After its notable rally off the late June lows, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) began to top out in the second half of September. After trading sideways to slightly lower for a couple of weeks, the stock gapped down 5.6% on the morning of Sept. 11, the day after it announced of… Read More

Over the past year, as we’ve grown more accustomed to simply speaking requests into our smartphones, we’ve started typing less and less.  It’s a subtle shift right now, but in coming years, futurists predict we’ll be dictating our emails, tweets, text messages and documents, as punching letters into a keyboard… Read More

Recently, I had the privilege of test-driving a new Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) electric sports car.  Growing up in the gearhead culture of Pittsburgh, I wasn’t expecting to be impressed. My uncle’s business sponsored a drag-racing team, and I spent many Sunday afternoons watching from the sidelines as an elementary school… Read More

One company makes wireless chips for Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone. Another company helps finance silver mining projects in exchange for a future piece of the action. A third owns and operates utility, transportation and energy businesses around the world. The common denominators? Each has rewarded investors with market-trouncing gains in… Read More

Over the past year, as we’ve grown more accustomed to simply speaking requests into our smartphones, we’ve started typing less and less.  It’s a subtle shift right now, but in coming years, futurists predict we’ll be dictating our emails, tweets, text messages and documents, as punching letters into a keyboard… Read More

When short sellers start circling the wagons, they can drive a stock down and keep it down for quite some time.  That goes even for a company that has no debt — and has been consistently increasing shareholders’ equity.  One such company also has high margins and generates impressively high… Read More

While working at an investment magazine back in the 1990s, I profiled a young technology company with a very intriguing product. This company had a small sales base and struggled to make profits, but its device, which could… Read More

The presidency of the United States is a position of privilege and power.  Although presidential power is tightly controlled by the Constitution and Congress, the office remains the most influential position on Earth. This political and social influence enables the president to strike up friendships and business relationships with powerful… Read More

Warren Buffett is synonymous with value investing and investment success. Buffett has consistently delivered profits to his investors in Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK) for almost 60 years.  Now, Buffett is… Read More

I want to show you a surprising statistic. It’s nothing tricky or complicated. In fact, it’s really simple and straightforward. My long-time readers know that I’m always on the lookout for “secrets of the pros.” I love to look at the wealth rich people… Read More