November 2012 – Smarter Investing

Looming dividend tax hike has companies rushing to pay out cash before 2013.

The great corporate dividend payout stampede

Few money managers understand energy master limited partnerships like Trinder.

We added Republic Bancorp and People's United to the portfolio.

I'm tracking technical indicators that show patterns in the market.

There’s actually quite a bit of solid economic data suggesting better times ahead.

The reality of trying to make a living from the market.

High hopes for the forthcoming BlackBerry 10 OS have catapulted RIM stock in recent days.

In the past year, the combined net profit of Microsoft, Google, eBay, Yahoo, Facebook and Amazon was $7 billion less than Apple's.

Like life, stock picking is all about timing.

The company's software helps balance supply and demand in a power grid by adjusting power use during peak demand periods.

Oil and gas partnerships are cash rich and attractively priced.

There's too much uncertainty to bet big on stocks right now.