Back in the Reagan Era, when I was a cub reporter on a financial newspaper, I was a callow youth burning with Pulitzer pretensions. One afternoon, the metro editor registered his disgust with one of my long-winded dispatches by pounding his fist on my desk.“What are the three rules of… Read More

“The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.” Attributed to the 18th century financier Baron Rothschild, this often repeated phrase means that investors in the midst of a market panic should seek inherently strong stocks that have been unfairly driven down in price by the irrational fear… Read More

Billionaire John Malone amassed a vast fortune by putting aside his emotions and relying on cold, mathematical logic. As he aptly put it: “They haven’t repealed the laws of arithmetic… yet, anyway.”This month, Malone’s trading methods were made available to individual investors through a new exchange-traded fund (ETF). If you’re… Read More

Since Donald Trump’s surprise victory on November 8, the mood of investors has been buoyed by the prospect of a fiercely free-market president in the White House. But the post-election euphoria shows signs of going too far. As comedian Larry David might say: curb your enthusiasm.The rallies this week of… Read More

I’ve been getting emails lately from readers who fear an imminent investment apocalypse at the hands of President Trump. These anxious letters should be read to the strains of “The End”  by The Doors:“I’m worried about Donald Trump’s affect on the financial markets. Will his reckless behavior trigger a market… Read More

Looking for the next big growth opportunities in technology? We’ve pinpointed three companies that will richly reward investors for years to come by embracing disruptive innovation. They’re introducing new products and services that are winning customers and shaking up Silicon Valley’s status quo.Now get ready for a shock. Two of… Read More

My first encounter with virtual reality (VR) was with my 84-year-old mother, who recently fractured her pelvis and now does exercises under the virtual guidance of her physical therapist. Watching mom do knee bends while wearing a headset helped me realize that VR had finally reached an inflection point.Virtual reality… Read More

Donald Trump’s unexpected victory ignited an equally unexpected surge in the stock market. Since the date of the election, the S&P 500 Index rose nearly 2% over the next six trading days. That put it back to where it was in early September when most political pollsters thought Hillary Clinton… Read More

My grandmother had an expression: “The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.” Her wise sentiment aptly describes the post-election debate about health services.Investors are fretting over President-elect Donald Trump’s stated intentions to eliminate Obamacare and slash spending on Medicare and Medicaid. Ignore the barking. Here’s what you need to… Read More

Wall Street’s lemmings keep getting it wrong about solar power. First, solar was dismissed as the pipe dream of tree-hugging hippies. Now, solar stocks are getting clobbered under the assumption that the new Trump administration will favor fossil fuels at the expense of clean energy.If you believe any of that… Read More