Investors are still shell-shocked from the worst October since 2008 and the pain may be far from over. Economists are lowering estimates for next year and corporate earnings are expected to grow just 9% in 2019 against a breakneck 20% growth this year, according to FactSet Research. —Recommended Link— The Only Pot Stock Worth Owning This summer, Canada completely legalized cannabis for medical and recreational use — sparking an $8 BILLION industry. Our experts have their sights on a company that’s been granted a virtual monopoly by the Canadian government – a moat that would make Warren Buffett jealous. Read More

Investors are still shell-shocked from the worst October since 2008 and the pain may be far from over. Economists are lowering estimates for next year and corporate earnings are expected to grow just 9% in 2019 against a breakneck 20% growth this year, according to FactSet Research. —Recommended Link— The Only Pot Stock Worth Owning This summer, Canada completely legalized cannabis for medical and recreational use — sparking an $8 BILLION industry. Our experts have their sights on a company that’s been granted a virtual monopoly by the Canadian government – a moat that would make Warren Buffett jealous. Get in early on this exceptional triple-digit opportunity before it’s too late. Click here to learn more. Take any analogy you like — that the ballgame is in the 7th inning or the punch bowl may soon be taken from the party — the fact is that investors need to start thinking about the next downturn. Even if a recession doesn’t end the historic bull market, next year and into 2020 is likely to be marked by declining economic growth and disappointing earnings. In this kind of environment, investors should consider innovative companies that can grow irrespective of the broader… Read More

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates. Higher rates = higher monthly payments = more defaults. Who will get stuck with bad loans? Wolf Street recently interviewed Mike Jackson, CEO of AutoNation, the largest auto retailer in the country: “We knew ‘free money would inevitably end. Affordability would become an issue…’ —Recommended Link— Act Before December 31st To Lock In Monthly Payouts From Hidden ‘Executive Dividends’ Executive Dividends are one of Wall Street’s best-kept secrets, paying out a small fortune in unannounced cash seemingly at random–and today, Income Investing veteran Nathan Slaughter shows you where… Read More

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates. Higher rates = higher monthly payments = more defaults. Who will get stuck with bad loans? Wolf Street recently interviewed Mike Jackson, CEO of AutoNation, the largest auto retailer in the country: “We knew ‘free money would inevitably end. Affordability would become an issue…’ —Recommended Link— Act Before December 31st To Lock In Monthly Payouts From Hidden ‘Executive Dividends’ Executive Dividends are one of Wall Street’s best-kept secrets, paying out a small fortune in unannounced cash seemingly at random–and today, Income Investing veteran Nathan Slaughter shows you where to find them. Read more here. The double whammy are rising costs for highly leveraged companies, such as auto dealers, and consumers facing rising prices of vehicles to be financed at higher rates. Something has to give. …. Finance and Insurance (F&I)…is where the dealer makes money off arranging auto loans with lenders…sells additional warranties, dubious insurance products, and miscellaneous fluff & buff. #-ad_banner-#…. As is industry norm, the dealer makes more money in F&I off each vehicle than by actually selling the vehicle.” A recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ – behind paywall) article reports: “Banks… Read More

One of Warren Buffett’s most famous quips is that his ideal holding period for a stock is forever. Naturally, there’s much more to it than that. The most important element, of course, is the sustainability of the underlying company’s business. —Recommended Link— What would YOU do with an extra $3,080 every month for the rest of your life? Never worry about cash again. Be free to live how YOU want… go on a lavish vacation… or build up a college fund for the grandkids–it’s up to you. Get your share here… Do their business models enable multi-decade (or beyond)… Read More

One of Warren Buffett’s most famous quips is that his ideal holding period for a stock is forever. Naturally, there’s much more to it than that. The most important element, of course, is the sustainability of the underlying company’s business. —Recommended Link— What would YOU do with an extra $3,080 every month for the rest of your life? Never worry about cash again. Be free to live how YOU want… go on a lavish vacation… or build up a college fund for the grandkids–it’s up to you. Get your share here… Do their business models enable multi-decade (or beyond) earnings durability or will they become obsolete? As technological growth and development expands geometrically, just about every industry faces an obsolescence issue either partially or completely. A successful business must have the ability to adapt and grow. Not only should their business sector be solidly and easily defensible, the company’s ability to generate cash consistently and return that cash, in some form (usually dividends) to shareholders. It’s not hard to find these types of names. A forever stock’s company typically touches consumers on a daily basis in some form. In fact, the best company’s have woven themselves into the fabric… Read More

