While none of us claim to be market predictors, we’ve all been investing for many years, and have lived—and profited—through lots of market cycles. Consequently, we’ve learned that money can be made in good and bad markets, and most certainly, during periods of market...
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Discover which REIT is right for your investing portfolio.
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In a volatile, unsafe market, safe dividend stocks are a good place to lay low and reduce your risk. Here are three that could also produce big returns.
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Investment analysts often talk about growth vs. value. But what does that really mean when comparing growth stocks vs. value stocks? Let's get specific.
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This asset manager is adding to its customer and profit base with significant acquisitions.
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This owner of financial exchanges beat earnings estimates by $0.03 last quarter, and four analysts have increased their EPS forecasts for the company in the past 30 days.
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After months of record calm, market volatility is back in a big way, and investors have North Korea (and Donald Trump) to thank for that. Will it last?
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Stock market volatility is at a post-election high. But recent history says you shouldn't start selling your stocks just yet.
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Market volatility is at a 60-year low, as the Dow has spent the last six weeks in its tightest trading range since 1957. But a major breakout is coming.
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Second Opinion: From The Successful Investor
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) owns 41.54% of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD), one of the largest online brokerage firms in the U.S. TD expects Ameritrade will contribute $109 million (Canadian) to its earnings in its 2016 first quarter, which January...
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Here are updates on five companies I’ve recommended in Investment of the Week since October: Carnival, CBS Corp., E*Trade Financial, FedEx, Legg Mason and Universal Electronics.
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U.S. stock market volatility continues, related to a slowing Chinese economy and falling oil prices.
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Put-Write strategy, also called "naked puts" by some, is used when a rise in the price of the underlying asset is expected or, at least, a significant decline is not expected.
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Today I thought I'd start with a chart. This chart, created by The Prudent Speculator based on data from Eugene T. Fama and Kenneth R. French, shows the long-term performance of dividend-paying and non-dividend-paying stocks. As you can see, over the long term, stocks...
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