This is the time of year when investors typically rebalance their portfolios and begin preparing... Read More

This is the time of year when investors typically rebalance their portfolios and begin preparing for the year ahead. In preparation for the coming year, it helps to look back and think about the... Read More

As you continually assess current events for any impact on your portfolio, you also need to spend... Read More

As you continually assess current events for any impact on your portfolio, you also need to spend time thinking about what events may be on the horizon. And although none of us has a crystal ball,... Read More

When I went to the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) annual meeting in 2009, there was something I really wanted to do. No, it wasn’t a chat with Warren Buffett. That’s almost impossible at the yearly “Woodstock for Capitalists,” and only first-timers make the trek… Read More

Bargains are getting increasingly difficult to find in the U.S. stock market. Gone are the fire sales that existed after the financial crisis. The S&P 500 has rallied more than 80% from the March 2009 lows and a rising prognosis for economic growth in 2011 has lifted the stock market… Read More

Rising dividends… A share buyback program… And strategic acquisitions. This combination of strengths shows General Electric (NYSE: GE) — one of the world’s largest companies — is again on a roll. In mid-December, the blue-chip company announced a 17% dividend increase on… Read More

Last week, investors got IPO fever — that is, for hot Chinese offerings. The standouts included Youku.com (Nasdaq: YOKU), the “YouTube of China,” and Commerce China Dangdang (Nasdaq: DANG), the “Amazon.com of China.” The stocks soared 161% and 87%, respectively. Of… Read More

Every year, The Economist magazine provides predictions for global economic growth for the coming year. This year, it projects the fastest-growing countries will be Qatar, Ghana, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. China and India won’t be far behind and are expected to grow GDP more than 8% next year. Below is… Read More

When it comes to handling the deepening European economic crisis, policy planners have no playbook.... Read More

When it comes to handling the deepening European economic crisis, policy planners have no playbook. They’re winging it, coming up with repeated incremental steps to try and limit the spreading... Read More

Just a little more than a decade ago, most investors wouldn’t put a dime in this emerging country, even if they were using someone else’s money. But plenty can change in a short amount of time, and today the story is vastly different. Now… Read More

One of the curious aspects of the recent rebound in the IPO market is the heavy slate of China-based companies in the mix. It remains pretty hard for U.S.-based companies to line up a deal, but investment bankers have had little trouble if the… Read More