Recent market volatility has made finding actionable stocks harder than at any other time since the Great Recession. And with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) hovering around 20, there isn’t any reason to suggest that market volatility will decrease markedly anytime soon. Which begs the question… #-ad_banner-#Should investors with risk capital to deploy stay on the sidelines until the VIX returns to a more comfortable level? Or can investors deploy their capital in safe and effective investments? The answers to these questions are easier than you might think. You see, despite market volatility, corporate profits are expected to have risen… Read More

Recent market volatility has made finding actionable stocks harder than at any other time since the Great Recession. And with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) hovering around 20, there isn’t any reason to suggest that market volatility will decrease markedly anytime soon. Which begs the question… #-ad_banner-#Should investors with risk capital to deploy stay on the sidelines until the VIX returns to a more comfortable level? Or can investors deploy their capital in safe and effective investments? The answers to these questions are easier than you might think. You see, despite market volatility, corporate profits are expected to have risen 17% since the first of the year. That bodes well for the market as a whole. But it doesn’t mean investors should just pile into the same stocks they’ve been pushing higher for the better part of a decade. Because, believe it or not, there are some economic sectors that haven’t been pushed to the limit of prudent valuations. One such segment is regional banks. With the recently enacted tax cuts, rising interest rates, and the tailwinds of robust economic growth, regional banks are finally in the economic sweet spot. At present, analysts’ expectations for financial earnings have risen to… Read More

I’d like to start off today’s issue by asking you a simple question… If you discovered the key to making a fortune trading stocks, would you share it with the world? —Sponsored Link— The 10 Best Dividend Paying Stocks Right Now Want market-beating yield in today’s zero-interest world? The right dividend stocks could boost your returns 345%. Our latest investor briefing gives you 10 of the very best. PLUS — a simple trick for adding to monthly income. Click here now to get your instant FREE copy. If history is any… Read More

I’d like to start off today’s issue by asking you a simple question… If you discovered the key to making a fortune trading stocks, would you share it with the world? —Sponsored Link— The 10 Best Dividend Paying Stocks Right Now Want market-beating yield in today’s zero-interest world? The right dividend stocks could boost your returns 345%. Our latest investor briefing gives you 10 of the very best. PLUS — a simple trick for adding to monthly income. Click here now to get your instant FREE copy. If history is any guide, you’d be a fool if you did. That’s because studies have shown the more well-known a market-beating strategy becomes, the less it becomes a market-beating strategy. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Why So-Called Market “Edges” Soon Disappear Back in 1981, an academic named Rolf Banz published a paper on something called the “small-firm effect.” It showed that buying small-cap stocks generated “abnormal returns,” even when adjusted for risk. #-ad_banner-#At around the same time, researchers uncovered the “value effect,” which showed that buying stocks with low P/E ratios earned market-beating returns. But when these two market-beating effects were widely… Read More

Goldfinger is my favorite James Bond movie. Best villain. Best majordomo. Best bad-girl-turns-good-girl. Best one-liners. All of it. Even funnier is the villain’s, the portly Aurelius Goldfinger, obsession with one of the world’s worst investments: gold. But, he was a Bond villain. And gold is the currency of Bond villains, pirates, and South African mercenaries. #-ad_banner-#It doesn’t belong in a portfolio. Now, before the goldbugs come after me with pitchforks and torches, let me share with you a few nuggets (ha!) from Warren Buffett, another guy who thinks gold is a lousy place to put one’s money. Here’s his most… Read More

Goldfinger is my favorite James Bond movie. Best villain. Best majordomo. Best bad-girl-turns-good-girl. Best one-liners. All of it. Even funnier is the villain’s, the portly Aurelius Goldfinger, obsession with one of the world’s worst investments: gold. But, he was a Bond villain. And gold is the currency of Bond villains, pirates, and South African mercenaries. #-ad_banner-#It doesn’t belong in a portfolio. Now, before the goldbugs come after me with pitchforks and torches, let me share with you a few nuggets (ha!) from Warren Buffett, another guy who thinks gold is a lousy place to put one’s money. Here’s his most succinct quote regarding that belief: “…If you took all of the gold in the world, it would roughly make a cube 67 feet on a side… it would be worth at today’s market prices about $7 trillion, that’s probably about a third of the value of all the stocks in the United States… For $7 trillion, you could have all the farmland in the United States, you could have about seven Exxon Mobils (NYSE: XOM) and you could still have $1 trillion of walking around money…” So, let’s put that to a test. Here’s a five-year chart of the SPDR… Read More

As I mentioned earlier this week, the market has transformed from a straight shot moneymaking bull market machine into more of a runaway train headed for untested track in near-zero visibility conditions. Take what you know and throw it — along with most of your logic — out the window. —Sponsored Link— Start-Up Founder Predicts What’s Next For America He’s invested in 1,000 companies and set stock market records. Today, he begins a controversial project that every American investor should see. Click here to read more. The best way to win… Read More

As I mentioned earlier this week, the market has transformed from a straight shot moneymaking bull market machine into more of a runaway train headed for untested track in near-zero visibility conditions. Take what you know and throw it — along with most of your logic — out the window. —Sponsored Link— Start-Up Founder Predicts What’s Next For America He’s invested in 1,000 companies and set stock market records. Today, he begins a controversial project that every American investor should see. Click here to read more. The best way to win now is to laser in on very unique stocks that are either undervalued or overvalued while trying to steer clear of unpredictable geopolitical policy shifts. (Honestly, it’s starting to feel like these shifts are occurring with higher frequency than the Twitter messages triggering them.) #-ad_banner-#In an effort to do just that, I searched for a stock that shouldn’t be terribly affected by tariffs… or walls… taxes… or the USPS. As I scoured the markets for an “insulated play,” I landed on pizza. But unlike the rocket my Profit Amplifier subscribers and I rode in February with Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ)… Read More

