Increasing prices for agricultural products do prove to be a boon for farmers, who will now earn large profits for each piece of grain and drop of milk produced. While it is unlikely for the average person to suddenly switch careers to become farmers in order to get a piece of the action, but as investors we also ride this wave by entering positions in agricultural related companies as a picks and shovels play.  Read On...

Railroads have been of a central part of the United States economy for centuries. In the beginning railroads were the titans of technology, transforming the world in a similar way that companies like Apple and Google are doing today. Railroads changed the way people traveled, the speed of information, and promoted the rapid growth of cities. Fast forward to today and railroads are once again in vogue, albeit for slightly differing reasons. Read On...

While the indexes generally closed near unchanged, there was plenty of movement mid-week. Read On...

Education-related stocks seem to be coming up in every value stock screen. The reason they are showing is simple. First, over the past few years, for-profit education providers have benefited from tremendous growth and profits. Second, share prices amongst the industry names have fallen hard while the balance sheet and income statement still look good. So is there opportunity in for-profit education for investors? Read On...

There's a lot of talk today about the future of the dollar. If left unchecked or without an appropriate exit strategy, our massive stimulus programs will have a crippling effect on the value of the dollar. It's simple economics: if you increase supply without a similar increase in demand, the price of your product drops.Investopedia Markets: Explore the best one-stop source for financial news, quotes and insights.What to ConsiderExporters benefit when their home currency weakens relative to the rest of the world because their trading partners can now buy their product for less. This is why China's currency has been undervalued for years. The Chinese government does not let the yuan float freely, which leads many to cite that as the reason China's exports are so incredibly cheap. (For a quick refresher, check out How U.S. Firms Benefit When The Dollar Falls.)...  Read On...