U.S. Investing

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

Making Money Alert: Welcome to the Liquidation Cycle

Whenever I hear the old adage that “there’s always a bull market somewhere,” I tend to think that...

Making Money Alert: The Only Story that Matters

Since May 22, the only story that really matters to the markets is what the Federal Reserve is...

ETF Talk: Veggies May Pep up Your Portfolio

The last few ETF Talks have highlighted broad-based agricultural funds, but today’s featured exchange-traded fund is one that...

Making Money Alert: A Technical Look at the State of Stocks

For the past couple of weeks, the 2013 bull stampede has slowed considerably. Indeed, ever since the Fed...

PowerTrend Brief: Bullish Sentiment Falls, CNBC Ratings Drop and Outflows Occur as the Market Pulls Back

Volatility has returned to the stock market in the past few weeks, you’ve probably noticed. One of the...

Making Money Alert: Rolling out the Red Carpet

Wall Street rolled out the red carpet on Wednesday, with the major averages down big in the midweek...

The Global Guru: What I’m Buying in the Current Market Pullback

As painful as the current market sell-off may seem, it's actually been much worse for most investors than...

PowerTrend Brief: The Tea Leaves for the Market’s Next Move

Even though this morning’s equity futures are signaling an up day today, there are a growing number of...

Making Money Alert: It’s Still All about the Central Banks

In case you were under the illusion that the rally in stocks and bonds was anything but a...

PowerTrend Brief: Collecting Investing Tidbits by Talking to Company Leaders

My preference for speaking directly with company leaders pays big dividends. I wrote last week about my recent...