When the market is shocked with breaking news, prices move very quickly. For example, there was shock in the agriculture markets two weeks ago when the USDA slashed its forecast for a key agricultural commodity that is… Read More

Even though we all track a select group of stocks on a regular basis, we still need to keep one eye on everything else happening in the investing sphere. Actions at another company may help to support — or erode — our confidence in a stock we’ve been tracking. For… Read More

A few weeks ago, I bought four ounces of gold for $1,000. I didn’t go to a coin store, get some special deal, or use some “insider” secret… In fact, you can get the exact same deal I got. Let me explain… #-ad_banner-#IFor the past several months, the U.S. dollar… Read More

Many investors say that you “shouldn’t try to catch a falling knife.”  Well, I did, and it hurts.  I made a big, bold $12,500 bet on Ford Motor (NYSE: F) when I launched my $100,000 Real-Money Portfolio late last year and am now paying the price… Read More

For income investors, one of the first criteria considered when making an investment decision, especially if you’re a dividend investor, is a stock’s dividend yield. And why not? After all, if the whole point is to generate income,… Read More

We’ve rarely seen such symmetry in stocks. In the first quarter of 2012, stocks zoomed ahead, almost to the very day that the quarter ended. Indeed, the S&P 500 hit its high mark for the year in the first trading session of the second quarter, and has been on the… Read More

It just might be the biggest game-changer in energy right now. And if you’ve followed along with my recommendation and bought the best stock in this industry, then you’re sitting on a 34% gain in less than two months. And that’s just the beginning. #-ad_banner-#So what is this game-changing development?… Read More

Time to party like it’s…2007? No thanks.  Just five years ago, the phrase “subprime” started to creep into the U.S. consumer lexicon. And not long after, the phrase “subprime mess” became a household name.   #-ad_banner-#In case your memory needs refreshing, the subprime… Read More

While the stock market has been down a little in the past week, there is one market that has been on fire. Ever since temperatures across the country reached triple digits, traders have been buying contracts for corn… Read More