Q3 proved awful for energy stocks bar the refiners. We run down the biggest losers and the lucky winners.  Read More

Next year’s payout will grow more slowly than previously promised, and the market was none too pleased. It likely overreacted. Read More

Fully half of the ten companies that comprise our Investments Portfolio reported quarterly earnings last week, producing a mixed bag of results that in turn has changed our current recommendations on some of them so please note the change in status as indicated below.Verizon Communications (VZ) was the first to… Read More

The precipitous decline in shares of so-called Yield Companies confirms our suspicions of their dubious quality. Read More

Drug company is the poster child for overvalued momentum stocks. Read More

Drug company is the poster child for overvalued momentum stocks. Read More

European companies are still showing a clear preference for boosting payouts. Read More

The sector flunked the test of plunging oil prices but did yield a few oddball winners.  Read More

The oil patch holds another bounty: tax losses. Here’s a smart way to harvest them.  Read More

Nuveen’s top asset manager, Robert C. Doll, predicts more volatility and lower returns as he says the “easy money” has been made. Read More