Although the U.S. stock market has generated a healthy glow this year, the commodity complex appears… Read More

After a long fallow period out of the investor spotlight, solar-power stocks are back — with a vengeance.  On April 9, shares of First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), the industry’s largest player with a… Read More

My colleague Nathan Slaughter loves to invest in scarce resources. Nathan’s enthusiasm is hard to fault given the world’s insatiable appetite for gold, oil and other depleting resources. As supplies dwindle, prices for these commodities are sure to rise. You could invest directly in scarce resources through… Read More

Thanks to subpar winter rain and snow in the Northern California mountains, the Southwest appears to be headed for another summer of water rationing — something nearby Texas is already familiar with. And water shortages abound elsewhere. #-ad_banner-#Across the globe, the Chinese government is building a massive pipeline to ship… Read More

Last Thursday shares of Gulfport Energy (Nasdaq: GPOR) established a 52-week high of $47.19 a share, having risen 198.9% since late June. That’s more than 10 times the advance in the S&P 500 during the same period. Read More

With the S&P 500 hitting an all-time high, stocks have been stealing the headlines. But behind the scenes, there is a market that is just as hot.  And when this market accelerates as it did in early… Read More

Here’s some news that might come as a surprise to you… If you look back over the past four years, the biggest winner in the energy sector is a company that I bought last September, Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE: KOG), a $2.3 billion oil and gas exploration and production… Read More

Energy has been one of the worst-performing sectors in the S&P 500 during the past year. #-ad_banner-#While the broader market is up an impressive 13%, the energy sector has gained just 2.5%. That performance looks even worse when… Read More

The United States alone consumes 18.9 million barrels of oil every day, rain or shine. And China’s appetite grows more ravenous by the minute, with daily consumption doubling from 5.5 million barrels in 2003 to nearly 9.8 million in 2011. Aside from a brief downturn during the… Read More

Get ready to meet one of the best CEOs you never heard of. In the past six months I’ve told you about a number of business leaders, past and present, whose companies benefited — or stood to benefit — in a big way from their special knowledge and expertise. And… Read More