In the mid 1980s, my favorite band was R.E.M. At that time, they were the kings of college radio and snotty rock critics. But high school kids were still using Van Halen, Loverboy and Journey as their soundtrack for getting in trouble. When classmates would kid me about listening to… Read More

More than a decade removed from the dot-com era, investors are once again reverting to bad habits. They’re chasing seemingly sexy hot IPOs (initial public offerings) as they rise ever-higher and are often the last ones left holding the bag when reality eventually sets in and these stocks steadily fall. Read More

There is one huge risk when it comes to owning shares of high-growth companies. No one really knows how far or how close the company is to market saturation, so investors (and… Read More

Today, I’m going to do something different… As the chief-investment strategist behind Game-Changing Stocks, I normally spend hours poring over a multitude of newspapers and financial journals to bring my readers the market‘s next groundbreaking trend. While… Read More

I first warned readers about these stocks last month. Since then, many of them have fallen — including one that fell 25% and another 27%. Now, recent actions by some of the companies in this industry have solidified my opinion. I’m still convinced millions of investors are… Read More

Randal J. Kirk is beside himself right now. The legendary biotech investor, who is now worth more than $2 billion, made a rare misstep by plunking down $14 million (at $10.61 a share) on Halozyme Therapeutics (Nasdaq: HALO) in February, only to see that investment lose a quarter of its… Read More

If you want someone to really pay attention to what you are saying, then all you have to do is put your money where your mouth is. Consider the CEO of Company X. His stock price is in the proverbial… Read More

Did Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) recently commit an error in judgment? It’s tough to be critical of one of the world’s greatest value investors, but even the best of the best can occasionally get caught up in the hype and forget the disciplined rules that earned them their… Read More

I’m sure you’ve heard the sad news by now: The genius factory at Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is finally out of ideas. New CEO Tim Cook, who took the reins of the $576 billion company from legendary founder Steve Jobs after… Read More

I’m a big fan of Las Vegas. I try to visit at least once a year to try my luck at the tables (I leave the club-hopping to the socialites).    I’m also an advocate of gaming stocks. In fact, I spent over a year writing a regular monthly feature… Read More