Turnaround stocks are immensely popular with investors for two reasons. The first is that most people have a natural affinity to root for an underdog. The second and more important reason is that these… Read More

Value investors tend to favor specific gauges to find bargains. Some like to seek out stocks trading below tangible book value, while others seek out stocks that sport low price-to-earnings (P/E)… Read More

When a pullback happens, you need to be prepared. That statement might ring hollow considering the fact that the market is bumping up against all-time highs, but I can assure you, it could happen quicker than you think. When it does, you’ll want… Read More

When a pullback happens, you need to be prepared. That statement might ring hollow considering the fact that the market is bumping up against all-time highs, but I can assure you, it could happen quicker than you think. When it does, you’ll want… Read More

There is nothing more important to a stock than earnings. That makes earnings season the most important time of the year for the S&P 500. Read More

I have an insatiable curiosity about things.  This is particularly true when it comes to the stock market and investing. There is little I love more than discovering unique, off-the-beaten-track… Read More

Although the major indexes have moved steadily higher during the past six months, a few dozen companies have missed the boat.  Of the 1,500 stocks in the S&P 400, 500 and 600, 33 slid more than 30% during the past six months. A… Read More

Perhaps the most powerful investing angle for our times has been the ever-rising tide of cash parked on corporate balance sheets. And the only way to build that cash (besides selling stock… Read More

We live in a yield-obsessed era. Whether it’s dividend yields, junk bond yields or lowly government bond yields, investors seek yields in every corner of the… Read More

Imagine an industry that’s suffered cumulative losses of more than $50 billion from 1979 through September 2012. Not to mention, the sector’s index has posted a -1.2% annual return during the past 20 years through 2012, compared with the S&P 500’s… Read More