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

Between the plunge in oil prices and economic sanctions, the Russian economy is taking a one-two... Read More

Between the plunge in oil prices and economic sanctions, the Russian economy is taking a one-two punch. Even as stocks markets in the United States, Europe and Japan are hitting new highs, the Market... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices closed lower last week following three weeks of higher closes, except... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices closed lower last week following three weeks of higher closes, except for the small-cap Russell 2000, which was up just 0.1%. Despite last week’s setback, the major... Read More

Boom or bust. Those are the contrasting views investors seem to hold for clean energy provider... Read More

Boom or bust. Those are the contrasting views investors seem to hold for clean energy provider SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY). The company — and its business model — have been fodder for both... Read More

  Some stocks are like elite athletes. They may come with some extraneous baggage, but they... Read More

  Some stocks are like elite athletes. They may come with some extraneous baggage, but they still warrant a sizeable investment because they perform at such a high level.  ... Read More

Frankly, I’m a news junkie. I’m the guy in the office that people come to for... Read More

Frankly, I’m a news junkie. I’m the guy in the office that people come to for explanations on what’s going on in the Middle East, or how the latest political buzz may affect... Read More

When interest rates bottomed last month, bonds and several interest rate sensitive sectors of the... Read More

When interest rates bottomed last month, bonds and several interest rate sensitive sectors of the stock market started to fall.  #-ad_banner-#​I was looking for a substantial correction in the... Read More

  Steel stocks have fallen deeply out of favor with the group losing about 25% of its value... Read More

  Steel stocks have fallen deeply out of favor with the group losing about 25% of its value over the past year, according to Morningstar. The industry’s biggest players, U.S. Steel Corp.... Read More

As Executive Editor of StreetAuthority, I get to have a front-row seat to the analysis made by some... Read More

As Executive Editor of StreetAuthority, I get to have a front-row seat to the analysis made by some of the brightest financial minds in the country. #-ad_banner-#After doing this for many years, it... Read More

Last month was an eventful one for me. #-ad_banner-#I climbed hundred-foot waterfalls, traversed... Read More

Last month was an eventful one for me. #-ad_banner-#I climbed hundred-foot waterfalls, traversed century-old bridges, and navigated rotten planks hanging over raging whitewater rapids. All of this... Read More