Latest articles by John Heins
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Why Value Investing Is Hard
investing Successful bargain hunters must brave going against the crowd and, at times, looking foolish.
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Evaluating Two Real-Estate Companies
investing The potential for Howard Hughes's properties is huge, and its stock is cheap. But St. Joe Company has little value, and its shares are too expensive.
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Foreign Stocks on Sale
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets Investing in overseas companies has gotten easier and can help diversify your portfolio. But risks still remain in some areas.
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When to Hold a Winning Stock Pick
investing Don't be afraid to stick with a good stock for the long haul.
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The Value of Shareholder Activism
investing Vocal and aggressive investors play a critical role in holding management teams accountable.
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Microsoft Versus Apple
investing With Microsoft, expectations are so low that it's far more likely to deliver pleasant surprises.
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Why Microsoft Is a Smarter Investment Than Apple These Days
investing Apple is just not cheap enough for us to take the risk that its long string of successes will remain unbroken.
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A Look at Buffett's Heir
investing One disagreement between us and Todd Combs: his failure to own Berkshire Hathaway itself.
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6 Blue-Chip Stocks On Sale
investing In this crazy market, many high-quality companies are selling at relatively cheap prices. Our favorite: Microsoft.
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Buy the Fund Company
investing Shares of these two beaten-down money-management firms make good investments.
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Skip School Stocks
investing The battered education sector may look tempting, but this is one group that deserves to be cheap and may well get cheaper.
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Make Money Off Mixed Market Messages
investing Investors torn between wanting safety and craving yield have created a market filled with wonderful opportunities both to own stocks and sell them short.
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Know When to Bail On Your Stock Picks
investing Use our tips to improve your chances of selling stocks successfully.
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Why We Like BP's Stock and 2 Other Comeback Picks
investing These recent purchases illustrate the diversity of ideas we find appealing today.
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Our Favorite Short Sales
investing Our biggest negative bet is against housing, which will remain troubled for some time.
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What Investors Can Learn From Food
Investor Psychology Our eating habits are susceptible to biases and manipulation -- just like our investing decisions.
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Why Companies Stumble
investing Failure is more likely to result from corporate overreaching than from complacency.
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Buy and Hold Is Risky
investing Now more than ever, you need to maintain constant vigilance in monitoring your portfolio.
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Cribbing From the Best
investing For a fertile source of investing ideas, look at what other smart investors are doing.
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Our Take on Inflation
Markets It's worth what reviewing what rising prices might mean for stock investors.
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6 Lessons From the Bear
Markets We learned the hard way that few companies' earnings are immune to a terrible economy.
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Housing's Shaky Upturn
Markets You can't unwind the biggest asset bubble in history overnight—or even in a year.
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How Contrarians Win
investing You must have the patience and conviction to stick with what is, by definition, an unpopular bet.
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Mr. Market Gets Silly
investing Our response to sizzling stock prices has been to shift somewhat from offense to defense.