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The recently-rumored merger between semiconductor companies Marvell Technology Group (MRVL – yield 1.2%) and Cavium (CAVM) was announced this morning.

Reading the 10-K financial reports of the companies in which you’re invested seems boring and unnecessary. But it will surely make you a better investor.

A retirement savings calculator isn’t an exact projection, but it can be a good starting point when planning for retirement.

The U.S.-China rivalry is closer than it’s ever been. How it evolves in the coming years will shape the global economy - and your portfolio.

Technology and Consumer Discretionary stocks will likely outperform other stocks during the early stages of the U.S. economic expansion.

We’ve talked here before about the importance of buying dividend-paying stocks at low prices in order to lock in high yields. (You can read the issue here if you missed it.) Recently, I read an interesting account on the importance of buying low in another way--based on P/E ratios. Steven...

From inflation, bond yields and precious metals to electric vehicles and volatility, these are the key market trends I’m following for the year ahead.

This portfolio stock reported last night what can only be described as an outstanding quarter.

The momentum for emerging market stocks in general, and Chinese stocks in particular, has taken a big turn for the worse.

Regarding the here and now, we’re starting to see signals that we could have a market dip, which would be entirely normal given that it’s only had two small retreats since stocks began racing higher in September.

This month we’re adding a small company that specializes in the opaque and inefficient market for selling surplus and salvaged goods.

The company has a market cap of just $580 million and is growing revenue and EPS by double digits. It’s an interesting setup, especially as government agencies and corporations increasingly look to save money and achieve sustainability goals.

All the details are inside this month’s Issue.

The rally continues, but it is definitely losing steam; odds are that the market will see more downside action soon, so if you’re heavily invested, you should think about lightening up.

At the same time, there are pockets of strength developing, so if you’re perhaps underinvested, several of the portfolio stocks deserve a hard look.

For today’s Dividend Edition of Investment of the Week, I wanted to introduce investing with dividend reinvestment plans, or DRIPs. We have two Dick Davis Digest contributors who focus exclusively on investing with DRIPs, and others who recommend them occasionally. So DRIPs appear in the Digests fairly regularly, and I...

It’s been another volatile week for the market, with some promising signs at times, but as has been the case a few other times this year, the Fed’s hawkishness crushed any bullish hopes, leading to a selloff. Taking into account this morning’s expected gap, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are off in the 2% range for the week, while some broader indexes are off more and growth-oriented indexes are off a bit less.

When considering electric vehicle (EV) stocks, investors would be well-served to broaden their horizons and look internationally.

The stock market provides the marketplace for public companies to sell shares, and for investors to buy and sell them. Both make can money in the exchange.

Many U.S. investors see electric vehicle (EV) trends locally, but the truth is it’s a global phenomena and there’s a lot of value to be found overseas.

MLPs (short for master limited partnership) are exempt from U.S. corporate taxes in exchange for passing on most of their income to investors, who are called unitholders. As a result of this unusual situation, unitholders accept the tax burden on the distributions they receive from the MLP.

Most of Wall Street is expecting a recession in 2023, but this stock is an ideal pick for times like these. Plus, it’s still cheap.