Activist investors buy stocks of undervalued companies that need outside pressure to help turn them around and make improvements. They do this in a variety of ways. The most successful activists emphasize changes in company leadership, as that is the most effective route for making improvements. The CEO, overseen by the board of directors, determines…

It might feel like all the bargains from the pandemic have been snapped up, but a potentially historic opportunity is upon us, and there are a number of undervalued bank stocks out there. Over the past year, financials have underperformed the market. However, the Federal Reserve recently announced that it would allow the nation’s big…

Do you invest in Amazon, or are you considering it? They certainly have no shortage of business, especially given the last year of interrupted in-person shopping. Amazon.com (AMZN) is among the most popular and widely held stocks. With a market cap of $1.7 trillion, it is the third-largest holding among the $4.6 trillion of investments…