... to embrace the economic and environmental benefits of natural gas fueled trucks. There are over 8 million heavy-duty trucks in the U.S. consuming about 20,000 gallons of fuel per year. The operating cost ...

... simply too many and we find very little upside in wasting our energy in that department. Certain issues, however, have a direct economic impact to you and we believe those are worth digging into. The most ...

... counts as a recession though is when an economy has two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth as measured by GDP (gross domestic product). Recessions typically last anywhere from six to 18 months ...

... potentially lowers your overall risk. Taking diversification one final step further can be done with “Frontier Markets” which are even smaller, have greater political and economic instability and higher ...

    One of the most fundamental concepts of economics is Supply and Demand. Demand refers to how much quantity of a product or service is wanted from buyers and supply tells how much is available. ...

...  The challenge of a market that has been running so strong on relatively mundane economic news is that it tempts investors to “chase the heat”. Many hedge funds are in a pickle this year as well since ...

... a strategy first developed and introduced by the late Harry Browne. In order to prosper in the four basic economic cycles (Prosperity, Recession, Inflation, and Deflation), Browne advocated allocating ...

... to help investors diversify and gain exposure to an asset class or economic sector with low costs and other efficiencies.  All that being said, this is actually one area where you should expect some volatility ...

... this fairly “efficient” asset class and choose some favorite companies within the 10 major economic sectors. For the sectors that we favor right now we have selected a few individual companies to consider. ...

... the still-fragile economic recovery, its across-the-board nature is anathema to good budgeting, and its cuts to important investments could jeopardize future prosperity. And, for all that pain, it does al ...

...  take pride in learning and interacting with the brightest minds in business and economics. Unfortunately the vast majority of investors and even average financial advisors are typically soaking up "e ...

...  make for good television (tune in tomorrow) but it’s not good economics…or good political analysis. Here’s why: As we all know, “fiscal cliff” is shorthand for a broad array of tax increases and spe ...

... n't supported by history, economics or logic. "It's almost impossible to see how anybody who was in his right mind could hold that there was any validity to it," he says, before adding, "unless, of cour ...

... companies within the 10 major economic sectors. For the sectors that I favor right now I have selected a few individual companies to consider. I’ll do the same thing for a few Small and Mid Cap companies ...

... o withstand financial shocks. The economic backdrop also looks promising. U.S. retail sales rose 1.1 per cent in February, impressing observers who noted that it could drive first-quarter economic grow ...

... hard or soft landing as their economy has simply defied odds and been on a tear for over 20 years. What others should begin to think about aside from an economic slow down is how a massive real estate ...

... We actually see some improving, albeit deathly slow, signs of economic recovery. Domestic economic news has not been all that horrible and in some spots is showing life. Some “perma-bulls” will sugar coat ...

... raphrase Churchill, that may not be the beginning of the end of the selling, but it's the end of the beginning. It's extremely unlikely we're going to see good economic news anytime soon. A terrible jobs num ...

...  challenging to do. That being said, however, COST fits the bill on several counts. Traditional retailers have struggled in this economic environment but COST has an operating model and strategy that allow ...

My last article spoke of getting a bit defensive in light of several economic headwinds we're facing. I have also implemented several moves to take advantage of profits on a few positions which we've enjoy ...