Neil Wagner sees himself as a conservative growth manager. "That's a fair description," said Wagner, lead manager of BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund (NASDAQ: - ). "Another term people often use is GARP -- growth at a reasonable price. I'm a growth in
First came sector rotation, then country rotation and now there's dividend rotation. Claymore Securities launched its 34th ETF, Claymore/Zacks Dividend Rotation (AMEX: - ), on Wednesday. The ETF tracks the Zacks Dividend Rotation Index. The fund star
Surviving a market bust -- real estate or otherwise -- takes fortitude. The first rule is don't panic. Every downturn has an upside. So say Chad Parks, whose startup company outlasted the 2001 dot-com bust, and David Decker, author of "Cash In on the
Would you buy, sell or just leave this stock alone? The company is a leader within one of IBD's leisure-related groups. At the time, it had mixed ratings: Earnings Per Share 75, Relative Strength 84, Accumulation/Distribution C+, Group Rating C-. Aft
For every stock in the IBD 100, you'll find a small chart crammed with information about the company and the stock. What do all those figures and codes mean? What's most relevant for stock selection? Here's a brief guide to these mini-charts, which a
Despite the strong performance of big-cap tech stocks, this is a mixed market in which many stocks and sectors are moving lower. In fact, when the Nasdaq 100 index posted a multiyear high on Tuesday, new lows throughout all exchanges outpaced new hig
Casting your net in the fishiest waters gives an edge in fishing. The same is true in investing. The ability to slice and dice data using hundreds of specialized statistics can cause us to lose sight of the fact that the underlying goal for most inve
Drug companies generally rely on pumping up sales of their last big discovery to keep them afloat until they find the next one. But with many blockbusters due to go off patent and replacements in short supply, it may be time to rethink the traditiona
Tracking the market's daily action is crucial whether you own or want to buy stocks. That's easy to do with help from many of the features offered at investors.com. For starters, a quick glance at the home page will tell you how the major market inde
Most chart bases involve a significant price correction, but the ascending base is unlike the rest. This unusual pattern consists of three pullbacks, each a bit higher than the prior. In other words, each low is higher than the prior low and each hig
A few weeks ago, investors were in masochistic mode. A string of hefty writedowns from investment banks were greeted with rising share prices, on the assumption that the worst was now out in the open. Merrill Lynch appeared to take a "kitchen sink" a
Perhaps you remember the scene from Its a Wonderful Life. You know, the one where George Bailey realizes that he just wants to get back to what is near and dear to him. I feel like that sometimes usually when I dare to pick up the newspaper (oops, t
Keeping losses small is an absolute must in investing. In his 1935 book, "The Battle for Investment Survival," legendary stock investor Gerald Loeb called curtailing losses "the most important single investment device." Loeb added that "it is also th
Investing in so-called wide-moat companies is the cornerstone of Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett's investing philosophy. Companies with moats have "sustainable competitive advantages" such as a monopoly or oligopoly, the ability to produce goods or se
Earnings season is a make-or-break time for many stocks. Much like a child bringing home a report card from school, a company's quarterly financial results show investors how it has preformed. A company that weighs in with a hefty increase in earning
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