Not long after I wrote about this big health care firm in December 2010, this stock began a nice hot streak. It’s now up 31% in the past 12 months, compared with a 14% gain for the S&P 500 during the same time. This is undoubtedly a… Read More
Tim Begany is an experienced investor and financial journalist who has written about many financial topics including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, international/emerging markets, retirement and insurance. He worked at several financial planning and investment advisory firms, where he participated in the development and management of stock, bond, and mutual fund portfolios and helped clients with comprehensive financial planning. His education includes a bachelor's degree in business administration and the Certified Financial Planner curriculum. He holds a Series 65 investment consultant license.
Analyst Articles
The Most Hated Company on Earth Is Making Investors Rich
March 21, 2012
I can’t think of a stock that’s more hated. I’ve written about this company several times before. I’ve personally owned it for years. But just about every time I mention it, I end up receiving nasty emails admonishing the fact that I would cover… let alone recommend…… Read More
When gold was first discovered at Sutter’s Mill in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains in 1848, thousands of people dropped everything and headed west with dreams of striking it rich. Within a year, San Francisco was transformed from a sleepy outpost with a few dozen… Read More
Warren Buffett is the world’s most successful investor. He’s worth $44 billion and is the third-richest person on earth. The investments made by his firm, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B), gained 513,055% from 1964 to the end of 2011. The S&P 500, including dividends, gained 6,397% over the… Read More
I've spent the last few weeks studying the potential winners and losers in case interest rates keep rising. Here's what I found... Read More
Forget Uncle Sam: The U.S. is Still SWIMMING in Natural Gas — and Investors Can Still Profit
March 20, 2012
On Jan. 26, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a report showing the United States had about 482 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of recoverable natural gas reserves in shale formations (not counting conventional basins). That’s a big number by any measure — enough to fuel U.S. Read More
What I learned From a Well-Known Stock up 3,212%
March 20, 2012
During the early 1970s, an Oregon track coach by the name of Bill Bowerman changed the world in his kitchen. Trying to develop a new running shoe that would help his athlete’s grip the surface of the track, Bowerman poured liquid… Read More
A Major Shift Could Drive Stocks in Coming Years
March 20, 2012
Many investors have been surprised by the steady advances in the stock market since it bottomed out three years ago. They shouldn’t have been. History predicted it would happen. Exiting a major economic slowdown, companies cut costs… Read More
In the week of March 12, the Federal Reserve gave the nation’s major banks their third so-called “stress test” to determine whether they would survive another collapse of the financial system like the one suffered in 2008. Overall, the group passed the test, with 15 of the 19 undergoing… Read More
Wall Street strategists try way too hard to deliver a precise forecast of where the market is headed. They look at price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios, projected sales and profit growth rates,… Read More