Long live the bond market bull. It started running in 1980, when a series of interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve finally broke the back......
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June 19 - Stock Analysis - Comments
There is nothing more frustrating than finding a seemingly attractive young company, only to discover that its shares have already risen 800% in the......
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June 19 - Stock Analysis - Comments
The CEO of the world’s largest copper mining company bought 1 million shares of his company’s stock at $31.16 per share on June 3. At......
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June 19 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Will interest rates continue their recent ascent? If so, many investors will come to question the wisdom of holding dividend-paying stocks. After all......
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June 18 - Stock Analysis - Comments
This month marks the five-year anniversary of an era many would rather forget. The S&P 500 fell nearly 10% in June 2008, and investors began to brace......
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June 17 - Stock Analysis - Comments
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a groundbreaking policy change last year that is having a large impact on the biotech industry and creating......
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June 17 - Stock Analysis - Comments
There is nothing more important to a stock than earnings. That makes earnings season the most important time of the year for the S&P 500. The......
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April 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Michael Marcus turned an $30,000 investment into $80 million. He loves the technique I’m about to share with you. And he’s not alone. Bruce......
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April 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments
It’s an idea that the richest and most powerful people in the business world almost never say out loud. But takeover king Wilbur Ross knows it......
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April 15 - Stock Analysis - Comments
With the S&P 500 hitting an all-time high, stocks have been stealing the headlines. But behind the scenes, there is a market that is just as hot......
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April 15 - Stock Analysis - Comments
We live in a yield-obsessed era. Whether it’s dividend yields, junk bond yields or lowly government bond yields, investors seek yields in......
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April 15 - Stock Analysis - Comments
In light of a slow economy in recent years, it’s remarkable when you can find a company that has delivered strong dividends and impressive returns......
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April 15 - Stock Analysis - Comments
I am always on the hunt for “forever” stocks. These are stocks that can weather the storm and grow even during the market’s darkest......
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April 15 - Stock Analysis - Comments
“Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) computers? Aren’t those for artists and graphic-design nerds?” I asked the salesman demonstrating an early......
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April 15 - Stock Analysis - Comments
“Gamblers always die broke, young man,” whispered the grizzled, old casino lizard at the Blackjack table as I gathered my meager winnings.......
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April 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments
In the late 1990s, a furious bull market led to a great deal of pain among professional short sellers. In fact, several high-profile investment firms......
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April 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Energy has been one of the worst-performing sectors in the S&P 500 during the past year. While the broader market is up an impressive 13%, the......
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April 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments
When CERN released the World Wide Web in 1991, few thought it would amount to much. In fact, noted Author and Astronomer Clifford Stoll proclaimed in......
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January 15 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Financial stocks have been out of favor for much of the period since the financial crisis. In the United States, the S&P 500 Financials Index ......
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January 11 - Stock Analysis - Comments
As I’ve said many times before, investors can find plenty of rich yields in telecom stocks. Predictable subscriber demand gives these companies......
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December 28 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Aging baby boomers have been a topic among investors for quite some time. After all, with a demographic of more than 76 million in the United States,......
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December 27 - Stock Analysis - Comments
It was one of the top-performing sectors in 2012, with many companies from the group hitting new 52-week highs. And with this bullish trend still in......
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December 27 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Whatever deal gets struck to resolve the imminent “fiscal cliff,” the U.S. budget mess will be far from fixed. There will still be a yawning......
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December 27 - Stock Analysis - Comments
It takes a buck to make a buck. That’s true for individual investors and the corporate giants in the S&P 500 alike. Through the history of ......
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December 21 - Stock Analysis - Comments
As I mentioned before, changing global climate has wrought havoc on the agricultural sector during the past year. Drought in the United States has stunted......
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December 21 - Stock Analysis - Comments
