Wall Street Daily

In yesterday’s issue, I encouraged you to begin flexing your contrarian muscles. But I’ve been doing this long enough to understand a simple truth: The practical trumps the theoretical....

Thank goodness it’s Friday in the Wall Street Daily Nation! This is the day we abandon long-winded analysis, and let some carefully selected graphics do the talking for us. That means less...

The father of value investing, Benjamin Graham, warns us, “It requires considerable willpower to keep from following the herd.” In other words, it’s hard to be a contrarian. Even...

Nuclear power is a goner! At least, that’s what the headlines wanted investors to believe in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in March 2011. Publication after publication trumpeted...

It’s Myth-Busting Monday. And that means it’s time to tackle a topic that’s potentially contentious. Today, I’m taking on the idea of rarity in the financial markets....

Each year, the IPO market grinds to a halt from about December 15 to January 15. Investment bankers apparently like to celebrate the holidays, too. Given that it’s now January 17, it’s...

Tuesday, Facebook (FB) announced its new feature -- Graph Search -- which essentially amounts to a more targeted search engine for content on the social network.The results are personalized to you and...

Don’t look now, but China is rebounding! After hitting a four-year low on December 3, the Shanghai Composite is now up 18.6%. As longtime readers know, I’ve been dogging Chinese stocks for...

Today, I’m taking aim at one company that many consider to be the indisputable vanguard of innovation: Apple (AAPL). Time To Knock This Tech Giant Down A Few NotchesApple is the most innovative...

It’s official… another earnings reporting season is underway. Alcoa (AA) kicked off the festivities after the bell on Tuesday. The company put up solid numbers, enough to beat Wall Street...

Leave it to the mainstream financial press to forget the lowly retail investor (i.e. you and me). The December 24 cover of Barron’s boldly proclaims, Europe: Time to Buy.Upon seeing it,...

It’s Friday in the Wall Street Daily Nation. And longtime readers know what that means…I’m selecting a handful of graphics to put important economic and investing news into...

Finally! It came down to the wire, but Washington D.C. ultimately reached a compromise on the Fiscal Cliff -- albeit a less comprehensive one than originally hoped for. Nevertheless, the resolution...

Please allow me to interrupt the non-stop coverage of the Fiscal Cliff to provide an important reminder. It’s not all about us! A whole world of investments exists out there. Instead of being...

On Mondays, I normally serve up a widely held Wall Street belief on a silver platter. Then I squash it like a bug with cold, hard facts to prove it’s nothing more than a myth. This week,...