Hot Stocks Leave Me Cold After October’s Slump: John Dorfman The stock market’s waters were languid in October, but some fish were jumping.

Dividends Are Appealing in These Stocks: John Dorfman (Correct) Dividends are as old-fashioned as corsets, if you listen to most investors.

One Dozen Small Stocks Survive My Screen Tests: John Dorfman I have nothing against large companies, but my heart belongs to small-cap value stocks.

Stock-Market Bulls Have Room to Keep on Running: John Dorfman On Friday, the rally in the U.S. stock market turned seven months old.

Ten Stock Market Myths That Bedevil Investors: John Dorfman In the dinosaur saga “Jurassic Park,” author Michael Crichton wrote about a man who believed a tyrannosaurus couldn’t see him if he held still. The carnivore ate him.

For Once Those Analysts Are Onto Something Good: John Dorfman The more Wall Street analysts like a stock, the less interested I am, as a rule.

Five Companies That Grew Through the Recession: John Dorfman Did your company’s earnings grow through the recession?

Fat Profit Margins Are Road Map to Three Stocks: John Dorfman There are lots of ways to measure profitability. Many investors fixate on a company’s earnings growth, especially for one-year or five-year periods.

These Stocks Make Me Head in Different Directions: John Dorfman Here are my quick takes on four stocks that are among the best and worst performers in the U.S. this year.

Six European Stocks Can Help U.S. Diversifiers: John Dorfman So far this year, Sweden’s OMX Stockholm 30 Index is up about 53 percent, in dollar terms. London’s FTSE 100 Index has gained 24 percent. Benchmark indexes in Germany and France are up about 18 percent.