My colleague Nathan Slaughter knows just about everything there is to know about the energy industry. He’s been warning investors that just because the price of oil is touching $100 a barrel doesn’t mean you should necessarily buy stocks like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) or Chevron (NYSE: CVX). Read More

This iconic brand has a chequered history. Invented in the late 19th century, it was a marketed as a medicine that contained wine and cocaine. When prohibition set in, a non-alcoholic alternative had to be created. Later, the cocaine was replaced by a non-narcotic… Read More

You’ve probably heard the word nanotechnology before, but can you define it? Simply put, nanotech involves creating systems built on a molecular scale. While the industrial practice is small, nanotech manufacturing is big business. It’s also a very profitable one. What’s more, I’ve found a nanotech company that has the… Read More

When this stock underwent its IPO in 1986, four of the company’s employees became instant billionaires and 12 thousand of the firm’s employees were millionaires. The share price continued to soar. But the tech bubble of the early… Read More

As my colleague Tom Hutchinson recently pointed out, defense sector spending may be under threat of budget cuts, but make no mistake: demand will always be robust. That makes the defense sector not only a safe place for investors to be, but it also ensures a solid growth path. Read More

Domino’s Pizza Group (NYSE: DPZ) is the world’s largest pizza delivery chain by market cap. The pizza company operates more than 9,700 franchised and company-owned stores across the globe and appears set to grow further. Domino’s is booming internationally, especially in India, where 70 new stores were built this year. Read More

Rising dividends… A share buyback program… And strategic acquisitions. This combination of strengths shows General Electric (NYSE: GE) — one of the world’s largest companies — is again on a roll. In mid-December, the blue-chip company announced a 17% dividend increase on… Read More

Oil hit a fresh two-year high this past trading week, reaching upwards of $88 a barrel. One way to profit from the current “black gold rush” is to find growing oil companies that also pay attractive dividends. Marine Petroleum… Read More

The company behind credit card swiping technology is now working on a system that enables you to “swipe and pay” with your mobile phone. The technology is considered by many experts to be the future of payment systems, so you can imagine the potential this company has. Read More

There are many things to like about the world’s fourth largest automaker. For starters, it was the only major U.S. automaker able to skirt bankruptcy during the financial crisis. And due to aggressive cost cutting, it is on target to have one of its strongest years ever. Read More