Charles Brandes is one of the few money managers still alive today who had the privilege of training under the stewardship of Benjamin Graham. Brandes spent time with Graham in... Read More

Pope Brar's checklist for investing looks like a powerful tool for reducing mistakes.  In it, he extensively covers a long checklist, pointing out places where people often make mistakes. ... Read More

The S&P 500 may look expensive on most traditional valuation metrics, however, according to Goldman Sachs due to a record low level of capital spending; the index appears attractive... Read More

Palladium, the “white gold” used by certain hedge funds as a risk management substitute for gold, is soaring in value. Palladium is up 24% After breaking technical resistance and hitting a... Read More

Bill Ackman renewed his short attack on Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) today at the Robin Hood Investors Conference. While his presentation was closed to media, he later discussed it on... Read More

After generating 13% performance in 2013, Rothschild's New Court fund fell behind global equities, dropping -0.2 in the first quarter of 2014, according to an investor letter reviewed by... Read More

By Steve Blumenthal “We live at a time where the unthinkable has become common.” — B. Scott Minerd, Managing Partner, Guggenheim Partners Do you remember the story book The Little Engine That... Read More

Straight off developing facial recognition technology that attempted to guess people’s age and in many cases failed, Microsoft is currently working on facial recognition software to determine emotions. Microsoft emotion detector... Read More

At this point most people will acknowledge that Europe is facing the threat of deflation – they might think that the European Central Bank is willing to do what... Read More

The man credited with creating the “too big to jail” designation, US Attorney General Eric Holder, now says “there is no such thing as ‘too big to jail.’” Eric Holder... Read More