My favorite stock screening method is to see what the big money owns, and then dig deeper from there. The concept behind this starting point is that the large hedge-fund and money-management firms have far greater collection of resources, computer power and talent than I, as an individual investor, could… Read More

Bullish? Bearish? Undecided? It doesn’t much matter — at least to Game-Changing Stocks’ Andy Obermueller and his readers. Andy’s mission is to find companies that “move the… Read More

It may be one of the fastest implosions in the history of corporate America. Reviews of the company’s products shifted from (and these are actual quotes): “The only shoe I will ever wear again” and “I love them and never wear anything but,” throughout 2007, to “They’re big and foamy…why… Read More

The market is currently a game of musical chairs. You must stay active to find winning trades even as you prepare for the possibility that the music may stop, taking all stocks on a downward path. That’s why it’s sensible to focus… Read More

No less a sage than Warren Buffett has taught us to be greedy when others are fearful and vice-versa. That’s true for almost any stock. But it’s particularly good advice for commodities investors.  A retailer like Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) or a consumer products vendor such as Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) might… Read More

Those crazy financial engineers seem to be creating new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on a daily basis. Just about every index, country, sector and idea have a related… Read More

One of the key characteristics of a good trader is the ability to recognize stocks and/or sectors that are at inflection points. I am constantly searching for stocks and sectors making new highs, or for those surging after consistently underperforming the broad… Read More

As the presidential election cycle heats up, everyone starts paying more attention to the economy‘s overall health. And according to recent nationwide USA Today/Gallup polls, most voters say their finances haven’t improved during the past four years. The truth is most families are still… Read More

Something doesn’t feel right about this market rally. The S&P 500 is up 11% since the beginning of the June… but why? Europe’s debt crisis is still in full force, the United States has made no progress with its deficit problems and China is on the brink… Read More