2014 was another bull market year with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DIA) and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (NYSE: SPY) doing well.  As with any time period, certain sectors did well with others disappointing.  Oil and natural gas plunged, as did the exchange traded funds, United States Oil (NYSE: USO), and […]

  While there is much to be said for stability in the share price of a stock, there is no reason for a long term investor not to put volatility on their side.  There are many excellent stocks such as BHP Billiton (NYSE: BP), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), and Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), that move up […]

Due to the age of the current bull market, the crisis in the Ukraine, and other factors at hand, many are now looking to invest in defensive stocks.  That is done  to protect the gains in the stock market.  Defensive stocks are traditionally in safe sectors such as healthcare and food.  No matter what, people […]

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission, a regulatory group in the nation’s capitol, recently reported that Big Money investors such as hedge funds and others had bullish bets on oil prices rising at a five month high.  Many other articles in this site have constantly touted the benefits of investing in oil companies for the long […]

When asked when was the best time to buy stocks, billionaire investor Shelby Davis would always reply, “Whenever you have the money!” That is especially true for small cap stocks such as SoupMan (OTN: SOUP), High Performance Beverages (OTN: TBEV), and Mondial Ventures (OTN: MNVND).  Each of these companies operates in the same sectors as […]

The price of a barrel of crude oil continues to fall in global energy markets. Along with that, share prices for oil and natural gas companies such as BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) continue to plunge.  As many previous articles on this site have reviewed, oil stocks should be […]

Watching the Super Bowl to check out what giants of corporate America such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Coca Cola (NYSE: KO), Anheuser Busch (NYSE: BUD), and others have thought up to peddle their products is right up there with the game for many (especially those who were rooting for Denver.) It is not just the […]

Many other articles on this site have been bullish on Big Oil stocks such as ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX). A recent report from BP PLC (NYSE: BP), the major oil and natural gas firm headquartered in London, is also very positive on the sector.  Like reports from the International Energy Agency and […]