Clues are emerging to what could be one of the biggest trends in 2018. The rate on the 10-year Treasury has jumped 15% since early September and is causing an investor exodus from one segment of the market. The selloff could get worse as rates rise further and a wave… 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

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

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

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

When trading, it’s always a good idea to have a well-tested plan. But today’s trade... Read More

When trading, it’s always a good idea to have a well-tested plan. But today’s trade goes far beyond that, with three trading strategies telling us it’s time to get long... 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

As the market breaks to new highs and fundamental valuations reach record levels, taking bullish... Read More

As the market breaks to new highs and fundamental valuations reach record levels, taking bullish positions in stocks may feel a little risky. If you’re like me, you usually try to wait for... Read More

As the majority of the market embarked on the so-called “Trump rally” last month, some... Read More

As the majority of the market embarked on the so-called “Trump rally” last month, some of the largest technology stocks were left in the dust. But the tech behemoths’ struggles... Read More

While many investors were watching the election, companies were beginning to close out earnings... Read More

While many investors were watching the election, companies were beginning to close out earnings season with some of the best news we’ve seen in more than a year.  According to FactSet,... Read More