I have decided to take advantage of today's uptick in ESP and remove the shares from my portfolio. Read More

The Fed is sending an unmistakable signal that the risks of a second recession today outweigh the threat of inflation tomorrow. Read More

CIG Falls Sharply after Brazilian Government Moves to Cut Utility Rates    Shares of Brazil power company Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais (NYSE: CIG), or Cemig, as it’s commonly known, fell sharply today after President Dilma Rousseff and the country’s energy minister on Tuesday… Read More

Heckmann Soars 40% Today Published: 9/4/12    It was nearly one month ago that I sent out a special alert about a sharp drop in water management company Heckmann (NYSE: HEK). Shares had sunk to a 52-week low that day, following several analyst downgrades. Read More

What Hurricane Isaac Means for Your Holdings Published: 8/31/12    The remnants of Hurricane Isaac are slowly moving northward, bringing a much-needed soaking to the drought-ravaged Midwest and giving the coast a chance to dry out. Where I live in Northwest Louisiana… Read More

This Holding has Gained 65% in Just Over 6 Weeks Published: 8/8/12    August is proving to be a wild month for my Scarcity & Real Wealth portfolio. There have been some big price swings over the past week. In the case… Read More