Diversification is your best friend in the investment world. During the market crash of 2008-2009 that wiped some -55% off the major averages, a diversified portfolio allocated across many different types of investments suffered far less. Sometimes, even a single stock could provide… Read More

The natural gas industry seems to only know extremes. A few years ago, supply trailed demand, leading to a sharp spikes in prices. But then geologists realized that we’re sitting on a lot more of the energy source than we could ever have imagined. Suddenly new wells were being dug… Read More

There are certain items that Americans consider indispensable. If a company can provide one of those products and generate a monthly subscription fee from its use, it creates a sustainable business model. Once this model is in place, the company can upsell its… Read More

Confidence in the economy is increasing — at least that’s the news from the Conference Board, a private research group that reports on such matters each month. The New York-based group said Tuesday that confidence in the U.S. economy during the month of April… Read More

Late last month we recommended looking at Delcath Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCTH) in the article “This Small Biotech Firm’s Shares Could Rocket in the Next 30 Days.” Well, guess what? DCTH’s shares have, in fact, rocketed on positive results in its Phase III trial… Read More

Composites are the most important materials to be adapted for aerospace since the use of aluminum in the 1920s. The use of these miracle materials is sweeping all sectors of aerospace. Broadly defined, composite materials represent the combination of inherently dissimilar materials, usually involving carbon, to form… Read More

During my days as a financial advisor years ago, I once visited a client with a real conundrum. Apparently, she had been working to get her financial affairs in order after a divorce. The good news is that while combing through some file folders, she came across… Read More

It’s been an extended stretch of misery for companies that supply equipment to wireless and wireline telecom companies. The massive network buildout of the 1990s led to more tepid capital spending in the last decade. But we may be entering a robust new phase of industry spending, according to telco… Read More

Now may be the optimal time to trade the financial sector. During the week of April 16, shares of many financial companies fell, following news of fraud charges against The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). As a result, many financial… Read More

First quarter earnings season is now in full swing. That means not a day will go by without investors getting bombarded with the latest financial report cards from companies around the world — or the endless chatter that accompanies them. Read More