mm

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.
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 [...]

1 08, 2022

What Affects Stock Price? The Driving Factors of Value in the Market

By |2023-12-07T21:16:29+00:00August 1st, 2022|Categories: Stock Market|Tags: , , |

It goes without saying that the stock market is a complex system that is affected by many factors. Strike prices move up or down depending on the actions of government regulators, political players, individual companies, institutional investors, hobbyists, and more. Each party is making their own decisions based on the knowledge and philosophies they possess, [...]

1 08, 2022

What is EPS in the Stock Market? Earnings Per Share Defined

By |2023-12-07T21:16:29+00:00August 1st, 2022|Categories: Stock Market|Tags: , |

When conducting technical analysis on a company and determining whether they fit your criteria for investing, you have no shortage of metrics at your disposal. You can consider a company's P/E ratio, EBITDA, ROE, etc. But, perhaps the most important of all? EPS. Wait - what is EPS in the stock market, exactly? That's exactly [...]

1 08, 2022

What Is Market Sentiment? How Investor Attitude Impacts Stocks

By |2023-12-07T21:16:29+00:00August 1st, 2022|Categories: Stock Market|Tags: , , , , |

As we continue to hear talks of a looming recession and mounting investor disappointment, you may begin to wonder exactly how these bearish expectations have an impact on the stock market.  Market sentiment like this is present in all stages of a market cycle, but just like learning how inflation affects the stock market, understanding [...]

25 07, 2022

ESG & Tech Show – What is driving fintech and is it investable today?

By |2023-12-07T21:16:30+00:00July 25th, 2022|Categories: ESG & Tech Show, Fantastic Female Fridays, Featured: News, International, Market in Review, Stock Market, Stock Market News, VectorVest, VectorVest News|Tags: , , , |

ESG & Tech Show – What is driving fintech and is it investable today? In the latest ESG & Tech show episode, I discussed fintech, what drives it and whether it’s an investable theme right now. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, fintech is financial technology. It includes everything from payments, online banking, [...]

22 07, 2022

Forget Twitter Bots: 4 Reasons Elon Musk Should Have Avoided Twitter Purchase

By |2023-12-07T21:28:50+00:00July 22nd, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , |

In the latest edition of Twitter vs Elon Musk, the tech billionaire is backing out of the deal. Why? Bots. Elon Musk claims that the company didn’t grant him transparency into just how many bots are running rampant on the social media platform. While he has yet to provide a source, he estimates that as [...]

Go to Top