While modern-day investing can’t be considered easy, it’s not necessarily difficult either. The secret to success is usually just avoiding the small mistakes that end up costing big bucks. With this in mind, here are the five most common pitfalls investors should make a point of avoiding no matter how… Read More
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5 Game-Changing Ideas to Watch for in 2013
Although 2012 isn’t quite over yet, we’re now close enough to 2013 to start thinking about the bigger themes that are going to make for investment-worthy stocks in the coming year. Five of them are apt to become particularly strong trends. Here they are… 1. Mobile payments The idea… Read More
3 Reasons Google Has Already Peaked
It’s tough to imagine that anything could unseat Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) as the king of all-things-Internet. After all, not only does the company dominate the search engine market, but it also keeps people in the Google circle by constantly adding new tools… Read More
Why I See at Least 50% Upside in AOL
It may be one of the wildest reversals of fortune in modern history. As the 1990s were coming to a close and the nation was increasingly getting “online,” AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) was sitting on top of the world. Its famous “You’ve got mail” notification even spawned a box-office hit.#-ad_banner-#… Read More
How to Invest If Romney Wins the Election
(Editor’s note: Yesterday, we took a look at how to invest if Obama wins the election in November. To read that article, go here.) Though President Barack Obama leads the latest polls, it’s too soon to write Mitt Romney off as a winning candidate. And if Romney… Read More
The Best Way to Invest if Obama Wins the Election
Unless the current polls are wrong, or unless Mitt Romney turns things around soon, Barack Obama is likely to remain as President of the United States for a second term. How will this affect the market? More specifically, what should investors do… Read More
The 7 Best Retirement Stocks to Own Right Now
While it’s fun to be aggressive with your investments in your working years, when you have time to ride out the rough patches, that same kind of investment flexibility may not be an option once you’re retired. Older investors simply have… Read More
5 Great Stocks You’ve Never Heard Of
It’s easy to fall in love with a big, high-profile stock like Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) or General Electric (NYSE: GE). Odds are good that you use a product either one or both of the companies make, and the media’s constant coverage of them sure makes it easy to get comfortable… Read More
Why Facebook is Now a Classic “Turnaround Stock”
It may be one of the fastest reversals of fortunes we’ve seen with an initial public offering (IPO) in quite some time. Before its May 18 IPO, Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) was growing its user base like… Read More
A Rare Opportunity to Profit from Copper Prices
Have you ever noticed how the market can stop and turn on a dime just when the majority of investors are sure it’s going to keep moving in the other direction? It’s a phenomenon also observed at the sector level and… Read More