Encouraging news from the semiconductor industry reaffirms our bullish outlook for the information technology sector and the economy. Read More

Don't let any stock appreciate to the point that it represents a disproportionately large percentage of your overall portfolio. Read More

By pursuing a conservative strategy in a riskier segment of the bond market, this fund has outperformed the majority of its peers over the past five years. Read More

Although shares of this company have pulled back recently, its long-term growth story remains intact. Read More

Article in Review: “A Profitable Epidemic,” by Peter Staas, February 9, 2011 Read More

Here’s the lowdown on the Conference Board’s recent tweaks to its Index of Leading Economic Indicators. Read More

At first blush, 2011 was a tough year for stocks. The MSCI Developed Market Index fell more than 5 percent as European markets were roiled by the ongoing EU sovereign-debt crisis. US stocks fared only slightly better: The S&P 500 returned about 2 percent, though dividends accounted for all of… Read More

With encouraging economic data prompting traders to take on additional risk, it's time for investors to add equities. Read More

US state and local governments shed about 244,000 jobs in 2011 and 249,000 jobs in 2010, according to government data. Since the height of the global credit crunch in mid-2008, almost 670,000 state and local government jobs have been eliminated.  But as the US economy slowly heals, the outlook for… Read More