The world can be a scary place to invest these days. Greece can’t pay its debts, Russia is a... Read More

The world can be a scary place to invest these days. Greece can’t pay its debts, Russia is a mess, China’s stock market is quickly falling back to earth after a meteoric run-up and Brazil... Read More

#-ad_banner-#It’s tough out there for a value investor. The market has shrugged off worries... Read More

#-ad_banner-#It’s tough out there for a value investor. The market has shrugged off worries of a Greek bond default, and the major stock market indices remain near peak levels.  A clear... Read More

As cross-border trade expands, U.S.-based healthcare providers are increasingly finding customers... Read More

As cross-border trade expands, U.S.-based healthcare providers are increasingly finding customers around the globe. Source: Abbott Labs 2014 Annual Report In the United States, healthcare spending... Read More

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exploding in popularity with retail and institutional investors... Read More

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exploding in popularity with retail and institutional investors alike. Financial services firm Price Waterhouse Coopers expects the ETF industry to at least double to... Read More

As I highlighted in a previous article, bad management teams can destroy shareholder wealth. Yet... Read More

As I highlighted in a previous article, bad management teams can destroy shareholder wealth. Yet exemplary management teams can compound wealth for decades and make shareholders rich along the way.... Read More

It’s often helpful to glance at the key moves made by hedge fund managers when in search of... Read More

It’s often helpful to glance at the key moves made by hedge fund managers when in search of new investment ideas. And right now, many of these savvy investors are buying shares of a... Read More

It’s an old investing axiom that that many of the companies with the highest growth potential... Read More

It’s an old investing axiom that that many of the companies with the highest growth potential are private and thus out of reach for investors of the public markets. Venture Capital (VC) firms... Read More

Great opportunities in the stock market don’t come around too often and in those rare... Read More

Great opportunities in the stock market don’t come around too often and in those rare instance, they usually don’t last long. For example,  I highlighted three appealing real estate... Read More

Value investing can be tough. It means thinking in a contrarian manner, while the investing herd... Read More

Value investing can be tough. It means thinking in a contrarian manner, while the investing herd stampedes in another direction. Value opportunities usually occur when something is going wrong for a... Read More

What are the characteristics of good business leaders? Honesty, financial responsibility and a... Read More

What are the characteristics of good business leaders? Honesty, financial responsibility and a focus on rewarding shareholders are surely key attributes. In my mind, management acumen and integrity... Read More