The price of gold has been increasing over the last two years and is now near its all time highs. While silver’s been on the rise too, I think gold is a better long term bet.

ATP Oil and Gas Corporation (ATPG) has proven to be one of the most volatile stocks on the market over the last 12 months.

Music delivery systems are changing dramatically. In addition to the terrestrial based over-the-air radio stations that we all grew up with, there is now a myriad of options for streamed music.

With a plethora of bad news and, in some cases, bad behavior, making an investment in either Bank of America (BAC) or Citigroup (C) is a dilemma. Both mammoth banks face several of the same challenges including recent downgrades by ratings agencies, fears of exposure to Europe’s economic contagion, a languishing U.S. economy coupled with a slowdown in emerging markets, and lawsuits over tainted pools of subprime mortgages and bungled management of foreclosures