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Ahead of the long holiday weekend the market had yet another good week. The S&P 500 gained 1.75%, the Dow rallied 1.5%, and the Nasdaq rose another 1.9%.

This week in an attempt to diversify the portfolio we are adding an energy play.

There’s an emerging cloud software trend that is just scratching the surface its immense potential. But my subscribers are already profiting from it.

In my final column for Cabot Wealth Network, I reveal my stock pick for the next 50 years - one that could reach $1,000 in the next five years.

Trading options is a lot like gambling, which is why you should only make trades that give you an edge. Here are six options trades that do just that.

Michael Dell has succeeded in his bid to buy out investors in the company he founded, Dell (DELL), and take it private with help from private-equity firm Silver Lake, Microsoft (MSFT) and a group of investment banks. Shareholders will be getting about $13.65 per share, which is 25% above where...

Criticizing Wall Street and major U.S. companies—especially pharmaceuticals—is very popular these days. For Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, the evils of Wall Street, the major banks and the drug industry are very popular talking points on the campaign trail. And perhaps in reaction to this negativity, leading bank stocks such as Goldman Sachs (GS) and Bank of America (BAC) are down 14.50% and 20% respectively just this year.

Warren Buffett has become one of the world’s most successful investors by learning to recognize value. And insurance is one of the industries that the Oracle of Omaha has consistently turned to in search of that value. While Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has made headlines recently for its large purchases of...

The market’s had a good week, bolstered in large part by the Fed’s decision to hold interest rates steady (which probably means they won’t hike until December at the earliest). The Nasdaq has moved out to new all-time high, and the other major indexes are close behind.

The Emerging Markets Timer is now fully negative, as the iShares Emerging Markets Fund (EEM) has gapped down to near its November lows. Our only additional move today is to move Pampa Energia (PAM) to a Hold.

We are smack dab in the heart of earnings season for this portfolio. With the market sputtering along without much conviction, individual stocks are taking center stage, and earnings are a major part of that.

Quarterly and annual earnings will be reported this week from AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), American Tower Corporation (AMT), Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), and Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM). The reports could be a hugely important factor in determining the near-term direction of these stocks.

Household debt is rising, and consumers are feeling the squeeze of higher interest rates everywhere, from mortgages to auto loans to credit cards. In this month’s issue we’ll share ten warning signs that signal financial trouble ahead and the ten bad financial habits you need to drop now to avoid it.

Crisis and Opportunity a system that goes back to early 1800s, when British investor Barron Von Rothschild said, “the time to buy is when blood runs in the streets, even if that blood is your own.” And he should know; the good Barron made a fortune buying during the panic...