Since the fall of last year, investors have sent most financial stocks plummeting, regardless of the underlying strength of the firm’s business prospects. But what has been a period of unadulterated selling so far could spell big opportunity for smart investors who buy… Read More

Time waits for no one. The market has rung in the New Year, and slow-to-move investors may miss out on further gains ahead. So I’m moving quickly to name the second pick in my $100,000 portfolio. As is the case with Ford (NYSE: F), my initial holding, it’s also… Read More

While taking time out on a trip to Hong Kong a few years ago, I took a ferry over to the island protectorate of Macau. The place felt like a ghost town, with few tourists, though the locals said that would soon change. They were right. A few years later,… Read More

Here’s one of my favorite investing maxims: “Better early than late.” This sums up perhaps the biggest weakness is my investing approach. I have a pretty good nose for stocks that rise — eventually. But I can be premature by several months or several quarters as well. Read More

You asked, and I’ve responded. A number of readers have expressed interest in getting a handle on my very best investment ideas. So I figure the start of the New Year is a fine time to deliver.    I’m calling it by the simple moniker of “Dave Sterman’s… Read More

Building a sizable retirement nest egg requires a great deal of flexibility. When the economy is expanding, you need to dig deep for the best growth stocks. These are the names that can see their price-to-earnings (P/E) multiples expand to… Read More

When Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) engineers first dreamed up the concept of the iPad — perhaps the most important computer product in a decade — they had to rethink every aspect of its design. To make a very thin, lightweight, powerful device would have been hard to pull… Read More

It’s essential that a newly-public company remain in focus for investors. With enough attention, these new issues can climb steadily higher as the appearance of success draws more investors in. But if a company stumbles after an initial public offering (IPO), then it can… Read More

Executives at chip-equipment maker Lam Research (Nasdaq: LRCX) pulled off a masterstroke this week. A decision to buy Novellus Systems (Nasdaq: NVLS) has the makings of a “home  run,” according to Citigroup. Why? Because the acquisition may boost Lam’s… Read More

Just because you develop a popular new technology, there’s no guarantee you can control its destiny. Digital video recorder (DVR) pioneer Tivo (Nasdaq: TIVO) convinced cable companies it’s program-recording devices would revolutionize viewing habits, as it was far more functional than a plain-old… Read More