This tale of two tanker markets offers opportunities for investors who focus on high-yielding names with little exposure to the spot market. Read More

Article in Review: "Financial Spoils," by Benjamin Shepherd and Peter Staas, Jun. 10, 2009. Read More

A recovery in Japan's stock market has boosted the value of this Fund Portfolio holding. Read More

Neither stocks nor bonds, preferred stocks occupy a middle ground that many income-seeking investors overlook. Read More

Fear continues to drive the broader market, but economic conditions should improve in the back half of the year. Now is the time to buy our favorite energy and technology names. Read More

Long-term challenges have imposed a lower speed limit on US growth, but this up-cycle still should be of average in duration. Use the recent pullback as an opportunity to buy my top-ranked sectors and stocks. Read More

Pent up demand has resulted in a thriving market for tech-related IPOs in 2011. But the individual investor rarely has access to the IPO pipeline. These two ETFs can get you in on the game. Read More

Booming demand for web-enabled smartphones and an uptick in enterprise spending should power years of earnings growth for well-placed technology firms. Read More

The stock market Down Under is out of favor again, ripe with bargains--and increasingly welcoming to US investors. Read More

This US small-cap company should receive a lift from rising demand in emerging markets and a recovering global economy. Read More