The Social Security trustees issued their annual report on the program’s financial condition earlier this year, along with their companion report on Medicare. As in previous years, these reports... read more

Following my article on Paul Lountzis and his unique investment strategy, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at some of his investment case studies, which... read more

The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) have been touted as the world's driving forces in economic growth and development for the next 2-3 decades. However, recent economic... read more

It is often darkest before the dawn, CSLA’s Damian Kestel noted of certain investment approaches, quoting English theologian and historian Thomas Fuller. Fuller was speaking of a religious transformation in... read more

This is a guest contribution by Bob Ciura of Sure Dividend. Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc Investors looking for the strongest dividend growth stocks should focus on the Dividend... read more

When famous value investors like Seth Klarman or Dan Abrams talk about value investing, they typically focus on the psychological and behavioral aspects of it: the confidence to bet... read more

Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) said Thursday it is taking a $400 million charge in the third quarter, as the second-largest U.S. lender braced for the end of probes... read more

Value investor James Montier of asset management firm GMO can’t find any attractive investments these days. While there a few relatively cheap assets, nothing is cheap in absolute terms,... read more

High Frequency Trading (Straight from the Horse’s Mouth) by Thelongshorttrader A high frequency trader’s take on …HFT: For almost 5 years, I was a trader at GETCO, which was the premiere, dominant... read more

Hedge Funds Post Worst Monthly Return Since May 2012 by Preqin Losses of 2.60% in January sees hedge funds slip to -0.84% for the 12 month period ending 31st January. Hedge... read more