What’s the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of low-priced stocks? I know for myself, I think of untested, start-up companies that are full of promise, as well as risk. Generally trading on future promise, a strong management team and investor hype, many companies with stocks… Read More

What’s the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of low-priced stocks? I know for myself, I think of untested, start-up companies that are full of promise, as well as risk. Generally trading on future promise, a strong management team and investor hype, many companies with stocks… Read More

Baron Rothschild, a member of the powerful 18th century banking dynasty, is credited with coining the phrase, “Buy when there’s blood in the streets.” Rothschild recognized that the smartest purchases are often when things appear so dire that nearly all hope has been lost. This idea is at the heart… Read More

The first movie I ever saw was “2001: A Space Odyssey,” directed by famed movie maker Stanley Kubrick. My father took me to see it at a young age because he believed Kubrick’s film had a significant cultural and philosophical message.  I remember being blown away by some scenes, not… Read More

The stock market has been on a topsy-turvy, downhill roller-coaster ride since the start of August when the high of 1,709 was hit in the S&P 500 and 15,658 on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.   Yet due to fundamental underlying support, such as the improvement in European economies, the Fed… Read More

The semiconductor industry has been around since the 1960s and has grown to be a nearly $300 billion global business. Basically, semiconductors control the flow of electricity by forming the basis of integrated circuits, transistors, solid state electronics and solar cells, among many other functions. In other words, semiconductors form… Read More

We live in a surveillance society. My first direct exposure to this fact occurred last week. I received a traffic ticket in the mail for making a right turn at a red light when the roads were completely deserted. Not to mention I came to full stop prior to making… Read More

Traveling and trading are my two favorite activities. Ever since I was a small child I liked being on the move, seeing new things, meeting unique and different people, and the adventure of the unknown. I was fortunate to have parents with a travel-related business who would sometimes take me… Read More

Traveling and trading are my two favorite activities. Ever since I was a small child I liked being on the move, seeing new things, meeting unique and different people, and the adventure of the unknown. I was fortunate to have parents with a travel-related business who would sometimes take me… Read More

I like trading biotech stocks under $10. These little dynamos can be powerful wealth creation tools if wisely chosen and traded within a well-diversified portfolio.  I am sure I don’t need to say it to any experienced investors, but a word of caution is needed whenever mentioning biotech trading. Biotech… Read More

Stock picking is both an art and a science. I first started investing in the pre-PC era when information was difficult for the average market player to access. Investors needed to rely on corporate reports individually mailed via snail mail, newspapers and thick books of market data sometimes available at… Read More

Buying on weakness and selling on strength is the hallmark of the professional trader. While the average Joe investor attempts to buy stocks as they are climbing higher, the professional quietly waits for prices to drop in order to enter positions. Obviously, not all declines should be bought. Sometimes a… Read More