Within Top 10 Stocks, I like to keep tabs on where the richest people in the world are putting their money. After all, billionaires like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are some of the smartest investors on the planet. And they have advantages the rest of us don’t: entire staffs… Read More

Facebook’s (Nasdaq: FB) recent flop as a publicly traded company has brought a lot of negative attention to IPOs lately. As many novice and experienced investors alike found out, more than a few important pieces need to come together for a successful IPO. … Read More

In a slow economy, it’s so hard to find companies capable of scorching growth. The only companies you should be researching — if you’re looking to double or triple your money — are the ones that aim to revolutionize an industry.  Medical software… Read More

Most people know that income is an important part of having a quality, diversified portfolio. We talk a lot about dividend stocks here at StreetAuthority, but there’s another part of the equation that investors too often ignore. I’m talking about… Read More

If you’re a subscriber of my $100,000 Real-Money Portfolio, then you know I’ve been focusing on stocks that have the potential for serious multi-year gains. By definition, this means stocks that are out of favor right now. And in the face of a tough stock… Read More

It was probably one of the last industries anybody was expecting great things from as we headed into and out of the 2008 recession.  But numbers don’t lie.  #-ad_banner-#This industry has proven to be practically bulletproof in terms of… Read More

In February of 2009, President Obama signed one of his signature pieces of legislation into law… the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), generally referred to as the “stimulus package.” I don’t want to get into the politics, but this measure had far reaching implications… especially for investors. Let me… Read More

If you have been following the markets for very long, then you have probably noticed all the flashy ads for foreign exchange trading, or “forex” for short. They seem to be everywhere, from the business TV channels and magazines to billboards and the… Read More

Last year, I sent a report to readers of my Top 10 Stocks advisory covering my “10 Best Stocks to Hold Forever.” It’s quickly becoming one of the most popular pieces of research in StreetAuthority’s history. Simply put, these are the 10 stocks that… Read More

In an ideal world, the entire basket of U.S. stocks would be arranged in terms of the value they represent. The most richly-valued stocks would be obvious sell candidates, and the most inexpensive stocks would all be bought up.  But that’s not how the… Read More