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I’m a big fan of Las Vegas. I try to visit at least once a year to try my luck at the tables (I leave the club-hopping to the socialites). I’m also an advocate of gaming stocks. In fact, I spent over a year writing a regular monthly feature… Read More
5 Safe Stocks to Own Before the Next Market Crash
March 30, 2012
There’s a tried-and-true maxim on Wall Street: Stocks fall a lot faster than they rise. There are myriad examples, and the sharp plunge of 1987 is just one. The economy was growing at… Read More
Is this Warren Buffett’s Favorite new Stock?
March 30, 2012
It’s become one of my favorite stocks. I like to call it my “Cadillac” investment for 2012. I’ve even selected it as one of my “Top 5 Stocks for 2012.” The company is buying back billions of its stock. It’s expanding… Read More
What happens when you build too much manufacturing capacity but not enough customers to keep your factory floor busy? You lose money. The overhead costs quickly eat up any gross profits you make. That has been the long-standing problem for carbon fiber… Read More
If you’re being kept awake by a neighbor’s party, you may as well get dressed and join the fun. That was the possible reaction to Wall Street strategists, who issued fairly dour “year-ahead” reports back in December, predicting the… Read More
The Best Utility Stocks to Own Right Now
March 29, 2012
After all of the gyrations of the market in 2011, it turns out that utilities were the best-performing sector of the S&P 500 last year, posting 15% returns. So far this year, however, utilities have missed out on the broad market rally. These stocks… Read More
This Former High-Flying Stock is Ready to Gain 50%
March 29, 2012
Growth investing is still the name of the game if you want to score big gains. Investors in high-flying stocks like Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) and Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) have scored major gains in the last few years. Yet such high-flying stocks also bring real risk. Read More
The Country Where Dividends Are Required By Law
March 28, 2012
It’s a country that rarely gets any mention by the mainstream investing press. Sure, you hear about India, China, Russia, and Brazil. And for good reason — those countries are growing at incredible rates, which has made many investors rich already… and… Read More
Back in the fall of 2010, I touted technology giant International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) in the belief that its stock was poised to have a strong run. A key part of this bullishness was a bold prediction by its management team that it would double… Read More