Richard Band

Richard Band

Richard Band is the author of Contrary Investing, in addition to numerous investment monographs. He has appeared on financial radio and TV and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Forbes and other leading publications. Richard graduated from Yale University, magna cum laude, and has been a respected investment commentator since 1982.

Recent Articles

Why It’s OK AT&T is Overpaying for T-Mobile

AT&T's (NYSE: T) T-Mobile purchase gives the company some important competitive advantages, and will shrink its obsolescent local wireline business to less than 15% of sales.

2 Junk Food Stocks to Fatten Up Your Portfolio

Wall Street isn't paying much attention to these stocks that are churning out higher sales and profits, and throwing off good dividends.

A Discount Retailer That’s Actually Cheap

At less than 12 times forward earnings, Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) is trading at a discount of about 14% to the S&P 500.

The RIGHT Nuclear Stocks Look Cheap

You can say one thing about the bulls: It's not easy to herd them back into the pen. Shortly after today's opening bell, the Dow…

Dividend Stocks to Buy as Investors Come to Their Senses

Japan's woes have brought some common back to investors who have become increasingly detached from reality.