Today we jump right into stocks, starting with the good news that last week Cabot’s intermediate-term market-timing indicator flashed a buy signal. This means all our indicators are once again unanimously positive. There’s no better time to make money than now. But where should you invest? I think semiconductor chips are a great sector, and there are three good reasons why. First, business is improving. The vast majority of companies in the sector–both those that design the chips and those that manufacture them–are enjoying fast-growing sales and earnings, and expanding profit margins. Individuals and institutions are loosening their purse...