Stocks trading for less than $5 have a special attraction to investors. Because of their cheap prices, smaller investors are able to buy a larger number of shares, while providing a better return opportunity than stocks in their full valuation. In… Read More

Indicators are used by traders to forecast market moves and many have found success with these tools. I prefer simple chart reading, and one of the simplest ideas on charts is support and resistance. Support appears to keep prices from falling… Read More

Do you want to make a lot of money investing in commodities? Then oil and gas producers are a great place to start. But odds are, you’re probably not going to do it with global behemoths like Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Exxon-Mobil (NYSE: XOM).#-ad_banner-# Don’t get me… Read More

It’s not every day a quality dividend stock yielding almost 9% goes on sale at almost 20% off. But that’s the deal that readers of High-Yield International were alerted to three weeks ago. And it’s not too late… Read More

Jerome Peribere had a short honeymoon with investors — one day to be exact. When news broke on Wednesday, Aug. 29, that he would become president of Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE), investors cheered him with a quick 12% gain in the company’s stock. A day later, the stock was already… Read More

Would you pay $2.14 for a gallon of gas? I know I would. According to AAA, the nationwide average for a gallon of gasoline is $3.80… Diesel is even more expensive at $4.06. Yet despite high fuel costs across the country, a select group… 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

I keep track of indicators that often signal warnings before market crashes. In reviewing the current market, there are a number of sectors that seem to be in danger of a collapse. But most worrisome, is that two sectors that are considered… 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