Electric utilities care about price more than fuel source, so natural gas and coal use will continue to seesaw back and forth for years. You can protect yourself by buying companies with exposure to both...... (read more)

Given the recent boost in bond yields, let's compare dividend yields to bond yields for the 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average . For each of the 30 stocks, I found notes with about 10 years...... (read more)

The world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, is based in Westport, Connecticut, and was founded by super-investor Ray Dalio in 1975. From the firm's headquarters in the heart of hedge fund...... (read more)

Blue-chip stocks were slightly lower today in anticipation of the Federal Reserve's 2 p.m. EDT announcement about whether or not it would continue with QE3 or begin tapering its purchases of securities...... (read more)

People are living longer and longer lives. That's a medical miracle, but also a social problem. The human body becomes increasingly frail as it ages, thus requiring more and more care. Here are a few...... (read more)

Fellow Fools, when I run across a company I might be interested in as an investment -- one that I know next to nothing about -- I typically start my investigation by just jumping in and taking a quick...... (read more)

Joel Greenblatt, the former manager of Gotham Capital, has achieved a more widespread following among investors through his books (including You Can Be A Stock Market Genius) and his “Magic Formula”...... (read more)

I'm in the middle of rolling over a 401k from my former career, and I'm asking readers to follow along as I invest in some of the world's best companies. Go here to see my portfolio in action, and click...... (read more)

It's no secret in the airline industry that 50-seat jets are on their way out. These little airplanes became very popular among U.S. carriers in the 1990s and early 2000s, as they are faster than turboprops...... (read more)