Big dividends can mean big payouts for investors and in the current environment, a dividend strategy may not be a bad idea. Joseph Keating, CIO of private asset management at RBC Bank, and George Ball, chairman of Sanders Morris Harris Group, shared their best plays.    Read More

On Thanksgiving Week, where should investors be looking to put their money? Brent Wilsey, president of Wilsey Asset Management, and Alan Valdes, vice president of Kabrik Trading, shared their best trades.    Read More

Everyone on Wall Street is watching to see how the holiday season pans out. The important question for investors now is will consumers buy enough to keep the stock market going? Scott Redler, chief strategic officer at T3live.com and Mike Rubino, president of Rubino Financial shared their outlooks.    Read More

Retailers are gearing up for one of the busiest shopping days of the year—Black Friday. Even with the Internet and consumers shopping earlier, it’s still an important day for retailers so how are companies expected to perform throughout the holiday season? Randy Konik, specialty retail analyst at Jefferies shared his view.    Read More

As many people prepare their tables for tomorrow's Thanksgiving feast, Timothy Ramey, food and beverage analyst at D.A. Davidson & Co., shared some of his favorite food and beverage stocks for investors to chew on.    Read More

Stocks climbed Wednesday after a report showed new-home sales rose more than expected. Rod Smyth, chief investment strategist at Riverfront Investment Group, and Fritz Meyer, senior market strategist at Invesco AIM, discussed their market outlooks.   Read More

Markets zigzagged at the open on Wednesday after a mixed bag of economic data—jobless claims and personal spending rose above expectations but durable goods fell below forecasts. Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS Financial Services, shared his insights on the data and what investors should watch for in the markets.    Read More

The tech sector has been the apple of many an investors’ eye; and Joel Fishbein, managing director and senior analyst at Lazard Capital Markets, is bullish on enterprise software makers. He shared his top picks with CNBC.   Read More

Ebay has been showing signs of improving business trends, and now some investors are betting on a New Year's rally.    Read More

Stocks slid on Tuesday but ended off their lows for the day, after the Federal Reserve raised its forecast for 2010. John Linehan, portfolio manager at T.Rowe Price, and Howard Ward, CIO of Gamco Investment Growth Fund, shared their insights.    Read More