A funny thing happens during corrections and bear markets. Selling begins and the usual suspects are punished: second-tier stocks, companies with shaky prospects and even shakier financials, companies with too much exposure to the area that’s creating the particular problem or perceived problem. Then the next phase hits,… Read More
Adam Fischbaum brings more than 20 years of professional investment experience as financial advisor and portfolio manager. Affiliated with an NYSE-member firm, he specializes in value, income and macro thematic investing. Adam is also a contributing editor for Yieldpig.com and his work is published frequently on TheStreet.com, BusinessInsdider.com, as well, Seeking Alpha and TalkMarkets.com. He currently holds a Series 7, 63, 65, and 31 license. Adam lives on the Gulf Coast with his wife and two sons. When he’s not running money or writing about it, he enjoys hunting and fishing.
Analyst Articles
This High-Flying Solar Stock is Now a Bargain
October 17, 2011
If you’re investing in an industry with a range of headwinds, then it pays to stick with the company that offers the strongest track record, lowest costs and most visible long-term backlog. That’s been my logic in support of First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), which… Read More
These 4 Stocks May be Safer than U.S. Treasuries
October 17, 2011
Since July 22, a global market rout has caused — almost daily — price swings of up to 300 basis points in the S&P 500. Such market volatility and fears of an imminent recession have triggered a… Read More
Could This Iconic American Company Go Bankrupt?
October 17, 2011
The year 1880 ushered in a new era of for America, setting the stage for technology leadership that would last for more than a century. That was the year that Wabash, Ind., became the first electrically lit city in the world, Thomas Edison conducted his first tests of an electric-power… Read More
Mortgage REITs will make nice additions to my portfolio some day -- but that day hasn't come. I'll explain why I'm still concerned about these investments. Read More
3 Small Stocks with 7%-Plus Dividends
October 14, 2011
It’s been said the best gifts sometimes come in the smallest packages. The same is often true for dividend-seekers — some small cap stocks can provide a reliable and sizeable source of income that’s quite uncharacteristic for a company of their size. And, aside from surprisingly large… Read More
5 Undervalued Small Stocks Under $5
October 14, 2011
The first to slump and the last to rally — that’s the usual fate of stocks of smaller companies when the markets wildly gyrate. Their perceived riskiness — relative to blue chips — keeps them in the doghouse, even after the broader market posts… Read More
This Takeover Target STILL has 40% Upside
October 13, 2011
While the market churns up and down, one stock is making a great upward move. And the rumor mill gets all the credit. Trading desks are abuzz with anticipation that IBM (NYSE: IBM), Verizon (NYSE: VZ) or one of their… Read More
This Medical Device Stock Could Double your Money
October 13, 2011
In today’s uneven stock market, investors end up overlooking many appealing companies. And right now, they are particularly ignoring growth stocks. This usually happens when fears surface that the global economy could be heading into… Read More
These 2 Solar Stocks are a Major “Buy”
October 12, 2011
Despite all the recent negative publicity surrounding solar power, such as diminishing government subsidies due to austerity measures and the Solyndra scandal (the Obama administration gave the company a $528 million loan as a part of the 2008 stimulus package, whereupon the company later went belly-up), the U.S. solar-power industry… Read More