There are a lot of ways to make — and lose — money in the markets. I’m not... Read More

There are a lot of ways to make — and lose — money in the markets. I’m not talking about just with stocks, either.  Some investors might use options, while others might find... Read More

Buying a home is the part of the American dream. Finding the perfect house with the proverbial... Read More

Buying a home is the part of the American dream. Finding the perfect house with the proverbial white picket fence. A place to raise a family and grow old together. For most, it’s the most... Read More

Back in the fall of 2007, I said a few bullish things about wholesale food distributor Sysco (NYSE:... Read More

Back in the fall of 2007, I said a few bullish things about wholesale food distributor Sysco (NYSE: SYY).  I started with the basics, telling readers how the company used the nation’s... Read More

Investors got a rude awakening when food-delivery company GrubHub (Nasdaq: GRUB) reported... Read More

Investors got a rude awakening when food-delivery company GrubHub (Nasdaq: GRUB) reported third-quarter earnings on October 28. Shares took a beating and closed the day down 43%. What in the world... Read More

On the surface, becoming a successful investor seems easy: Simply buy low and sell high. The bigger... Read More

On the surface, becoming a successful investor seems easy: Simply buy low and sell high. The bigger the difference between your entry point and exit point, the more money you make. The problem is... Read More

I enjoy warm weather as much as the next person. But during the end of August when temperatures are... Read More

I enjoy warm weather as much as the next person. But during the end of August when temperatures are hitting the high 90s and low 100s, I get tired of it… quickly. I yearn for the crisp mornings... Read More

How do you pick the best investment in an emerging, but promising industry like cannabis? After... Read More

How do you pick the best investment in an emerging, but promising industry like cannabis? After all, don’t most start-ups fail?  According to the Pareto principle, which very much applies... Read More

The big tobacco companies are always in the crosshairs of regulators. That’s certainly no... Read More

The big tobacco companies are always in the crosshairs of regulators. That’s certainly no secret. But new scrutiny has come in the form of worries about deaths related to “vaping,”... Read More

As you may know, I’ve spent a fair amount of time recently talking about investing in... Read More

As you may know, I’ve spent a fair amount of time recently talking about investing in marijuana stocks. This may sound curious, since my background is in trading. But marijuana is a great... Read More

“I think this company is going to make a killing…” My brother, an acute... Read More

“I think this company is going to make a killing…” My brother, an acute businessman and owner of a construction firm, recently told me he was thinking of putting a few grand into a... Read More