Investing Basics

Since the financial crisis in 2008, corporate executives have taken a cautious approach to making big decisions. This has been especially the case with mergers & acquisitions (M&A). But according to a recent survey from Thomson Reuters and Freeman (a consulting firm), it looks like 2011 is… Read More

Pity the average investor. They tend to jump into and out of the stock market at precisely the... Read More

Pity the average investor. They tend to jump into and out of the stock market at precisely the wrong times. In late August, I looked at the weekly investor sentiment poll conducted by the American... Read More

Back in the late 1990s, there was a raft of books calling for the Dow to reach 30,000 or even... Read More

Back in the late 1990s, there was a raft of books calling for the Dow to reach 30,000 or even 100,000. Looking back on it, it seems crazy. But such things are natural during bull markets.... Read More

As earnings season winds down, insider activity heats up. That’s because insiders (classified as company executives, directors and beneficial owners) get the green light to buy or sell their company’s stock on the open market once earnings… Read More

For those that don’t know, in addition to being the Chief Strategist behind StreetAuthority’s Stock of the Month newsletter, I’m also an avid poker player. I first picked up poker about a decade ago, well before it was all over television. But I wasn’t after the big… Read More