The stock we are selling treated us well, as it has many times over the past five years. We are up 21% since our early March purchase. Now, it offers 33% to my one-year target, which isn't bad, but the... Continue reading

When I first met fellow Seeking Alpha contributor Harry Long, he was finishing up his undergraduate degree at Rice University and looking for a job. I was quite impressed by his deep interest in financial markets, his experience and his... Continue reading

The market appears to be stuck in the mud at best. It was a quiet week, but next week is likely to see more volatility. Here is how we look with two weeks left in the second quarter: Shhh. Don't... Continue reading

The electric lightbulb was invented in 1879, yet candles continue to burn to this day. Seattle-based Coinstar (CSTR) has been thriving on antiquated ways of doing things, operating coin-counting machines and offering cheap DVD rentals through its Redbox kiosks. Many... Continue reading

RTI Biologics (RTIX), based in Florida, has a checkered history in the medical device space as a provider of natural tissues and technologies used in a variety of orthopedic and other surgical procedures. The company announced what is clearly a... Continue reading

Based in Oregon, Flir Systems (FLIR) is one of several of my watchlist companies that have been hurt by tightened defense spending. The company has significant exposure to other markets as well, but many of them have also experienced soft... Continue reading

Stocks found their footing on Thursday after moving to the lowest level in more than a month and ended the week positively. Here is how we look after the first week of June: Top 20 was essentially unchanged, rising just... Continue reading

Alan Brochstein of AB Analytical Services blogs, publishes and creates model portfolios for retail investors and consults with institutional investors. He leans heavily toward medical technology because he sees the industry's devices, instrumentation and molecular diagnostics as huge efficiency creators... Continue reading