The methanol producer is aiming for increased profitability and distributions after an upcoming plant upgrade. Read More

The methanol producer is aiming for increased profitability and distributions after an upcoming plant upgrade. Read More

It’s been three months since we first published our recommended portfolios in the inaugural issue of Smart Tech Investor, dated December 16, 2013. Below is a summary of those initial recommendations including our original advice and the difference in price between then and now: Investments Portfolio                  … Read More

It may be St. Patrick's Day, but you don't need the luck of the Irish to make money in the stock market; just a clear head and keen eye for which companies are moving towards that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow - or in the case with tech stocks - inside the cloud.  Read More

Many people are talking about the “Cloud” – the ecosystem of servers and related technology that enables remote data processing and storage. What I don’t hear is why this represents such a significant shift in how tech companies are valued and how the economy will change as a result. I… Read More

Late last year a Silicon Valley newspaper did a piece on the resurgence of Symantec (NSDQ: SYMC). At that time its stock had been on a tear; since bottoming out below $14 in the summer of 2012 the stock climbed up the charts, peaking above $26 only one year later. … Read More

Two options for retirement income security are bonds and annuities. But which one does the better job of generating income for life? Can a bond portfolio do better than an annuity? Read More

Why the shale oil pioneer is poised for growth as U.S. production surges. Read More

Recent efforts to disrupt energy utilities’ infrastructure have caused investors to wonder how to determine which firms are best prepared to thwart such attacks. Read More

The weakest energy commodity will benefit from costlier natural gas. Know the MLPs in line to profit. Read More