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About Jason Novak

Jason has been a consistent contributor to VectorVest and has a blended interest in technology and finance, which he has written about for over a decade. When he's not demystifying complex financial topics or sharing a quick analysis of hot stocks on a given day, you may find him on the golf course or exploring all that Northern California has to offer.
17 08, 2022

Despite 2nd Quarter Woes, Nvidia is Still Rated a Buy for These 3 Reasons

By |2023-12-07T21:16:25+00:00August 17th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , |

Nvidia chose to release 2nd quarter earnings a few weeks early - and the results were less than investors had hoped for. While the company is known for being reliable and safe, it fell short of expectations - coming in at just $6.7 billion in revenue. This is a 17% discrepancy from the $8.1 [...]

17 08, 2022

Disney Surpasses Netflix in Subscribers…But Does This Alone Make it a Buy?

By |2023-12-07T21:16:26+00:00August 17th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , |

It’s official - Disney+ has surpassed Netflix in subscribers. Now, take this with a grain of salt - as Disney+ includes ESPN+ and Hulu, two other streaming services the entertainment company owns. Nevertheless, the milestone is an important one - as Disney is poised to take a stronger grip on the streaming space than [...]

16 08, 2022

Warren Buffet Loves Chevron…So Why Shouldn’t You Buy it Right Now?

By |2023-12-07T21:16:26+00:00August 16th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , |

With interest rates soaring, investors are looking for safe stocks to invest in. Back in 1981, Warren Buffett’s advice for times like these is to look for companies that: Can increase their prices quickly and easily to keep up with inflation/interest rates Can take on new/more business without having to invest heavily By keeping [...]

16 08, 2022

AMD Thrives Despite Plunging Desktop CPU Sales: 3 Reasons This Stock is Rated a Buy

By |2023-12-07T21:16:26+00:00August 16th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , |

As the desktop CPU market plunges, one stock situated within the industry continues to thrive - and that’s AMD. Despite record-low desktop CPU shipments, AMD (Advanced Microdevices) managed to report gains in the last quarter. What makes this particularly interesting is that AMD’s competitors - Intel, Nvidia, and more - are struggling. Yet, through [...]

16 08, 2022

The Auto Industry is Cooling Off – and CarGurus is Starting to Feel the Heat (Why CARG is Rated a Sell)

By |2023-12-07T21:16:27+00:00August 16th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , |

The used car market - and the auto industry as a whole - has been rapidly growing over the past year and a half. The market peaked in February, and while prices are still higher now than in previous years, we’re seeing the median price of pre-owned cars finally start to trend back to [...]

11 08, 2022

Google’s Negative News Week Has Investors Scrambling…Here’s Why VectorVest Still Rates it a Buy

By |2023-12-07T21:16:27+00:00August 11th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , |

It’s been a tough week for Google as far as the news goes. Headlines about lawsuits and software crashes, and even a riff with another tech-giant Apple for texting standards are all making noise. As you can imagine, this news has investors scrambling - but, our system still rates Google a buy. There are [...]

10 08, 2022

The Tesla 3:1 Split | 3 Reasons the Tech Giant is Rated a Buy

By |2023-12-07T21:16:27+00:00August 10th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , |

Tesla shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve a 3-for-1 stock split - at a ratio of 815 million for and just a measly 9 million against. Stock splits are typically done in an effort to make a company’s stock more accessible to new investors. We usually view a stock split as a positive signal of [...]

9 08, 2022

Apple’s Next Big Revenue Generator & Two Indicators Investors Should Know About

By |2023-12-07T21:16:28+00:00August 9th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , |

When Apple rolled out iOS 14.5 in the interest of “protecting users’ privacy”, many were able to see through the charade and knew the tech company was preparing to take advertising into its own hands. And, these suspicions have all but been confirmed with the latest news that Apple is hiring a senior manager [...]

4 08, 2022

How to spot what companies are hiding in their accounts – Fantastic Female Fridays

By |2023-12-07T21:16:28+00:00August 4th, 2022|Categories: Fantastic Female Fridays, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market, VectorVest, VectorVest News|Tags: , , , , , |

How to spot what companies are hiding in their accounts In the latest episode of Fantastic Female Fridays, we have the founder and CEO of Accountant Online, Larissa Feeney in our show, to share her insightful views based on her professional experience in the accounting industry.   What are the key principles that underpin a [...]

1 08, 2022

How to Analyze a Stock Before Buying: the Complete Guide to Analysis

By |2023-12-07T21:16:28+00:00August 1st, 2022|Categories: Stock Market|Tags: , |

The stock market can be a fascinating place, with buyers and sellers connecting from all around the globe to bet on the future prospects of companies. Amongst all the interconnected movements and market forces at play, how do seasoned investors identify stocks worth buying? And what does the research process look like before determining what [...]

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