What’s better than a game-changer that capitalizes on a growth opportunity?  Answer: a game-changer that capitalizes on more than one growth opportunity. This is how Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD) looks like these days. The company has built a sustainable business… a business that doesn’t just depend on strong demand from one particular sector or industry — but rather is set to grow and conquer new markets. In many ways, the chipmaker just might be the perfect game-changer. It’s no wonder then, that we own it in the portfolio of my premium newsletter, Game-Changing Stocks. In fact, we’re up more… Read More

What’s better than a game-changer that capitalizes on a growth opportunity?  Answer: a game-changer that capitalizes on more than one growth opportunity. This is how Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD) looks like these days. The company has built a sustainable business… a business that doesn’t just depend on strong demand from one particular sector or industry — but rather is set to grow and conquer new markets. In many ways, the chipmaker just might be the perfect game-changer. It’s no wonder then, that we own it in the portfolio of my premium newsletter, Game-Changing Stocks. In fact, we’re up more than 92% on the stock in just under 18 months. Today, I want to walk you through some of the moves AMD has made recently that illustrate this point — and why it’s still a good option for investors today. —Recommended Link— This changed EVERYTHING we thought we knew about investing… It took months to put together. but our industry expert just revealed a revolutionary (and surprisingly legal) stock market “hack” that has already brought in $2,434 in just 16 days. This simple hack could be the key to unlocking the full potential of your portfolio (while reducing your… Read More

I want to take a moment to highlight what’s going on in the broader market.  Right now, the market is at an important turning point that could determine the direction of the next big market trend.  Just check out the chart of the S&P 500 below, which also shows important support level at 2,800 (marked in blue).  Now, I know many investors ignore technical analysis, but there are many investors who follow important technical signals. And when enough large investors react the same way to the same technical signals, those signals become important.  #-ad_banner-#One technical factor that tends to be… Read More

I want to take a moment to highlight what’s going on in the broader market.  Right now, the market is at an important turning point that could determine the direction of the next big market trend.  Just check out the chart of the S&P 500 below, which also shows important support level at 2,800 (marked in blue).  Now, I know many investors ignore technical analysis, but there are many investors who follow important technical signals. And when enough large investors react the same way to the same technical signals, those signals become important.  #-ad_banner-#One technical factor that tends to be important to traders is the law of round numbers, which gets mentioned in a number of books written in the first half of the 20th century. One of the books that mentions round numbers is “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator,” the 1923 classic that sits on the desk of many Wall Street traders.  In the book, traders are advised to watch round numbers, and when a decisive break occurs, the trend is usually well established. In the chart, 2,800 is a round number and the blue line shows that prices stopped advancing at that level three times at the end… Read More

As my High-Yield Investing subscribers know, I like to keep an eye out for companies that are likely to announce a dividend hike in the coming month. #-ad_banner-# Staying on top of these potential pay raises for shareholders is important. After all, while finding a good income security is always a good thing, it’s even better if we can get in early.  As you’ll see in a moment, two of today’s dividend-growth candidates come from the tech sector. That’s a nice coincidence if you happened to catch my previous article — in which I pointed out that the tech sector is… Read More

As my High-Yield Investing subscribers know, I like to keep an eye out for companies that are likely to announce a dividend hike in the coming month. #-ad_banner-# Staying on top of these potential pay raises for shareholders is important. After all, while finding a good income security is always a good thing, it’s even better if we can get in early.  As you’ll see in a moment, two of today’s dividend-growth candidates come from the tech sector. That’s a nice coincidence if you happened to catch my previous article — in which I pointed out that the tech sector is often an overlooked area for income investors. In fact, the two companies I specifically mentioned in that piece show up as potential dividend-hikers today. I’ve also highlighted a household staples provider and a utility, both of which are Dividend Aristocrats with decades of uninterrupted dividend growth.  All four businesses are at the top of their respective fields. And all are poised to hike their distributions within a matter of weeks. So without further delay, here are four stocks that could raise their payouts as soon as next month.  1. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) — As mentioned above, Apple has been changing… Read More

