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The up and down action of the last few days looks toppy, say several of our contributors this week. Watch today’s Stock Market Crash Course to find out if we’re in for a short or long correction, and what you should do now. Click below to watch the video!

There are two main reasons why simpler is better. First, many economic “indicators” don’t really affect the company or the stock.

Last Tuesday I asked how you feel about your taxes. Are they too high or too low? Are they fair? (You can read the whole issue here.) Many of you agreed with me that your taxes feel unfair, and you gave a variety of reasons. A reader named Bob Bottini...

Are you interested in energy stocks, high yields or utilities? Then don’t miss the advice in today’s Investment of the Week, the latest installment in our Dick Davis Digest Contributor Interview Series. Today I’m talking to Roger Conrad, a long-time Digest Contributor who has just launched three new investment advisories. Energy...

Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report Editor Paul Goodwin spoke today with Moe Ansari, host of the popular radio program, “Market Wrap with Moe Ansari.”

In today’s Investment of the Week, J. Royden Ward, editor of Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Letter explains his approach to finding the winning undervalued stocks and recommends two high-quality undervalued stocks. “My best stock screen approach, which is easy to create, searches for companies with all of the following: “S&P (Standard &...

Investors don’t get many serious “Aha!!” moments. The life of a serious investor is usually marked by gradual improvements.

“Angie’s List, Inc. (ANGI Nasdaq) operates a customer-driven website where members can research, hire, rate, and review local professionals and services, including home remodeling, plumbing, roof repair, health care and automobile repair. The company went public in late 2011, but has only recently begun to create a considerable buzz after...

On his way to mail a large check to the IRS yesterday, my husband stopped to get a cup of coffee, and was irked to see a woman in front of him pay for her $4 latte with food stamps. “That’s my tax money!,” he called me to complain. His attitude...

“Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU 66.60 NYSE – yield 2.40%), a financial services leader with approximately $1.06 trillion of assets under management as of December 31, 2012, has operations in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Latin America. Prudential offers investment management, group insurance and other financial services in the U.S., and...

“Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL 119.33 NYSE - yield 2.30%) announced a stock split just last week. Even though it’s a March split,I’m going to recommend CL and buy it for the 2 for 1 portfolio early next week. Colgate-Palmolive has been a household name in the U.S. for over 200 years. “You...

The market has held up well this week, but we’re now in the so-called “unfavorable” May-September season, which has seen significant declines in the major indexes the past three years. Watch today’s Stock Market Crash Course to find out if you should sell in May again this year. Click below to...

With the stock market hitting one new high after another, some people are now asking, “Is the market too high?”

Options prices often rise as traders buy volatility insurance to hedge against big moves in the stock.

“HomeAway (AWAY) operates the leading global Internet platform allowing users to search and book vacation rental homes and apartments directly with the owners... Today, HomeAway boasts more than 720,000 listings in 165 countries. Listings have grown by more than 37% a year over the last five years and...

Yesterday the market faltered for the first time in several days. Is this the beginning of the pullback our expert contributors have been waiting for? Watch today’s Stock Market Crash Course to find out why this overheated market may need to take a breather, how long it could last and...

The Market Outlook section of our latest Investment Digest issue featured the chart below, from InvesTech Research. In addition, InvesTech Editor James Stack wrote: “The greatest profits in a bull market are made by long-term investors. Yet new highs in an aging bull market always tend to make conservative investors...

Market volatility has been historically low of late. But that’s looking more and more like a mirage. When it changes course, the reversal could be severe.

FedEx (FDX) is a strong growth stock that came across my screen for the market’s best stocks. Here’s how the screen works.

All 34 U.S. banks passed the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test last month. To me, one bank stock has the perfect combination of growth and value.