Although most of us are too young to remember, imagine what it must have been like during the Great Depression or the Second World War. Shortages at those times had most everyone scrapping for basics like sugar, butter or coffee. Such things may seem unfathomable… Read More

If you were asked to name the types of stocks with the greatest appreciation potential, which sectors would come to mind: tech, energy, financial services, health care? Investors flock to those and other well-known industries for good reason. They all have a history… Read More

I feel the same way about gold right now as I did about tech stocks in the late 1990s — that it’s far too late to get in. Just the fact that no one can agree if there’s a gold bubble is enough to turn me off to the yellow… Read More

Although the energy sector has underperformed in the wake of the Gulf oil spill disaster, it will likely be a plentiful source of profitable stocks as the economic recovery grinds ahead. While investors ought to do nicely during the next few years with household names like Chevron (NYSE: CVX), ConocoPhilips (NYSE: COP) and Exxon (NYSE: XOM), I’m anticipating much larger returns from some of the sector’s small- and mid-caps. One mid-cap oil and gas producer I’ve found could more than quadruple your money by 2015 or even sooner. Read More

Although the energy sector has underperformed in the wake of the Gulf oil spill disaster, it will likely be a plentiful source of profitable stocks as the economic recovery grinds ahead. While investors ought to do nicely during the next few years with household names like Chevron (NYSE: CVX), ConocoPhilips (NYSE: COP) and Exxon (NYSE: XOM), I’m anticipating much larger returns from some of the sector’s small- and mid-caps. One mid-cap oil and gas producer I’ve found could more than quadruple your money by 2015 or even sooner. Projections call for a share price of $45 to $70 in three to five years from the current price of about $15. Assuming five years, the annual return would be +25% to +35%. At three years, you’d be looking at something more in the +45% to +65% range annually. All told, the stock could jump roughly +200% to +365% from current levels. The company I’m referring to is called Petrohawk (NYSE: HK). Such ambitious return projections for the stock are feasible, mainly because of its plans to keep ramping up production at its… Read More