Last week Bloomberg reported that electric vehicle company Tesla's production is only a fraction of what the company predicted last summer. Read More

We weren’t invited to the Street’s party, but we’re about to sneak in anyway (and take their best ideas). Not just any asset manager will do. First, we look for the best of the best. Then we identify which of their favorite stocks are worth buying right now. Read More

Recent news that Toys R Us may have to shutter all of its doors is the last thing toymaker Mattel needs. Sharp competitors like Lego and Hasbro are feeling the ill effects from Toys R Us but Mattel isn't healthy enough to sustain more blows. Read More

Nearly 30 years ago I spent some time thinking about how different sectors would be impacted by aging demographics. That resulted in the best investment decision I ever made. Read More

Writing a put can be an effective way to generate extra income for your portfolio while you wait for a stock to fall to a level where you would purchase it. Read More

If suggested trade tariffs are enacted, the U.S. may find out the hard way that an isolated economy is an expensive one. Already lumber prices are at record highs due to a Canadian tariff. What recent news on steel and aluminum tariffs mean for the U.S. consumer. Read More

One of My 2018 Energy Sector Predictions was “The U.S. will break its all-time oil production record.” I wrote that I believed it was nearly a sure bet for 2018. I thought it would happen in the first half of the year, but what nobody knew at the time… Read More

Trading options can be risky, but there's a way to use options to generate income while limiting risk. Done correctly, the strategy can meaningfully boost a portfolio's return. Read More

Momentum-based trading strategies can give you market-beating returns. But not all momentum strategies are created equal. In fact, our resident options guru has an intriguing twist on how to tell if a winner will keep on winning. Read More

Volatility exchange-traded products, especially XIV and SVXY, were the primary cause of the recent stock-market correction that dropped stocks more than 10%.   Read More