I’ve been in the investing business a long time. I’ve witnessed two nasty bear markets and three bull markets, including the massive one from the 1990s. I’ve seen a technology boom then bust, a collapse of the… Read More

It’s really tempting to fill your portfolio with biotech stocks. This is because biotech investors who find the next breakthrough stock are able to double, triple or quadruple their money almost overnight. Take Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN), a maker of a pricey prostate cancer drug, for instance. As… Read More

If you’ve been looking at a sea of red on your stock screens lately, then you have plenty of company. A hefty 495 stocks in the S&P 500 have moved lower since the market sell-off began July 22. Yet a quick look at the five lonely stocks that have been… Read More

When it comes to stock buybacks, we tend to assume investors will surely benefit sooner and later. In the near-term, shares can find support from a large institutional buyer — i.e. the company itself — and in the long-term, earnings per share… Read More

Most of the time, value investors look for stocks that have a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio that is less than the earnings growth rate, or a PEG ratio below 1. For example, a stock with a P/E of 15 and an… Read More

Editor’s note: As has been widely reported, Warren Buffett this morning (August 25) announced plans to invest $5 billion in Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). According to reports, Buffett will buy 50,000 preferred shares paying a 6% annual… Read More

After a solid rebound through the winter and spring of 2009-2010, the U.S. economy began to lose steam. As spring turned into summer in 2010, investors grew increasingly concerned the U.S. economy would slip right back into… Read More

In the current stock market environment, bargains are showing up wherever you turn. Thousands of stocks are now trading at close to two-year lows, although many of them should be avoided since business can get even worse in a slowing economy. This is why it pays to focus… Read More

Did you know it’s possible to capture emerging-market growth opportunities while downplaying risks such as inflation and currency swings? A great way to accomplish this is to own blue-chip companies that have a solid presence and significant… Read More

Has the market gone off its rocker? One day the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 500 points and the next day it’s up 500 points. Then it’s down 600 and up 400, and so on. It’s easy to spend all day trying to explain the market’s… Read More