The stock market has tumbled in recent sessions, giving many a sense that its peaks have come and gone for this year. Yet it’s worth noting that the major averages are still within 5% to 6% of their yearly highs, so there… Read More

It’s agreed: We want the yawning American budget gap to disappear. But there is wide disagreement about how to make that happen. Smaller government? Higher taxes for the rich? Actually, there are solutions no one is talking about — solutions that… Read More

Turn on the news anytime or read a newspaper online, and you’ll probably see at least one article talking about the pending fiscal cliff and the looming consequences on the U.S. economy. But there’s something that can have a far worse… Read More

They’re low-risk, liquid investments that, upon purchase, do Uncle Sam a favor… What are these mystery tools, and what surprises do they hold?#-ad_banner-# They’re Treasury securities, or Treasuries, as they’re commonly called. Treasuries… Read More

A great deal of attention has been paid to the “looming fiscal cliff” in recent months, and now it’s time to broaden your scope and track a series of key economic data points that might really spell out which kind of stock… Read More

In the corporate headquarters of retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), April 21 was a day of utter fear. That’s when The New York Times reported that company officials sought to cover up a bribery investigation in Mexico, which might have soon led to massive fines and the dismissal of key… Read More

Do you know how anyone with no financial background can outperform professional investors? It’s easy: Follow a smaller number of companies and truly understand what they do.  Behind every stock, there is a company and a story. By doing your homework, you can learn the intricacies of a particular company… Read More

With the S&P 500 surging roughly 25% in the past 12 months, it’s been a great time to have full exposure to the stock market. Yet market strategists continue to remind investors that they should only expect 6% to 8% gains annually… Read More

It’s only mid-October, and though the holidays still are over two months away, it’s not too early to begin thinking about the holiday shopping season. More importantly for traders, it’s not too early to think about the stocks that stand to benefit from the make-or-break holiday shopping season. It’s also… Read More

Have you ever noticed that despite how bad times get, supermarkets continue to attract long lines of customers? Tenants who occupy space in strip malls next to supermarkets notice this as well. In fact, these days many tenants are bending over backwards in an effort to secure retail space adjacent… Read More