There is a widely held belief among technical traders that after testing a support level three times the index must move strongly one direction or the other, either dropping through it on the downside to its previous support level, or zooming up past its previous highs. We will soon find out if it holds true this time. Read More

Electric utility bonds offer income and safety in the face of volatile markets. Read More

China’s getting blamed for the recent correction, but it was overdue. Read More

This week’s snowstorm across much of the eastern half of the country has been accompanied by the usual clips of cars sliding backwards down icy roads. Those are sickening sights, but not as sickening as watching global stock markets sliding backwards, pushed by China’s slowing economy and plummeting commodity prices. Read More

A new, cheaper airline can’t achieve liftoff. Read More

A new, cheaper airline can’t achieve liftoff. Read More

An MLP veteran and fund manager says prices and yields have disconnected from reality. Read More

Wall Street continues to get more bullish on Zendesk (ZEN), provider of a cloud-based customer service platform. Canaccord Genuity early last month named Zendesk a top small-cap pick, saying the company is evolving its business model to a multi-product platform offering from a single solution. The move to an expanded… Read More

After declining 32% in 2015, shares of Qualcomm (QCOM)—a holding in the Investments Portfolio—during the turbulent first two weeks of this year have fallen just over 8%. At these reduced valuation levels, the chip maker offers a lower-risk way to play growth in three key emerging segments of the technology… Read More

In troubled markets, it’s rare to find a company that offers the right mix between safety and potential growth. For 2016, the one stock to own is Novo Nordisk, which became an active EBIS portfolio component on 12/21/15. We didn’t make this choice lightly, especially at a time of rising… Read More