Investment U

As stocks stretch further into record territory, fears about a sudden turnaround are on the rise. More and more investors are digging into their portfolios, working to ensure the safety of their...

President Trump hasn’t wasted any time implementing his agenda since taking office. In the days since his inauguration, he’s signed a blitz of executive actions. These include expediting...

I talk to my phone -- not on it, but to it.I also talk to my watch. I talk to my car if I need directions, want to change the radio station or want to make a phone call. And I talk to my computer. We...

The Dow finally reached 20K... But is the market rally running out of steam? Not at all. Investors are now realizing that the best has yet to come... And this week’s chart supports that idea. It...

There’s a growing gap between the “haves” and the “have nots”.I’m not talking about the divide between the top 10% of income earners in the U.S. and the bottom 90%....

The next time you’re ready to buy a stock, ask yourself this simple profit-boosting question: “Is this company a price taker or a price maker?”It’s a simple question that, if...

Predicting what will happen next with the stock market is impossible. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t study the past. History may not predict the future, but it can be useful to look...

Open just about any financial news website nowadays, and you’ll see something about “Dow 20,000.” The approaching record high in our famous stock index sure makes for a great...

The digital economy, last week, wounded yet another retailer.Shares of GameStop (NYSE:GME) plunged more than 8% as the video game dealer’s holiday sales disappointed. During the all-important...

2016 was a strange year for gold. In the first half of the year, a massive bull run brought the price of an ounce near $1,400. But then, in the summer, the bottom fell out on this rally, and the...

Karl Marx predicted that our capitalist system would eventually tear itself apart and be replaced by socialism.Some insist it is already happening today... Technology and automation are replacing...

It’s a number that is almost impossible to comprehend... $2.5 trillion. That’s the estimated amount of cash U.S. companies are hoarding offshore. It’s difficult to visualize such a...

No one wants to be alone on Valentine’s Day. That’s a fact you should embrace as an investor.The problem for a lot of people is that it’s hard to find that special someone,...

We’ve written quite a bit about the irresponsibility of the 'Zero Economy.' The Fed’s ultra-low interest rates have hurt lenders and encouraged corporations to borrow too much. But...

When I was a teenager, I spent a considerable amount of time at the mall. It was a great place to hang out with friends and basically, just be out of the house.That’s less true today. Teenagers...

Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997. Seven years later, the nation was slimming down by cutting carbs. And in 2007, Netflix began streaming video online.These are all major events... major events...