The first MLP ETF has serious tax problems and isn't a huge improvement over the existing ETN choices. Read More
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Sometimes you need to be a jerk to be a great CEO. Just ask USA Today founder Al Neuharth. Read More
Interest rates are extremely low, so cash is yielding trash. But higher-yielding bonds suffer from interest-rate risk. What to do? The solution is to construct a bond ladder. Learn how to get ten-year yields for a one-year maturity. Read More
Think dividends are boring? Think again. Read More
Brokers have avoided acting as fiduciaries for 70 years and they escaped yet again in the just-passed financial reform legislation. Jim thinks individual investors can do better. Wave goodbye to your broker. Read More
The SEC-Goldman Sachs settlement is a travesty of justice as Goldman escapes with just a slap on the wrist. But at least Goldman admitted that it made mistakes and misled investors. Will Warren Buffett admit the same? Read More
Buying call options instead of stock is a powerful way to leverage your returns. But options spreads can magnify your returns even more. Read More
Energy-based master limited partnerships (MLPs) provide the perfect combination of high cash yields and minimal taxes. MLP Profits, the market-beating investment service managed by dividend and energy experts Roger Conrad and Elliott Gue, is a great way to get started in this exciting asset class. Read More
Warren Buffett's testimony yesterday before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission was shockingly bad. The investment legend's reputation as a "good guy" has been mortally wounded. Read More
Jim has a reunion with an old friend from Chicago. Message to Whitney Tilson: Don't mess with Tom Sosnoff! Read More