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I’m as “political” as they come, but I don’t make investing decisions based on politics. I make my decisions based on corporate successes (which show up via profit and revenue growth), economic facts (definitely not economic speculation) and stock market trends.

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.

The stock may seem expensive, but it was just recommended as a good buy here.

A few investing mid-year resolutions that you can use to improve your investing performance in 2011 and beyond.

Small caps resumed their upward trajectory over the past week, rising by 1.3%. Our portfolio did a little better, rising by an average of 2.6%. And small cap growth looks good for the year ahead. While anything can happen in the market, the game plan remains the same: stay in good stocks, avoid bad ones, and get out of those that have faltering outlooks. In short, stay the course.

The stock market finally experienced a big shakeout last Wednesday, and the S&P 500 closed down more than half a percent for the first time in 50 days. But the major indexes bounced Thursday to end the week about flat, and yesterday saw another big rally.

I don’t have any ratings changes today, but read on for updates on all our holdings, most of which are still rated Buy.

There’s been some softening in the broad market this past week and yesterday’s action looked a little erratic to me. By the time the market closed yesterday, small caps were down less than 1%. But they traded in a wide range.

Another week of modest gains has investors moving back into stocks, and the major indices are around breakeven for the year.

There are tremendous alternative energy sources here in the U.S. to replace that diminishing oil supply. Quite simply, the U.S. is its own Green power Saudi Arabia.

Three alternatives to stock investing which I’m discussing today are just ideas I’m throwing out there.

Investing isn’t something they teach you in school (usually). If you want to learn to be a good investor, you’re going to have to educate yourself.

We’re mostly bullish, and are giving our winners room to keep running, but we’re also still looking for decent entry points in stocks that appear to be early-ish in their advances.

The Cabot philosophy is our growth investing rules that we’ve fine-tuned over 40 years.

Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report recently recommended Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (RDY).

Investing in Growth Stocks...it all comes down to: Story, Numbers and Chart (SNAC).

Intapp (INTA) is down about 10% today (downside move wipes out January gain and puts stock at support near 40) after reporting Q2 fiscal 2024 results. I don’t love the reaction but think this will prove to be “noise” and that INTA remains a supremely compelling stock to own.

I’m adding E*Trade Financial (ETFC) to the Growth Portfolio today.