The following is an excerpt from What to Do Now If You’re Losing Sleep Over the Stock Market, originally published by Kiplinger’s. As discussed ad nauseam in the financial press and in mutual fund literature, stocks “always” rise over the long-term. This may very well continue to be true. But you also should remember that...Read More

The following is an excerpt from The 5 Best Investments You Can Make in 2019 Everyone is looking forward to 2019 if only because 2018 has been so ugly. But investors will have to mentally sturdy themselves: Before we can talk about the best investments to make in 2019, we have to quickly explore what has...Read More

I love this time of year. It’s good that I’m not diabetic because my consumption of candy canes, gingerbread cookies, hot chocolate and virtually anything else you can think of that’s loaded with processed sugar goes through the roof. But between shopping and Christmas parties, we still have to squeeze in a little time for...Read More

The Dow dropped more than 500 points on Monday… only to finish the day in positive territory.Now, even a few months ago, a massive swing like that would have been news. It would have had investors swapping stories and likely high-fiving each other.These days, it’s just par for the course. In fact, Monday’s swing was...Read More

The following is an excerpt from Best Stocks for 2019: LyondellBasell Stock Will Take the Crown. LyondellBasell is my selection in InvestorPlace’s Best Stocks for 2019 Contest. My pick in Best Stocks for 2019 is LyondellBasell (LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. It’s also one of the cheapest stocks...Read More