A British prime minister in 1845 described them as those who “bamboozle one party and plunder the other.” Since then, common folk everywhere have wanted to eradicate them. The object of this scorn? Middlemen — people or companies that buy or handle goods from producers and sell or deliver them… Read More
Bob Bogda is the Managing Editor of StreetAuthority. Bob began his journalism career covering the commodity markets in Chicago for The Wall Street Journal, and spent most of his career thereafter as an editor for the former Knight-Ridder Financial News and its offspring, BridgeNews, where he played a lead role in developing a real-time equities news service. More recently, Bob served as Editor-in-Chief at Business Financial Publishing, where he specialized in developing newsletters and websites covering small-cap stocks.
Analyst Articles
Collect a 5% Instant ‘Dividend’ on a Trade That Could Make You 40%
November 6, 2012
Guess which commodity has performed the best during the past 10 years. Is it corn, its price spiked by ethanol production and the drought? Copper needed by China for its infrastructure build-out? Cattle, with overseas markets demanding higher quality protein? The answer… Read More
A Rare Earnings Winner Could Net You 15%
November 6, 2012
After digesting the earnings reports served up over the past couple of weeks, my stomach hurts. That’s because there have been so many high-profile misses, on the bottom line and especially on the… Read More
With an incredibly close presidential race, uncertainty about who will be in the White House next January will almost certainly have an impact on the stock market. Each candidate has different visions, and once in office will adopt policies that benefit some… Read More
This High-End Retailer Could Bring Returns of 50%
November 5, 2012
High-end retailers have taken a beating as global woes have weighed on consumers, causing many to forgo non-essentials like luxury goods. Handbag maker Coach (NYSE: COH) peaked at multi-year highs just before the euro concerns reemerged this spring. The overall market has… Read More
The Smart Investor’s 5-Step Test To Find The Next Wal-Mart
November 5, 2012
For several years, we’ve read about the deep level of distress among consumers. A tough job market, coupled with the need to pay off debts incurred during the last housing bubble means that few have the spare cash to shop with abandon. Yet… Read More
Although many voters have traditionally seen the Republican Party as “pro-business” and the Democratic party as “pro-consumer,” the reality on the ground isn’t quite so clear. Democrats in Washington are courted by the same business lobbyists as their GOP counterparts. And Republicans, for their part, are well aware of the… Read More
When a stock runs up fast, it’s natural for investors to want to just close their eyes, hang on and hope it’ll go even higher. And a lot of times it does. But we all know we’re taking a chance if we play investments like that. Surging stocks are often… Read More
8.3% Yields From a Country Safer Than The United States
November 5, 2012
I’ve said it at least a hundred times, and I’ll say it at least a hundred more… the vast majority of the world’s best high-yield stocks are not based in the United States… Don’t believe me? Consider this… Of the 244 companies that pay dividend yields of more than 12%,… Read More
Just as a shark that keeps swimming — even when it sleeps — companies are constantly on the prowl for ways to boost per-share profits. New products can help, as can acquisitions or cost cuts. But the clearest way to boost earnings… Read More