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![Bear markets, or a stock market decline of more than 20%, generally follow periods when the ROC is declining. So here's why you shouldn't be worried about a stock market decline yet.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/stock-market-decline.jpg)
January 8, 2018 Stocks
After a strong gain in 2017, many investors are worried about 2018. One concern is that the good times can’t last forever.![Better medical: Biotech breakthroughs — such as precision medicine — are completely altering the quality of our lives. That's why it's now such a great investment.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/precision-medicine.jpg)
January 6, 2018 Investment Opportunities
I know tech can seem a bit invasive these days, and it’s easy to see the pitfalls. But today, I want to briefly take a look at how much tech has improved our lives.![The base metals space spent the five years from 2011 to 2015 in a brutal bear market … until 2016, when the sector began to show signs of life.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/base-metals-lead.jpg)
January 5, 2018 Commodities
In 2017, the S&P 500 had a “perfect year,” in which it rose nearly 20%. However, three unloved and overlooked metals beat that performance soundly.![The cold snap has a lot of investors focusing on natural gas prices again, and whether or not to buy the rally the price has experienced over the last few weeks.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/natural-gas-prices.jpg)
January 5, 2018 Commodities
The cold snap has a lot of investors focusing on natural gas prices again, and whether or not to buy the rally the price has experienced over the last few weeks.![The CAPE ratio is one of the ways to measure what stocks are worth. An analysis of it reveals why the stock market isn't currently overvalued.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/cape-ratio.jpg)
January 4, 2018 U.S. Economy
Many analysts claim fundamental ratios show that stocks are overpriced. But these ratios don’t tell us very much by themselves. They need context.