Investors looking to invest in the healthcare sector need to accept going in that it can be a volatile sector. Healthcare companies have the potential to make strong moves to the upside on favorable drug findings, but at the same time can move just as sharply in the wrong direction when something... More»
While the global economy remains shaky, one sector that is poised for a strong year is energy. While the debt crisis in Greece continues to pose risks to Europe as a whole, oil demand is expected to continue to outweigh supply going forward, which will keep oil prices high. The Middle East always... More»
The definition of a value stock is one whose stock price is less than the company's intrinsic value. There are a couple of different ways to determine whether or not a stock is a value stock, and they are the P/E ratio and the price to book ratio. The P/E ratio is one of the most used statistics by... More»
Investors love dividends, especially during uncertain economic times like we are now facing. Yes, there are signs that the U.S. economy is recovering, but there are still far to many potential dangers in the global economy for investors to let down their guard. Unemployment numbers are falling, but... More»
Real estate still seems like a scary place to invest after the housing boom and bust, but while the real estate market remains shaky, there are signs that the overall economy is starting to improve. It could be a good time to add real estate back to your portfolio, but since the future remains... More»
One of the best ways to find success in the stock market is to identify stocks to avoid and then stay away from them. It is not always so easy to find winning stocks, but often times weak stocks are easy to point out, and once you have determined which stocks you should definitely avoid, your stock... More»
The Internet can be among the most exciting sectors of the market to play. Internet stocks offer investors big gains, but their volatility also means that they can quickly turn against investors. If you are not careful you can see big losses just as quickly as you saw your gains. Some internet... More»
With the strong run that the stock market has been on over the past few months people are starting to gain optimism on the overall economy and are cautiously starting to turn back to stocks. After a big drop at the end of summer, the major indexes have been rallying since October, and with the... More»
With the annual Detroit auto show taking place this week, it is a good time to focus on the industry and see what the big automakers have brought to the show. The auto industry has been making a strong comeback over the last couple of years, but there is still a long way to go before it gets back... More»
High unemployment and concerns over the global economy will likely continue to weigh on retailers through 2012. Earlier this month, the National Retail Federation (NRF) predicted that the retail industry would grow at a slower rate than it did in 2011. The NRF predicts that the U.S. retail industry... More»