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The environment for writing calls has deteriorated of late as the market uptrend has been interrupted. A market moving higher increases investors’ willingness to speculate on higher stock prices, and call premiums rise. A choppy market reduces demand and call premiums.

After a lightning quick 46% move from the bottom, the rally has stopped. The S&P 500 has sort of been bouncing around sideways since the post-bottom high a month ago.

An analyst at Morgan Stanley used numbers to argue last week that TSLA will go to 320!

America loves a turnaround story, and so does Wall Street. Here’s a turnaround stock in the auto industry that’s ready to burst.

A Joe Biden win is becoming increasingly likely, and that could mean a big bump for infrastructure stocks - these three in particular.

For more than 30 years, my July Fourth celebration has included marching in the local Horribles Parade.

Today I’m going to wade into a subject that is deep and wide, and about which most of us know very little--the economics of the milk industry in the U.S.

Choosing just one stock to invest in doesn’t put the odds of winning in your favor.

It turns out that things like P/E ratios are not great predictors of future growth stock performance.

My two best Canadian small-cap stocks have strong fundamentals and lots of room to run as the market starts to strengthen again.

In this week’s Stock Market Video, Mike Cintolo discusses his “lean bullish” stance toward the market as the evidence continues to improve, especially when it comes to growth stocks—in fact, he’s most impressed with the number of “liquid leaders” that have launched of late, usually on earnings.

After Andy Roddick’s brother/coach advises him to keep his eye on the ball during a tennis match, I started thinking about basic investing rules along that same line. If you asked my opinion on the most important basic investing rule, the one that’s the equivalent of “keep your eye on the ball,” I couldn’t pick one ... but I could pick three. There’s a reason that the same old rules are still the rules. Keep it simple. Keep your eye on the ball. And you’ll come up a winner. Now all we need is that bull market ...

Last week I ranted about overspending by American consumers and I received many interesting responses through email and the blog. I’ve included some of the best rants in today’s issue, but if you haven’t sent yours in, feel free to do so at any time. Enjoy!

It’s earnings season. So far, it has mainly been just the big banks that have reported. And the results have been largely positive.

Stock investing can be maddening at times. But you can make it easier by being patient. Here are tips for how to do it.

Nervous that the market is destined for a long overdue pullback? A collar options strategy is a good way to safeguard your portfolio.

Dividend Kings, i.e. stocks that have grown dividends for at least 50 years, are a good place to invest in this market, writes Sure Dividend.