U.S. Investing

Learn the latest to help you profit from investing in U.S.-based assets, such as stocks, funds and options.

Uncover and Monitor Well-Positioned ETFs and Stocks

Congrats! After weeks, if not months, of hard work and answering all of my “10 Questions You Have...

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Why It’s More Like 2011 than 2014

The latest bout of selling in equity markets has been compared to the big drop below the 200-day...

The Trade-offs in Owning Stocks vs. ETFs

For the last several weeks, I’ve shared my top 10 questions to ask before you buy any stock....

Trusted Covered-Call Income Producer

Even in market areas that are underperforming, there always are some stocks and funds that hold up better...

Why Bad Things Happen Under the 200-Day Average

To describe this wild week as anything but the epitome of craziness would be the height of understatement.

Which is Best for Income: Real Estate or Stocks?

Over the years, I’ve met quite a few friends and relatives who need regular income but are afraid...

Part 6 — 10 Questions You Have to Answer Before You Buy Any Stock

So far in this series, I have shared the first nine of 10 questions that you should answer before...

Why This May Be the Best Week of the Year to Pile into Stocks

What a week it has been… During the course of the past five sessions, the S&P 500 has...

U.S. Small-Cap Fund Outperforms Dividend-Paying Peers

This article will focus on the top-performing U.S. domestic dividend equity fund for the first half of 2015.

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Three Major Indices are Approaching Bear Market Status

There’s no Goldilocks in the markets right now. There are only the three bears -- and those bears...