This Dip Yet!
We have had a clear theme the last couple weeks in commentary. That being how the S&P 500 (SPY) bull market gets tired after periods of devouring great gains. A digestion period is what naturally follows. Kind of like after Thanksgiving dinner when we plop ourselves down on the couch for a while to let things settle in. After enough time and football watching we can get back to the table and gobble up some desserts. That is the story that is playing out now. So we will sort through some fresh details and then plot our way forward. Read on below to find out more…
3 Signs of a NEW Stock Market Bubble
Value investors are pounding the table that the stock market (SPY) is already in bubble territory not unlike 1999. Indeed they are right about the lofty valuation levels. But they are wrong that it’s time to get ready for the next bear market to emerge. Check out Steve Reitmeister's game plan to ride the bubble up and then parachute out at the right time. Read on for more...