Risk is a vital part of thinking about investing, even though you can’t put a number to it. You can’t really start applying many of the ideas in this book without having a good grounding in what makes a risky investment and what makes one investment more or less risky than another. (more…)

AVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) makes electrical components of all kinds. These parts regulate, filter, and store electrical energy. Essentially, they are the hidden infrastructure inside nearly every electronic device—the crucial components behind cell phones, radios, computers, and much more. Any- thing that needs electrical components could be a potential user of AVX’s broad and diverse product line, which covers over 100,000 product types. (more…)