In a world where government bonds and savings accounts offer miniscule interest rates, investors have been stretching for yield — which is to say, going far beyond their comfort zones to… Read More

In the late 1990s, a furious bull market led to a great deal of pain among professional short sellers. In fact, several high-profile investment firms that actively focused on short selling were… Read More

If you follow the popular investing media, then you’ve likely heard a lot about the benefits of diversification in a stock portfolio. Read More

Although the previous decade heralded the arrival of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations, the current decade has a new class of emerging markets favored by investors. In fact, those markets, which are also known by a handy acronym — CIVETS… Read More

“It’s a madhouse,” said J.E. Wolf III in a recent Bloomberg article. “I’ve been selling real estate here for 43 years, and I’ve never seen it like this.” Teenagers fresh out of high school are earning $75,000 annually driving trucks. Locals have to postpone… Read More

Every value investor envies legendary money manager Mario Gabelli’s genius — and for good reason. Gabelli leads GAMCO Investors, a $36 billion global investment firm known for bringing its clients 16.3% annualized returns since its… Read More

On average, they’re yielding nearly 8%. That’s almost four times the yield of the S&P 500. Try getting that amount from a money market or savings account.#-ad_banner-# But that’s not the half of it. In tandem with those high yields, the capital gains have been great too. The average total return for these forty securities is 39.4%. The best performer has gained… Read More

On average, they’re yielding nearly 8%. That’s almost four times the yield of the S&P 500. Try getting that amount from a money market or savings account.#-ad_banner-# But that’s not the half of it. In tandem with those high yields, the capital gains have been great too. The average total return for these forty securities is 39.4%. The best performer has gained 254.5%, yet still yields 4%. This isn’t the performance of some secret index or an exclusive hedge-fund’s holdings. It’s what is currently happening within the portfolios of my High-Yield Investing advisory. What’s the secret to that sort of performance? How can you build a similar portfolio for yourself? Don’t get me wrong — I do an enormous amount of research and watch my holdings and the market like a hawk. But much of… Read More

You may not know his name now, but you soon will. University of Rochester professor Robert Novy-Marx has developed a new formula, and it has caught the attention of Wall Street. The Wall Street Journal reports that Greenwich,… Read More

Some people built their fortunes by reinvesting dividends. My mother was one of them. For example, she parlayed a $2,500 investment in Bristol Myers (NYSE: BMY) into $65,000 simply by reinvesting dividends into shares of… Read More