U.S. Investing

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

Reading Tea Leaves as Risk and Uncertainty Return

Last week saw the U.S. stock market take another dive lower -- the S&P 500 closed the week...

Higher Interest Rates and a 1987 Market Redux

If you want to find out what the market is really worried about, just watch the action in...

New Picks Even as Market Caution and Concern Climb

The last few weeks have gotten a little rocky for the S&P 500 with the index climbing 1%...

Losing Its Momentum

Stocks managed to push higher last week, as many traders now suspect that the Federal Reserve will either...

A Triple Play of ‘Buffett-Beating’ Investment Strategies

Warren Buffett is a hard man to outperform on the investment front. Yet, that's exactly the goal I...

Did you book a 55% return in less than 30 days last week?

We’re roughly half way through the June quarter earnings season. Generally speaking, earnings growth is tracking as expected,...

Is the Stock Market about to Roll Over?

Stock analyst Eric Parnell recently wrote a column in Seeking Alpha, “Another Troubling Sign for Stocks.” He wrote,...

A Macro Data Extravaganza

Today we saw a flood of alphabet soup data, with news on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the...

The Red-Hot Sector Beating the S&P 500 by Three to One

Biotechnology is a high-octane sector where fortunes are made and lost quickly.

A Sideways Summer Stall?

The markets have made a decided move to the upside since late June, but during the past couple...