Did you have the misfortune of owning for-profit education stocks in the third quarter? Then you’re likely licking your wounds right now, and presumably, cutting your losses. Just look at the third quarter share price drops for some of the leading players in the sector. I noted… Read More

Volatility increased slightly last week and looks like it is returning to normal levels. For short-term traders volatility creates opportunities. We seem to be in a short-term pullback within a long-term uptrend, so there is an opportunity to profit on the short… Read More

Now, the big news this month was the Fed‘s promise of “QE Infinity,” an uber-aggressive monetary move that even the most bullish… Read More

In early 2011, this stock traded at a high near $175. Within a year, shares plummeted to less than a third of that value, near $50. They continued in a freefall into early summer 2012, hitting a low near $11.40 in early… Read More

With $200,000 in actual cash fronted by StreetAuthority, I was given the go-ahead to build a real-money portfolio using the “Daily Paycheck” strategy.#-ad_banner-# The strategy is straightforward. I’m building a portfolio of income stocks that pays me a dividend… Read More

Common sense dictates that when commodity prices fall, there will be less financial incentive to dig stuff up. And when prices cross below levels where producers can turn a profit, activity should really grind down.#-ad_banner-#… Read More

It’s Nov. 7. Staffers on one presidential campaign are packing their bags for Washington, D.C., while those at the other campaign are posting resumes on Monster.com. Meanwhile, as TV political pundits wallow in post-game analyses like a pig wallowing… er … in whatever pigs like to wallow in, investors are actually relieved. The unknown is now known. And now it’s time to reposition their portfolios based on the change or lack of change in the political landscape. Personally, I’ve never been a huge believer in reactionary trading based on election outcome. Read More

It’s Nov. 7. Staffers on one presidential campaign are packing their bags for Washington, D.C., while those at the other campaign are posting resumes on Monster.com. Meanwhile, as TV political pundits wallow in post-game analyses like a pig wallowing… er … in whatever pigs like to wallow in, investors are actually relieved. The unknown is now known. And now it’s time to reposition their portfolios based on the change or lack of change in the political landscape. Personally, I’ve never been a huge believer in reactionary trading based on election outcome. However, there are sectors that will undoubtedly perform better or worse based on which administration is driving the bus. Some are relatively predictable. Some may surprise you… Either way, even if you don’t plan to restructure your portfolio any time soon, it’s important to know which types of stocks could shine or dive in the next presidential term. President Willard Mitt Romney It’s pretty easy to guess which sectors would benefit from a Romney victory… Big Oil — Historically, Republican presidential… Read More

Economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are paid to worry. They have to soberly assess the various currents and cross-currents buffeting the global economy, making their best guess about what lies ahead for the… Read More

Apple changed the size and shape of the iPhone compared to previous models. This means old cases won’t fit the new phone. They also changed the power plug, so old docking devices no longer work with this new model. Investors should focus on the fact that there are now 5… Read More

The hype prior to Facebook’s (Nasdaq: FB) IPO on May 18 was unprecedented. Every media outlet was keenly focused on this revolutionary young company with such massive valuation. Investors competed to be included on the IPO share distribution lists, certain that the world’s… Read More