Up one day, down the next. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting dizzy. Investors... Read More

Up one day, down the next. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting dizzy. Investors just can’t make up their minds about whether the huge rally of the past 11 years still has room... Read More

Stocks are in a more volatile mood than what we’ve been used to in recent years, yet they are... Read More

Stocks are in a more volatile mood than what we’ve been used to in recent years, yet they are still trading close to all-time highs. As a result, one of the questions many investors find... Read More

According to Pew Research Center, 95% of Americans now own a cellphone of some kind. When the... Read More

According to Pew Research Center, 95% of Americans now own a cellphone of some kind. When the latest survey was taken, in February of last year, the share of Americans that owned smartphones stood at... Read More

The term “insider trading” often carries a negative connotation. And, of course, it is... Read More

The term “insider trading” often carries a negative connotation. And, of course, it is illegal to buy or sell shares of a company based on material, non-public information. But insiders... Read More

Computer giant Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) was founded in a California garage in 1939. So was Apple... Read More

Computer giant Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) was founded in a California garage in 1939. So was Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) 37 years later.  Both the Palo Alto garage, the birthplace of HPQ, and the... Read More

One of the defining characteristics of the current world is that economic change unfolds faster... Read More

One of the defining characteristics of the current world is that economic change unfolds faster than ever.  For thousands of years, the average person survived, eking out a living from farming... Read More

It may just be the most interesting large company you’ve never heard of… But it’s... Read More

It may just be the most interesting large company you’ve never heard of… But it’s firing on all cylinders, which is why we just recently added it to the Maximum Profit... Read More

One tried-and-true way to make a portfolio safer is to move into cash. This is especially true for... Read More

One tried-and-true way to make a portfolio safer is to move into cash. This is especially true for the markets you might feel are overpriced, overbought, or otherwise ready for a pause, as well as in... Read More

Today’s essay is going to be different than usual. I’ve decided not to profile a... Read More

Today’s essay is going to be different than usual. I’ve decided not to profile a single company. Instead, I want to change the way you think about investing. My goal is that by the... Read More

Without a doubt, a bull market is itself a bullish indicator.  There is a bit of a... Read More

Without a doubt, a bull market is itself a bullish indicator.  There is a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy here: investors clamor for gains and feel safer when the market flashes green than... Read More