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I think there are some really good reasons to own individual stocks. Owning stocks is real, it gives you a chance to test yourself.

After 2008 and the years of volatility that followed, many investors are still afraid (understandably) to put their hard-saved money in common stocks. But with the returns on bonds in the basement and waves of baby boomers reaching retirement age, many are rapidly realizing that they don’t have much choice....

I can’t resist noting that today one of the 10 Forever Stocks, Tesla Motors (TSLA), jumped 21% at the market open.

I think we sometimes don’t give enough credit to one factor that has an enormous influence on growth stock investing results.

“Enerflex Ltd. (EFX, Toronto) rents and sells equipment and services for natural gas production, including compression and processing plants, refrigeration equipment and power generators. The company has a strong position in three expanding markets: U.S. and Canadian shale gas production; Australian natural gas from coal beds; and conventional...

During my decades of experience advising investors and writing about stocks, I have learned many lessons.

What makes Cabot unique in the investment publishing industry is that all of us editors answer subscriber questions.

With distrust of banks high, monetary policy easy and a sequence of financial crises still in short-term memory, it’s no surprise that many investors today are interested in investing in gold and precious metals as a hedge against inflation, financial panic, geopolitical unrest and other worries. Plus, the recent history...

When the Cyprus banking crisis popped up in the news a week ago, the first thing I did was research Cyprus.

There is a significant distinction between a fundamental investor and a technical investor.