The Dow closed below 10,000 on Friday after disappointing results from GE and BofA suggested the road to economic recovery will be bumpy.   Read More

With 3M nearing its 52-week high, how should you play industrials, which are arguably the new market leader?   Read More

Cash flow is a great valuation metric to look at when calculating how solid a company may be, said Lee Eugene Munson, CIO of Portfolio Asset Management, and Michael Farr, president of Farr, Miller & Washington. They shared their best 5 stock picks with investors.    Read More

If economic improvement is fueling gains in the stock market, could we get a little more gas this week?   Read More

Earnings keep coming in better than expected.  After the big drops we saw in the last couple of quarters, estimates are looking a bit conservative.  As of yesterday, 71% of the S&P companies reporting to date, have beaten the street.  So how does an investor find opportunities?  One trick is to look at the details of some of the winners to identify patterns that may be applied to companies yet to report.   Read More