One of my weekly rituals as an investor is to review recent insider activity through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Form 4 filings. Corporate executives and board members (“insiders”)...... (read more)

The retail pharmacy sector had an excellent first quarter across the board. These outfits offer investors a safe harbor in the choppy water of the overdue economic recovery. This article will focus on...... (read more)

Shares of CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) have enjoyed a fantastic run over the past six months. From a price of $44 only six months ago, shares advanced to a roughly $60 price tag today - an impressive...... (read more)

According to Barron’s, Maxim Group ranked Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) as a buy after its better-than-estimated first quarter earnings results. Since the beginning of the year, Express...... (read more)

Drugstores should make viable investments going forward as a way to play the demand for drugs that will inevitably increase with an aging population that's led by the baby boomers. The Affordable Care...... (read more)

In a series of articles over the past two months, I have argued that the apparent turnaround occurring at Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) over the past year or so has probably been a fluke, and that...... (read more)

All three of the major pharmacy companies, Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS), and Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), operate with similar business models, having both retail...... (read more)

After nearly four months of strength, U.S. stocks showed their first chink in the armor as all three major indices dropped more than 2% during the week of April 15 -- the largest losses so far in the...... (read more)

One thing that every financial analyst and investor can agree on is that markets fluctuate. Stock prices rise and fall for innumerable reasons. However, instead of chasing stocks, investors should use...... (read more)