This article examines the differences between mutual funds and stocks. The difference between mutual funds and stocks is the same as the difference between having a single egg and an entire hen house of eggs. A stock represents a piece of one company. A mutual fund holds a bunch of… Read More

This article examines the differences between ETFs and stocks. The difference between owning ETFs and stocks is the same as the difference between owning a car dealership and owning a car. A stock represents a piece of one company – like owning one car. ETFs hold a bunch of stocks,… Read More

Celgene stock has been driven down to very low levels after a couple of pipeline disappointments in the past year. Is it a bargain or a value trap?  Read More

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals is a tiny biotech company seeking to develop several cancer drugs. With the stock price near $1, is it worth taking a swing at? Read More

Motown has risen from the dead. Detroit’s famous “Big Three” automobile brands—Ford (NYSE: F), General Motors (NYSE: GM), and Chrysler, now owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE: FCAU)—are incorporating leading-edge technologies, embracing Silicon Valley’s spirit of risk-taking, and breaking new ground in autonomous and electric vehicles (EVs). But it’s not… Read More

These common financial blunders can wreck your retirement portfolio. Here’s how to spot them, as well as a review of today’s mixed close on Wall Street. Read More

Stocks extended recent losses today and plunged across the board, mostly on fears that rising interest rates will undermine economic growth. Read More

Markets veered between losses and gains today, on renewed interest rate fears. In other news, Canada legalized recreational marijuana. Read More

Fears about the federal deficit, trade war, and rising interest rates took a back seat today to higher corporate profits. The main indices soared. Read More

The main indices ended a volatile session today in the red. Stocks struggled to gain traction against a mounting litany of woes, from trade war to rising rates. Read More