Tim Begany is an experienced investor and financial journalist who has written about many financial topics including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, international/emerging markets, retirement and insurance. He worked at several financial planning and investment advisory firms, where he participated in the development and management of stock, bond, and mutual fund portfolios and helped clients with comprehensive financial planning.
His education includes a bachelor's degree in business administration and the Certified Financial Planner curriculum. He holds a Series 65 investment consultant license.
Analyst Articles
With thousands of stocks to choose from, and just a few hundred of them garnering most of the...
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With thousands of stocks to choose from, and just a few hundred of them garnering most of the attention, investors often overlook some diamonds in the rough. For instance, have you ever heard...
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For development-stage biotechnology companies, the moment of truth eventually arrives. At...
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For development-stage biotechnology companies, the moment of truth eventually arrives. At some point, they must prove that key drugs show high levels of efficacy and safety in the...
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Any company that seeks to dominate a new industry can throw off mixed signals for investors....
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Any company that seeks to dominate a new industry can throw off mixed signals for investors. On the one hand, investor excitement about the open-ended growth possibilities can deliver...
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We have seen some impressive turnarounds in 2014. #-ad_banner-#Target Corp. (NYSE:...
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We have seen some impressive turnarounds in 2014. #-ad_banner-#Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) experienced an embarrassing and costly data security breach in late 2013, but its misfortune has...
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Although our nation’s healthcare is often seen as too costly, it is credited with many...
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Although our nation’s healthcare is often seen as too costly, it is credited with many important medical innovations. And benefits accrue to people not just here in the United States,...
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One of the greatest virtues of retail and apparel stocks are their ever-changing fortunes....
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One of the greatest virtues of retail and apparel stocks are their ever-changing fortunes. Investors made a killing in hot stocks such as Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE: RL) and Michael Kors...
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Among his many investing maxims, Warren Buffett makes ample sense when he says “only buy...
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Among his many investing maxims, Warren Buffett makes ample sense when he says “only buy something you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.” ...
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In an era of ultra-low interest rates, stocks continue to be the obvious choice for most investors....
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In an era of ultra-low interest rates, stocks continue to be the obvious choice for most investors. But is that approach wise? Even as stocks continually post new highs (and...
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Haste makes waste. That’s the possible view on the corner offices...
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Haste makes waste. That’s the possible view on the corner offices at software giant Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), which seems to have taken its sweet time in embracing...
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In the world of investing, winners stay in the spotlight while laggards get pushed into the...
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In the world of investing, winners stay in the spotlight while laggards get pushed into the shadows. Often times, these stocks get pushed off the radar as investors brace for a period of operational...
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