At mid-week last week, there were 240 holdings spread out among a dozen real-money and model portfolios in the various StreetAuthority advisories. Nearly 70% of these stocks were in positive territory. To put it in the parlance of a daily stock market update,… Read More

There are many strategies investors use to profit in the stock market. One of the most effective and time-tested methods is the technical breakout strategy.#-ad_banner-# According to the breakout strategy, the investor… Read More

One of these companies offers a breakthrough in detecting cancer. Another buys gold for just $400 an ounce. Still another company has $45 billion in cash on its books and has earned record revenue in each of the past three years.#-ad_banner-# And if you’re interested in income, then pay attention. Read More

Are you familiar with the M/O ratio? Well, it may just be the single most important equation to determine the direction of global stock markets. And while it’s likely to help deliver robust gains for many emerging markets, it’s a troubling ratio for… Read More

Most of us are taught, at an early age, that cynicism is wrong. Being distrustful of others and believing people are only motivated by self-interest is a difficult way to approach life. However, as in most everyday wisdom, there is a dramatic exception to this rule.  Being a cynic has… Read More

Ever since he took the reins of Citigroup (NYSE: C) in mid-October, Chairman Michael O’Neill has been making the rounds with the company’s key stakeholders. And as he’s found, the global banking giant still has many detractors in the investment community. Read More

In his book “How to Make Money in Stocks,” famed investor and founder of the Investor’s Business Daily publication William J. O’Neill suggested that the performance of the sector and industry in which a stock is categorized ultimately determines one-third of an individual stock’s performance. In other words, just by… Read More

During the past two years, software developers in Redmond, Wash., have been fine-tuning the millions of lines of code that comprise Windows 8, the latest version of Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) ubiquitous software operating system. It’s been an ambitious task, as Microsoft has… Read More

Insider purchases — when a director or company executive buys shares — are some of the most closely followed events in the market. Who better knows whether a stock is… Read More

Finding the right investment can be a challenge for anyone, especially during a down economy. But many don’t realize that the research has already been done for you.  #-ad_banner-#If you’ve read my articles,… Read More