Writing options can be a low-risk way to generate extra income and boost a portfolio's return. However, investors should be careful not to go overboard and write too many options at once. Read More

Volatility has returned to the market after a nine-year absence. Investors can use that volatility to pick up quality companies at discount prices.  Read More

Utility stocks may not be the most exciting investments out there, but they are dependable income-generating vehicles for conservative investors. And when market conditions deteriorate, they provide a haven. Read More

Successful investing requires both a bottom-up and top-down approach. Identifying different stages of the economic cycle is not easy and a calendar-based seasonality approach is more precise and effective. Read More

Consumer Staples stocks have taken a big hit in the past year. Changing tastes and a charge to shift more product to healthy organic options has hurt the results of packaged foods companies. But are there some bargains on the dusty shelves? Read More

Most of the energy sector has shown signs of life in recent months, but someone forget to invite MLPs to the party. Read More

Small-cap stocks are often ignored by Wall Street even though they generate some of the biggest gains. But we like it that way. When the Street ignores a stock, it gives us an opportunity to get in on an emerging growth engine before the rest of the herd follows. Read More

An advantage to owning small-cap stocks during periods of excess stock market volatility is that they some of them tend to become grossly mispriced relative to the size of their market opportunity. Read More

Heaps of private equity have been filling the coffers of private companies, allowing them to grow into unicorns. A record year for new investments in private equity should result in a whole new herd of unicorns and that's not good news for the 2018 class of IPOs. Read More

Using four key traits to find little-known stocks that could deliver significantly market-beating returns over time, we unearthed a stock flying under the radar that fits all the criteria. Read More