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Making Money Alert: Climbing up Mt. Worry

The term “climbing a wall of worry” is an oft-abused cliché on Wall Street. But like most clichés,...

A Weak Start Turns into a Strong Week

Markets spent the better part of last week dipping in anticipation of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC)...

My #1 Pick Among Red-Hot U.S. Mortgage REITs

Markets spent the better part of the week drifting lower in anticipation of the Federal Open Market Committee...

How to Generate Almost 1% a Month in Income

There's nothing quite like the sound of a cash register ring -- even if in today's world, it’s...

Markets Bouncing Back

The biggest gainer in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio was Stratasys (SSYS), which soared 12.21% and announced earnings today before...

Booking Triple-digit Gains in Omega Healthcare- and Collecting a 42 cent Dividend

Who says you can't have it both ways -- generate income AND enjoy triple-digit option gains? Well, that's...

Riding the Biotech Bull

  Your biggest gainer was Bank of Ireland (IRE), which shot up 11.72%, and is now back to a...

Monthly Income — “Preferred”

Last week, I told you how we assembled your DividendPro portfolio to balance different sources of income. This...

Making Money Alert: Don’t Fall For Europe Fatigue

Are you tired of hearing that Europe is about to implode? Most investors have heard enough about the...

On Summer “Blahs,” Roubini and Romney

The performance of your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio reflected the market's overall weakness. Your only gainer for the week was...