In the past, I’ve told you where to find 57% of America’s best income stocks. For those who didn’t read that article, my research team found that 12 of the 21 best-performing American income stocks of the past decade came from a single sector — energy. (You… Read More

As I was reviewing the list of stocks hitting 52-week lows this week, I noticed an unusual cluster of stocks: silver-miners. These stocks have been under heavy pressure in recent weeks and are falling anew, leaving them — at least in the context of recent trading patterns and valuation sentiments… Read More

Many of us grew up in a world where natural resources like water and oil were cheap and plentiful, but those days are long gone. In today’s world, some natural resources (such as clean drinking water) are already stretched to the limit and becoming increasingly scarce. In fact, potable water… Read More

Since natural gas prices fell off a cliff in 2008, they have continued to descend further and further — until just recently slipping below $2 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf). Prices have perked up a bit recently, but considering how far it’s fallen, it’s of little comfort to investors who… Read More

Let’s waste no time. Take a look at this chart… The black line is the Market Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE: GDX), an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that holds shares of major… Read More

The best opportunities arise when there is a “divergence from the consensus.” This phrase often refers to analysts’ profit forecasts, and the wide range of estimates spells opportunity if you know on which side of the fence to land. Yet there… Read More

In most instances, it pays to focus your investment research on companies that are delivering great results. Rising profits, thanks to market share gains, hot new products, international expansion and other factors often lead to a surging valuation for a company. Yet for some types of… Read More

Last year, the Dow Jones Utility Average (DJU) was on a tear. At least for a boring utility index, it was. The index returned 15% before dividends, its best annual performance in four years.   Throw dividends in, and we’re probably… Read More

You probably haven’t heard this story — it’s been overshadowed by the media’s ubiquitous coverage of the Supreme Court health care case.   But while every back was turned, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quietly released new regulations that could cripple, or possibly even kill, many U.S. coal… Read More

In 1967, when europium was integrated into TV sets to produce the color red, it was nothing short of a game-changer. And not simply because we were finally able to watch TV in color — today, its cousins are used in a variety of applications such as smartphones, flat-screen displays,… Read More