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
Great companies typically have two things in common: One is a clearly defined, best-in-class...
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Great companies typically have two things in common: One is a clearly defined, best-in-class portfolio of products or services that’s leveraged into industry-leading market share and...
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For long-term investors, certain characteristics can make a stock virtually irresistible. Key...
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For long-term investors, certain characteristics can make a stock virtually irresistible. Key attributes include a compelling portfolio of indispensable products, dominant market share, consistently...
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More than two decades have passed since research scientists first announced a method to identify...
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More than two decades have passed since research scientists first announced a method to identify every strand of a human’s DNA. In the early years of gene sequencing research, progress was...
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Did it really work? It’s a question many investors are pondering seven months after the...
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Did it really work? It’s a question many investors are pondering seven months after the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s massive quantitative easing (QE) program, in which trillions of...
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After many years of neglect, the pipeline for new antibiotic drugs is finally beginning to ramp up...
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After many years of neglect, the pipeline for new antibiotic drugs is finally beginning to ramp up again. The catalyst: the rise of “superbugs,” which are bacteria that have developed...
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Airline stocks have been a popular investing theme over the past few years, as many of them have...
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Airline stocks have been a popular investing theme over the past few years, as many of them have tripled, quadrupled or even quintupled in the past few years. Yet investors are overlooking a crucial...
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Stock splits are typically seen as bullish events, even though they don’t change the value of...
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Stock splits are typically seen as bullish events, even though they don’t change the value of your investment. They simply increase the number of shares outstanding and reduce the price per...
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When seeking market-beating stocks, few investors would probably consider a category as pedestrian...
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When seeking market-beating stocks, few investors would probably consider a category as pedestrian as heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC). And that would be a missed opportunity. Some HVAC...
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SodaStream International Ltd. (Nasdaq: SODA) is a classic case of a widely anticipated initial...
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SodaStream International Ltd. (Nasdaq: SODA) is a classic case of a widely anticipated initial public offering that didn’t pan out. Since bursting onto the scene in a late-2010 IPO, the...
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Healthcare has been the market’s best-performing sector during the past five years, with many...
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Healthcare has been the market’s best-performing sector during the past five years, with many stocks rising 200% or more. However, investors shouldn’t assume that the sector has been...
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