M Todd Balan

Investors and politicians have been debating the merits of solar power for decades. In the late '70s and early '80s, the industry went through a boom because of government subsidies that were extremely...... (read more)

In a recent interview with The Motley Fool, prominent value investor Mohnish Pabrai detailed the advice he received from Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett´s partner. Basically, Munger gave Pabrai three...... (read more)

3. Under Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK.B) shareholders have collected just one dividend: a $0.10 per share payout in 1967. Buffett jokes he "must have been in the bathroom when that decision...... (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)

Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM...... (read more)

It's nearly impossible to project anything five years out. If it were easy, we'd all know what stocks to put in our portfolio. Ironically, however, thinking long-term is a healthy habit for stock market...... (read more)

In celebration of March Madness across the country, CNBC program "Squawk Box" put together a "bracket" of stocks to determine a "champion." Wednesday, the program looked at two of the final four in a...... (read more)

Why? As Warren Buffett pointed out on the very first page of his 2012 letter to Berkshire shareholders, the company's per-share book value has grown by an astounding average of 19.7% each year since 1965...... (read more)

The "black gold" rush has been rejuvenated lately, thanks in large part to unconventional drilling in North America and deepwater finds off the coast of nearly every continent on earth. Now that natural...... (read more)