Last week, I introduced you to Hetty Green. This week, I want to ruminate a little more on her most important piece of wisdom: “Act with thrift and shrewdness and be persistent.” As market volatility picks back up, it’s a good time take Hetty’s approach to heart. —Sponsored Link— Man Up $1 Million With One Tiny $0.10 Pot Stock Makes NEW Shocking Announcement He was one of the few who predicted pot stocks would explode in value, and now he’s making another shocking pot stock prediction. HINT: He just found “5 NEW” pot stocks just… Read More

Last week, I introduced you to Hetty Green. This week, I want to ruminate a little more on her most important piece of wisdom: “Act with thrift and shrewdness and be persistent.” As market volatility picks back up, it’s a good time take Hetty’s approach to heart. —Sponsored Link— Man Up $1 Million With One Tiny $0.10 Pot Stock Makes NEW Shocking Announcement He was one of the few who predicted pot stocks would explode in value, and now he’s making another shocking pot stock prediction. HINT: He just found “5 NEW” pot stocks just like the one that made him a millionaire. And he’s revealing them at a special event on April 26 at 8 p.m. ET. Click here for more details and to reserve your spot. I believe there is a level of shrewdness in ignoring the broader market when making trading decisions, unless your goal is trading the market. If, for example, you are buying S&P 500 futures, then you need to focus on the broader market. But if you are looking for individual stocks, then the broader market is less important. #-ad_banner-#That’s why, whether we’re in a… Read More

There are few words in the English language that are hated more than “cancer.” And as far as public health dangers go, it’s one of the biggest enemies anyone could imagine.  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world — it’s responsible for nearly 1 in 6 deaths. And the danger isn’t going away anytime soon — the WHO estimates that the number of cases in total will grow by 70% over the next two decades. The sheer size of the threat also means the amount of brainpower and… Read More

There are few words in the English language that are hated more than “cancer.” And as far as public health dangers go, it’s one of the biggest enemies anyone could imagine.  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world — it’s responsible for nearly 1 in 6 deaths. And the danger isn’t going away anytime soon — the WHO estimates that the number of cases in total will grow by 70% over the next two decades. The sheer size of the threat also means the amount of brainpower and money the problem attracts will also be huge. Big pharma and smaller biotech companies alike have made it their business to find a cure — or at least the best treatment when the cure has remained out of reach. This area of medicine has seen significant breakthroughs over the past several decades, and more are on the horizon.  The Future Of Cancer-Fighting Medicines One of the breakthroughs that have changed the approach to cancer treatment — and can be credited with saving many lives — is immunotherapy.  #-ad_banner-#With this approach, the patient’s own immune system is utilized to attack… Read More

Once upon a time, this stock was a powerful dividend-growth machine. In fact, since it split its shares 2 for 1 back in 2005, its quarterly dividends have grown nearly 14 times. —Sponsored Link— Law To Force Trump To Legalize Pot For Country? This new law could force Trump’s hand to make recreational pot legal, setting off a new pot stock mania. Click here to see three pot stocks to buy right now. This breakneck pace has resulted in today’s 3.2% yield, up from the sub-1% yield the stock sported 13… Read More

Once upon a time, this stock was a powerful dividend-growth machine. In fact, since it split its shares 2 for 1 back in 2005, its quarterly dividends have grown nearly 14 times. —Sponsored Link— Law To Force Trump To Legalize Pot For Country? This new law could force Trump’s hand to make recreational pot legal, setting off a new pot stock mania. Click here to see three pot stocks to buy right now. This breakneck pace has resulted in today’s 3.2% yield, up from the sub-1% yield the stock sported 13 years ago. The days of dividend growth may be over for now, but I’m OK with that. Let me explain… CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) has, indeed, been good to its shareholders. That’s because, in an extremely challenging retail and health-care environment, this company has never stopped innovating and transforming itself. #-ad_banner-#CVS is a force in the industry. It managed to not only stay alive when others faltered, but it remained relevant and grew. Investors who recognized the future of CVS back in December 2005 would have tripled their money (with dividends included). During that period, CVS returned 200%,… Read More

It might feel worse than it really is… Granted, the near daily whipsaws we’ve witnessed recently could cause motion sickness, but the fact of the matter is, despite all the red splattered across the markets, the S&P 500 is still down less than 10% from its January high. —Sponsored Link— These Seven Penny Blockchain Stocks Could Explode In 2018 Forget about Bitcoin, Ethereum or any of the 1,400+ penny cryptocurrencies. They’re yesterday’s stories, with the biggest gains ALREADY made. We’re at the beginning of a major digital revolution — a technological advancement called BLOCKCHAIN. If… Read More

It might feel worse than it really is… Granted, the near daily whipsaws we’ve witnessed recently could cause motion sickness, but the fact of the matter is, despite all the red splattered across the markets, the S&P 500 is still down less than 10% from its January high. —Sponsored Link— These Seven Penny Blockchain Stocks Could Explode In 2018 Forget about Bitcoin, Ethereum or any of the 1,400+ penny cryptocurrencies. They’re yesterday’s stories, with the biggest gains ALREADY made. We’re at the beginning of a major digital revolution — a technological advancement called BLOCKCHAIN. If you don’t know what it is yet, or want to get in early on this emerging trend, I strongly urge you to click here. This could be your last chance to turn a small $50 investment into a sizeable fortune. Right now, the entire industry is controlled by a handful of penny stocks. And any one of these seven opportunities could explode by May 30. Click here for the full story. Now before I dive into some technical analysis — and what my premium Maximum Profit system is telling my subscribers and… Read More