Michael Marcus turned a $30,000 investment into $80 million. He loves the technique I’m about to share with you. And he’s not alone. Bruce Kovner manages a $4 billion… Read More

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking most major stock market indexes are at or near all-time highs. The good news is that with such broad participation… Read More

Almost a year ago, it was all over the headlines. You couldn’t turn on CNBC or open an issue of The Wall Street Journal without hearing about it.  Then, May 18, 2012 came around — the day Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) went public.  It was the biggest Internet IPO in history — even bigger than Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), with a peak market capitalization of more than $104 billion. But as soon… Read More

Almost a year ago, it was all over the headlines. You couldn’t turn on CNBC or open an issue of The Wall Street Journal without hearing about it.  Then, May 18, 2012 came around — the day Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) went public.  It was the biggest Internet IPO in history — even bigger than Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), with a peak market capitalization of more than $104 billion. But as soon as the stock went public, it became clear that the party was over.  Thanks to a malfunction in the way Nasdaq‘s computers handled millions of dollars in trades, as well as allegations that the company and its underwriters were involved in everything from inflating share prices, issuing too many shares and even overstating earnings, the stock eventually went into a tailspin.  All told, Facebook shares lost more than a quarter of their IPO value in less… Read More

There is nothing more important to a stock than earnings. That makes earnings season the most important time of the year for the S&P 500. Read More

As the markets were hitting new highs last week, poker player and investor Amy Calistri was contemplating the odds and plotting her course of action. Her main questions were: “What are the chances these gains will reverse… Read More

I have an insatiable curiosity about things.  This is particularly true when it comes to the stock market and investing. There is little I love more than discovering unique, off-the-beaten-track… Read More

A major surge in any given stock can help pump up a portfolio’s returns, and for many investors, holding tight on a winning stock pick seems like the right thing to do. After all, the news has been good (perhaps in the form of… Read More

All industries are dominated by the biggest and most successful companies. In technology, there is Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN). In energy, companies such as ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Conoco Phillips (NYSE: COP) reign supreme. But every once in a while, a new guy comes along and shakes… Read More

After a long fallow period out of the investor spotlight, solar-power stocks are back — with a vengeance.  On April 9, shares of First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), the industry’s largest player with a… Read More