If you consider yourself a “gold bug,” then you may think it’s a good time to invest in the biggest gold-producing companies, since gold and large-cap stocks are popular safe havens in uncertain times like these. But when it comes to gold stocks, assuming… Read More

Amid all the gridlock in Washington, a little-known bill that could create jobs and be a crucial key to our energy future is showing signs that it could get passed any day now.  Even better, it could lead to yet another green light for investors in a… Read More

A recent front-page article in The Financial Times warned of the prospects of $200 oil. The respected financial publication predicted that any further tensions between Iran and the West — including a bombing raid by Israel to take Iran’s nuclear facilities off-line — would quickly create chaos in the oil… Read More

One of the most successful high-yield energy investments in the world is a type of security few investors even know exists, let alone own. They aren’t stocks and they aren’t bonds, but they are the No. 1 performing… Read More

If you haven’t heard about the “North Dakota phenomenon” yet, you will soon. The state is quickly becoming known as a modern-day version of California during the gold rush. People are flocking to the state, seeking their fortune (or at least a decent-paying job), and formerly sleepy farming towns are… Read More

European finance ministers — also known as “the gang that couldn’t shoot straight” — surprised investors by finally getting their act together, jointly cobbling a relief package for Greece that should remove any sort of doomsday risk from the market, at least for the… Read More

In my experience, the investments we regret most are the ones we never made. For example, I wish I’d purchased shares of Starbucks Corp. (Nasdaq: SBUX) when the time was right, but I didn’t. As a result, I’ve missed out on returns of 16%… Read More

Energy stocks are often wickedly volatile, especially now with all the uncertainty about the economy. Still, long-term returns may be enormous for those with enough patience to ride out the rough patches. A fine example of this is the stock of oil giant Chevron Corp. (NYSE:… Read More

When it comes to commodities, there are two factors that dictate prices. The first factor is the underlying demand for the commodity, which can exceed or lag relative supply. The second factor is the technical picture, which is in focus for global investment-bank desks,… Read More

Here at StreetAuthority we like to keep tabs on where the richest people in the world are putting their money… (in fact, we even put together a recent presentation on the subject). After all, billionaires such as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have proven themselves as some… Read More