Markets can only crash when the masses aren’t expecting it. And if history is any guide, Congress just might push us right off the “fiscal cliff.”#-ad_banner-# The fiscal cliff is a combination of federal tax increases and spending cuts that are scheduled to go into effect at the end of… Read More

CEOs aren’t known as an overly optimistic bunch. After all, it doesn’t do the leader of a company any good to set the bar incredibly high only to disappoint with mediocre results. Managing expectations isn’t just a way to beat … Read More

It’s official… Warren Buffett is bullish on real-estate. Last March, in his annual address to shareholders, Buffett advised affluent investors to invest big in residential real estate. In fact, he went on record saying… Read More

To whom much is given, much can be taken away. That’s a fairly simple concept, but it’s the perfect analogy for what is happening in the solar industry right now. After years of rapid growth on the back of heavy government stimulation, the solar industry is being crushed under a… Read More

Major political events can have a powerful effect on the market, particularly oil stocks. And with the presidential election only two weeks away, a big profit opportunity is at hand. Two and a half… Read More

Commodities are markets that many individual traders have ignored in the past. They have been traded with futures contracts in a market that is in some ways riskier than stock markets. Futures can have unlimited financial risk… Read More

We’re in a new era. I call it the era of scarcity. Around the world, literally billions of people are all fighting for the same limited resources. Once you burn a barrel of oil or a ton of coal, it’s gone forever. Demand… Read More

If prices at the pump are killing consumers, then food prices are about to kick them while they’re down. After the worst drought in 90 years wreaked havoc on domestic agriculture production this summer, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) released a report concluding that food prices are… Read More

The appeal of biofuels is self-evident. Producing fuels from natural substances such as algae — instead of crude oil — can help wean the country’s dependence on imported oil. And many biofuels hold the promise of lower costs than oil-based fuels. That was the lesson brought home on Sept. 24… Read More

One noted CNBC analyst/entertainer is fond of saying “There’s always a bull market somewhere,” and he is correct that at least one stock market sector or country… Read More