Following large, recent, insider buying is a fun way to screen for stocks. It’s not scientific, and shouldn’t be a central investment thesis, but it can be a very bullish sign. In fact, many studies have shown that stocks of companies with heavy insider buying go on to outperform the market by as much as 7%. I’ve combed through stocks [...]

By-Adem Tahiri for The Motley Fool With the State of the Union officially in our “rear view,” many political jabs will be firing from both sides of the aisle. I have no political diatribe forthcoming–I just want you to make money. But taking an objective look at political policy that is “sensitive” and complex like “Obamacare,” can sometimes point the [...]

By-Adem Tahiri for The Motley Fool Lately, I’ve been inspired by Howard Marks and his wonderful book: “The Most Important Thing.” In it, the famed investor discusses the importance of “2nd level thinking,” the ability to think differently than the market to find trends. This type of thinking is essential in finding the mega trends of tomorrow, today; which is [...]

By-Adem Tahiri for The Motely Fool Are you the next penny stock legend? Just destined to find that “needle in a haystack” stock and strike it rich? If you’re like many “deep value” or “turnaround” investors you spend your days looking for consumer stocks that are rapidly losing customers, all in the name of a cheap price. That’s a fool’s [...]

Value investing rule #1: never fall in love with a stock—period. Separating “money” decisions from emotion is hard. That’s why new value investors need to establish “buy rules” and adhere to them. “Buy Rules” That Work 1). Start with the numbers Numbers weed out bad stocks before you have the chance to fall in love. Go “simple” with metrics. People [...]

By-Adem Tahiri December in a nutshell: the world didn’t end, but in the mind of average investor, you’d never know it. Indeed, it appears that Wall Street has gone Mayan but not me—I’m full of hope. Have I gone mad? Become a cheerleader? Or perhaps I’m just oblivious to all of the gloom and doom over the fiscal cliff, debt [...]

By-Adem Tahiri Why won’t this rally die? As we pass through government turbulence and a mediocre earnings season, it seems investors are more willing than ever to float listlessly into the sun. Defying recent history This market is definitely defying recent history–and expectations. Since 2008 the stock market had been wildly volatile and earnings were largely undervalued. That’s changed, today [...]

So what’s next for this nonsensical market? CNBC spent the last 6 months convincing us that investors are terrified of the so-called “fiscal cliff,” now we have a “cliff” resolution and pundits are already calling for a “rally.” What?! Stocks may go higher but don’t call it a rally, call it what it is — dangerous speculation. Truthfully, this market [...]

By-Adem Tahiri I have a horror story for you that just can’t wait until Halloween — because it’s costing you, the individual investor, money as we speak. After 2008, you took $3 trillion out of stocks and missed the 80% rally that started in 2009, according to CNN. More tragically, statistics show that most of you sold off during the [...]

By-Adem Tahiri Since I called Deere (NYSE: DE) the “only stock worth buying in 2013” I’ve received overwhelming feedback and a host of questions regarding a few of Deere’s competitors. The most frequent question goes like this: “I like agriculture right now as well, but aren’t smaller caps that are more fairly valued with less debt, better plays?” In particular [...]