July is typically a slow month for real estate, but I recently heard a local realtor say she had to hire police officers to control the traffic at an open house last month. National numbers echo this strength. So much for the dog days of summer—at least in the housing… Read More

The U.S. stock market is set for a big move as it lumbers through the traditionally dull “dog days of summer” and traders assess the post Brexit rally world.  The big question is whether a continuation of the current rally can last as the poor earnings season continues and the… Read More

Steve Jobs once said that he wanted to “make a dent in the universe.” The legendary founder and CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) certainly dinged the cosmos, by creating astonishing products that transformed our lives. In the process, he helped make a lot of people rich. Since Apple went public… Read More

With this latest deal, the utility giant will secure its status as the largest utility by market cap. Read More

Though we’re hungry for income, not just any dividend payer will do. Read More

Shares of Personal Finance Growth Portfolio holding Gilead Sciences (GILD) dropped nearly 9% in early trading on Tuesday after the company released its third quarter earnings report that fell short of last year’s results. Quarterly revenue of $7.8 billion this year was less than last year’s sales of $8.2 billion,… Read More

Refiners are caught in a vicious margin squeeze, and a glut of stockpiled fuel points to more pain ahead. Read More

Unilever just bought the privately held (and unprofitable) Dollar Shave Club for a cool billion dollars. Not a huge transaction for Unilever, but another seismic shift for retailing—and a shift that spells opportunity for those who can decipher these tremors.Dollar Shave Club (as explained in its quirky ads) ships razor… Read More

We should always keep an eye on preserving our wealth, but now is a particularly good time to review our holdings given market forecasters have upped their odds of a U.S. recession in the next year.And we should be particularly careful not to be lulled into a false sense of… Read More

The perma-bears forecasting an endless slump are lying about the current demand trends and the competitiveness of alternate technologies. Read More