“Questioning yourself is hard.” These are the opening words of Ken Fisher’s latest book, The Little Book of Market Myths: How to Profit by Avoiding the Investing Mistakes Everyone Else Makes, and I am inclined to agree.  Being a good investor requires two contradictory sets of skills.  You must be confident and independent minded; but...Read More

From a Twitter conversation following the disappointing jobs report: @AaronLevitt Funny you mention that. I just had “QE Forever” tattooed across my chest in Old English, gangsta style. pic.twitter.com/32MfUriOiN — Charles Sizemore (@CharlesSizemore) January 10, 2014  Read More

They had me at the Iron Man reference. Intel (INTC) stole the show at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, introducing a “smart bowl” that will wirelessly charge your phone and other gadgets, a “smart onesie” that lets parents monitor their baby’s vital signs, and—my personal favorite—Jarvis, a smart, always-on Bluetooth earpiece that essentially does what...Read More

Editor’s note: This column is part of our Best Stocks for 2014 contest. Charles Sizemore’s pick for the contest is MTN Group (MTNOY). Investors have pretty well forgotten about emerging markets over the past three years. The “BRIC” countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China no longer excite. Nor do more exotic non-BRIC locales such as South Africa. The iShares...Read More

There has always been one major disconnect with dividend stock investing: most of us pay our bills on a monthly cycle, yet our dividend checks arrive only once per quarter.  This can make budgeting a headache and adds an extra level of planning. Sure, a diversified dividend stock portfolio will be comprised of stocks with...Read More