Three Small Biotech PlaysBy Adam SharpMonday, April 19th, 2010Once again, biotechnology stocks are all the rage. A huge expansion of the NIH's budget - along with widespread medical advances - has put biotech back in the forefront.It's easy to get broad exposure to this booming sector through ETFs or large-cap ... Read more (801 words)

Harnessing Billions in Battery SpendingAs cleantech continues to entrench itself in the energy world, much more attention will be placed on the battery sector.The need for advanced batteries has always been glaringly apparent. How else are we to get solar energy at night or wind energy without a breeze?But until ... Read more (688 words)

The Kick-the-Can School of EconomicsSpain and Portugal must be licking their chops...After endless speculation, the EU is getting closer to bailing out Greece. The deal isn't finalized yet - despite the headlines and leaders trumpeting a deal, which almost reeks of desperation.But there has been progress... if you can call ... Read more (1120 words)

Wealth Daily's Strategic Guide to Junior Gold StocksJunior gold stocks offer investors spectacular opportunities to make a lot of money. But the problem for average investors is choosing the right junior gold stock.There are over 1,000 junior mining companies that are listed on the TSX Venture exchange alone. And it's ... Read more (924 words)

How to Leave this Ship of Fools BehindStrolling along the National Mall, it's easy to become overwhelmed by an air of American exceptionalism.From the Smithsonian Museums... past the Washington Monument... and onward to the Lincoln Memorial, there is an unspoken sense of achievement amid the cherry blossoms.It's magical, really, and ... Read more (972 words)

Are Guaranteed Retirement Accounts the Answer?Sadly, for Daniel Webb, it all ended with a fatal heart attack.Too obese to care for himself, Webb literally needed to be cut from the recliner he had been sitting in for nearly nine months. And even then - at 900lbs - firefighters had to ... Read more (1080 words)

Up for Grabs: $94.7 Million Per DayIf Paul Revere were to make his fabled ride today, he would surely be warning us about the Chinese instead of the British.The Chinese are coming. Perhaps faster than we all think.And they're doing it with a not-so-secret plan to grow their economy with ... Read more (860 words)

Is Google Really Leaving?Back in mid-January, Google announced plans to stop censoring search results on their Chinese site.Advocates of free speech are cheering, but Google investors are shaking their heads. Since the announcement, Google shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) are down 6%, while shares of Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) - their largest Chinese ... Read more (583 words)

Gold is Still a Screaming BuyWhile many in the financial media are still calling for gold's demise, investors need to understand that gold is still greatly undervalued.In truth, a gold price of $1,100 an ounce is really not that significant. Although gold is at $1,100 an ounce right now, in ... Read more (689 words)

Only Wall Street Fools are Missing ThisBack in 2007, Wall Street thought the boom in LED technology was overdone.But what did they know?Simple research would've proved the boom was just getting started...Here's how we played the situation.December 2007 was when we bought Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) at $18, as Wall Street ... Read more (725 words)