Markets

When the “smart money” starts buying an investment, it’s the most accurate buy signal that you’ll ever see.  

A delightfully entertaining drama is playing out these days. This one features several of Wall Street's heaviest hitters – Carl Icahn, George Soros, Daniel Loeb, and Bill Ackman.  

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is worried. In fact, he’s so worried he voiced his concerns in a bold open letter to Saudi ministers and took out a… Read more

With U.S. markets at record highs, stocks aren't cheap right now. Where is a value investor to turn? Try one of the most beaten-down sectors out there – emerging… Read more

Detroit’s bankruptcy is far and away the largest municipal bankruptcy ever. In fact, it’s more than four-times the size of the second biggest bankruptcy – the $4 billion default… Read more

Home prices are still an average of 28% below where they were in at the peak of the housing bubble in June of 2006.

Last June, investors bought $667 million of newly issued bonds from the city of Detroit. The offering to fund sewers was oversubscribed – meaning that there were more buyers… Read more

Stocks finished the day flat as investors were torn over what to do in response to the decidedly mixed July jobs numbers.

Today’s hot investment almost always turns out to be tomorrow’s widow-maker.

Learning to avoid “the trend” is easily the most consistently difficult task investors face.

It’s a lesson most investors don’t… Read more