Nearly everyone is anxious… There’s talk of a global recession, much of the U.S.... Read More

Nearly everyone is anxious… There’s talk of a global recession, much of the U.S. government remains closed for business, China’s economy is looking wobbly, and then there’s... Read More

This may be the year we see retail roar back. If you remove the last quarter of 2018, the sector... Read More

This may be the year we see retail roar back. If you remove the last quarter of 2018, the sector posted strong performance numbers. Surging behind low unemployment, climbing consumer confidence, and... Read More

Dear Mr. Culp, I wish you the best in your new challenge. This Motley Fool article about your... Read More

Dear Mr. Culp, I wish you the best in your new challenge. This Motley Fool article about your background is encouraging. Why am I writing this? During the Jack Welch era, GE contracted with my... Read More

In show business, you’re only as good as your last hit whether it’s a play, movie, or... Read More

In show business, you’re only as good as your last hit whether it’s a play, movie, or song. Oddly, the pharmaceutical business used to be the same way. As a young pup in the mid... Read More

By all accounts, it was a productive holiday season for retailers across the country. Mastercard... Read More

By all accounts, it was a productive holiday season for retailers across the country. Mastercard (NYSE: MA), which is uniquely qualified to monitor spending habits, estimates U.S. holiday spending... Read More

When markets are rocking and rolling, pundits and soothsayers love to throw around the phrase,... Read More

When markets are rocking and rolling, pundits and soothsayers love to throw around the phrase, “priced for perfection”. This means that a company’s stock is priced correctly (usually too high)... Read More

As of late December, earnings growth for 2018 was expected at 20.3%, the highest since 2010 and the... Read More

As of late December, earnings growth for 2018 was expected at 20.3%, the highest since 2010 and the highest revenue growth (expected 8.9%) since 2011. Profit margins surged last year with the S&P... Read More

Over at my premium newsletter, Game-Changing Stocks, we often concentrate mostly on younger... Read More

Over at my premium newsletter, Game-Changing Stocks, we often concentrate mostly on younger companies — those whose profit-making days are just beginning. But as investors, we cannot ignore... Read More

Successful investing requires discipline, focus, and a healthy skepticism of quarterly and annual... Read More

Successful investing requires discipline, focus, and a healthy skepticism of quarterly and annual reports. But it’s this last idea that counts the most. For if investors fail in their duty to... Read More

A robust bullish argument can be made for the stock market going into the first half of 2019. ... Read More

A robust bullish argument can be made for the stock market going into the first half of 2019.  Not only are there multiple fundamental and technical reasons, but the recent sell-off has resulted... Read More