Investors are pouring so much money into a select group of huge companies that there isn’t any room for disappointment if earnings expectations fall even a little bit short.  Read More

Sooner or later the small group of momentum stocks that have been leading the market higher will face their day of reckoning. It may not be next week or next month, but when it happens it will seem all too sudden. Read More

The stock market has always been subject to unfounded rumors and flat-out lies, but the advent of the Internet and social media has amplified the impact false stories can have on a company.  Read More

The problem with betting big on future profits is that they don't always happen, a lesson dot.com investors learned the hard way sixteen years ago when that market imploded. I don't expect all the FANG stocks to follow suit, but I do believe that some of them will experience a severe downward price adjustment in their share prices when future profits become more definable. Read More

Spectre of Whole Foods acquisition casts long shadow over retail sector. Read More

First semester passes the test, but oil gets a failing grade. Read More

For my money, owning stocks that pay solid dividends is one of the best ways to avoid getting soaked the next time the stock market goes through the wringer. Read More

Investor complacency belies the lack of progress in growth initiatives. Read More

Share price jumps on a trio of favorable events. Read More