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In today’s Stock Market Crash Course, the experts agree on one thing: this correction’s bottom will be a great time to buy. But how long will the correction last? Gregory Spear, John Gray, Clif Droke and Dan Sullivan all take a look at their indicators to give us an idea. Click...

I recently had the opportunity to talk stocks with one of our value-investing-focused contributors, who said that the biggest challenge he’s facing right now is finding investments that are still undervalued. That’s a slightly alarming comment, as it suggests that stock prices have been bid up to unsustainably high levels...

One of the benefits of being an income investor is that focusing on dividend-paying stocks automatically screens out companies without any revenues. Speculative starts ups, biotechs and other hopefulls simply don’t have the cash to dole out to their investors. Dividends essentially act as a litmus test of a company’s viability. But...

Here are 20 Cabot’s top tips that you can use to become a better investor and stay on track when trying to reach your investment goals.

“Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (CTB) is a manufacturer and marketer of replacement tires. We project that Cooper will strongly outperform the market over the next six to 12 months. This projection is based on our analysis of three key factors that influence common stock performance: earnings strength,...

In the long-lasting wake of 2008-2007’s credit crisis, financial collapse and resulting recession, risk aversion has become practically the national sport of U.S. investors. It’s no surprise; and investors can’t be blamed for being gun-shy. At an investing conference I attended last week, one speaker actually likened investors’ lingering post-crash...

“Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS)—Founded in 1858 as the Bemis Brothers Bag Company, this is a major manufacturer of flexible packaging products and pressure-sensitive materials, primarily serving the food distribution industry. Its Flexible Packaging unit produces high-barrier, polyethylene and paper products, while the Pressure Sensitive Materials segment makes printing,...

Whether you’ve got an appetite for small-cap stocks or value stocks, Cabot has a publication that will fit your needs.

It is to your advantage to know when the companies you own are going to release their quarterly and annual reports.

“High-yield stocks are performing well. The top quintile, or one-fifth, of dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 Index as measured by yield has outperformed the average stock in the index in five of the last six calendar months. And in rolling 12-month periods since the start of 2009,...

I avoid watching TV news, especially during election season. I prefer to read the newspaper, where sensationalism and entertainment still take a backseat to information most of the time--and I can always skip some parts. But I do love TV for entertainment, and one of my favorite shows is Jon...

The strategy of holding stocks forever just might be the best way for you to avoid the most common mistakes of most investors.

Today’s focus is the energy revolution that’s recently begun, and which will transform the world.

Out of favor for more than four years, this gold ETF, and gold itself, is back with a vengeance. How much longer can the gold rally last?

Last week, I introduced this year’s “10 Stocks to Buy & Hold Forever” series, in which I ask all the Cabot analysts to nominate stocks.

The company is not the stock. I love Apple the company. But I don’t love AAPL (the stock) today.

Four days ago, I returned from a fabulous 10-day vacation in Ireland and Northern Ireland with my wife.

Facebook recently took a little heat when it was revealed that it had experimented with users’ emotions.

Recognize the fact that the market, reflecting the sum knowledge and perceptions of all investors, is smarter than any one of us.

Unlike technical analysis, the fundamental analysis of a company’s financial ratios involves making some judgments about future growth potential.