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The Canadian government announced tha trusts will lose their tax-favored status in January.

The S&P 500 is now within 1% of the all time high. It could even make a new high today. The index has rallied 54% since the lows of March. What pandemic?

The market has resumed its uptrend and the S&P 500 is now back to within 3% of the all-time high.

Today’s investment idea is in the biotech field. I’m stuck on these stocks for several reasons. One, they’re strong. Two, many actually boast growing earnings trends. Three, the group has failed many times in past decades to put together a lasting advance, so maybe now is the time. Four, there will be tremendous demand for health-improving products as baby-boomers age; biotechnology offers the best chance we have to stay healthy.

Today, savvy investors are working to find “the next Apple” because that’s where the real growth potential lies.

How often do you trade your stocks during a year? Do you turn over your portfolio an average of once a year, twice a year or a dozen times a year? In this age of super-fast computers that are programmed to trade in nanoseconds, should we trade more often to keep up with the ever-changing stock market? My opinion is no.

Investing in revolutionary companies isn’t about finding bargains; it’s about getting on board the rocket ship before the masses.

In part 3 of my series on the top-performing stocks of 2016, here are six more that managed to more than triple their share price last year.

The International Energy Agency issued a report earlier this month predicting that a “golden age of gas” could be coming.

Japan is back as a place to invest some capital for a number of reasons.

Japanese retail investors have cash positions above 50% versus about 15% for Americans.

Japanese corporates have long been criticized for hoarding cash on their balance sheets and low capital expenditures due to cross-shareholdings with sister companies. But over the past 12 months, share buybacks are on track to increase 96% year-over-year, and the reduction in cross-shareholdings has increased by 75% in the last fiscal year.

All this leads us to consider today a second Japanese stock as an Explorer recommendation.

In today’s issue, I dig into the reasons behind this painful correction, finding an aggravating Chinese government regulatory shift that can account for a large part. Despite the turmoil, the Cabot Emerging Market Timer is still positive, and I have a fresh, young Chinese tech stock that has enormous potential as the development of the Chinese cloud continues.

A few weeks ago, I wrote here about investing in master limited partnerships, or MLPs, and invited you to send in your questions about owning MLPs. (You can read the original article here if you missed it.) The tax issues surrounding these high-yield investments can get pretty complicated,...

Learn these stock market basics, and you’ll be well on your way to making smart investment decisions. Keep reading to learn more.

U.S. indexes are popular with retirement investors, but there’s a lot of hidden risk. And you miss out on emerging market stock opportunities like this one.

With no steady paycheck, investing after retirement can be daunting. Here are a couple key strategies to make your money last.

Cabot Wealth Network CEO discusses today’s turbulent investing environment and why this is actually when you can most benefit from an expert investing guide.

You’re faced with a lot of choices when planning for retirement, but breaking your approach into two phases can help simplify the decisions you need to make.

Hindenburg Research’s announcement that they’ll be closing up shop has made Carvana (CVNA) their final short target. Here is their rationale.