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Apple (AAPL), Baidu (BIDU), Google (GOOG) and Netflix (NFLX) are overviewed by the editor.

Here’s one rule that will allow you to gain a reputation as a very savvy individual indeed, at least when you’re talking to a group of growth investors.

The surfer is the investor who figures out which direction the market is going and gets in step with it.

The investing climate has suddenly turned scary, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t good stocks to buy. Here are the five best stocks to invest in now.

Mike Cintolo discusses two simple portfolio management techniques investors can use during a market decline.

Looking for a stock to feature in today’s Investment of the Week, I noticed that all my candidates had something in common: they were firmly in the “Mid-Cap” range of market capitalization. The range for a mid-cap varies by source, but usually includes companies valued between $1 billion and $10...

We at Cabot will manage our growth portfolios with our usual total disregard for the political campaigns.

This technique can work wonders if you are bold and are willing to go against traditional investing systems.

To garner big returns you don’t have to take undue risk. Instead, you need to focus on what are called the liquid leaders.

“Do you know a bad investor?” Because I naturally assume that anyone who reads my columns is a very good investor.

It’s hard not to feel good about growing American economy. However, this is the kind of thinking that comes near market tops!

Here are two healthcare stocks that are currently undervalued and sell at bargain prices.

Bargains can be found in high-quality companies paying dividends yielding more than high-quality bonds.

With stock markets staging a county fair Destruction Derby on Thursday and Friday, I want to dedicate this issue in favor of a piece on risk.

I always spend a little time researching the top-performing stocks of the previous year.

One of the longest-running Investment Digest features is our annual Top Picks issue, for which we ask all our contributors to send us their single favorite stock to buy for the coming year. In July, we ask them to update us on their picks. And finally, in December, I like...

Microsoft (MSFT) bid $45 billion to buy Yahoo! (YHOO) back on February 1. My investment perspective on these companies is two-fold. First, every investor in America knows these companies. It’s going to be very hard to beat the market by investing in them. Second, those companies are going down the same road traveled by IBM decades ago.

I recently visited Ruth’s Chris steakhouse in Boston for a wonderful meal. Despite the stigma of being a chain, every meal has been absolutely terrific. Ruth’s Chris (RUTH) just came public in 2005, but has since slid from the mid 20s to 6 1/2. Revenues have grown fairly consistently, but earnings were cut in half during the fourth quarter, and projected to shrink some more this year. The stock just hit a new low today! Thus, I think it’s a good idea for any steak lover to visit one of the premier steakhouses in your area every couple of months. It’s a real treat! But when it comes to investing, the message is clear: Enjoy the steak, but avoid the stocks.

Canadian stocks are a good way to diversify your portfolio without taking on too much risk. And here’s one Canadian stock that appears quite undervalued.

I’m not sure who coined the phrase “Romance Stock.” But it’s a phrase we’ve long found useful at Cabot, because it provides a model that helps us understand how stocks behave.