Recent news that Toys R Us may have to shutter all of its doors is the last thing toymaker Mattel needs. Sharp competitors like Lego and Hasbro are feeling the ill effects from Toys R Us but Mattel isn't healthy enough to sustain more blows. Read More

Nearly 30 years ago I spent some time thinking about how different sectors would be impacted by aging demographics. That resulted in the best investment decision I ever made. Read More

Investors are fretting anew about President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs. Industrial stocks on Monday pushed the Dow and S&P 500 into the red. Read More

Writing a put can be an effective way to generate extra income for your portfolio while you wait for a stock to fall to a level where you would purchase it. Read More

Stocks closed higher on Thursday, after President Trump implemented tariffs that were less harsh than feared. Read More

Trump’s top economic advisor resigned from the White House to protest new tariffs. The Dow and S&P 500 both fell in response, as free trade seemed increasingly imperiled. Read More

If suggested trade tariffs are enacted, the U.S. may find out the hard way that an isolated economy is an expensive one. Already lumber prices are at record highs due to a Canadian tariff. What recent news on steel and aluminum tariffs mean for the U.S. consumer. Read More

Trade war anxieties roiled stocks Tuesday, as investors sought assurance that Trump wouldn’t follow through on proposed tariffs. After extreme gyrations, equities eked out modest gains. Read More

One of My 2018 Energy Sector Predictions was “The U.S. will break its all-time oil production record.” I wrote that I believed it was nearly a sure bet for 2018. I thought it would happen in the first half of the year, but what nobody knew at the time… Read More

The main indices surged Monday, as optimism over U.S. economic growth outweighed geopolitical risks. Worries about a trade war eased. Read More