Last August, in an article I wrote for Smart Tech Investor (now Breakthrough Tech Profits), I posited, “Is Icahn Selling Apple?” I figured that Icahn needed to raise cash to cover huge losses in his energy portfolio. I also questioned how much longer he and Apple CEO Tim… Read More

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It wasn’t that long ago – two months to be exact – that the bandwagon of Apple (AAPL) haters was gaining steam. After topping out above $130 last summer, its share price steadily sank lower as bad economic news out of China sparked fears over the impact that might have… Read More

A pivotal scene in “The Big Short” has a skeptic scoffing at a quirky money manager who wants to short the housing market. The manager, Dr. Michael Burry (played by Christian Bale), has found portfolios of mortgages rotten with toxic subprime paper.The U.S. economy is sitting on a massive housing… Read More

After trying privately to convince Yahoo’s board of directors to pursue a new strategic direction for more than a year, this week hedge fund investor Starboard Value went public with its plan to oust the entire board and replace it with one of its choosing. Read More

If you own dividend stocks or bonds, the Fed’s about-face is good news. Read More

There’s been a surge of interest in gold this year, but you’d probably come out ahead buying dividend payers. Read More

Most analysts avoid calling a top or bottom in the market, knowing the futility of such exercises. But sometimes you can sense when the worst is behind us, which I believe is now the case with energy stocks. Read More

Three trick questions with inconceivable answers. Read More

They were punished in 2015, but should post gains this year. Read More