Lions, tigers and bears, oh my. Stocks aren’t just getting mauled by bears; they’re being shredded by the tigers and eaten whole by too many lions. This is one bad market. Read More

Mention the words “fixed income” and you tend to get lots of yawns, glances toward the door or keyboard clicks from BlackBerrys. Read More

Zero tolerance: That’s how markets are treating any investment perceived as being at risk. Read More

The subprime crisis has turned into an assault on the world’s credit structure, but the synchronized efforts of central banks will keep the system alive. Read More

Whether the present state of affairs qualifies as a bear market depends on what we own. Whatever animal you choose--bear or bull--it’s obvious that few investments are soaring with the eagles. Read More

Brookfield Asset Management has completed its spin-down of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, which we’ve added to the Cash Cows. Read More

Guilty until proven innocent: That’s the way the markets view recession risk for income investments. Read More

Comcast Corp reported blockbuster earnings that should lay all fears to rest about its financial health. Read More

Natural gas prices have been trapped in between $7 to $9 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) since mid-2006. That weak showing is even starker when you consider that crude oil prices are up nearly 50 percent over the same time period.  Read More

In mid-February, Sterling Construction announced it’s the low bidder on a $55 million toll road project in Texas, one of its larger projects in recent quarters. Read More