Between 1946 and 1964, 76 million Americans were born. These so-called Baby Boomers are the largest generation the United States. This boom presents an interesting opportunity for investors, as we will see more than 10,000 people turn 65 every single day for the next 17 years. In fact, it is… Read More

Doubling your money on a single investment is a great accomplishment by any standard. But doubling your money in less than a month are the trades that legends are made of. Although that might sound like something best left to hedge-fund wizards like Jim Rogers and Paul Tudor Jones, there… Read More

Late last year, I wrote about  one of the best “behind-the-scenes” stocks around — metal packaging maker  Crown Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CCK). I love companies like Crown because they “fly under the radar,” quietly going about the business of providing vital products and services to big-name firms, while avoiding the… Read More

In downtown Manhattan, the bankers are getting bored. So far in July, there have been only three small IPOs completed, after the markets welcomed nine new issues in June, 14 in May and 22 in April. Though the spigot has slowed to a trickle, these bored bankers will soon be… Read More

Everyone loves a good turnaround story. Nowhere is this truer than in the stock market.  When a company reverses its fortunes and rises from the ashes, earnings and profitability increase,… Read More

Unless you have been living off the grid for the past several years, you may have noticed a change in consumer behavior.  Even with the slight improvement in the economic numbers, many consumers remain shell-shocked from the real estate downturn and unemployment situation.  #-ad_banner-#While… Read More

Emerging-market stocks are notorious for two things: growth and extreme volatility. But while that strong growth has padded many portfolios in the past few years, extreme bouts of volatility have also left more than a few investors searching for a more stable method to tap into the emerging-market growth story. Read More

After being in the investment business for longer than I care to admit, surviving two nasty bear markets, experiencing the advent of the Internet, seeing more corporate scandals than I care to remember, and more, I’ve decided there are only two basic kinds investment… Read More

The old cliche of cash being king is actually quite accurate. This is particularly true in times of economic uncertainty. Cash enables companies to act quickly on opportunity, to avoid debt and to continue to maintain a high level of operation during slow periods. It is the lubricant that keeps… Read More

Today, I want to tell you about a true game changer in the energy industry.  Up until a few years ago, this initiative would have seemed almost impossible. It would have been the subject of sci-fi movies. #-ad_banner-#But don’t worry, what I’m about to tell you is very real. In… Read More