“Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts.”  But for the purpose of this article, I would change these famous Paul Simon words slightly to “Every market cycle throws an investment guru up the press… Read More

Stocks were generally higher last week, with the notable exception of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). Traders often expect a pullback or a consolidation after a big gain like we’ve seen in the past few weeks. The big question is whether that will be a reversal or a pause in a strong uptrend. S&P 500 Moves Up Without Apple Apple opened last week as the largest company in the world when measured by… Read More

Stocks were generally higher last week, with the notable exception of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). Traders often expect a pullback or a consolidation after a big gain like we’ve seen in the past few weeks. The big question is whether that will be a reversal or a pause in a strong uptrend. S&P 500 Moves Up Without Apple Apple opened last week as the largest company in the world when measured by stock market capitalization. After a 12% drop, Apple had ceded the top spot to Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM). Apple accounts for more than 3.5% of the S&P 500 index, which makes the gain in that index noteworthy. It was broad-based strength that pushed SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) to a 1.29% gain for the week. PowerShares QQQ (Nasdaq: QQQ), an ETF that tracks the 100 largest Nasdaq stocks, couldn’t… Read More

Imagine having the opportunity to invest into companies that are “guaranteed” by one of the world’s wealthiest men — Warren Buffett. Most investors would jump at the chance to know they are on the same side as successful investors like him.  Does this seem… Read More

The idea to take on more risk has been sacrosanct among investors since the Dutch East India Co. issued the first publicly available shares more than 400 years ago. To this day, most financial advisors build… Read More

Right now, Corporate America has a huge problem on its hands. I’m not talking about another banking crisis, real estate crash or hedge fund manager running a Ponzi scheme… And I’m not… Read More

The American Energy Renaissance has gotten a lot of press. And it should. The prediction that the United States will surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest oil and gas producer by 2020 is big news. But what’s… Read More

With every passing month, we read another report about our nation’s fast-track path to energy independence. Our domestic production of oil and gas is growing so rapidly, that we may just be a half-decade away from ending our long addiction to imported energy. And this would be great news for… Read More

Imagine having the opportunity to invest into companies that are “guaranteed” by one of the world’s wealthiest men — Warren Buffett. Most investors would jump at the chance to know they are on the same side as successful investors like him.  Does this seem… Read More

The idea to take on more risk has been sacrosanct among investors since the Dutch East India Co. issued the first publicly available shares more than 400 years ago. To this day, most financial advisors build their client portfolios around a combination of stocks, bonds and commodities, depending on how much these clients need at retirement and how much risk they’re are willing to take.#-ad_banner-# At least, that is the idea behind most… Read More

The idea to take on more risk has been sacrosanct among investors since the Dutch East India Co. issued the first publicly available shares more than 400 years ago. To this day, most financial advisors build their client portfolios around a combination of stocks, bonds and commodities, depending on how much these clients need at retirement and how much risk they’re are willing to take.#-ad_banner-# At least, that is the idea behind most investments. But if you want a higher return, then you have to take more risk. A “safe” asset such as the 10-Year Treasury bond, for example, won’t do a lot for your portfolio. It’s known to be “risk-free,” because it is assumed that the U.S. government will always pay its debts. The yield on the… Read More

Biotech stocks have a history of volatile moves, but the swings in this issue could make the calmest trader seasick. Between April 2009 and April 2010, biotech stock Dendreon (Nasdaq:… Read More