Investors have been fickle this year. Before the New Year’s confetti had even settled, the... Read More

Investors have been fickle this year. Before the New Year’s confetti had even settled, the market was in full-blown retreat, with recession-resistant safe havens holding up well and... Read More

With each economic report, it seems more certain that the U.S. economy is not teetering on the... Read More

With each economic report, it seems more certain that the U.S. economy is not teetering on the precipice but rather continuing to grow moderately, with a positive impact on consumer spending and... Read More

You wouldn’t know it from the headlines about obesity, but Americans spend a lot of time and... Read More

You wouldn’t know it from the headlines about obesity, but Americans spend a lot of time and money on fitness — and that spending is rising every year. The aging of America, which... Read More

The rebound in U.S. stocks is being mirrored abroad, as global indices bounce back from sharp... Read More

The rebound in U.S. stocks is being mirrored abroad, as global indices bounce back from sharp losses most of them endured in the early weeks of the year. Energy prices also are enjoying a resurgence.... Read More

Last week, I examined mid-cap stocks and talked about why they’re a happy hunting ground... Read More

Last week, I examined mid-cap stocks and talked about why they’re a happy hunting ground for investors today. To summarize, investors have poured money back into U.S. stocks after the... Read More

Investors seem to be warming back up to U.S. stocks, with good reason: despite growing nervousness... Read More

Investors seem to be warming back up to U.S. stocks, with good reason: despite growing nervousness about a global economic slowdown, our economic indicators continue to look relatively strong —... Read More

Yesterday, I took a hard look at the recent performance of various sectors of the stock market. One... Read More

Yesterday, I took a hard look at the recent performance of various sectors of the stock market. One area stood out: the construction & engineering sector — companies that build civil... Read More

Last December in Paris, almost every country on Earth agreed to substantially reduce carbon... Read More

Last December in Paris, almost every country on Earth agreed to substantially reduce carbon emissions over the next decade, and to meet regularly to report on progress. Cynics can argue that the... Read More

Phew! The stock market recently has calmed down after a highly volatile first six weeks of 2016.... Read More

Phew! The stock market recently has calmed down after a highly volatile first six weeks of 2016. While we may not be out of the woods, the sky-is-falling panic seems to have been overblown.... Read More

U.S. stocks are attempting to recover from their January swoon, albeit with high volatility and no... Read More

U.S. stocks are attempting to recover from their January swoon, albeit with high volatility and no shortage of down days. The correction may not be over, I’ve noticed some solid signs that... Read More