My annual energy predictions are looking good so far and could deliver a sweep if oil sustains its momentum. Read More

After a strong June unemployment number was released Friday, the S&P 500 jumped 1.5%, likely moved by the headline: U.S. created 287,000 jobs in June vs. 175,000 expected.But just as I tempered the despair following a crushingly-low May number (“Don’t Bet the Farm on Non-Farm Payrolls, June 8), I’ll remind you… Read More

Problems at Theranos prove one of the biggest challenges in tech investing is not buying into the hype. Read More

A top investment banker predicts more foreign utilities will pursue deals in the U.S. to help offset uncertainty overseas. Read More

This small Canadian buyout firm offers growth and income at a reasonable price. Read More

Can you both fish and cut bait? Apparently so, because in the week following the Brexit vote investors ran to both riskier assets such as stocks, and to safer assets such as gold and bonds. So clearly the markets are too fickle at this point to make any rash decisions.In searching for… Read More

In the current crazy retail world, rummaging through racks of discount clothes at Burlington Coat Factory trumps buying Victoria’s Secret bras, and Walmart is beating Target with … groceries.Given consumer spending is increasing at its highest rate since last fall, you’d think all retailers would be doing at least fairly… Read More

At the start of the year, MoneyShow featured its annual Top Picks report asking leading advisors for their favorite investment ideas for 2016. In the report, 85 stocks and funds were recommended, and the stock picks that we submitted on behalf of The Energy Strategist have been among… Read More

The U.S. stock market has some unfinished business.  Two weeks ago in this space I warned that the market was vulnerable to a decline.  And I was both right and wrong, all within a few days, as the market crashed and recovered over the space of a week after… Read More

Utilities with a high concentration of Millennials and Gen Xers in their service territories could generate superior earnings and dividend growth. Read More