Tough times helped many commodities traders become lean and mean through consolidation, mergers and cost cutting. All that excess supply has been sopped up.

If everyone thinks one way, it is likely to be wrong. If you can figure out that it is wrong, you are likely to make a lot of money.

Index investing outperforms active management year after year.

They wouldn't be politicians if they knew what they were doing.

I haven't met a rich technician

Buy low and sell high. It's pretty simple. The problem is knowing what's low and what's high.

Get inside information from the president and you will probably lose half of your money. If you get it from the chairman of the board, you will lose all of it.