Put aside United Airline’s lurid woes and focus on the real story: the Oracle of Omaha has made a $5 billion bet on airline stocks. What does he know that the market doesn’t? Here’s a look at the sector’s high-flying opportunities. Read More

The latest reader inquiries involve Lockheed Martin and the coming defense bonanza; the surge in water utility stocks caused by pollution; and the best investment opportunity in strife-afflicted but fast-growing South Korea. Read More

Geopolitical and domestic storms are brewing. In tumultuous times like these, gold is the classic haven for protection as well as outsized gains. Here are three top-notch gold plays now. Read More

The dire headlines from the Korean peninsula and the strife-torn Middle East are stoking fears that a sudden, unexpected event will roil the energy sector. Here’s an investment that can reap exponential gains from the market’s imbalances. Read More

The already battered retail sector could fall even further if President Trump gets his way and achieves passage of a border tax. But behind the political anxiety lurks a surprising upside for certain retailers. Read More

Climate change, pollution and overpopulation are converging to boost the global demand for potable water. We highlight two superb clean water plays, one an exchange-traded fund and the other an individual stock. Read More

Marijuana stocks are always a popular topic and sure enough, readers this week asked us (yet again) about the best way to profit from the fast rise of canna-business. Also on the docket: exchange-traded funds with exposure to Latin America and India.   Read More

The list of investor anxieties these days is long, which is why you should embrace select technology stocks. That’s right, technology. We examine two solid recommendations now. Read More

The notion of what constitutes a Trump stock is increasingly challenged by political uncertainty, but this giant industrial conglomerate is diversified into the multiple sectors that stand to gain the most under this administration. Read More

The omnipresent terrorist threat, as reflected by this week’s deadly bombing in St. Petersburg, will continue to pump billions of dollars into the coffers of these two companies. Read More