First quarter earnings season is now in full swing. That means not a day will go by without investors getting bombarded with the latest financial report cards from companies around the world — or the endless chatter that accompanies them. Read More

The U.S. unemployment rate hit the dreaded 10% mark in late 2009. As bad as this has been for firms and their underlying employees, it has been even more difficult for companies that help other companies with human resources. On the flip side,… Read More

Two things happened Thursday that 99.9% of investors don’t know about. The fortunate few who do — and who have acted on their knowledge — are poised to reap serious profits. Today I’ll tell you what these investors know, what happened Thursday, and, most important, how you… Read More

When searching for the best income stocks on the planet, it’s hard to beat master limited partnerships, which often go by the acronym MLPs. These partnerships exist to pass earnings to their shareholders. A variation on… Read More

Fact: The S&P 500 is up more than +68% since the lows of March 2009. In light of this bit of information, it might be tempting for investors to become discouraged. After all, how much farther can the market rise? But looking at the past will only… Read More

We’re not getting any younger. That axiom can be said of people in the United States and just about any other major economic power. And as any physician will tell you, aging takes a toll on our spines. Back pain problems tend to increase as we slow down, as bones… Read More

As the U.S. government builds higher deficits, many investors have sought the safe haven of precious metals – especially gold. Rising government debt loads can trigger inflation and gold bugs see the yellow metal as a safe haven. Silver has often been seen as… Read More

The beer market is very mature in developed markets as has been around for hundreds of years. Case in point: Molson has been in operation since 1786 while Coors was founded in 1873. Legend has it that beer is as old as civilization itself, dating back thousands of years and… Read More

Back in August 2009, Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) unveiled plans to acquire Marvel Entertainment (NYSE: MVL) in a $4 billion cash/stock transaction. The deal valued Marvel at approximately $50 per share, a +30% premium to the $38.65 it fetched before the deal was announced. Marvel shareholders… Read More

For many years, there were two camps in the video game world: Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS), and everyone else. The company’s annual sales grew so large that they equaled the revenue base of the next three public players — combined. But corporate bloat set in, and Electronic… Read More