Investing in Stocks

It’s only been 24 days and I’m already exhausted by the onslaught of articles about “budding” industries, “bong” bubbles, or “high” hopes for the marijuana industry. Why can’t we… Read more

If you haven’t heard about the Target data breach by now, here is the short version: a massive identity theft operation was perpetrated against retail-giant Target (NYSE: TGT) and… Read more

Struggling teen retailer American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) is in free-fall mode this morning after a surprise announcement on Wednesday after the market closed that CEO Robert Hanson was… Read more

I’ve been advising investors buy shares of Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) for several months now. But last week’s 30% plummet in Best Buy’s stock served as a wakeup call that… Read more

It was just one week ago when the big news was announced: Google Acquires Nest for $3.2 billion. For many investors, it was just the latest multi-billion dollar merger… Read more

It’s a fact that Wall Street professionals are horrible at predicting market performance from year to year. Yet, every January hordes of highly paid experts continue the annual tradition… Read more

As an economist, John Maynard Keynes’ intellectual rigor left much to be desired.  As an investor, Keynes was frequently spot on.  He understood Wall Street and approached it with… Read more

In December, I published a reader mailbag issue of Income & Prosperity.  Although I had been flooded with more than 100 emails from our readers, I was only able… Read more

One of the great myths of the financial newsletter industry is that every editor outperforms the market. It is, of course, not true. Despite all the claims, there’s no… Read more