Buy List Breaks 10% for the Year

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It’s still early but our Buy List is doing very well today. Right now, we’re up 1.10% which gives us a gain of 10.64% for the year.

Ford had been the big gainer today but it’s given some back. Fiserv ($FISV), Joey Banks ($JOSB) and Oracle ($ORCL) are all at new 52-week highs.

I shouldn’t speak too loudly since we’re still in the middle of earnings season. I’m very curious what Abbott Labs ($ABT) will have to say after the close. I also think Deluxe ($DLX) is ready for a nice earnings beat on Thursday.

Today’s report on consumer confidence beat expectations. The index rose to 65.4 which was 0.9 more than consensus. This is important because consumers make up about two-thirds of the economy.