Michael Cuggino, president and portfolio manager at Permanent Portfolio Funds, said he is "cautiously" bullish on the markets. He offered investors advice — and stock picks — to protect themselves in different economic environments.    Read More

Here's our Fast Money Final Trade. Our gang gives you tomorrow's best trades, right now!   Read More

At the end of September, we looked at analysts' price targets for the S&P 500 to see which stocks had the greatest expected gains in the months ahead.  So far, 3 out of the October 1 top 5 and 6 out of the top 10 are trading to the upside.   Here is the current list of 15 stocks expected to pop (and another 15 expected to drop).   Read More

Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of UnitedHealth and BlackRock popped while Lockheed Martin and State Street dropped.    Read More

Small cap stocks outperformed large caps this quarter, but what's the best bet going forward? Two portfolio managers Michael Cuggino of Permanent Portfolio Funds and Bill McVail of Turner Small Growth Fund shared their market insights.    Read More

Stocks are taking a breather today, but the direction of the Dow toward 10,000 continues. How long will it be before the level is broken and what will that mean for stocks going forward? Craig Peckham, equity trading strategist at Jeffries & Co. and Michael Cuggino, president and portfolio manager at Permanent Portfolio Funds shared their insights.    Read More

It seems like the investors are struggling with a slew of tough questions about banks. But only one really matters; which bank should you own now?   Read More

Every bull market owes its success to a select group of stocks and sectors at the forefront of the move. Owning them is a great path to profits. Here’s how it’s done.   Read More

Ben Bernanke’s reappointment as chairman of the Federal Reserve was probably the best move for the markets, said Michael Cuggino, president and portfolio manager at Permanent Portfolio Funds, and Alan Valdes, vice president of Hillard Lyons.    Read More

Richard Bove, financial strategist at Rochdale Securities, said he expects 150 to 200 more U.S. banks to fail in the current banking crisis. (What banks does he like? Read story for his stock recommendations.)   Read More