A Social Light Can Protect Investors
There were no corner offices in the famous “Lipstick” building where Bernie Madoff had his offices in Midtown Manhattan.
View ArticleReal World Politics Meets Real World Investing
This is the time of year when you start to see investment ideas based on predictions of the US Presidential Election. There are lists of stocks that should or could go up under a Republican...
View ArticleStocks For The Retail Wars This Holiday Season
If you want to see a retail CEO’s nostrils flare and face redden, bring up the subject of “showrooming.”. That’s when consumers shop at a retailer, take pictures of products, compare, then go home...
View ArticleTracking Sandy Recovery
I’d like to think we’ve come a long way since Hurricane Katrina slammed into southeast Louisiana on August 23, 2005. There were hard lessons to be learned, but we learned them well.
View ArticleBlack Friday Puts Payment Processing Stocks Into Focus
The days of waking up at 3:00 in the morning on Black Friday to go shopping is a tradition that may never go away. But it is increasingly sharing the stage with people staying at home in their pajamas...
View ArticleCyber Monday Stocks Have Their Day In The Sun
We all saw the crazies camped out at the likes of Best Buy (BBY) and Wal-Mart (WMT), for days, to be one of the first in-store and reap the Black Friday deals. But for every three U.S. shopaholics...
View ArticleBetting On Stocks That Bet On Women
The evidence is incontrovertible: women earn 60% of bachelor’s and master’s degrees, women in their 20s earn more than men, and in November’s election, more women were elected to the Senate – 17 in...
View ArticleHow To Profit From Rising Interest Rates
The specter of rising interest rates has many investors—particularly retirees with large bond holdings—very worried. But we think we’ve found a potential way to play the interest-rate shift: by...
View ArticleMemo To Securities Industry: Get Social
Social media is pretty much taking over the world, but the securities industry is still scared to death of it. The problem: The SEC and FINRA oversee all industry communication with the public very...
View ArticleHow To Profit From Shale Oil
The surge in U.S. production of oil from shale formations has game-changing geopolitical implications, raising the prospect of energy independence for the U.S. We have created a portfolio of 20 stocks...
View ArticleThe Unspoken Cause Of The Student Loan Crisis
As student loans have soared to $1 trillion in the U.S. and created a crisis, people miss a key point about the cause and, thus, the solution: Much of the reason that half those loans aren’t currently...
View ArticleHow To Profit From King Content
As the fall television season gets under way, there will be the usual winners and losers as some shows become hits and others flop. But an even higher-stakes drama is unfolding as consumers use the...
View ArticleHow To Profit From Obamacare, Whether It Stays Or Is Repealed
With Washington waging a fight to the death over the future of Obamacare, confusion is everywhere. Individuals are trying to understand the implications of the law on their healthcare, while investors...
View ArticleHow To Profit From Social Networking Stocks
Twitter’s IPO is prompting many people to consider whether they want to give the social media sector more than a “like” or a retweet and make an investment. Buying an individual stock such as Twitter...
View ArticleHow To Profit From The Shortest Holiday Retail Season In A Decade
Thanksgiving occurs so late this year that the Christmas shopping season will be the shortest in a decade. That means the intense competition for business will be even more compressed than usual. And...
View ArticleThree Ways To Ward Off The Next Madoff
Yesterday marked the five-year anniversary of Bernard Madoff’s sentencing to 150 years in prison. I am reminded yet again how vulnerable investors are at the hands of scam artists. Five years on, I’m...
View ArticleHow To Profit From Share Buybacks
Apple’s biggest move this year wasn’t the roll out of yet another, faster, sleeker iPhone or the purchase of Beats. It was the decision to spend $18 billion on buying back its shares. Low interest...
View ArticleFINRA's Proposed Regulatory Overhaul: Is It The Future Or 'Minority Report'?
Consider for a moment how most regulation works today, be it the Internal Revenue Service, Health and Human Services or even the Food and Drug Administration. First rules are proposed after what is...
View ArticleA Social Light Can Protect Investors
Bernard Madoff's mugshot There were no corner offices in the famous “Lipstick” building where Bernie Madoff had his offices in Midtown Manhattan. Still he managed to lurk behind a veil of secrecy. As...
View ArticleReal World Politics Meets Real World Investing
This is the time of year when you start to see investment ideas based on predictions of the US Presidential Election. There are lists of stocks that should or could go up under a Republican...
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