There’s always a fascination with low-priced small-cap stocks. Maybe it’s the “venture capital-like” approach that it brings, or maybe it’s the dream of getting in on the ground floor of the next Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) or Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). Whatever the case might be, there’s no denying that small-cap stocks can provide investors with astronomical returns. You’re more likely to see a small-cap stock with strong growth prospects return triple digits in a year than you are a blue-chip stock. —Recommended Link— Wall Street won’t tell you about this… but we just uncovered a bombshell… From custom coded cures… Read More

There’s always a fascination with low-priced small-cap stocks. Maybe it’s the “venture capital-like” approach that it brings, or maybe it’s the dream of getting in on the ground floor of the next Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) or Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). Whatever the case might be, there’s no denying that small-cap stocks can provide investors with astronomical returns. You’re more likely to see a small-cap stock with strong growth prospects return triple digits in a year than you are a blue-chip stock. —Recommended Link— Wall Street won’t tell you about this… but we just uncovered a bombshell… From custom coded cures to blood cell-sized “nanobots” one company is paving the way towards ending disease as we know it… We’ve got the company and the ticker that could make you millions. ​Click here for the full details. That’s why I decided it would be fun to fire up my Maximum Profit system and scan the market for small-cap stocks (market cap under $2 billion) with share prices under $10. I also wanted to make sure we weren’t getting thinly-traded stocks, or those with low volume, so I made sure that at least 75,000 shares change hands on average daily. Using a… Read More

There are two big stories to watch in the stock market right now. One involves the Federal Reserve… …and the other involves Lyft, Uber, Pinterest, and other tech companies expected to complete initial public offerings (IPOs) in the near future. First, let’s look at the Fed, which recently announced some changes in their outlook. Story #1: The Fed Just three months ago, their forecast indicated we should expect two more interest rate hikes before the end of 2019. Last week, that changed, and the forecast now is for no additional rate hikes this year. Read More

There are two big stories to watch in the stock market right now. One involves the Federal Reserve… …and the other involves Lyft, Uber, Pinterest, and other tech companies expected to complete initial public offerings (IPOs) in the near future. First, let’s look at the Fed, which recently announced some changes in their outlook. Story #1: The Fed Just three months ago, their forecast indicated we should expect two more interest rate hikes before the end of 2019. Last week, that changed, and the forecast now is for no additional rate hikes this year. That indicates the Fed believes the economy will slow, and their forecasts for economic growth confirmed that. GDP is now expected to grow 2.1% this year, a cut of 0.2% from the December forecast. The Fed also announced changes to its plans for drawing down its balance sheet. During the financial crisis, the Fed’s balance sheet increased from less than $1 trillion to more than $4 trillion. In the past year, they have been selling off assets to bring the balance sheet down to a normal level. They had been selling $50 billion worth of securities a month. Read More

Have you ever looked at the portfolio composition of popular equity-income funds such as Vanguard Dividend Appreciation (NYSE: VIG)? The low-cost exchange-traded fund (ETF) was built to give investors access to a broad basket of 200 dividend-paying stocks.  It has done a respectable job, delivering total returns of 10.2% annually over the past five years, better than most category peers. But the fund isn’t nearly as diverse as you might expect. More than 70% of assets are sunk into just three sectors: industrials, consumer services and consumer goods.  I can relate. A good chunk of my High-Yield Investing portfolio is… Read More

Have you ever looked at the portfolio composition of popular equity-income funds such as Vanguard Dividend Appreciation (NYSE: VIG)? The low-cost exchange-traded fund (ETF) was built to give investors access to a broad basket of 200 dividend-paying stocks.  It has done a respectable job, delivering total returns of 10.2% annually over the past five years, better than most category peers. But the fund isn’t nearly as diverse as you might expect. More than 70% of assets are sunk into just three sectors: industrials, consumer services and consumer goods.  I can relate. A good chunk of my High-Yield Investing portfolio is devoted to midstream energy MLPs, real estate trusts, and infrastructure firms.  That’s no accident. These companies own durable assets that generate steady, predictable cash flows. They also offer some of the most generous yields around, with lofty payouts of 6% to 8% or more. So naturally, I do a lot of fishing in these waters. And I won’t complain about long-term returns of 108%, 207%, 421%, and more.  Still, too much concentration can be dangerous. And there’s a lot of ground to cover out there.  —Recommended Link— Congratulations on 10 years of profits We’ve unleashed it again–our annual Game-Changing… Read More