In 1999, traders and everyone else seemed to believe that the Internet would change the world and any company with a website would be able to profit from that new reality. These stocks had so much potential that traditional valuation techniques didn’t… Read More

It’s certainly not the sexiest stock on Wall Street, but Sonoco Products Co. (NYSE: SON), a manufacturer of industrial and consumer packaging solutions, could be setting up for a nice move higher. Down more than 6% year-to-date, Sonoco has been underperforming its… Read More

Investors looking at the stock market right now are finding it difficult to determine the direction of the major trend. We have seen several days where the market closed weak after showing a large gain at the open — a sign… Read More

Market leaders often make for great shorting candidates. They tend to gain more than the overall market averages on the upside, and then usually fall more than the average stock on the downside. These are the stocks bought by momentum traders who… Read More

The time has come to protect yourself.  On Sept. 13, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged to unleash a third wave of quantitative easing (QE3) to combat the economic slowdown. According to the Federal Reserve, the… Read More

What’s the first thing people do when they hear about major shootings by a mentally unstable gunman? They go out and buy guns. These shocking news events tend to spook people, so they instantly take steps to ensure they don’t fall victims to the next shooter. As an example, gun… Read More

While value investing and short-term trading seem to be at opposite ends of the investment spectrum, there are ways short-term traders can use long-term value investing principles to profit. Value investors look for cheap stocks and buy in the hope that over… Read More

If tax rates rise and government spending slows next year, the economy is expected to fall into a recession, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Some political pundits insist that Congress and the… Read More

At one point in its history, this stock was synonymous with success in the cellphone market. But not any longer. During the past year, it has reported billions in operating losses, closed several of its worldwide manufacturing sites, cut tens of thousands… Read More

In the small town of Coffeyville, Kansas (population 10,000), I found two explosive investment opportunities that could skyrocket during the next two years. One pays a 9% dividend, while the other has incredible capital… Read More