There are very few things that affect every human being on the planet. But regardless of age, race, gender or religion, only one thing ties everyone together — the need for food. That’s why my No. 1 commodity for 2013 is… Read More

While there are hundreds of technical indicators available, many of them give the same signals, and using several that are similar adds little value to your analysis process. The wide variety of indicators may disguise the reality that most indicators simply apply different mathematical techniques to closing prices in their… Read More

Investors can be rewarded handsomely by buying beaten-down sectors at the right time. In 2008, financial stocks were at the center of the storm that threatened the global financial system. An ETF that tracks an… Read More

Emerging markets have experienced staggering growth in the past 10 years. And even though growth rates have recently slowed due to weakness in the global economy, they are still expanding at a much faster pace… Read More

Serious economic storm clouds have emerged, and when you consider that the S&P 500 is on track for its fourth straight year of gains, a tumble in 2013 is downright plausible. Here’s a sage piece of advice: If you own high-quality companies that appear to sport low valuations, hang on… Read More

There seems to be widespread agreement that tax rates affect stock prices. Unfortunately, for traders looking for an edge in the stock market, there is no evidence showing what that effect is. There have been… Read More

Some might say Bill Gross is the greatest bond manager in the world. The co-founder of one of the world’s largest investment firms, Pacific Investment Management (PIMCO), has a reputation that was built upon… Read More

When billionaire bond manager Bill Gross speaks, investors listen. So when the largest fund manager in the world, with assets under management approaching $1 trillion, began aggressively buying and recommending municipal bonds to avoid potential… Read More

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) offers a diversified way to invest in the banking sector. The fund’s top 10 holdings include Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFX) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), which make up more than… Read More

The stock market is a fickle beast. Driven by perception rather than reality, it can launch into a multi-day rally at the smallest bullish rumor, or… Read More