Beyond the AI Hype: Finding 2026’s Hidden Quality in Stocks

Beyond the Bad News: Finding 2026’s Hidden Quality in Stocks

As the market moves through 2026, the initial "AI plumbers" (chips and infrastructure) have seen their valuations stretched. Military conflict in the middle east threatens fuel prices and may further exacerbate inflation. And the list of potential investor worries doesn't end there! But there may be opportunities today for smaller and midsized stocks -- if you know where to look. Learn the importance of focusing on high-quality companies with impressive margins and healthy cash flow that the broader market has overlooked, including smaller companies that show long-term promise. Doug will discuss his outlook for the rest of 2026 and share several of his favorite stocks for long-term performance.

About Doug Gerlach

For more than 30 years, Doug Gerlach has been helping individual investors to make smarter investing decisions. Within BetterInvesting, he has been an investment club member, volunteer, national advisory board member, website and software developer, and now full-time staff member of BI and its ICLUBcentral subsidiary. He is the author of six financial books, including Investment Clubs for Dummies and The Armchair Millionaire, and serves as editor of three stock newsletters—the award-winning Investor Advisory Service, the market-beating SmallCap Informer, and the new Dividend Informer. Doug has presented at hundreds of online and in-person events around the world from Berlin to Honolulu, including for many AAII and BI local chapters and their national conferences.


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