If the recent stock market sell-off teaches anything, it is that building a successful portfolio requires much more than randomly picking stocks. In the topsy-turvy world of… Read More

There isn’t a lot of good economic news to go around these days. In the final year of President George W. Bush’s second term and in the first two years of President Barack Obama’s first term, the… Read More

I’d bet most income investors know about the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index. To be included in this index, an S&P 500 company must have raised its… Read More

Editor’s Note: Starting today, we will begin featuring guest essays from some of the foremost investing experts in the financial publishing industry every Monday. Today’s essay comes to us from Tom Dyson, publisher of The Palm Beach Letter. Read More

There are some indicators pointing to a possible top, but the weight of the evidence is not saying it’s time to sell. Traders should, however, start getting more cautious and move their stops closer to current prices. There are always a number of factors… Read More

Imagine a bullet fired at the sky. It climbs higher and higher until gravity overcomes its upward momentum. The bullet begins to fall. Now, imagine small wings on the bullet that flap while it is falling. The wings are just enough to create… Read More

After more than three decades in this business, I sometimes feel as if I’ve seen it all. I never expected Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) to drop 43.1% from its high last September. But neither have I forgotten about the equally surprising 65.3% fall from grace five years ago… Read More

In an effort to differentiate their top-selling pickups and SUVs, the big automakers have been seeking a keen edge when it comes to engines and fuel economy. Ford’s (NYSE: F) small-displacement EcoBoost engines deliver decent highway mileage at 21 to 22 mpg, and Ram… Read More

Despite the recent market correction threatening the four-year bull market, investors should be partying like it’s 2006. Easy-money programs from the world’s central banks and a recovering global… Read More