I hope you enjoyed time with family and friends over Thanksgiving. For me, holidays always include time with my mother — a woman who is fond of the saying “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything.” —Recommended Link— Always know when to BUY, when to HOLD, and when to SELL… If you’re looking to find winning stocks and trying to figure out when to sell… look no further. This powerful investing system uses proven market triggers and fundamental analysis to help you determine when and what to buy, when to hold and when to sell. Click here… Read More

I hope you enjoyed time with family and friends over Thanksgiving. For me, holidays always include time with my mother — a woman who is fond of the saying “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything.” —Recommended Link— Always know when to BUY, when to HOLD, and when to SELL… If you’re looking to find winning stocks and trying to figure out when to sell… look no further. This powerful investing system uses proven market triggers and fundamental analysis to help you determine when and what to buy, when to hold and when to sell. Click here to learn more. So, in honor of her sage advice, I want to kick things off by saying something nice about the stock market — it’s likely we will have a lot of opportunities to make money buying put options for at least the next few months. Now that I’ve made Mom proud, I’ll say it less nicely. The stock market is in terrible shape. Here’s what I’m looking at… The 3 Bearish Signals We Saw Last Week Here’s the first chart I look at every day. It’s a daily chart of the S&P 500 index, with a 200-day… Read More

The economy is looking great in 2018. Despite the recent stock market rout, many underlying fundamentals remain very bullish. That is, all but the housing market. This significant barometer of economic health has started to slip lower. At first glance, the slowdown appears to an aberration in the overall bullish picture. However, a closer look reveals that the underlying drivers of the housing slowdown may be long term. —Recommended Link— 10 Stocks That Must Be In Your Portfolio By 12/31/2018 From beverage behemoths to cybersecurity firms and everything in between–Get your hands on our just-released top 10 “must own”… Read More

The economy is looking great in 2018. Despite the recent stock market rout, many underlying fundamentals remain very bullish. That is, all but the housing market. This significant barometer of economic health has started to slip lower. At first glance, the slowdown appears to an aberration in the overall bullish picture. However, a closer look reveals that the underlying drivers of the housing slowdown may be long term. —Recommended Link— 10 Stocks That Must Be In Your Portfolio By 12/31/2018 From beverage behemoths to cybersecurity firms and everything in between–Get your hands on our just-released top 10 “must own” stocks for 2019 absolutely free. Claim your copy of the Top 10 stocks for 2019 NOW. Consumer confidence is soaring, unemployment is at historic lows, and wages are trending higher. By most analyses, these factors should lead to a thriving housing market. It only makes sense that happy consumers combined with higher salaries and greater employment numbers lead to soaring housing, right? #-ad_banner-#Wrong! There a four primary metrics that have placed a damper on housing. First, mortgage interest rates have ramped higher by 100 basis points since 2017. Even such a small increase acts negatively on home affordability for many… Read More

After the calm of the past two years, the volatility of the months of October and November can be especially hard to handle. Stocks are down quite uniformly, but the technology sector — which is the sector that was outperforming during the market rally — is also leading on the downside. There are always lessons in studying the past. So, let’s start today with a detailed look at how the main market sectors performed over a few trailing time periods ended November 20, 2018 (the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average erased all the gains for the year). Sector Performance… Read More

After the calm of the past two years, the volatility of the months of October and November can be especially hard to handle. Stocks are down quite uniformly, but the technology sector — which is the sector that was outperforming during the market rally — is also leading on the downside. There are always lessons in studying the past. So, let’s start today with a detailed look at how the main market sectors performed over a few trailing time periods ended November 20, 2018 (the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average erased all the gains for the year). Sector Performance As you can see in the table below, some sectors have been holding up better than others, most notably the utilities and consumer staples, reflecting — no surprise here — a flight to safety this quarter. #-ad_banner-#What might come as a surprise, though, is how different the long-term performance of the sectors has been. If there is a discernable trend here, it’s that growth has been strongly rewarded over the past decade. We can clearly see that the sectors that have, because of their structural nature, benefited from the productivity growth and other changes brought on by 21st century… Read More