My parents took me to Walt Disney World for the first time when I was five years old. One of the... Read More

My parents took me to Walt Disney World for the first time when I was five years old. One of the rides I most vividly remember, now long since gone, was Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. Based on Disney’s... Read More

A weak fourth-quarter earnings release sent shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) tumbling 3%... Read More

A weak fourth-quarter earnings release sent shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) tumbling 3% in the last week of January, and the stock has gone nowhere since the end of 2016. A competitive... Read More

A strange thing happens during roaring bull markets. When the economy and stock market are booming,... Read More

A strange thing happens during roaring bull markets. When the economy and stock market are booming, investors seem to forget the fundamentals of stock picking. With nearly every stock being carried... Read More

It’s no secret that starting a business is a daunting task. After all, about 50% of new... Read More

It’s no secret that starting a business is a daunting task. After all, about 50% of new businesses fail within five years. And as you can see from the Bureau of Labor Statistics chart below,... Read More

It’s no secret that businesses want your e-mail. It’s the holy grail of marketing today... Read More

It’s no secret that businesses want your e-mail. It’s the holy grail of marketing today — especially for every fly-by-night outfit advertising on social media. You see, if a... Read More

Finding cheap stocks is all but impossible. Of course, that’s not uncommon when markets... Read More

Finding cheap stocks is all but impossible. Of course, that’s not uncommon when markets continue notching all-time highs. Unfortunately, overpriced markets pose significant risks for investors... Read More

“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” – Hunter S. Thompson I know... Read More

“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” – Hunter S. Thompson I know I’ve used this quote before, but it so applicable to so many situations, especially now... Read More

The S&P 500 is up 2.7% in the month since the close of the third quarter, and has boomed 15% so... Read More

The S&P 500 is up 2.7% in the month since the close of the third quarter, and has boomed 15% so far this year. That upside strength, especially as companies report their third-quarter results, is... Read More

Recently, I published a piece on an otherwise healthy market sector that has been left out of the... Read More

Recently, I published a piece on an otherwise healthy market sector that has been left out of the current rally for no particular reason. In identifying this, I stumbled onto a great brand name... Read More

Big money investors, like hedge fund managers and other professionals, love to buy value stocks.... Read More

Big money investors, like hedge fund managers and other professionals, love to buy value stocks. Following the wisdom of buying when everyone else is selling, they often make their moves when... Read More