Going against the herd is a great way to score big gains in the stock market. And right now, with investors fleeing from shares of one of my favorite companies, a huge opportunity is… Read More

Some companies act within so many different business segments, that it’s difficult for the market to assess what the company is really about. #-ad_banner-#This is especially true when the businesses don’t really fit together and management is unable to focus… Read More

If you follow the news avidly, then you’re undoubtedly aware the pharmaceutical industry is currently running off a so-called patent cliff. Problem is, many of the drugs losing their patent protection also happen to be the blockbuster drugs driving the bulk of Big Pharma’s revenue.  It’s not that these large… Read More

Let’s get right to it… I want to update you on two of my top stock picks this year — picks that I think could rise 50% or even 100% over the next few years, even though each is suffering from some major challenges. I was able… Read More

They’re the creme de la creme of the income universe. Each one has increased its dividend every year for at least two decades… some sport track records with more than 50 years of consecutive dividend increases. All told,… Read More

It’s a $632 billion industry with more than 970,000 locations in the United States. This industry employs 12.9 million workers, making it one of the largest private-sector employers on Earth. Daily sales approach $2 billion with a continually growing active demographic. Yet interestingly enough, this sector is… Read More

Last week, I told you about a major opportunity in the emerging markets. Despite steadily growing their contributions to the global economy during the past five years, stock markets of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and… Read More

Here at StreetAuthority, we don’t talk about Chinese stocks very much. They’ve proven too risky, and more than a few have blown up in the face of major accounting scandals. In short, the risk usually seems to outweigh the reward when it comes to… Read More

Like many veteran investors, dividend-paying stocks have always been a staple of my investing strategy. Dividends have represented more than 50% of the total market return since 1926, according to BNY Mellon… Read More