Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) has been one of the toughest retailers to own over the past few years —... Read More

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) has been one of the toughest retailers to own over the past few years — but investors who bought BBY when there was “blood in the streets” are still up over... Read More

Bill Ackman takes big, concentrated positions with his hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, and 2014... Read More

Bill Ackman takes big, concentrated positions with his hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, and 2014 has been a winning year for him. According to HSBC, Pershing Square is the top-performing hedge... Read More

Back during the gold rush of the 1800s, there were two ways to make money… ... Read More

Back during the gold rush of the 1800s, there were two ways to make money…  #-ad_banner-#You could mine for gold yourself — or you could sell the picks and shovels the miners... Read More

The modern steel industry got its start back in the 1850s and took off after the American Civil... Read More

The modern steel industry got its start back in the 1850s and took off after the American Civil War, just as the U.S. and global economies took off. Many great fortunes were made in the steel boom.... Read More

George Soros is a macro investor: He looks at the big picture, identifies a theme… and... Read More

George Soros is a macro investor: He looks at the big picture, identifies a theme… and then homes in on the best way to profit from that theme.  #-ad_banner-#His strategy involves... Read More

Following the moves of billionaire investors can be a great strategy — if you do it... Read More

Following the moves of billionaire investors can be a great strategy — if you do it prudently.  #-ad_banner-#Many of the great money managers run concentrated portfolios, with the majority... Read More

Whenever there is a bidding war on Wall Street, one company emerges as the victor, with the loser... Read More

Whenever there is a bidding war on Wall Street, one company emerges as the victor, with the loser forced to regroup. Typically, the loser will then look for a consolation prize: another company in... Read More

Being a contrarian investor is not easy. You will be investing on the opposite side of the majority... Read More

Being a contrarian investor is not easy. You will be investing on the opposite side of the majority of investors. Many people will say you’re wrong.  #-ad_banner-#However, some of the... Read More

Finding investment ideas is never an easy task. Hedge funds, with their manpower and access to... Read More

Finding investment ideas is never an easy task. Hedge funds, with their manpower and access to research, outgun individual investors. Some of the greatest minds in the market also run many of these... Read More

Rodney Dangerfield said it best in the movie “Caddyshack” when he was talking to his... Read More

Rodney Dangerfield said it best in the movie “Caddyshack” when he was talking to his broker while playing golf.  #-ad_banner-#”Buy, buy, buy! Oh, everyone’s buying? Then... Read More