The equity markets are moving away from risk, and ever since traders turned their attention from the election to more significant unknowns, the de-risk trade has been in full effect. This is true of the equity markets at large, but it’s especially true of many stalwart “safe” high-yield sectors such… Read More
Jim Woods has covered the economy and stocks for nearly two decades. His varied experience as a financial journalist, stockbroker and money manager provides him with unique insights into the often complex world of investing. He is the co-author of Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution. Jim holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles and is a former U.S. Army paratrooper. He celebrates the virtue of making money from his home on the California coast.
Analyst Articles
The Trade Everyone Should Make Before the Fiscal Cliff Deadline
November 16, 2012
The markets still are largely digesting the big post-election sell-off, but it’s not so much the reelection of President Barack Obama that’s got everyone on Wall Street nervous. Rather, the biggest source of tensions fraying the nerves of traders is the potentially disastrous… Read More
2 Funds That Could Surge Another 20%
November 8, 2012
There’s nothing like a visit to a foreign country to give you a sense of how well, or how poorly, that country is doing economically. Speaking with the “man on the street,” reading the local newspapers, and getting a feel for how citizens perceive their economic situation usually is much… Read More
A Rare Earnings Winner Could Net You 15%
November 6, 2012
After digesting the earnings reports served up over the past couple of weeks, my stomach hurts. That’s because there have been so many high-profile misses, on the bottom line and especially on the… Read More
20 High Performance, High P/E Stocks to Sell Now
November 1, 2012
During the past couple of weeks, the equity markets have seen a lot of weakness. The selling last week was prompted by a host of companies reporting earnings misses, either on the top line or the… Read More
Stocks started this week off strong, with the major averages surging nearly across the board. The gains in the market also included stocks in the tech sector, which haven’t kept pace with the broader market in recent weeks. Yet one subsector… Read More
9 Slumping Retailers to Sell Before the Holidays
October 19, 2012
It’s only mid-October, and though the holidays still are over two months away, it’s not too early to begin thinking about the holiday shopping season. More importantly for traders, it’s not too early to think about the stocks that stand to benefit from the make-or-break holiday shopping season. It’s also… Read More
2 American Icon Stocks Set to Surge
October 15, 2012
Every country has its icons. In America, we have the bald eagle, baseball and apple pie. Of course, we also have a plethora of corporate icons. These are American companies that personify the essence of the country.#-ad_banner-# Now, I would never buy a stock, or even a product, just because… Read More
Sell These 25 Small Caps Before They Crumble
October 8, 2012
When it comes to investing, there is perhaps nothing more gratifying than unearthing a gem of a stock that turns out to deliver some very big gains. Companies like Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) are marquee examples of large-cap stocks that continue delivering large gains;… Read More
Buy This Commodity Stock Now
October 3, 2012
On Friday, Sept. 28, we saw a big jump in corn and wheat prices, with both agricultural commodities spiking more than 5% higher in the session. The rally was due to a quarterly grain stocks report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that showed the stocks for corn and… Read More