Just like most of the rest of the stock market, September was a surprisingly strong month for small caps. And October started out with a bang, but ended in a whimper. Together, however, it was an impressive two-month rise in stocks with market capitalizations under $2 billion,… Read More

Back in the heady pre-recession days, all was right with the world. Global production was booming and precious metals prices were through the roof. Since then, gold has punched through to reach record prices, as producers work furiously to get it out of the ground and investors continually snap up… Read More

The banking industry still has a rocky road ahead of it as it struggles to shake the hangover headache from the financial meltdown that tipped the U.S. economy into recession. A quick check of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s website paints… Read More

It’s coming. You know it is. Another recession. A “correction.” A one-day meltdown. Whatever you call it, the stock market is a fickle goddess to those who hear her siren’s call. Question is, how secure do you feel about being prepared for when —… Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average isn’t considered the most accurate reflection of the market’s overall performance, but few can argue against the fact that it is the most widely recognized and highly symbolic representation of the state of American stocks. Outside of the large-cap, old-line American companies… Read More