Back in the Reagan Era, when I was a cub reporter on a financial newspaper, I was a callow youth burning with Pulitzer pretensions. One afternoon, the metro editor registered his disgust with one of my long-winded dispatches by pounding his fist on my desk.“What are the three rules of… Read More

While conventional wisdom says to stay away from emerging market bonds when rates are rising, past experience doesn’t bear that out. Read More

“The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.” Attributed to the 18th century financier Baron Rothschild, this often repeated phrase means that investors in the midst of a market panic should seek inherently strong stocks that have been unfairly driven down in price by the irrational fear… Read More

Energy production boomed on President Obama’s watch but only the renewables industry will be sorry to see him go. Read More

Billionaire John Malone amassed a vast fortune by putting aside his emotions and relying on cold, mathematical logic. As he aptly put it: “They haven’t repealed the laws of arithmetic… yet, anyway.”This month, Malone’s trading methods were made available to individual investors through a new exchange-traded fund (ETF). If you’re… Read More

It’s worth keeping an eye on some stocks, even if they’re not quite right for your portfolio. Read More

We highlight utilities with strong projected dividend growth that trade at reasonable prices. Read More

The country’s oil wealth is up for grabs after years of neglect, as I saw firsthand this week in my capacity as a petrochemical engineer. Read More

Since Donald Trump’s surprise victory on November 8, the mood of investors has been buoyed by the prospect of a fiercely free-market president in the White House. But the post-election euphoria shows signs of going too far. As comedian Larry David might say: curb your enthusiasm.The rallies this week of… Read More

 As yields on government and corporate bonds start to rise, I’m reminded of the Silicon Valley venture capitalist saying, known as Kleiner’s Law of Appetizers: “The time to eat the hors d’oeuvres is when they’re being passed round.” In other words, seize cash as soon as it’s offered.That’s valuable advice… Read More