Debt is bad and the recovery is far from sure. Many banks are still quite ill. At some point in time cheap money will be no longer available and companies that still have high debt will get into serious trouble. Trying to time this and hope that these companies will realise tons of profits to reduce their debt is a ver...more

An article like this is what Wall street is all about: creating fuzz and confusion! Do they lack facts after the result announcement? Not really because the numbers are clear and the differences with last years quarter in time also. Some of the commentators have not even taken the time to read things properly but that ...more

I fully agree with this comment. Investing is quite simple but you need like with all things learn and understand them. Buying a bond or a stock is very dangerous and risky unless you understand well what it is and in particular what specific stock or bond you are dealing with.

This list has about 4 good long term companies and 6 questionable ones. Not bad for an outfit like Kiplinger that lives from commissions and fees.

This article and its examples are really stupid!

Its not a secret but almost one because value investing is long term and gets completely buried in the short term oriented financial media hype which is aimed to confuse and generate transactions. If everybody would become a patient and informed value investor the finacial markets would no longer function and most of t...more

Most investment advisors are not worth the money you have to spend on them. If you like to spend money on people because they are friendly and nice to you while ripping you off go to a FA. This is my experience. As a result I have started to study and read about investing. Its complicated because there is a lot of bad ...more

This article is misleading because you do not get AAPL for less than the actual price. You may get however a small fraction of a share if you buy a small amount of the EFT. This is also a misplaced add for EFT's with an argument that makes no sense.

Very good article. It explains why the plan is not a solution but just a fabricated story to gain time. European politicians have no other choice than to gain time. The simple reason for this is because they have no economic or political european institution/structur ​ e to deal with this matter. The Euro zone (which ...more