I confess that I love the bold red wines from Italy’s Piedmont region. On more than one occasion, my overindulgence in these full-bodied, fermented grapes has left me drunk with pleasure. Interestingly, I had that same feeling yesterday when watching the overblown market reaction to the political uncertainty in the country — uncertainty that caused

Stocks largely darted in and out of positive and negative territory this week, as traders reacted to data points such as the Fed minutes (they were interpreted as modestly dovish), and the global flash PMIs (they were soft). As for the Fed, it was on track to hike interest rates this month, but that’s what

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Stocks largely darted in and out of positive and negative territory this week as traders reacted to data points such as the Fed minutes (they were interpreted as modestly dovish), and the global flash PMIs (they were soft). As for the Fed, well, they are on track to hike interest rates this month, but that’s

Investing isn’t easy. In fact, becoming a good investor is part art, part fundamental and technical analysis, part psychology and, let’s face it, part luck. Last week, I gave a presentation to a very attentive audience at the Las Vegas MoneyShow that I titled, “How to Invest Like a Renaissance Man.” The goal of this

This week, I was in at the annual MoneyShow in Las Vegas to give presentations on the state of the markets, and how best to approach investing in the current environment. Now, in a good sign for markets, attendance at the show was up considerably from the prior year. Yet the prevailing attitude from the

I just returned home from a couple of days in Las Vegas, where I gave presentations at the annual MoneyShow. Attendance at the show was up considerably from the prior year, which I think is a good sign for the markets. Yet the prevailing attitude from the many investors I spoke with this year can

When you think of the world’s greatest investors, you probably don’t think all the way back 2,500 years ago to Ancient Greece. But you should — and the name that you should think about is Thales of Miletus. Thales was a brilliant man, and one of the first real Western philosophers and scientists (although “scientist” wasn’t

When you’re at the helm of a trend-following investment plan, you need to be on your toes and ready to make changes. This is particularly true when your investment plan is close to, and quickly approaching, a change in status. Now, over the past couple of weeks, investors have been in a bullish mood. And

I consider myself very lucky. One reason why is because my first job in this industry was with Investor’s Business Daily. During my approximately seven years there, I got to learn a lot about markets, investing and how to analyze stocks from both a fundamental and technical perspective. I also got to learn under the