Today let's look at investment advisory firm Douglass Winthrop Advisors. It's of interest because it employs a Foolish (in a good way) "low-turnover, buy and hold strategy" -- and it has been served well...... (read more)

The basic materials sector is considered a risky one in which to invest due to exchange rates, commodity price volatility, import controls, governmental regulation, environmental policies and changes...... (read more)

In today’s zero interest rate environment, investors continue to search for yield. While traditional sources of income, such as telecom or utilities stocks, continue to accomplish the goal of providing...... (read more)

Shares of Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP) shot 20% higher last week after first-quarter earnings were released and investors bet the company will finally be able to turn its fortunes around. Molycorp showed a...... (read more)

Investments that defy logic are more common than you'd think. Even during periods of modest growth of gross domestic product, indices and investment strategies based on basic materials would seem to benefit...... (read more)

On Wednesday, Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc (USA) (NYSE:TC) will release its latest quarterly results. The key to making smart investment decisions on stocks reporting earnings is to anticipate...... (read more)

The contrasts couldn't be more stark: At a time when demand for physical possession of gold and silver has rarely been higher, the companies charged with extracting the yellow and gray metals from the...... (read more)

Gold is plunging and cooper entered a bear market in recent days; the fact that Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) is entering the oil and gas market is beginning to make more sense. Freeport...... (read more)

Editor's Note: Related Tickers: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (...... (read more)