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Lobster prices have been showing up in my news a lot lately. First, there was this article in The New Yorker, followed by this rebuttal from New York Magazine. Then, a few days later, the story was picked up by the broader press, including Good Morning America and Reuters. The premise of...

I like to think of Dividend Growth as your secret weapon in the fight against low yields. The power of dividend growth isn’t really a secret, obviously. But I call it a secret weapon because a lot of investors don’t realize just how powerful dividend growth is. Take, for example, Wal-Mart Stores...

The best way to make money in the stock market is to invest in conservative stocks for long-term holding.

Closed-end funds or CEFs (also called closed-end investment management companies) have become popular among income investors for their large and reliable distributions. Many CEFs are primarily focused on producing income and generate big distributions by holding income investments like dividend stocks, REITs or municipal or corporate bonds. Others boast their...

The market is surging ahead at full steam, but some of our analysts see trouble ahead. Watch this week’s Stock Market Crash Course to find out what the divergences and options trading in today’s market means. Click below to watch the video!

Up 178% in six months. That’s how well our best-performing Top Pick for 2013 has done so far this year. The winning stock was submitted to our annual Investment Digest Top Picks contest by Tom Bishop of BI Research. In his original recommendation, he argued that the company’s new scaffolding technology...

Since my last video, a correction has begun, and the question now is whether this is a garden-variety pullback or the beginning of a bear market. How serious are the divergences in the market and the technical warnings like the advance/decline ratio? Watch today’s Stock Market Crash Course for the...

It is very hot in New York City right now. In fact, my husband and I just ordered a second air conditioner for our Brooklyn apartment, and I hate air conditioners. (They weren’t necessary where I grew up, near the ocean in Massachusetts. But it took just one June in...

Doubling your money in one year is impressive. But doing it two years in a row? That shows some impressive stock picking chops. That’s why today I’m interviewing George Putnam III, Editor of The Turnaround Letter. Putnam is on track to make Dick Davis Digests history by choosing our best-performing Top...

Investors are dumping dividend paying stocks of strong companies due to misplaced fears about interest rate sensitivity. That’s opening up new opportunities in our favorite stocks, but be patient with prices. “Buy dividend paying stocks when interest rates are falling, and sell when they’re rising:” It’s always somewhat shocking...

Stocks that soar 178% in six months don’t come along every day. But that’s the first-half gain that made Invivo (NVIV) our best-performing Investment Digest Top Pick of 2013 at mid-year (read my mid-year update on the Top Picks for more info). The stock has now corrected slightly from those...

In our latest Dividend Digest The Value Bounce Editor Carl Delfeld recommends an international mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. FCX is a world leader in the exploration of mineral resource properties. ... Reasons stock is trading at 2008 lows: Copper prices have fallen from highs in 2011—China consumes 40%...

Our latest recommendation, Potash (POT), is about as exciting as manure because that is exactly what it is. Potash is a Canadian company, founded in 1975, and based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is the leading producer of fertilizer throughout the world. They also have operations in the Middle...

Second quarter earnings are underway, and the market is doing well. But after several days of new highs, there are some signs that a topping process may be underway. Watch today’s Stock Market Crash Course for the experts’ final word on the market’s next move. Click below to watch the video!

Timothy Lutts appeared on Central China TV-America to discuss investing in Tesla Motors (TSLA).

Down one week, up the next: where’s this screwy market going next? Does this week’s strength mean further upside, or it is just part of a topping process before the big correction? Watch this week’s Stock Market Crash Course video to find out why the experts think it will go...

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (BGFV Nasdaq) is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is a sporting goods retailer. The company’s products include athletic shoes, apparel and accessories, as well as outdoor and athletic equipment. [BGFV’s] EPS increased from $0.49 to an estimated $0.93 over the past five...

Companies with low stock-price volatility outperformed the S&P 500 Index 26.8% to 15.9% during the 23-month period.

Even with Friday afternoon’s nosedive, the major indexes ended last week less than 2.5% below where they started it. The Dow and S&P 500 ended the week only about 2% off their recent highs, and the Nasdaq fell even less. Overall, the major indexes ended the month of May—supposedly the...