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Remain cautious! The sellers continue to have the upper hand with the major indexes and most stocks. You should be holding plenty of cash (and some resilient stocks) while waiting for the bulls to retake control.

Put a little money back to work. Our trend-following indicators are still bullish, and we’ve seen the Nasdaq and growth stocks show renewed strength in recent days. The market isn’t completely out of the woods, but there’s enough evidence to do a little new buying.

In light of all this week’s “Trump trade war” headlines, let’s review the U.S.-China trade news so that you can quickly grasp the facts of the situation. It’s also important to understand that as much as the media might try to portray announcements about trade problems as sudden, whimsical and dangerous, they are in fact long-studied, methodical, and inclusive of a huge variety of government, industry, academic and citizen input.

Peter Buffett has written a book about the benefits of following your passion.

One of our portfolio stocks moves is being retired and there is news on five more.

Investors love dividend stocks—they pay you regularly just for holding them, they’re less volatile than other stocks, and over time, they actually deliver higher returns too. Investing in dividend stocks isn’t hard, but it is a little different from growth or value investing, or other strategies based purely on capital appreciation. Following rules designed to maximize capital appreciation can actually hurt your overall returns when buying and selling dividend stocks.

If you’re new in the “town” called the stock market, I recommend finding a trustworthy source of advice.

Twenty-eight companies just formed the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA). What is it, and should you invest in any of them?

What is Dogecoin? It’s a joke, and it could make you rich. Or it might just be a fun and whimsical investment.

If you’re just starting your journey into the world of investing, these are some of the best investment apps out there.

Here’s the list of 10 Dividend-Paying Companies that I believe will perform well during the next year and beyond.

Happy Tax Day, I suppose. After filing my taxes, I have only one thing to say, and that is this: Taxes should be simpler. Now, on to something less intractable and politically fraught. Last Friday’s The New York Times included an interesting article on efforts to create a diamond-backed investment vehicle (you...

Politics and cannabis investing go hand in hand, and if it becomes a wedge issue, the politicians may finally catch up to the voters’ position.

With election primaries heating up it’s worth considering the candidates’ positions on cannabis reform and the impact that could have on cannabis stocks.

Is the worst of this late-winter selloff over? Or are there lower depths still to plumb? A lot may depend on what the Fed says this week. Or the next bit of tariff news. Or who knows what. There’s a lot of uncertainty out there. And the market hates uncertainty. But after a month of almost nothing but selling, there are some encouraging signs of life.

Still, the wise move is to stick to safety, so this week we add a safe dividend stock that’s in about as reliable a business as there is: trash collection. It’s a new recommendation from Cabot Dividend Investor Chief Analyst Tom Hutchinson.

Details inside.

The volatility continues but we’ve seen most of our stocks hold above previous lows (so far). The S&P 600 Small Cap Index is also holding above its lows from last week.

Remain cautious. The market is doing more chopping than declining in recent weeks, and because of that, a couple of good days on the upside could actually turn the intermediate-term trend up.

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU) both look promising.

What do you do with a McMansion that nobody wants? I’m serious. There are a bunch of 4,000 sq. ft. (and larger) houses out there that were quite appropriate for a time of growing families, big paychecks and two SUVs in the driveway. For all I know, there are lots of families who still love their super-sized abodes and wouldn’t trade them for anything. But I’ve seen a couple of stories about how much these castles cost to heat in the winter and cool in the summer, and to clean all year long. If people don’t want to pay to heat a place, and cool it, and make the payments on it, they move out and find a bungalow of manageable size. Then what happens to the big one?