Justin Bieber’s popularity is hitting an all-time high around the world. Unfortunately, he/she is a sheltered adolescent surrounded by a fawning entourage and legions of highly-paid people whose job it is to tell him how great things are. And so, as you might expect, he seems to be losing his grip. The last few weeks…

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Today I jokingly tweeted “Sell in April, Drink some DayQuil” but I thought it might be interesting to mention the actual historical data. My friend Jeff Hirsch of the Stock Trader’s Almanac notes that April is typically a strong month for stocks but it does end the “best six month” run that begins each year…

Research

361 Capital portfolio manager, Blaine Rollins, CFA, previously manager of the Janus Fund, writes a weekly update looking back on major moves, macro-trends and economic data points. The 361 Capital Weekly Research Briefing summarizes the latest market news along with some interesting facts and a touch of humor. 361 Capital is a provider of alternative…

I’m incredibly honored to have been named to TIME’s list of the top 140 Twitter accounts for 2013. The Business and Finance categories contains ten choices and, to my knowledge, only one of them uses his baby boy’s picture as an avatar 😉  Here’s the list of us: Ryan Avent Downtown Josh Brown John Carney…

The newest installment for my New Disruptors column is now live at Yahoo Finance. This time around, we look at a large regional bank stock that many investors are unfamiliar with. And unlike most sleepy regionals, this one has several catalysts – including a stake in a soon-to-be IPOing electronic payments biz. Check it out…

How many things are you doing in your life simply because you’ve already devoted so much time, energy or money to them so far? I stayed on the brokerage side of my industry even though the inherent toxicity of the business model had become apparent to me years ago. It was all I knew and…