As mired as stock markets are in uncertainty during these times, and as much as they have fallen, things could be a whole lot worse if not for all the buying of these dips. With stocks moving so much off of the all-time highs we were at not so long ago, due to the fears […]

With oil and stock markets already in a panic over the epidemic of virus fear that has gripped the world, Saudi Arabia declaring a price war on top of this was just too much. We already had the weekend’s escalating coronavirus cases to deal with come Monday, but Saudi Arabia had a little extra surprise […]

While the great majority of stock investors wrestle with the decision of how much to be in or out during these wild times, those more in the know instead see opportunities. Exchange traded funds, or ETFs, have become enormously popular among investors over the last few years, and more and more money is put into […]

Jim Stewart writes a regular column for the New York Times called “Common Sense.” He’s got the common part down pat, but the sense part needs some real work. The common view of investing has so many champions that it’s near impossible to single out anyone as its spokesperson, but if we had to pick […]

With European rates being underwater for so long, and U.S. treasury yields really plummeting now, some are wondering how much longer the U.S. can stay positive. Negative yields on bonds are a new phenomenon, and are completely counter-intuitive, as it should appear to be pretty odd indeed that people would lend money at a loss. […]

Fundamental analysts tend to miss a lot when they analyze stock plays, but they don’t usually get it all wrong. The idea of entering Morgan Stanley right now is just brutal. Whether Morgan Stanley deserves to be called a buy at some point down the road, it certainly isn’t now. We’d actually have a hard […]

While a lot of traders prefer to trade individual stocks, trading the major stock indexes offers some significant benefits, especially for amateurs who need to focus on simplicity. The great majority of amateur traders struggle mightily, and the biggest challenge for them is to come up with a trading strategy that actually works. While there […]

While those who know little about how monetary policy works might be happy with the half-point rate cut the Fed laid down on Tuesday, those in the know are left bewildered. There have been only a handful of Americans that have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 coronavirus, but much of the country has been gripped […]

It shouldn’t be that hard for an active fund manager to beat the market, and do it consistently, if we focus on what matters. Baron Capital is one of the few funds that do. Fund manager Ron Baron of Baron Capital is getting some publicity these days for his extremely bullish take on Tesla, especially […]

China’s massive effort to try to contain the coronavirus definitely is having an effect on their economy, but now that the incident is winding down, they are starting to heal already. Through all the panicking that is going on in the world about the potential spread of the coronavirus, we’re somehow not noticing that things […]