I was talking with a colleague a few weeks ago and she wondered aloud whether the economic and political chaos in Italy — mainly the result of Europe’s ongoing sovereign debt crisis — was creating an opening for bargain-hunting investors. After all, we’re talking… Read More

As an income investor, one of my favorite holdings is telecom stocks. Their stable business models and generous yields leave me at ease. Dividends are also often higher than other sectors because of the strong cash flow these companies generate and… Read More

I’ve been looking at stocks since I was in high school, back in the late 1970s. I eventually chose to turn my fascination with investments into a career. I figured stocks represented the single-best path to wealth creation, thanks to one simple statistic: If you hold an investment for an… Read More

When the developed world sneezes, emerging economies catch a cold. This fear explains why investors are quick to shed their emerging-market holdings when the U.S. and European indexes hit rough waters. But it may be time for a new set of rules for investors to follow. Many… Read More

There are several tenets to dividend-investing that income seekers should remember when stock-picking. First and foremost, does the stock in question have any red flags that could mean a dividend reduction or suspension is… Read More

Every investor knows diversification is crucial in order to maintain a successful portfolio. And in times like these, with the U.S. economy on a sluggish growth path, it really pays to invest in foreign markets. Read More

A few weeks ago, I told you about the enormous number of high-yielding stocks abroad. If you remember, my research team and I found only 18 profitable U.S. companies were paying yields of more than 12%… compared with 412 overseas. Although the numbers fluctuate daily, this means… Read More

I’ll bet you can name most of the world’s top 10 economies. Most of them, such as the U.S. economy, the Japanese economy and the British economy have long been global powerhouses, yet their days of peak growth have likely passed. Only two of… Read More

As investors await the outcome of various global crises — from Athens to Washington — they’re going to great lengths to avoid risk. Many are shunning any new stock purchases until confidence can be restored. But some investors aren’t waiting for the “all clear” to sound, snapping up great companies… Read More

Is the China trade over? A two-decade long run has catapulted the Chinese economy to amazing heights, but real cracks are starting to appear: inflation has perked up, the housing sector looks overextended and rumors persist that… Read More