As the Chief Investment Strategist for Personal Finance, I am happy to report that most of the holdings in our Growth Portfolio have performed well lately despite increasing stock market volatility. That’s in large part due to the inherent bias of my IDEAL Stock Rating System towards companies that pay… Read More

Harley-Davidson announced Tuesday that it will be laying off 5% of its labor force to offset a 4.3% year-over-year decline in revenue. But this sobering bit of news was greeted enthusiastically by investors, resulting in a quick 12% jump in HOG’s share price.Adjusting labor costs to match revenue is straight… Read More

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Low durations make senior loans excellent hedges against higher interest rates. Read More

It pays 7.6% and lets investors earn income from a booming business: global business mergers. Read More

Our Maximum Income for Retirees Portfolio beats the stock market handily. Read More

Our Inflation Hedges Portfolio captured the Federal Reserve’s passive-aggressive attitude toward inflation perfectly in the third quarter, with a third of holdings losing value while the rest gained ground. The result: a 3.8% gain that beat the S&P 500’s 3.3%. Meanwhile, the portfolio’s average annual dividend was 2%.Our biggest winners… Read More

The banking industry is under a cloud, but investors have gone too far. Read More