After Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) started their bidding for data storage... Read More
After Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) started their bidding for data storage firm 3PAR (NYSE: PAR), investors quickly went in search of possible other deals, bidding up names of... Read More
For years, market strategists have tried to explain that investor bullishness is bad for future... Read More
For years, market strategists have tried to explain that investor bullishness is bad for future stock returns, and when investors are very bearish, it’s a great time to buy. They’re... Read More
Heading off early next week ahead of the Labor Day weekend? So are many others, including Wall... Read More
Heading off early next week ahead of the Labor Day weekend? So are many others, including Wall Street traders. As they leave their trading desks, trading volumes can get awfully light. That makes the... Read More
Investors that look to short stocks seek out two kinds of investments: those that are simply... Read More
Investors that look to short stocks seek out two kinds of investments: those that are simply overvalued, and those that may go out of business. The latter are known as a “terminal short,”... Read More
Investors in 3PAR (NYSE: PAR) can’t believe their good fortune. They woke up last Monday to find that their investment had nearly doubled in value after Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) announced plans to buy the data storage company. And this Monday morning, they got another gift when Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) announced… Read More
Oil looks to be on the way down and I have a way you can potentially take advantage of the opportunity with an inverse exchange-traded fund (ETF) First, I want you to take a look at the chart for the… Read More
One of the most fertile areas for investment research can always be found among stocks that trade for less than the price of a deluxe cheeseburger. When a stock is below $5 or $6, many mutual funds are prevented from owning them. Yet if these stocks can… Read More
Throughout the summer, a clear theme has emerged. High-tech companies have reported generally solid... Read More
Throughout the summer, a clear theme has emerged. High-tech companies have reported generally solid results, and yet shares in the sector keep drifting down toward 52-week lows. Despite their... Read More
Super-investor Warren Buffett has made a big bet on Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), adding more... Read More
Super-investor Warren Buffett has made a big bet on Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), adding more than 17.4 million shares to the portfolio of his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B).... Read More
One of the benefits of closely monitoring stocks month after month is that you get to identify great companies to put on your watch list. And when these companies temporarily fall out of favor, you can take advantage. During the past decade, I have always been very impressed with the… Read More