Let me be clear, I don't believe in trying to time the market, but I do believe in looking at stocks relative to their peers and assessing how attractive they are.
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April 3 - News
April 2 is notable for two important patents, both of which have contributed greatly to the fortunes of two longtime components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones ...
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April 2 - News
President Carter signed the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 -- the DIDMCA -- into law on March 31, 1980.
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April 1 - News
The "Dogs of the Dow" dividend strategy is one of the simplest for beating the market.
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March 31 - News
Today was a return to record highs for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI), which again chose to ignore uncertainties in Europe to focus instead on strong economic...
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March 28 - News
In December of 2012, Morristown, New Jersey-based Honeywell International Inc.
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March 26 - News
Earnings season is just about over, with almost all companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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March 26 - News
To be sure, while the country has undoubtedly developed a reputation for unleashing threatening rhetoric, it seems to have achieved an entirely new level of vitriol over the past...
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March 26 - News
In September of 2012, General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) announced that it had sold a 7.6 percent stake in Thailand's Bank of Ayudhya (NASDAQOTH:BKAHF) for about $466 million...
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March 25 - News
Two large-cap companies are making waves with announcements that they will be returning billions of dollars in capital to their shareholders over the next several months.
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March 25 - News
United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) is a global provider of high technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries.
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March 25 - News
Most investors see the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) as among the safest blue-chip stocks in the entire market.
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March 25 - News
In 1973, nuclear power supplied 5% of the total electricity consumed by American homes.
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March 24 - News
When it comes to the S&P 500 , not all stocks are created equal.
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March 24 - News
The U.S. has always had a love-hate relationship with the environment.
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March 24 - News
Regardless of where they stand, management takes big risks with shareholders' money when it wades into politics.
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March 22 - News
For U.S. investors, international crises tend to be short-term events that have little long-term impact.
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March 22 - News
In late February, storied German conglomerate Siemens Aktiengesellschaft's long-standing plan to spin off its lighting division hit a major roadblock in the form of a shareholder...
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March 22 - News
France has recently been lauded for new laws set to reduce the amount of light used at night in essentially unoccupied commercial buildings.
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March 21 - News
In trying to chart your own course to invest for your retirement, it's useful to look at what major companies are doing with their pension-fund money to try to achieve the same...
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March 21 - News
Tribune Company (NASDAQOTH:TRBAA)'s announcement that it is considering a sale of its newspaper business sounds like a good plan.
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March 21 - News
Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) (NYSE:HPQ) has been struggling to find itself for a long time.
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March 21 - News
The key to successful investing is to quickly get to the salient points of why a stock’s value will appreciate.
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March 20 - News
When people think about investing for their retirement, they tend to place their nest egg’s in the hands of mutual fund managers.
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March 20 - Dividend Stocks
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON) is a conglomerate of aerospace and industrial businesses, and is the world’s largest maker of avionics.
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March 19 - News
Stocks continue to climb, and the industrial sector has been no exception over the last few months.
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March 18 - News
"Dogs of the Dow" is one of the simplest dividend strategies to beat the market.
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March 18 - News
When investing, one of the most important things to do is to diversify your holdings.
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March 18 - News
Earnings season is winding down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results. But there are still some companies left to report, and CLARCOR Inc.
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March 18 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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March 18 - News
The markets couldn't rise forever -- even if the continual record highs of the last week and a half made it seem like they could.
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March 16 - News
While The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)'s 787 Dreamliner was facing a serious technical issue, the company was also facing another threat—labor strife.
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March 15 - News
Recently, the President and CEO of Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (NYSE:DRC) Vincent Volpe Jr.
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March 15 - News
Game changer, disruptive, innovative, ahead of the curve -- all words and phrases you want to hear about a company in your portfolio.
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March 14 - News
Throughout the financial crisis nearly five years ago, everyone finally realized that major financial institutions have an immense impact on the markets, and when those institutions...
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March 14 - News
The mining industry faced a tough market in 2012 due to the global economic slowdown. With Joy Global Inc.
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March 14 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 14 - News
New competitors to the electronics business, both online and at bricks-and-mortar locations, are taking sales that Best Buy could once count on.
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March 14 - News
Stocks are like underwear: The flashy ones get all the visibility, but can cause a whole bunch of trouble.
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March 13 - News
General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), founded by Thomas Edison, is the oldest company in the Dow.
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March 13 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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March 12 - News
Investors have been left frustrated in these unstable times trying to find the best balance possible of security and growth.
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March 12 - News
Stocks gained for the seventh day in a row, and the S&P 500 closed 10 points shy of its all-time high just a week after the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a record of its own...
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March 12 - News
Yawn -- another day, another record high close for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI).
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March 11 - News
Fresh off last week's record-setting streak, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is showing no signs of slowing down. As of 2:15 p.m.
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March 11 - News
As of 12:45 p.m. EDT the Dow Jones Industrial Average has made small gains, up 0.19% to 14,424.
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March 11 - News
After four straight days of record highs, the Dow Jones Industrials find their streak in jeopardy this morning.
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March 11 - News
Last week was an exciting climb for the Dow Jones Industrial Average .
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March 11 - News
The Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) reached its all-time high on March 10, 2000, only a day after breaking the 5,000-point barrier.
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March 11 - News
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is currently the fifth-cheapest stock on the Dow, trading at just 10 times earnings, well below it's historical average of 16.
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March 8 - News
