Renovations and home flipping are no longer a rare hobby only available to deep-pocketed... Read More

Renovations and home flipping are no longer a rare hobby only available to deep-pocketed “house flippers.”  In fact, as interest rates, economic activity and population densities... Read More

The exchanging of real dollars is becoming less and less common, as are the merits of doing so. Our... Read More

The exchanging of real dollars is becoming less and less common, as are the merits of doing so. Our digital, credit-fueled society has little room for the slow, paper currency of old.  Even the... Read More

Before I gave up on Chicago winters, I managed a hugely popular and successful service called... Read More

Before I gave up on Chicago winters, I managed a hugely popular and successful service called Whisper Trader. Whisper was focused solely on predicting whether a company would beat or miss earnings... Read More

Last month, in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, I recommended a trade that went against... Read More

Last month, in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, I recommended a trade that went against the disaster-mania gripping the market. Tractor Supply (Nasdaq: TSCO) was a stock that unjustly... Read More

When I was 12 years old, my grandfather loaned me his classic Hasselblad camera to shoot photos in... Read More

When I was 12 years old, my grandfather loaned me his classic Hasselblad camera to shoot photos in the park near where I grew up. The light was dim and I wanted to capture the colorful tree line that... Read More

Let’s get right to the point. I just recently shared a timely trade with my Profit Amplifier... Read More

Let’s get right to the point. I just recently shared a timely trade with my Profit Amplifier readers that I want to tell you a little about. But since time is of the utmost importance,... Read More

With family, friends and financial interests in both Texas and Florida, it’s been a tough... Read More

With family, friends and financial interests in both Texas and Florida, it’s been a tough couple of weeks watching both states get pummeled with back-to-back natural disasters. While Irma was... Read More

Over the past 90 years, September and October have earned a reputation for being the two most... Read More

Over the past 90 years, September and October have earned a reputation for being the two most volatile months for the markets. And this September is likely to be anything but predictable. The month... Read More

Before I get into today’s essay, I want to send my thoughts and prayers to all those affected... Read More

Before I get into today’s essay, I want to send my thoughts and prayers to all those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Last week, I made countless calls to friends in the Houston area to ensure... Read More

Over the past decade or so, we’ve seen a major shift in the way we eat out. While I still... Read More

Over the past decade or so, we’ve seen a major shift in the way we eat out. While I still like a good ol’ McNugget, the rest of country apparently wanted something more… and... Read More