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Some of the market's favorite biotech stocks have created immense wealth, as in the recent weight-loss drug stock boom.  On May 26, Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX ) was trading around $20.25.

With new innovation, high demand for better treatment, pharmaceutical companies strengthening pipelines and a resurgence of mergers and acquisitions, biotech stocks could offer some of the most explosive opportunities of the year. “What's more, big pharmaceutical companies with sizable piles of cash and the need to address patent expirations on some top-selling products later this decade will be hunting for companies with innovative drugs in development,” says Morningstar.com.

In Part I of my Top Picks For 2024, I explained why we saw such extreme valuation losses in most equity CEFs in 2023 and what that could-mean for 2024. In my opinion, liquidity was the over-riding factor for why so few stocks, think Magnificent 7, received the lion's share of buy-interest while most everything else suffered, including equity CEFs. But just because the Federal Reserve will continue its Quantitative Tapering doesn't mean that other Fed programs won't increase liquidity in other places.

These are some of the best ETFs to buy and hold heading into New Year 2023. Rather than being completely tied to the ebb and flow of single-stock ideas, you can gain access to a broad number of similar opportunities at a low price.

Some of the hottest biotech stocks are safe and recession-proof. After all, we can't stop people from aging – at least, not yet.

Recognition that aging populations will give rise to new healthcare needs and heightened awareness of mental health issues are bringing renewed focus to neurological health. Recent advances in genomics and immunology, new diagnostics and surgeries, and reductions in stigma associated with mental health are unlocking radical progress in neuroscience this decade akin to the genomics revolution of the past two decades.

Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top-performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

The biotechnology industry is a bifurcated space. In one corner, you have nascent, small-cap companies that don't yet have steady revenue streams because their new drug or treatment is still in development, hasn't received FDA approval, or hasn't been in the market long enough to establish a proven track record.

It's been a hard year for a lot of the biotech industry, with many hedge funds ending the year with significant losses, but there have been a number of shining stars that are expected to continue to offer investors great performance opportunities. The Wall Street Journal reports that investors who focused on COVID-19 stocks, short [.

The pandemic has triggered a race to introduce vaccines and treatment options, opening up investment opportunities in the biotech sector.