President Barack Obama’s first term was very good for precious metals. Silver was up an eye-popping 236% while gold added an impressive 128% gain, both handily beating the S&P 500’s 75% return. Those big gains have more than a few investors concerned about another… Read More

Anyone searching for long-term gains in natural gas has been through an epic journey in the past year or so. From January 2011 to April 2012, natural gas prices fell an astounding 80%, dragging energy stocks down to new multi-year lows and creating… Read More

Markets can only crash when the masses aren’t expecting it. And if history is any guide, Congress just might push us right off the “fiscal cliff.”#-ad_banner-# The fiscal cliff is a combination of federal tax increases and spending cuts that are scheduled to go into effect at the end of… Read More

CEOs aren’t known as an overly optimistic bunch. After all, it doesn’t do the leader of a company any good to set the bar incredibly high only to disappoint with mediocre results. Managing expectations isn’t just a way to beat … Read More

There is a big difference between a great company and a great stock. And nowhere is it more apparent than in the high-growth cloud-computing sector. Companies that specialize in cloud services and infrastructure have seen big gains in sales and earnings in the past… Read More

Few stocks are better indicators of economic growth than Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT). With strong international diversification and sensitivity to economic cycles, the company is closely watched by fund managers and analysts alike for clues about the trajectory of the country’s gross… Read More

There is a big difference between a good pullback and a bad pullback in a stock. #-ad_banner-#A bad pullback happens when earnings fall more than shares, actually increasing a stock’s valuation in spite… Read More

To whom much is given, much can be taken away. That’s a fairly simple concept, but it’s the perfect analogy for what is happening in the solar industry right now. After years of rapid growth on the back of heavy government stimulation, the solar industry is being crushed under a… Read More

Major political events can have a powerful effect on the market, particularly oil stocks. And with the presidential election only two weeks away, a big profit opportunity is at hand. Two and a half… Read More

If prices at the pump are killing consumers, then food prices are about to kick them while they’re down. After the worst drought in 90 years wreaked havoc on domestic agriculture production this summer, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) released a report concluding that food prices are… Read More