I live in the Northeast region of the United States. Having purchased a home in 1998, I experienced firsthand the wild price appreciation between then and early 2006.  Homes in my neighborhood tripled in value during this heady time. Nothing seemed financially impossible… Read More

With the threat of a U.S. strike against Syria postponed, a major overhang for the overall market has been removed. The S&P 500 index has again rallied back above its 50-day moving… Read More

Let me ask you a question… Who is the most successful investor of all time? I’m guessing most of you are thinking Warren Buffett. But you’re wrong. Buffett’s annualized return (as measured by growth in book value) is… Read More

It’s virtually impossible to value a human being. To a company, a human being is valued at an hourly or annual rate. To the military, highly trained personnel are worth millions. To a family, a human being is priceless. But in spite of the obvious challenges, there is one little-known… Read More

Even after the tech-craze and bubble of the ’90s, technological leaps still change our lives drastically and offer the most compelling cases for amazing profits.#-ad_banner-# After researching stocks for my recent series on the “Graying of America,” I… Read More

It seems like every week there’s news of another mass shooting or terrorist attack. It also seems like every week brings fresh news of new security technology or government surveillance programs. Let’s face it: More than ever, surveillance technology is a fact of modern life.#-ad_banner-# One technology in particular could… Read More

In the search for value, it pays to focus on stocks that have performed poorly yet have catalysts for a long-awaited upward move. That approach led me to aircraft maker Boeing (NYSE: BA) last autumn.  The company’s stock… Read More

For more than 40 years, George Soros delivered an average annual return of about 20% to the investors in his hedge fund. At that rate of return, a $10,000 investment when the… Read More

I hesitated to write about this trend. It’s disturbing. Many of its facets are also politically charged. But as an investor, I have to avoid politics. There’s no money to be made by laying blame or opining about what should be. My only job… Read More

I hesitated to write about this trend. It’s disturbing. Many of its facets are also politically charged. But as an investor, I have to avoid politics. There’s no money to be made by laying blame or opining about what should be. My only job… Read More