I’ve heard an oft-repeated sentiment from colleagues throughout my two decade investment career: “If it’s not timely, it’s not worth my time.” I love that. While many of these folks are buying and selling stocks they think will make an imminent move, they are ignoring the vast universe of stocks… Read More

Momentum investing can lead to powerful gains. That’s why some investors suggest you should always “let your winners ride,” presumably to even higher prices. This was my logic when I recommended shares of Crocs (Nasdaq: CROX) last August.   The footwear… Read More

In its latest issue, Money magazine cited data showing stocks with the lowest earnings multiples tend to post the highest returns. A chart in the article detailed that the l0% of stocks with the lowest price-to-earnings (P/E)… Read More

#-ad_banner-#From my perch here in upstate New York, a deluge of rain has made the local roads impassable. The fact that the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped another 200 points on June 23 just adds to the gloom. Yet strangely enough, I’m feeling bullish. Many of the companies I track… Read More

At Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: BRK-B) annual meeting on April 30, Warren Buffett admitted to a lack of initial knowledge about the oil additive business shortly before agreeing to acquire Lubrizol Corp. (NYSE: LZ). But as a quick study on companies and one of the most astute investors of all time,… Read More

If you are a value investor looking to boost your portfolio returns, then you could try following the stock-picking strategy of billionaire fund manager Carl Icahn. The legendary investor has amassed a fortune by identifying undervalued companies, taking big positions in the stock, and… Read More

#-ad_banner-#For many investors, May 4, 2011 marked a key turning point for stocks. On that day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 100 points. This also happened on four different occasions in that same month. Most stocks have been unable to withstand such blows and have been trending… Read More

Preparing a company for its public debut on the stock market is a long and arduous process. The numbers need to be checked and checked again, dozens of meetings with potential investors need to be arranged, and a virtual mountain of paperwork needs to be reviewed by regulators. So when… Read More

With the market posting weaker results in recent weeks, an increasing number of stocks are sinking further and further away from their 52-week highs. Finding which stocks deserve to be sold off and which are just victims of a tough market can be a challenge. That’s why it pays to… Read More

The market’s rough patch has recently knocked many stocks from their 52-week highs. Even the companies that are performing well are drifting ever lower, but the companies that have dared to stumble this spring are really taking a beating. One false move and they wake up to a share price … Read More