The year: 1993. The Cold War is over.  Just a few short years after President Reagan cried at... Read More

The year: 1993. The Cold War is over.  Just a few short years after President Reagan cried at the Brandenburg Gate, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” a new era had dawned in the... Read More

It’s a common tale in the commodities world. Every time it happens, investors who position... Read More

It’s a common tale in the commodities world. Every time it happens, investors who position themselves on the right side of the trend walk away with rich triple-digit gains, sometimes even more.... Read More

It’s been a soggy week here in northern Louisiana, but it’s nothing compared to the... Read More

It’s been a soggy week here in northern Louisiana, but it’s nothing compared to the torrential rains and devastating storm damage brought ashore by Harvey. The monster category 4... Read More

Well, we’re just past the midway point of the year. And if nothing changes over the next six... Read More

Well, we’re just past the midway point of the year. And if nothing changes over the next six months, 2017 will go down as a pretty good year for U.S. stocks. Through June 30, the benchmark... Read More

At a recent conference, a question was asked about whether it’s still possible to get rich... Read More

At a recent conference, a question was asked about whether it’s still possible to get rich from the stock market. My reply… It has never been easier to get rich from stock investing. Now,... Read More

On a recent trip to Des Moines to teach a class for financial professionals, the weather didn’t cooperate. This kept me from flying.  So a road trip was in order. Now, it’s a 20-hour trip by car from Florida. While the plan wasn’t to drive straight through, tunnel vision kept… Read More

Utility stocks can best be described as the four-door, mid-sized sedan of equity investing: boring.... Read More

Utility stocks can best be described as the four-door, mid-sized sedan of equity investing: boring. Nothing sexy about them — they get you from point A to point B. Investors own utilities for... Read More

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to visit the palatial Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North... Read More

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to visit the palatial Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. Built near the turn of the century to rival the grandest European manors, this stately... Read More

Anyone who knows me knows that one of my favorite investing techniques is to find a trend to... Read More

Anyone who knows me knows that one of my favorite investing techniques is to find a trend to follow. Once found, I stay with it as long as possible. Of course it helps to find the trend early, too.... Read More

If you listen to the talking heads on CNBC, gold’s move from $1,230/oz. to $1,280/oz. since... Read More

If you listen to the talking heads on CNBC, gold’s move from $1,230/oz. to $1,280/oz. since last December occurred despite the threat of at least one, and possibly two, interest rate hikes in... Read More