The following was originally published on InvestorPlace as part of the Best Stocks for 2020 contest. They say lightning never strikes twice. But that’s exactly what I’m betting on in InvestorPlace’s Best Stocks for 2020 contest. Four years ago, in the 2016 contest, I recommended leading midstream pipeline operator Energy Transfer (ET). It was a controversial pick, as the energy...Read More

The following is an excerpt from Best ETFs for 2018: This Isn’t the Year for Emerging Markets (DVYE). Well, I should probably start this by mentioning that I no longer personally own the ETF I recommended in InvestorPlace’s Best ETFs for 2018 contest. I recently sold my shares of the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF...Read More

The following is an excerpt from Best Stocks for 2018: Enterprise Products Is a Keeper. A 14% return is nothing to be ashamed of in a year where the S&P 500 is up only 8%. Yet it looks awfully meager when my competition in the Best Stocks contest is up 144%. As I write, my...Read More

The following is an excerpt from Best Stocks 2018: Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Is Still Strong, originally published on InvestorPlace. I can’t say I’m happy to be finishing the first quarter in last place in InvestorPlace’s Best Stocks for 2018 contest. But I’ve been here before. In the 2016 contest, I was dead last by the end of the first quarter,...Read More

The following is an excerpt from Best ETFs for 2018: iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF Is Still in the Race. If there is a dominant theme in the Best ETFs for 2018 contest, it would seem to be “Go America!” and specifically “Go American tech!” The Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is leading the pack, up 7%, and four...Read More