Rising lumber prices seem to be saying something positive about a U.S. housing recovery -- and possibly about housing stocks.
Confidence in the markets is being restored. I expect equity prices to be significantly higher by the end of the year.
Investment fraud is ongoing, even after the fall of Bernie Madoff. See my interview with former SEC enforcer Pat Huddleston about new frauds making the rounds.
Buying low-beta stocks with sustainable dividends can work in the long-term. And the high-beta stocks may be best for a swing-trading strategy.
We humans are instinctively herd animals, and we tend to panic when we see others around us panicking.
Proper personal investing begins with allocation of assets among stocks, fixed-income securities, real estate, commodities and cash.