I trace my roots back to a construction company founded by Swiss immigrants in Wisconsin in 1890. Today, based in Texas, I'm one of the world's largest publicly owned engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance (EPCM), and project management companies, involved in industries such as chemicals and petrochemicals, life sciences, oil and gas, renewable energy, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure.   Full Story

Alcoa's ReadyIt's hard to find a mining and metals company that has experienced a tougher two years than Alcoa (NYSE: AA).   Full Story

Technical FoulsThink twice before embracing technical analysis; most good Foolish investors prefer fundamental analysis of stocks.   Full Story

Movie's OverMy dumbest move was buying shares of Movie Gallery around $9 per share, watching it go past $50, and then getting greedy and not selling.   Full Story