Risk on, risk off. No four words could better describe the frustrating year that was 2011. Strategies Risk On / Risk Off and the Economics of Moneyball
Trying to trade in and out of the broad market is not something I seek to do. I’ll leave that for folks who think they are smarter than the market. Strategies Ignoring conventional wisdom and embracing volatility
Here's how we're hedging for downside protection in this market. Strategies Committed bulls: Comfortably dumb?
How to hedge the economic risks of a stock with other stocks from different sectors. Strategies Have your dividends and your capital gains too
Please render unto drinkers the Miller Lite which is theirs, unto smokers the Malboro that is theirs, and unto us, the shareholder value that is ours. Strategies Mr. Altria, where’s our Miller Lite?
Sometimes it is really hard to believe that Wall Street is run by serious, highly-educated professionals. Strategies Schizophrenic bond vigilantes and other market tales
As part of a multi-stock portfolio focusing on dividends, NLY provides a boost to overall portfolio yield with risks that I can manage. Strategies Annaly: An attractive short term dividend stock
Here's a great franchise whose stock is depressed due to short term concerns that appear largely unwarranted. Strategies BNY Mellon looks significantly undervalued
There's upside in being a small shareholder in a firm controlled by just one party. Strategies The good and the bad of having a controlling shareholder
Defining a clear and unified strategy is absolutely necessary for effective investing. Strategies Growing a portfolio with dividends – the smart way
I think we are in a near-term bottoming process for the financial sector driven by fear and the unknown unknowns of the European crisis. Strategies Uncertainty is the friend of the long-term value buyer
During tough times like these, I sometimes like to do what your college professor might have called “cheating.” Strategies When in doubt, follow the masters