Emerging markets, preferred stocks and mortgage securities bristle with risks even professionals often miss. But these three exchange-traded funds can help anyone build a rich and diversified stream of dividend income. Read More

After years of pushing many brick and mortar retailers to the brink of bankruptcy, Amazon is quietly opening a handful of its own physical stores. Who will be the winners and losers as it migrates "offline"? Read More

Many consumers have lodged complaints of price gouging in the wake of the recent hurricanes in Texas and Florida. But there is generally more going on behind the scenes than meets the eye. Read More

Many analysts are clamoring for a tax cut to soothe the markets, but historical evidence suggests that the case for a tax cut helping stocks is tenuous at best. Read More

The pain for owners of malls and shopping centers has been offset by data center and cell tower gains. But after years of outsized returns most REIT yields don’t look tempting. Read More

A radical report by Moody's Investor Service insists Amazon is not as big of a threat to food companies as investors fear. Is this true and what stocks will be hurt or helped as Amazon enters the grocery business with its purchase of Whole Foods? Read More

Motorists across the country have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Today I explain the reason, as well as the sectors that are going to be involved in rebuilding Houston. Read More

Parents in China are spending an increasing amount of money on tutoring to try to give their kids an edge in the highly competitive race to enter the best universities. Many students begin to prepare for the college entrance exam in elementary school. The explosive demand has created tremendous opportunity for tutoring operators. Read More

The prospect of a major tax cut is bringing some sunshine back to the stock market, after spending the past couple of weeks in the shadow of escalating hostilities at home and abroad.  Read More

Bonds that lose money in the event of a specified calamity aren’t for the squeamish, but the booming market for these reinsurance securities can be a godsend for communities and countries when the worst case comes to pass. Read More