What do you do when you find a stock with more than 988 million of its products in use… that holds more than $28 per share in cash… and is buying back $2 billion in stock? I think you buy it and hold it forever. And I’m… Read More

Here’s a bit of good news. With millions of Americans now taking anticholesterol drugs (known as statins), heart disease may soon lose its status as the leading cause of deaths in the United States. In 2009 (the year for which the most recent data is available), 598,000 Americans died of… Read More

America’s growing obesity epidemic has been for years one of the primary concerns among health-care professionals and organizations. Right now, about one-third of adults and 20% of children in the country are obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it’s easy to imagine the costs… Read More

In his famous book A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Burton Malkiel suggests that every stock is exactly fairly valued. There can be no such thing as an undervalued stock or an overvalued stock, since investors are armed with all knowledge impacting the value… Read More

If you’re a frequent StreetAuthority.com reader, then you know in the past few weeks I’ve told you a lot about the benefits of owning international high-yield stocks… even during a rough time in the market. Don’t get me wrong. I’m… Read More

There’s been a lot of focus on the gold market lately. The yellow metal has started to lose its value, wiping out profits for investors who have jumped on the bandwagon in recent months.  Yet in this instance, a pullback doesn’t spell… Read More

In a brutal market, this stock has been a star. In fact, since the sell-off started in late July the S&P 500 is down 17.5%. This stock is actually UP 7.4%. And that’s when our… Read More

When I was in junior high school in the late 1970s, pessimism about the economy was all around. My friends’ parents were uniformly convinced the United States was in the midst of a great decline that would spell trouble for my generation. I… Read More

A little hysteria can go a long way, especially when it concerns financial markets. And with gold prices plunging 15% last month, it almost goes without saying all those SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) owners are now biting their nails, wondering whether the three-year rally has finally run… Read More

“How do you make $1 million in the airline industry? Start with $2 million and know when to quit.” As the economy drifts toward a possible recession, investors are increasingly scrutinizing balance sheets… Read More