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We write for a pretty well educated investors. But sometimes we forget how common the “other” type of investor is.

On Tuesday, I announced the best-performing Investment Digest Top Picks from 2012 (if you missed the issue and are curious, you can read it online here.) Today, I’m sharing the winning Dividend Digest selections. But since most of our subscribers are looking for income when they buy Dividend Digest recommendations,...

My featured stock today is a restaurant chain that serves healthy food and has a healthy balance sheet. I featured Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) in the latest issue of my Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Letter. Chipotle is defined as a smoked and usually dried jalapeno chili used in Mexican or Mexican-inspired cuisine. Chipotle chilies are used to make various salsas. The company, Chipotle Mexican Grill, develops and operates 886 restaurants in 33 states.

The new fad of direct indexing is a tempting strategy. But is it more trouble than it’s worth? Here’s what it is, and if you should try it.

Investors often overlook them, which is why event-driven stocks often hold significant value. Here are two examples of what I mean.

Winston Churchill’s amazing life offers some useful lessons that can be applied to investing. Here are 7 investing lessons we can take away.

Fears about the 10-year Treasury yield have caused a legitimate market correction in recent days. How long will those fears linger?

Oil prices have rebounded, but cheap energy stocks are still out there. Here are three that have performed particularly well.

To help celebrate America’s independence, here are what I think are two of the top stocks to buy for a diversified portfolio.

The stock market really does actively work to pull money out of your pocket and make it disappear. Here’s how to prevent it from doing that.

Today’s stock market is impervious to geopolitical concerns, rising to new heights on almost a monthly basis. Will it last? Longer than you think!

If someone asked what could be the worst-case scenario for the market for 2014, what would your answer be?

Value stocks were out of fashion amid the recent bull market run. Now they’re back in vogue, and these three little-known value stocks are leading the way.

Options trading education and playing tennis are two of my greatest passions in life. Last weekend, my two passions converged.

This year, Wall Street has been ignoring takeover stocks until it’s too late. Don’t make that mistake! These takeover targets are ripe for the pickings.

Today we start with a discussion of oil prices, starting with the chart published in January 2015, which shows that oil prices, after building a long plateau in the $110 per barrel range, plummeted to $50 per barrel in late 2014.

It’s changes in perceptions make stocks move. And these perceptions are reflected in the chart.

Here are five more top Canadian dividend stocks chosen for their dividend histories, earnings expectations and dividend payout ratios.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but hedge funds and banks trade on insider information all the time.

As an investor, it’s important to remember that the economy is not the same thing as the stock market, and vice versa. The market can roar ahead even while the economy is struggling, and stocks can falter despite economic growth. But that’s not to say you should ignore news about...