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One of the most curious aspects of the current global financial situation is the slow spread of negative interest rates in Europe.

I saw a quotation that said, “If you don’t know who you are, the market is an expensive place to find out.”

I think the bulls and the bears are fighting it out on a pretty even basis.

Here’s one questions from a reader: How should I develop my portfolio for retirement?

The current stock market is frustrating, but you can pursue strategies that will lead to better performance.

Value investor J. Royden Ward, Chief Analyst of Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Investor, explains to MoneyShow’s Steven Halpern how to create a bond ladder made up of five exchange-traded funds.

It’s my belief that anyone who makes an investment decision based solely on any single factor is probably going to lose money.

With stock markets staging a county fair Destruction Derby on Thursday and Friday, I want to dedicate this issue in favor of a piece on risk.

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

There are some very convincing signs that Chinese stocks are about to turn around in a massive way.

Companies with low risk are not hard to find. First, search for companies with little or no debt.

Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, taught Warren Buffett at Columbia.

Many years ago, I was taught to believe that value investing, using fundamental analysis, is the best long-term approach when making investment decisions. In the years since, I learned some growth and momentum techniques as well. I never argue whether one approach is better than another. But I do believe in using more than one methodology when choosing stocks to diversify my portfolio. Thus my portfolio contains a mixture of growth stocks and value stocks.

When making decisions in the stock market, procrastination can be your enemy. One delayed decision will only lead to another delay, and before you know it, a mini-disaster is at hand. I know, because I’ve been there. Most often, my initial thoughts about whether to buy or sell a particular stock turn out best. That is, of course, after the proper amount of research has been completed.

I have gone from great success to less success and back to great success (relatively speaking--I’m not able to compare myself to Warren Buffett--yet). The up, down, up cycle of life can be compared to many of the stocks that pop up as undervalued opportunities in my research analyses. I concentrate on companies with temporary setbacks, where management is taking action to correct the problem and get the company back on track.

Two weeks ago, I attended the Value Investing Congress in New York City, and was fortunate to listen to quite a few very successful value investors. I also was able to meet speakers and other investors to learn more about their approach to investing in the current turbulent stock market. The experience was very enlightening, and I came away with some valuable insights that I want to pass along to you.

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

My bet is that the biggest question on the minds of growth investors right now (except for the Great Apple Conundrum of what’s going to happen to AAPL) is the price of a barrel of crude oil. This is no small matter. Despite the welcome increase in solar and wind generation of electricity, most of us power our daily commutes with oil by-products.

It’s important to keep the watch list when the market is volatile. Watch lists change pretty constantly, as promising stocks don’t pan out and more attractive candidates appear. They’re not a buy list until you get a buy signal from the market. But they give you a head start on the large population of discouraged investors who haven’t had the heart to sell their losers and won’t get excited again until a new bull market has been going on for months.

If you ever forget that the market actively wants to take your money, the value of your portfolio will be glad to remind you.