In 1712, an ironmonger named Thomas Newcomen built a machine in Dudley, England that changed the world. Not immediately. Not obviously.

Two weeks ago, I said that one of my favorite stocks right now is Pfizer (PFE). The pharmaceutical giant is in the middle of ...

Earlier this month, I headed from Virginia to Florida on the Amtrak auto train. I highly recommend this option instead of ...

Two weeks after SIC ended, I am still assimilating everything. Different pieces are connecting in my head. I would like to tell you I have a clear vision of where we are headed. Sadly, that is not ...

Today’s most successful investors share one thing in common: They spot major trends early and move quickly to take advantage of them. Twice a week, Ed D’Agostino—our publisher and COO—shares macro ...

One of the things I’ve learned after more than two decades of SIC is that the conference doesn’t really end when the final ...

This is the Strategic Investment Conference week, and I and our attendees are drinking through a fire hose. There have been some surprises that we will go into as I start reviewing the SIC next week, ...

The 1985 classic Pee Wee’s Big Adventure is one of my favorite movies. In it, there’s a scene where Pee Wee and Simone sit inside the Cabazon dinosaurs as she talks about her dream of going to Paris.

After running my stock screen for the week, I did something that I rarely do—I started checking out some ETFs. Generally, I’m not big on funds. A fund is a large collection of holdings that spreads ...