Get ready to meet one of the best CEOs you never heard of. In the past six months I’ve told you about a number of business leaders, past and present, whose companies benefited — or stood to benefit — in a big way from their special knowledge and expertise. And… Read More

Editor’s note: Each week, one of our investing experts answers a reader’s question in a Q&A column at our sister site, InvestingAnswers.com. It’s all part of our mission to help consumers build and protect their wealth through education. This week’s question… Read More

What are stocks worth? It’s a loaded question. Any stock can appear overvalued or undervalued depending on which valuation metrics you… Read More

Many of the top hedge fund managers on Wall Street have written books, sharing with readers stories and broad ideas about their investing philosophy, but there’s one Wall Street titan I like to follow that has gone a step further. This man has shared the methods and research-driven strategies he’s used to climb to the top of the hedge fund world. And I think investors could learn a thing or two from what’s made him so successful. I’m talking about trading using Toby… Read More

Many of the top hedge fund managers on Wall Street have written books, sharing with readers stories and broad ideas about their investing philosophy, but there’s one Wall Street titan I like to follow that has gone a step further. This man has shared the methods and research-driven strategies he’s used to climb to the top of the hedge fund world. And I think investors could learn a thing or two from what’s made him so successful. I’m talking about trading using Toby Crabel’s secrets. He’s a well-known hedge fund manager of Crabel Capital Management, which has more than $3 billion in assets under management.#-ad_banner-# Crabel’s book, “Day Trading With Short Term Price Patterns and Opening Range Breakouts,” was written before he found success, but it contains several highly effective methods still used today. This book is no longer in print — the remaining copies can sell for more than $1,000 when it rarely appears on eBay. Personally, I have learned a great deal from Crabel’s book. Read More

In a world where government bonds and savings accounts offer miniscule interest rates, investors have been stretching for yield — which is to say, going far beyond their comfort zones to… Read More

In the late 1990s, a furious bull market led to a great deal of pain among professional short sellers. In fact, several high-profile investment firms that actively focused on short selling were… Read More

If you follow the popular investing media, then you’ve likely heard a lot about the benefits of diversification in a stock portfolio. Read More

Although the previous decade heralded the arrival of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations, the current decade has a new class of emerging markets favored by investors. In fact, those markets, which are also known by a handy acronym — CIVETS… Read More

“It’s a madhouse,” said J.E. Wolf III in a recent Bloomberg article. “I’ve been selling real estate here for 43 years, and I’ve never seen it like this.” Teenagers fresh out of high school are earning $75,000 annually driving trucks. Locals have to postpone… Read More