It’s hard to find good value stocks in today’s market. After years of almost uninterrupted bull market, valuations are looking stretched.
December was a solid month for American automakers. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) had its best December sales month since 2007, with sales up …
In October, I wrote that mortgage REIT dividends had stabilized and that many were trading below book value. As we enter 2015 much the …
Here’s a cheery headline to start the week: Japan 2014 births fall to lowest on record but deaths rise. From the FT: Deaths …
Dividend investors looking for solid total returns in 2015 should turn to beaten-down energy stocks. With bonds yielding practically nothing and most other …
Shinzo Abe’s bet paid off. With Japan sinking back into recession and the effectiveness of “Abenomics” called into serious question, the Japanese prime …
It’s been a rough run for Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras(NYSE:PBR). The stock has been in almost continuous decline since late 2009 and …
With the market looking wobbly this December, the need to get paid in cold, hard cash has never been more apparent. If you …
I pride myself on maintaining emotional detachment when I invest. Markets are emotional and tend to overreact, and when they do, the levelheaded …
In the last month of 2014, investors have two chief concerns: lackluster Black Friday sales and the sudden collapse in crude oil prices. …