Investors of a certain age — myself included — will always remember the name Julian Robertson, the founder of Tiger Management. He was one of the pioneers of the hedge-fund industry, and he built a cult-like following after turning $8 million in seed money in 1980 into more than $20… Read More

As the economy continues to recover from the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression, many investors are growing restless with the wild swings of the stock… Read More

The truth will make you sick. Congress is rich — unbelievably rich. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, 249 of the 535 congressmen are millionaires. That’s 47%. By comparison, about 5% of U.S. households are worth more than $1 million. And until recently,… Read More

Most people simply hate stocks. According to a June 2012 survey conducted by the University of Chicago and Northwestern University, 84% of respondents say the stock market is untrustworthy and that it’s foolish to put your money into stocks. Read More

As one of the world’s most successful and prolific investors, it’s no wonder Warren Buffett is closely watched by the stock market. After all, the “Oracle of Omaha” has been able to beat the S&P 500 37 out of the 45 years… Read More

Readers of my articles know I spend little time focusing on biotech stocks. The science behind these companies is often so arcane that analyzing these firms to find the best stocks to invest in is best left to people with a serious grounding in medicine. Even if a biotechnology company’s… Read More

Being the premier name in a business category doesn’t necessarily make it the ideal investment opportunity in that particular sector. Take McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) for example. While it’s the undisputed king of fast food restaurants, its competitor-crushing edge five years ago led to a dangerous complacency, opening… Read More

It’s wise to be very suspicious of richly-valued IPOs. History has shown us time and again that many will end up stumbling badly once they must prove themselves on a quarterly basis. Yet in the early days of trading, these stocks are often accorded valuations that lead you to think… Read More

Cybercrime is a global epidemic that is costing individuals and companies billions of dollars. Cyber-attacks are causing “the greatest transfer of wealth in history,” according to Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. #-ad_banner-# In the past year alone, industry-leading companies… Read More

As we start to close the books on the second-quarter earnings season, a clear trend is now official: companies have struggled to boost sales and profit margins appear to have peaked, which has led to a higher-than-usual amount… Read More