It’s tough to watch the market rise sharply if your portfolio has been treading... Read More

It’s tough to watch the market rise sharply if your portfolio has been treading water.#-ad_banner-# That’s the reality facing many investors that stepped to the sidelines earlier this year after... Read More

There’s a long-standing argument between finance academics and investors. #-ad_banner-# Most... Read More

There’s a long-standing argument between finance academics and investors. #-ad_banner-# Most academics assert that the market is efficient and there is very little edge available for traders... Read More

I grew up in and still live in the South. During the dog days of summer in July and August, when... Read More

I grew up in and still live in the South. During the dog days of summer in July and August, when folks say, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” believe me, it’s the... Read More

It goes without saying that the stock market is an extremely competitive arena. Money management... Read More

It goes without saying that the stock market is an extremely competitive arena. Money management firms spend millions to find profitable niches, strategies and tactics. Where short-term trading is... Read More

During bull markets, often the best way to trade is to go with the momentum. That’s usually... Read More

During bull markets, often the best way to trade is to go with the momentum. That’s usually the route I like to take, but there’s another way to trade that can also net you big results.... Read More

Carl Icahn, Henry Kravitz, Sumner Redstone and a host of other financial pros make their money by... Read More

Carl Icahn, Henry Kravitz, Sumner Redstone and a host of other financial pros make their money by using complex strategies that reduce risk while maximizing potential gains. However, there is one... Read More

Derivatives are simply investments that trade based on the price of something else. In other words,... Read More

Derivatives are simply investments that trade based on the price of something else. In other words, the price of a derivative is “derived” from something else. #-ad_banner-# Often that... Read More

If you were to cross a Bugatti Veyron with a McLaren F1 — two cars capable of reaching 60 mph... Read More

If you were to cross a Bugatti Veyron with a McLaren F1 — two cars capable of reaching 60 mph in less than 3.2 seconds — you’d get a super machine able to leap tall buildings in a... Read More

The notion of a wide moat around your castle has been around for centuries. The early moats were... Read More

The notion of a wide moat around your castle has been around for centuries. The early moats were designed to repel rivals and prevent them from invading and conquering. Today’s moats also keep... Read More

During bull markets, Wall Street traders like to “buy the dips.” This mantra was the... Read More

During bull markets, Wall Street traders like to “buy the dips.” This mantra was the order of the day, literally, when I was a hedge fund trader during the tech bull of the 1990s. Over... Read More