Investing

From my vantage point the judicious course right now is to reduce one's overall percentage exposure to stocks as well as one's exposure to riskier types of stocks.... Here's why.

Today's article looks at two poor (but popular) strategies that investors employ during a crisis and one winning strategy that you can execute. Keep in mind that we'll be discussing what investors could do during a sell-off, not what to do in anticipation of a sell-off during a bull market.

Gold has surged 20% year to date, powering many gold penny stocks up more than three fold, but the 5 names on our list could be considered undervalued due to the fact that they are trading at low sales multiples.

Keith Neumeyer believes the silver price could hit $1,000 an ounce. Could such an increase really be in the cards for the white metal?

American credit card balances will hit $1 trillion in 2016, a debt burden that has never been reached before, not even during the go-go days of the dot-com boom. On the other side of the coin is the fact that there is a lot of profit to be made on the lending side of those trillion dollars of debt as the average interest rate on credit cards today is a whopping 15.19%. Given that the national average for 1-year CDs is a measly 1.09%, it is clear that credit card companies are making lots of money.

Some time out of the markets during the tech wreck (2000-2002) and the financial crisis (2007-2009) was beneficial to maintaining their standard of living going forward. Then, like now, some dry powder in the form of cash/cash equivalents helped reduce volatility. Then, like now, cash is how one can acquire desirable assets at lower prices down the road.

I'm becoming increasingly pessimistic that we could see a meaningful downside episode in the S&P 500 that's potentially sustained before the leaves are turning brown on the trees in the fall.

Gold ETFs are a bit more complicated than you might think at first glance but, hopefully, the key facts in this article will allow you to get a better handle on the market, and find more information on the best gold ETF option for your needs in today's investing world.

Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest investor of all time having amassed a net worth of over $60 billion from his investing skill...and the 107 words of wisdom in this article crystalize decades of investment knowledge from the best in the business.

As stocks approach overbought levels, can the good times last and, more importantly, where do we go from here? While I won’t pretend to know exactly what the future holds, here are three ways to prepare your portfolio for whatever lies ahead.