Despite Wednesday’s Fed minutes — where we learned that Fed Chair Janet Yellen sees a more aggressive path toward short-term interest rate hikes — gold prices held firm. As we’ve seen in recent months, an interest rate increase, whether real or anticipated, boosted the value of the U.S. dollar. That,… Read More

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Last week, home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) was in free fall after... Read More
Last week, home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) was in free fall after releasing a disappointing earnings report. It wasn’t alone, though, as several big-name retailers slid... Read More
In a world where the government pays only 3.1% to lock up money for 30 years, it’s nice to... Read More
In a world where the government pays only 3.1% to lock up money for 30 years, it’s nice to find a stock that yields twice that much with double-digit appreciation potential. I’ve written... Read More
As the post-election rally rumbles on and the Dow Jones Industrial Average flirts with the... Read More
As the post-election rally rumbles on and the Dow Jones Industrial Average flirts with the overhyped 20,000 level, it’s rare to see a stock trading nearly 20% off its best levels of the year. ... Read More
I recently wrote that, while the downdraft in big-name technology stocks post-election had given... Read More
I recently wrote that, while the downdraft in big-name technology stocks post-election had given the rest of the sector a bad rap, there were a number of smaller tech stocks with good technical... Read More
Some stocks give us plenty of opportunities to play big moves in both directions. For instance, I... Read More
Some stocks give us plenty of opportunities to play big moves in both directions. For instance, I last wrote about Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) in March, as the stock was in the midst of a three-month... Read More
Any market analyst will tell you that a low price doesn’t necessarily signal an undervalued... Read More
Any market analyst will tell you that a low price doesn’t necessarily signal an undervalued stock. If a stock’s trend is down, then the odds are fairly high that it will move even lower.... Read More