Demand is soaring nearly out of control. Investors can’t get enough silver bullion. The most popular form of silver bullion is the American Silver Eagle. The coin contains one ounce of pure (99.9%) silver. It has a face value of $1,… Read More
Analyst Articles
A Stock I Warned You About Looks Ready to Nosedive
December 8, 2011
Right before the Thanksgiving break, I singled out Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) as a stock that looked vulnerable to overly-optimistic expectations. [Read the original article here.] At the time, I noted that an imminent quarterly earnings release merited a great… Read More
Why This Dot-Com Stock is STILL a Good Investment
December 8, 2011
Considering how rough it’s been for equity investors the past few years, I’m always somewhat amazed when I see a stock with a chart that looks like it came right out of the 1990s — the line goes straight up, seemingly without end. I’m even more amazed when I find… Read More
3 Stocks with Heavy Insider Buying in November
December 8, 2011
Every time the market hits an air pocket, you’ll notice an uptick in insider buying. That’s because a company’s officers, directors and largest shareholders are looking to pick up… Read More
One of my portfolio holdings, an exchange-traded bonds, will be redeemed on January 9th. Here's what it means for your portfolio... Read More
The 8 Rules I Use to Earn $124.29 in Dividends Per Day
December 7, 2011
I counted twice, just to be sure… $41,513.18. That’s the amount in “daily paychecks” — more commonly known as dividends — I’ve received from my investment portfolio in 2011. This total comes to $124.29 for each day of the year. Cash. … Read More
It’s Finally Time to Buy GM
December 7, 2011
Call it the non-event of 2011. This was supposed to be the year investors re-embraced GM (NYSE: GM), which went public again in late 2010, with analysts painting a fairly rosy picture for the years ahead. Indeed, at the start of this year, I noted that analysts at Morgan… Read More
It’s no secret the newspaper business is in trouble. As more consumers get their news online, advertising and circulation rates in the print world have been steadily falling. In response, many of the major newspaper chains have been cutting staff at a regular clip. The process has been underway for… Read More
The Daily Paycheck Email Alert: “Ask Amy” For Her Analysis on the Companies YOU Care About Before t
December 7, 2011
I just wanted to send out a quick reminder that I am conducting one more "Ask Amy" survey this week. Here's your chance to get my opinion about stocks you care about. Read More
Forget Gold… Invest in This Metal Instead
December 6, 2011
It’s one of the most highly sought metals on the planet. If I’m right, then demand could surge more than 800% in the next four years… And no, I’m not talking about gold, or any other precious metal for that matter. The metal I’m… Read More