Today on Straight Talk Money, we start with some news on McDonalds (MCD): Is Mickey D’s bailing on China, or is there more to this than meets the eye?   In the following segment, we look at some very quotable lines from Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s long-time business partner at Berkshire Hathaway: And in the...Read More

The following is an excerpt from a piece I wrote for InvestorPlace. You can read the full article here. I’ve always been a big believer in taking a total return approach to investing, focusing on both capital gains and income. And with the capital gains looking a little more iffy than usual at current stock...Read More

Well, it’s over. The stock market is officially closed for 2016. All told, it was a successful year for me. My firm increased its assets under management by a good chunk, and my returns for the year were solid. My Dividend Growth portfolio absolutely crushed the S&P 500, and I took first place in InvestorPlace’s...Read More

I joined Peggy Tuck today on Straight Talk Money. In the first segment, Peggy asks whether the Santa Claus rally is fizzling out. We then jump into Apple… and its plans to manufacture in India.   In the second segment, we take some advice from the venerable Dr. Jeremy Siegel.   Next up, we talk...Read More

It’s temping fate to celebrate early, but I’m feeling good about the Best Stocks for 2016 contest right about now: Regardless of how the contest shakes out, I’m still long Energy Transfer Equity (ETE) and believe the stock price could easily double from these levels over the course of the next 2-3 years. I have...Read More