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When I was 14, my grandmother gave me 200 shares of a small insurance company called Statesman Group, which eventually became American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG).

Have you heard about the "death gene"? Not to worry -- I'll tell you about an antidote in a moment, but first consider this...

If you were to cross a Bugatti Veyron with a McLaren F1 -- two cars capable of reaching 60 mph in less than 3.2 seconds -- you'd get a super machine able to leap tall buildings...

Manhattan is the most exclusive real estate market in the world.

Ever wonder how the super-rich manage their investments and retire on that private island with afternoon mojitos? A big part of it is investing in the assets not available to ...

With the recent decline in interest rates thanks to a strong bond market, dividend stocks are back in favor.

What do Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) all have in common? All three companies have survived and thrived through ...

Warren Buffett loves to invest in stable businesses with few competitors.

Don't get me wrong, I closely follow what Warren Buffett says and does with his money.

We're told as children (and even as adults) that you can't have your cake and eat it too.

With the recent decline in interest rates thanks to a strong bond market, dividend stocks are back in favor.

I have a "love-hate" relationship with LeBron James.

Billionaires go to jail for it. Money managers have fled the country and faked suicides when it's suggested.

The Lone Ranger was a big fan of silver. He named his horse after the shiny metal and fashioned bullets out of it.

"You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em." Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" earned the silver-bearded singer a gazillion dollars and carried him on to fame and fortune...

The stock market has been on a wild roller-coaster ride recently.

I probably don't have to tell you this, but the odds are stacked against you when it comes to "beating the market." By nearly 6 to 1 in fact...

The bungled initial public offering (IPO) for Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) was a real eye-opener for any company looking to go public.

Ken Griffin, a wunderkind of Wall Street, was managing a million dollars while still in college.

This may come at a surprise to many of you... But I've been looking at trimming down my portfolio holdings in the oil and gas sector over the past couple of months.

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been one of the best ways to cash in on the growing demand for electric cars.

The fearmongers are having a field day with the notion of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) being implemented.

In the expanding universe of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), it's sink or swim. Any ETFs that fail to gain a big enough investor following eventually are shut down.

As I regularly scan Wall Street research, I sometimes come across an eye-catching headline.

I couldn't invent a better investment scenario than the one I am about to share with you. A monumental shift is about to take place...

It's not often you'll come across a stock that has risen roughly 200% in the past year and is still valued at less than six times projected 2014 profits.

Orphan drugs, those treating rare conditions for small segments of the population, do not normally get much attention compared with the likes of a $12.9 billion Lipitor -- but...

I've been tracking the moves made by insiders for more than two decades -- but recently, I've been paying less attention.

Warren Buffett is synonymous with value investing and investment success. Buffett has consistently delivered profits to his investors in Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

The first rule of investing: Always keep learning.

The story was picked up by the major news sources a few years ago as a "cute" human interest feature.

I have a love/hate relationship with social media. Social media destroyed my business, but now I find it indispensible. Let me explain...

Things are turning around for one of the largest companies in the world... After falling 11% in the first half of September, Apple Inc.

Value stocks are usually companies that have a long record of success.

The biofuels industry is abuzz this week.

When a publicly traded company makes money, who is the first to get paid? Imagine a line of people waiting in line on payday.

One key trait that separates developed economies (such as the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan) from emerging economies is the relative swings in GDP.

Entrepreneurs have a saying: "When everyone is digging for gold, we want to sell the shovels." We've seen the effect technology has had in the past 30 years, in everything from...

I am willing to bet that more than a few readers have experienced the painful medical condition that I suffered about a decade ago. It started soon after the birth of my son.

It's not a secret anymore. Dividends are one of the keys to successful investing.

Following the institutional investors can be a useful strategy for retail investors. Institutional investors are so big, they move the market.

Recently, I had the privilege of test-driving a new Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) electric sports car.

As the crisis in Syria appears headed toward a resolution, key commodities markets are no longer on edge.

Over the past year, as we've grown more accustomed to simply speaking requests into our smartphones, we've started typing less and less.

The Internet would not have grown as quickly as it did without Bill Gates.

When short sellers start circling the wagons, they can drive a stock down and keep it down for quite some time.

The presidency of the United States is a position of privilege and power.

I can't think of a stock that's more hated. We've written about this company several times before.

While working at an investment magazine back in the 1990s, I profiled a young technology company with a very intriguing product.

I want to show you a surprising statistic. It's nothing tricky or complicated. In fact, it's really simple and straightforward.