BP shares moved last week on buyout rumors. Here is what makes them so attractive.  Read More

Rising interest rates and inflation are squeezing utility investors in a vise. Here’s a rock solid utility stock that should continue throwing off robust total returns, come what may in 2017. Even Fed tightening can’t impede this stock’s stellar prospects. Read More

Overall, the action in the market last week looks like profit taking and not a change in the long term trend, which means, barring a major change, prices are likely to move up again once the Fed makes its move toward higher interest rates.  Read More

This week’s letters touch upon common consumer scams, Carl Icahn’s ill-advised dumping of Apple stock, the fortunes of the battered biotech sector, the threat that rising interest rates pose to utility stocks, Saudi Arabia’s embrace of the water industry... and more. Read More

And that means the 30-year bull market in bonds could be over. Read More

Brookfield knows when to circle its prey. Read More

Doubts creep in over how much of his agenda the president can accomplish. Read More

Doubts creep in over how much of his agenda the president can accomplish. Read More

If the Saudi Arabia-led crude oil production cut only lasts a limited time, American-based shale drillers still boast robust backlogs of non-drilled but proven leases that they can quickly deploy while prices are high. That means they win, even if OPEC ultimately loses. Read More

Another call for a rout of gas guzzlers ignores their huge head start on the battery-powered competition. Read More