Decoding Wall St.

Abercrombie & Fitch's (NYSE: ANF) remaining shareholders have sure had it tough with a stock down 32 percent in 2012. This is a significant degree of underperformance relative to the S&P Retail Index and to the broader consumer discretionary sector. The reasons for the hammering are in...

A wise old man once told me that everything in life happens due to underlying motives. In investing, a larger company may opt to purchase a smaller rival because that company's product pipeline is superior, undercutting the future dominance of the larger company. Or, even in this age of quick...

One integral piece to completing the analytical puzzle for me and selecting stocks for our Decoding Wall St. portfolio is the dissection of action words and jargon. For instance, if a CEO utters such nonsense as, "sales will be relatively strong," it could mean his or her company's sales - like...