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.
Great companies share one key trait: They can sustain market leadership and growth for decades and... Read More
Great companies share one key trait: They can sustain market leadership and growth for decades and even generations. Still, on rare occasion, a dependable blue chip will start to lose its way. Over... Read More
Slumping oil prices are crushing profits across the energy sector. And it won’t be long... Read More
Slumping oil prices are crushing profits across the energy sector. And it won’t be long before the sector’s weakest players are forced to take drastic action in an attempt to survive. (My... Read More
While insider action can provide valuable hints about where a stock is headed, many investors... Read More
While insider action can provide valuable hints about where a stock is headed, many investors consider this activity most helpful with buying decisions. After all, as legendary fund manager Peter... Read More
Tech stocks have been on a strong run for the past few quarters, and many of them now look pricey.... Read More
Tech stocks have been on a strong run for the past few quarters, and many of them now look pricey. Yet the sector still offers attractive bargains. Right now, Western Digital Corp. (Nasdaq: WDC) is... Read More
Fabled activist investor Carl Icahn doesn’t seem to care much about what short sellers think.... Read More
Fabled activist investor Carl Icahn doesn’t seem to care much about what short sellers think. On March 11, he bought nearly seven million shares, then worth about $93 million, of one of the... Read More
An improved economy and low oil prices have done wonders for airline stocks. The value of these... Read More
An improved economy and low oil prices have done wonders for airline stocks. The value of these stocks has surged in recent years, at times beyond reasonable levels. I’m especially concerned... Read More
While the Nasdaq Composite index recently rebounded to levels last seen in 2000, investors... Read More
While the Nasdaq Composite index recently rebounded to levels last seen in 2000, investors shouldn’t celebrate: as a group, technology stocks provided essentially zero return for 15 years. But... Read More
Based on this year’s 17% spike in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, it seems investors have found a... Read More
Based on this year’s 17% spike in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, it seems investors have found a home in European stocks. They’re especially enthused about the German market, which is... Read More