#-ad_banner-#Even blue-chip stocks can be bad investments.   Take American Tower Corp. (NYSE:... Read More

#-ad_banner-#Even blue-chip stocks can be bad investments.   Take American Tower Corp. (NYSE: AMT) as an example. It is the world’s largest independent operator of wireless and broadcast... Read More

Although the market may seem expensive to many investors, solid bargains remain in many individual... Read More

Although the market may seem expensive to many investors, solid bargains remain in many individual stocks.  You can find opportunity in both value stocks and riskier stocks. Risk-tolerant... Read More

Public health insurance is a fast-growing business. The number of people enrolled in Medicaid and... Read More

Public health insurance is a fast-growing business. The number of people enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program has soared 19% to nearly 70 million since the... Read More

The past few years have been cruel to gold, a casualty of a relentless bull market in stocks and,... Read More

The past few years have been cruel to gold, a casualty of a relentless bull market in stocks and, more recently, the U.S. dollar. Since October 2013, the price has plunged from nearly $1,800 an ounce... Read More

  While many investors like to pursue hot stocks, others prefer investing in companies in the... Read More

  While many investors like to pursue hot stocks, others prefer investing in companies in the midst of an operational turnaround.   #-ad_banner-#In today’s market, I see potential for... Read More

  Investors often have difficulty letting go of outperforming growth stocks, even if there are... Read More

  Investors often have difficulty letting go of outperforming growth stocks, even if there are clear signs it’s time to cash out. Case in point: the seemingly unstoppable rise in shares of... Read More

  In the past 15 years, the obituary for the traditional “brick-and-mortar”... Read More

  In the past 15 years, the obituary for the traditional “brick-and-mortar” retailer seems to have been written many times over. However, a decade-and-a-half later, online shopping... Read More

Warren Buffett and many other top value investors have one simple rule: “Buy good stocks when... Read More

Warren Buffett and many other top value investors have one simple rule: “Buy good stocks when they’re down.” These days, such investors should be giving a fresh look at Swiss... Read More

#-ad_banner-#If you’re a fan of old-time boxers, then you probably remember George Chuvalo.... Read More

#-ad_banner-#If you’re a fan of old-time boxers, then you probably remember George Chuvalo. He was a sturdy Canadian heavyweight of the 60s and 70s who faced the best fighters of his time,... Read More

Although memories of the Great Recession linger, a case can be made that better days lie ahead.... Read More

Although memories of the Great Recession linger, a case can be made that better days lie ahead. That’s because central banks around the world are pursuing bold stimulus measures. And the United... Read More