I do these kind of recap things only when I remember to post on my blog, and I remember to post on my blog about once a year. So it actually works out perfectly. I just wish I could remember to post on my blog on December 31 instead of July 12.

It’s now been more than a year since the S&P 500 hit its pandemic low on March 23, 2020. As I detailed in March of last year, I was fortunate enough to make some extremely timely investments on the exact day the market bottomed.

Well, what can I say about the first half of 2020? I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that was probably the worst six months of many people’s lives. Incredibly, it didn’t end up being the worst six months for the stock market at all. The Federal Reserve stepped up and essentially said they…

I previously outlined the reasons why I would be buying stocks in my personal portfolio during the COVID-19 stock market sell-off. In a nutshell, this virus is a temporary disruption and not an indication that there is something fundamentally wrong with the U.S. economy. 

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B) CEO and legendary investor Warren Buffett is known for buying stocks during market downturns. Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway stock investors made a killing off of his timely investments during the financial crisis in 2008.

I made a killing back in 2008 and 2009 identifying stocks to buy that I felt priced in an excessive amount of risk or had value that was underappreciated.

I’ve been covering cannabis stocks for years. I’ve never bought a single share of any cannabis stock in my own personal trading account. But that changed this week when Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC) stock finally dropped too low for me to resist.

Back in August, I was the featured guest on the OptionGenius podcast with Allen Sama. I didn’t really know what to expect from the experience, but it turned out to be a really cool conversation about the market, retail stock trading strategy and the financial media (that’s me). In my opinion, Allen did a great…

Since I’m posting for the first time in over a year, I thought it would be a cool idea to post a collection of my most read Benzinga articles of the past year. Mind you, I don’t necessarily think these are my 10 best stories, just the 10 stories that got the most page views.…

I’m ashamed at how long it’s been since I’ve updated my blog. I promise I haven’t just been screwing around. I’ve had some awesome work opportunities through U.S. News & World, Benzinga and InvestorPlace. I also recently bought a house, so I’ve really been using the weekends to fully recharge.