It's a busy time of year from Groundhogs to Super Bowls to President's Day to Valentine's Day and National Pizza Day smack dab in the middle of it all. Tin Cup continues to hover near $5,000,000 ... we crown Groundhog Challenge Champions and our Tuesdays at 2 PM Bull Sessions persist.

The Rose Bowl has its tournament and Parade. So do we. We'll take a look at the performance of our many demonstration portfolios. Happy New Year!

U.S. stocks posted their biggest monthly gains this year in November. We are grateful. Tin Cup continues to ascend ever closer to that $5,000,000 but we note that the Value Line forecasts and MIPAR have reached low levels not seen since the surge following COVID. December also nudges tax planning and yes, Virginia, the January Effect means that we should still be chasing rabbits.

Finally, the general election is over and stocks are surging mightily.

Our Mid-Year Review includes a look at year-to-date demonstration portfolio performance including an update of the Manifest 40 Most Widely Followed Stocks and a fresh look at Rhino Ratings.

We continue our Successful Investing series on April 10-11 and visit some local clubs and chapters this month. The Round Table has returned to a 16-17% rate of return since inception (2010). Tin Cup makes a new all-time high. This month features a look at performance, the fundamental data updates continue ... and we concentrate on building the Buttonwood portfolio during Bull Sessions.

With the market hovering just above 10,000 on the Value Line Arithmetic Average, many stocks are near all-time highs and most would be considered "fairly valued." That's code for "capable of generating a 10% return." This Week, we celebrate the long term success of our Round Table (17.6% since 2010) with our Annual Golden Knights aware session of the Round Table.

It's the magical time of the year, Groundhog Day, as we celebrate the moment, and fervently make our stock selections for the next Groundhog Challenge. We celebrate the current champions, Ann Renli (Individual), Orange County California Model Club (Group) and John Kimmel/Brookfield Digest (Institutional). Ann Renli helped with a return to Groundhog Glory by delivering a 1-year total return of 78.7%.

Seasonally Speaking, October is time to buy stocks, especially late October & particularly tech stocks & small caps. October can evoke fear on Wall Street. Memories are stirred of crashes & massacres. -- Jeffrey A. Hirsch (@AlmanacTrader)

September and October are notoriously turbulent and challenging. The gains of July and August are likely to be tested. The pundits will again assail the track record of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway only to discover -- if they're fair and paying attention -- that IT'S STILL WORKING. In our community, weakness in September & October is welcomed as an accumulation opportunity.

We celebrate one of the better January stock markets in recent years and glance in the direction of Groundhog Day -- our annual celebration of community-based investing at Manifest Investing. For 19 years ... and 16 years of Groundhog Challenge, the stock selection has been formidable. This year's celebrity hog will be David Einhorn (Greenlight Capital) and the individual championship likely comes down to Lisa Robertson and Kurt Kowitz for the win. The group entry is a photo finish between Montgomery County (Maryland), LA/MS (New Orleans), North Texas (Dallas) and defending co-Champion Space Coast (Florida).

This month, as we update the most widely followed stocks, we're reminded of strength in numbers and how often our community of investors experiences long term success. Ken Kavula spends a few moments with keeping score and our target of beating the market.