Whether for recreational or medicinal purposes, marijuana is one of the hottest areas of biotechnology research. Pot is quickly losing its pariah status to become a massive, mainstream business. Marijuana, once a counter-cultural act of rebellion, is attracting eager investors and venture capitalists. Woodstock, say hello to Wall Street. However,… Read More

Brick-and-mortar retail chains are the Rodney Dangerfields of Wall Street. They get no respect. The common assumption is that all “Big Box” stores are doomed and dying, as e-commerce increasingly dominates the shopping experience. Because of this preconception, some retailing stocks with superb growth prospects are trading at bargain valuations. Read More

Radio has come a long way since Guglielmo Marconi invented radiotelegraphy in the late 1800s. The radio represents one of the key “disruptive” technologies in human history, but today traditional broadcast radio is giving way to another disruptive force: satellite radio. Over the past five years, the terrestrial radio broadcasting… Read More

Judging by the wild market gyrations of late 2018, what can investors expect in 2019? As Bette Davis famously warned in the 1950 movie All About Eve: “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.” These bumps include Brexit uncertainty; slowing growth in China; the unraveling of… Read More

There’s a new entry to the lexicon of hipster jargon: “vape.” It means inhaling and exhaling the vapor created by an e-cigarette, a battery-powered device that heats liquid nicotine in a disposable cartridge. E-cigarettes (e-cigs for short) are all the rage and they pose a challenge to traditional cigarette makers… Read More

The marijuana “green rush” has overtaken Wall Street, as investors jump aboard marijuana stocks the way frenzied gold miners descended on San Francisco in the 19th century. As with the gold rush of that bygone era, some green rush investors will get rich… and others will go bust. But the… Read More

As a certain girl from Kansas said: “There’s no place like home.” A home is still the biggest asset of most Americans and remains integral to consumer confidence. When the real estate market prospers, people feel wealthier. Instrumental in generating a “wealth effect” among Americans is the steady rise in… Read More

The social media platform Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) has become a staple of modern society. Everyone seems to have a Twitter account, from your local car mechanic, to Taylor Swift, to Pope Francis, to the president of the United States. Recent statistics show that 92% of world leaders use Twitter. Read More

What’s an investor to make of Snap (NYSE: SNAP)? The concept behind the Snapchat app, the company’s core offering, is that pictures and messages are only available for a short time before they become inaccessible. While teens and millennials around the world Snapchat their latest misadventures to their friends, analysts… Read More

Strolling down the aisles of your local grocery store probably gives you a reassuring family-friendly feeling, as you seek out your favorite food brands. But the grocery store isn’t a comfort zone — it’s a war zone. Big corporations are waging a ferocious daily battle for your grocery dollar. The… Read More