Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan may be most remembered for the phrase “irrational exuberance.” In December 2006, he asked if stock prices were too high, saying, “But how do we know when irrational exuberance… Read More

The banking sector has remained out of the news as overall market volatility dropped, falling to five-year lows in late-mid-August. The decrease in fear is not only very bullish, but also makes a stock… Read More

Many people toss and turn each night. They’re restless. They can’t sleep. Or maybe they snore or wake up constantly. Is this you or someone you know? Sleep consumes about one-third of our lives, yet an estimated 70 million Americans suffer from some kind of sleep-disordered breathing… Read More

Catching a great company as it’s just beginning an impressive wave of growth can lead to a decade’s worth of solid returns. Early investors in Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), for example, scored stunning gains. Yet these investors were eventually compelled to book profits… Read More

On July 30, I recommended a cash-secured put strategy in Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) in which traders sold Facebook Aug. 22 puts for $1. This setup was meant to allow traders to buy Facebook at a 10% discount from where it was trading at the time, or get paid not to own it… Read More

It’s the biggest question for income investors today: How long can Treasury yields stay low? The answer? A long, long time… Right now, Treasury yields are hovering near record lows. In fact, the yield on the 10-year… Read More

When I went bargain shopping last October looking for a few new outfits, I not only found a great discount on clothes, I also found a winning investment idea that has been producing averaging monthly gains north of 3%. In fact, this stock is up over 82% since I bought… Read More

The metrics in the housing sector are slowly but surely improving, and while the numbers are still light years away from where they were during the height of the housing boom, the trend is nevertheless higher. We received the latest data point on housing from the National Association of Realtors… Read More

It’s an idea that the richest and most powerful people in the business world almost never say out loud. But takeover king Wilbur Ross knows it. So does Herb Allen, the most exclusive banker in the world. And you can bet your boots that billionaire Warren Buffett knows what I’m… Read More

Circle your calendar for Sept. 13. That afternoon, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will decide whether the economy (and by extension the stock market) will need a major boost with another round of monetary easing measures. If he… Read More