The energy sector has been hammered by a 31% drop in crude oil prices. OPEC is a mere shadow of its prior glory days and analysts project further declines, as much as another 60%. Ironically, now might be the time to get dirty with oil/energy.... >> READ MORE...

Apparently it can only get worse for gold: CNBC: “Gold headed to $800” -- Bloomberg: “Don’t catch a falling knife” – Yahoo!Finance: “More pain coming.” Is that enough bearishness for gold to carve out a major bottom? ... >> READ MORE...

Here’s a matter of national importance. Chocolate prices are on the rise. The world’s largest chocolate manufacturers warn that the world is running out of cocoa. Is it really true, or just hype? ... >> READ MORE...

Few things are worse than watching an ETF that was on your mental buying list – but not in your actual portfolio – go up … and up … and up. It’s always tempting to chase performance, but here are three risks and one solution. ... >> READ MORE...

Here are three contrarian picks for die-hard contrarians and those who missed the latest stock market rally. Two trades are true bottom pickers, one trade is 2x contrarian, which almost makes it a mainstream trade.... >> READ MORE...

The S&P 500 soared 12% since its October low and left many investors in the dust … wondering if there’ll ever be another pullback that can be bought. Here’s a low-risk strategy to get back in to the game.... >> READ MORE...

The Fed just announced that sterilized QE is over, done, toast. Gold prices have crashed, slicing through a 15-month support shelf like a knife through butter. But, are QE and gold really connected? This chart shows the surprising truth.... >> READ MORE...

Everything tastes better with humor. We’ve all read one or more versions of the ‘you have two cows’ parody. Here is a new twist on ‘two cow’ satire to explain some of the world’s most notorious economies.... >> READ MORE...

Aside from the autumn colors, everything is green on Wall Street. Stocks are up almost everywhere you look. There is only one broad market index that could reasonably be interpreted as being bearish.... >> READ MORE...

The S&P 500 dropped 17% right after QE1 ended and 20% right after QE2 ran out? Will stocks crash again now that QE3 and QE4 have been completed? Here is the only visual QE history chart along with an unexpected conclusion.... >> READ MORE...