How You Can Beat Wall Street in 15 Simple Steps

I have misgivings about Wall Street. Their short-term trading distorts the energy markets, almost beyond recognition.

Indeed, the past...

Here's Who's Really Behind the $2 Trillion Stock Buyback Scam

Stock buybacks represent one of the most insidious bits of financial engineering in the markets - executives claim that they're returning money to...

If You Want an Accurate Financial Forecast, Ask a Waiter

Many investors really start to study the markets this time of year in an effort to divine what's next for global markets and, by implication,...

Here’s How Investors Get Tricked into Buying Companies Like Valeant

While half the trick of investing is figuring out what the consensus thinks, the wisdom of crowds is a myth when it comes to the...

Wall Street's Bear Market Lie Could Cost You

The conventional "wisdom" holds that a bear market can't happen until losses hit 20%.

But that's a carefully designed, often-repeated...

These Two Market Crash Signals Are Lighting Up

After last week’s strong finish, it’s no shock that Wall Street’s starting to make encouraging noises about “recovery.” But when did...

You'll Love This Politician's Quip on Wall Street

During last night's Democratic debate, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said a few things about Wall Street that made us stop and...

How to Defeat Wall Street's Secret Weapon

For most investors, the relationship between investing and profits seems simple enough. You buy low, sell high, and your portfolio grows - or so...

Four Tech Stocks to Avoid in 2016

There's a lot more to making money in tech stocks than choosing the right investments. You also have to know which stocks to avoid. After all, no...

Why This "Expert" Advice from Wall Street Is Dead Wrong

In a fitting end to what was a disastrous 2015, The Wall Street Journal ran two articles on its "Opinion" page on the last day of the year that...

Why the SEC Really Pulled the Plug on Stops – and What You Can Do About It

Last month the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced that it would no longer accept stop-loss and good 'till cancelled (GTC) orders. It went on...

Great News, Wall Street: The Economy Is Coming Unglued

Commodity prices are plunging, the dollar is powering higher, Obamacare is collapsing, economies everywhere are faltering and ...

Why Wall Street Is So Desperate for Your Investment Dollars Right Now

Now is the time when Wall Street is most dangerous to your financial health.

After being 100% wrong about the market all year,...

America Has Become a "Banana Republic Run by Wall Street Criminals"

Wall Street criminals just won't stop misbehaving.
The latest crime was exposed Wednesday. Five of the biggest names in global finance...

Desperate "Bubble Thinking" Takes Hold on Wall Street

If it looks like a bubble, smells like a bubble and walks like a bubble, it is a bubble.

What we have in the certain stocks today is a...

Five Questions Wall Street Hopes You'll Never Ask

Wall Street would prefer if investors never asked certain questions. But sometimes having the right financial advisor in your corner can mean...

Why the UBS Dark Pool Fine Is So Absurd

The UBS dark pool fine announced last week is yet another example of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dropping the ball on one of the ...

D.C.'s New Bosses Start to Pay Back Wall Street

Wall Street is about to get paid back by D.C.'s new bosses. Because all politicians are snakes. And some of them are rattlesnakes.

On...

The Truth About This "Meltdown" Indicator

We talk about why you should always be in the stock market (and NOT for the same reasons Wall Street wants you in, either)....

JPM Stock Price Hit by Earnings Miss - but Bigger Troubles Ahead

The JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) stock price faltered more than 4% on this morning on an earnings miss.

JPMorgan was hit hard...

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