I’m fortunate to have spent time in the Army, especially working in intelligence gathering. If you’ve served, you know that teamwork is one of the core values of the Army. You never leave anybody behind. I apply this same thinking to the markets (and life in general). I… Read More

I study a number of great investors because I believe success leaves clues. Every buy and sell decision Warren Buffett makes tells us more about his process, and those insights can help us create our own success. While you’re obviously familiar with Buffett, you might not be familiar… Read More

For the inexperienced, the world of options trading can be daunting — even confusing, but once you understand the basics of how options work, they are as simple as buying or selling stocks. Today I’m going to explain how options are priced and how that knowledge has helped my readers… Read More

There’s a financial formula used by some of the largest banks on Wall Street, including Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). It’s the secret behind many of their top money-making strategies, and they’ve been using it for decades… Read More

After the pain and suffering caused by the global financial crisis, not to mention the losses many investors experienced, a lot of people still feel disillusioned with Wall Street. Maybe you’re one of them. I don’t blame you if that’s the case. After all, the crisis we experienced wasn’t a… Read More

Earlier this year, I made the case to readers of my premium options service, Profit Amplifier, that a market correction could happen sometime this year. Just a few months later, that time has come. I recently warned investors about trouble brewing in Russia and China, and I was on the… Read More

On July 8, we kicked off what might as well be called “volatility season,” when Alcoa (NYSE: AA) delivered the first Q2 earnings report.  While geopolitical events have dominated headlines, earnings are the true driver of stocks. And I have good reason to believe a lot of companies are going… Read More

On July 8, we kicked off what might as well be called “volatility season,” when Alcoa (NYSE: AA) delivered the first Q2 earnings report.  While geopolitical events have dominated headlines, earnings are the true driver of stocks. And I have good reason to believe a lot of companies are going… Read More

Construct a game plan, and I promise you will become a better investor. With proper planning and perseverance, Profitable Trading’s Jared Levy was making $600,000 a year trading by the time he was 18. He was also one of the youngest-ever members of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. But without goals… Read More

Income investments are an important portion of any retirement portfolio. Historically, they’ve provided retirees monthly or quarterly income distributions to help cover expenses, health care and any other living expenses. The other morning I was perusing a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney report that outlined four… Read More

I recently learned that hot water can freeze faster than cold water. Perhaps you already knew this but it was news to me. It’s a phenomenon known as the Mpemba Effect. This Mpemba Effect seems counterintuitive. Water freezes at 32 degrees. Since cold water is closer to 32 degrees than… Read More