If I asked you what was going on in the markets in January 2017, I’d bet that most folks... Read More

If I asked you what was going on in the markets in January 2017, I’d bet that most folks wouldn’t recall anything in particular that really stood out. After all, the S&P 500 was... Read More

The pain in her legs was so unbearable that she couldn’t muster one more step… let... Read More

The pain in her legs was so unbearable that she couldn’t muster one more step… let alone the dozen or so needed to make it to her sorority just down the street. She had to call a friend... Read More

If you’ve been reading these articles for any length of time, then you know that I talk a lot about emotions and how they can greatly impact whether you’re successful or not in investing… and really everyday life. But we’ll stick mostly to investing in this issue. Gaining a better… Read More

2017 was a banner year. The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 rallied 19.4% year-to-date, and it did so without so much as a hiccup. We’re now heading into the ninth year of this bull market, and at 3,219 days and a 300%-plus total return since the market… Read More

Editor’s Note: Today, we’d like to bring you something a little different. This piece is from Jimmy Butts, one of the top analysts over at our sister company, StreetAuthority. We hope you enjoy…  Here at StreetAuthority, we spend a great deal of our research efforts digging through hundreds of investment… Read More

OK, I know this isn’t what I normally do. And yes, it might sound a bit extreme. But this is... Read More

OK, I know this isn’t what I normally do. And yes, it might sound a bit extreme. But this is so important we need to talk about it.  I still buy and recommend stocks, but as readers of my... Read More

More than 50 years ago, Charlie Munger told his partner that, “It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.” This would become a sort of guiding principle as Munger and Warren Buffett built their empire, Berkshire Hathaway.  Like… Read More

This may sound obvious (or not), but my Maximum Profit system profits from what’s working in... Read More

This may sound obvious (or not), but my Maximum Profit system profits from what’s working in the market at any given time — stocks that are already winning. After all, who would you... Read More

Construct a game plan, and I promise you will become a better investor. With proper planning and perseverance, Profitable Trading’s Jared Levy was making $600,000 a year trading by the time he was 18. He was also one of the youngest-ever members of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. But without goals… Read More

Today, I want to tell you about an investing strategy that defies logic. It shouldn’t work... Read More

Today, I want to tell you about an investing strategy that defies logic. It shouldn’t work based on everything we’ve learned about the stock market. Yet it does. In fact, for more than... Read More