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Nearly 70 years of numbers say that Sell in May and Go Away is a sound investment strategy. But those numbers are quite misleading.

In an uncertain climate for stocks, these three basic rules for growth investing should help keep you focused and grounded.

This past weekend, news emerged that Becton, Dickinson and Co. (BDX) has entered into an agreement to purchase C. R. Bard (BCR).

This small-cap oil stock could be attractive to risk-tolerant investors seeking a mix of income and capital gains.

The best investment plan puts you in charge, fires your financial advisor, and gives you the flexibility to get out of stocks when the market turns sour.

There’s a good chance more upside is on the way for the carmarker.

AMD stock has been one of the market’s best performers. But yesterday it fell 20% on earnings. The decline wasn’t really about the earnings.

New encouraging data about the U.S. housing market is out, and these two housing ETFs are riding the momentum of the real estate recovery. Can it last?

Master limited partnerships, or MLPs, are a unique type of business allowed under the U.S. tax code.

Overall, a bullish market with leading growth stocks racing up. Also, a sector that is ready to turn up and leading stocks that are set up nicely.

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Portfolio Protection, Step #3: In my article “5 Steps to Protect your Portfolio” the third step I discuss is diversifying your investments to reduce the volatility and risk of your portfolio. You can think of diversification simply as this, “Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” Instead, create a...

Instead of investing in uranium or nuclear power stocks, which have not done well lately, try investing in other alternative energy stocks. Green energy sources, such as solar, wind and biodiesel, are hitting news highs, making them great investments.

In Energy and Income Advisor, Elliott Gue and Roger Conrad recently wrote a series of articles on Master Limited Partnership (MLP) IPOs and why they offer unique opportunities for investors. Today, our Spotlight stock features their recommendation of a midstream energy company that went public last month. Energy MLP IPOs have been...

For long-term investors, now is a great time to look for high-quality investments that have been dragged down—ideally over a period of several months, so most of the sellers have already bailed—and are now starting to turn around. I recently ran a simple screen for dividend-paying stocks that match my selection criteria. Here are three of them.