Well, that didn’t take long.  With the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at 24,719 on the last trading day of 2017, it seemed likely that 2018 would see the venerable market average pierce through 25,000 for the first time. Sure enough, it took only a few days to reach that milestone.  —Sponsored Link— Top 3 California Pot Stocks To Watch For The Biggest Gains On January 1, California completely legalized cannabis for medical and recreational use — promising to spark a $20.2 BILLION industry in the Golden State alone. By getting in on the ground… Read More

Well, that didn’t take long.  With the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at 24,719 on the last trading day of 2017, it seemed likely that 2018 would see the venerable market average pierce through 25,000 for the first time. Sure enough, it took only a few days to reach that milestone.  —Sponsored Link— Top 3 California Pot Stocks To Watch For The Biggest Gains On January 1, California completely legalized cannabis for medical and recreational use — promising to spark a $20.2 BILLION industry in the Golden State alone. By getting in on the ground floor of this exceptional opportunity, you could have the chance to pocket life-changing windfalls thanks to this historic event. And one pot stock expert has his sights set on three stocks he expects to skyrocket following this crucial announcement. Get the details here. After cruising past five 1,000-point marks last year, we’ve already crossed through another in just the first week of 2018. Any bets on whether the Dow breaks the 30,000 level by the end of the year? A repeat of last year’s 25% return would be more than enough to push it over the… Read More

Have you ever wondered why some investors consistently profit from the financial markets while the majority barely break even or even lose money over time? It almost seems that these winning investors have some secret formula or magical ability to extract money from the markets year after year. —Recommended Link— New Dividend Program Lets You Pick Your Pay Date We call it “dividends on demand” because you can schedule a payment whenever you want. And they’re often bigger than a regular dividend. If you have $15k, it’s our favorite way to… Read More

Have you ever wondered why some investors consistently profit from the financial markets while the majority barely break even or even lose money over time? It almost seems that these winning investors have some secret formula or magical ability to extract money from the markets year after year. —Recommended Link— New Dividend Program Lets You Pick Your Pay Date We call it “dividends on demand” because you can schedule a payment whenever you want. And they’re often bigger than a regular dividend. If you have $15k, it’s our favorite way to pile up cash. I’ll admit, this question has bothered me. I knew there must be a simple reason why some investors are consistently lucky, and others are not. I knew it had little to do with intelligence or even education. I have known many highly educated and intelligent investors who have a tough time earning consistent money from the markets. At the same time, I know several “regular Joe” types with no more than a high school diploma who earn substantial income by investing in the stock market.  After much research and thought, I have determined that the difference between… Read More

I’m going to paraphrase a hippy-dippy poster I saw in a high school counselor’s office back in the early 1980s: “What if the Fed raised rates and yields did nothing?” That happened, so everyone bought stocks and held on to their bonds. The Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark federal funds rates three times during 2017, and it now stands in a range from 1.25% to 1.50%. This is a gigantic move in the short-term rate world seeing as the fed funds rate was more or less zero for a multi-year period. So how did bonds react? Here’s a chart of… Read More

I’m going to paraphrase a hippy-dippy poster I saw in a high school counselor’s office back in the early 1980s: “What if the Fed raised rates and yields did nothing?” That happened, so everyone bought stocks and held on to their bonds. The Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark federal funds rates three times during 2017, and it now stands in a range from 1.25% to 1.50%. This is a gigantic move in the short-term rate world seeing as the fed funds rate was more or less zero for a multi-year period. So how did bonds react? Here’s a chart of 10-year U.S. Treasury yields. While the Treasury yields did trade in a range that approached 100% from around 1.5% to nearly 3% over the last five years, the actual trend, based on its consistency, is a mere 50 basis point swing from 2% to 2.5%, for only 25%. This is probably the best indicator of where bond yields are going, or not going, in 2018. Here’s why… #-ad_banner-#1. It’s The Economy, Stupid!  Coined by Bill Clinton campaign strategist James Carville, this phrase is probably one of the best descriptors for explaining, well, just about anything, but especially… Read More

It’s the beginning of the year, the time when analysts publish forecasts for the year ahead. Of course, many of these forward-looking forecasts are based on data from the past. For example, one way to project a future price target for the S&P 500 uses the long-term average price-to-earnings (P/E)… Read More

Historically low rates and central bank stimulus have been a defining characteristic of the recovery. No other economic factors have driven more of the four-fold surge in the S&P 500 from its 2009 low. That could be about to change. The 10-year Treasury yield, now at 2.42%, is often compared to the average dividend yields as a measure of stock market attractiveness. The reasoning goes that if the average dividend yield of a stock is higher, investors can get a reasonably solid cash return versus bonds even if share prices are more volatile. A 10-year yield… Read More

Historically low rates and central bank stimulus have been a defining characteristic of the recovery. No other economic factors have driven more of the four-fold surge in the S&P 500 from its 2009 low. That could be about to change. The 10-year Treasury yield, now at 2.42%, is often compared to the average dividend yields as a measure of stock market attractiveness. The reasoning goes that if the average dividend yield of a stock is higher, investors can get a reasonably solid cash return versus bonds even if share prices are more volatile. A 10-year yield higher than the average dividend yield is thought to be a warning sign for stocks because investors might be persuaded to take less risk and earn the higher yield in Treasuries. #-ad_banner-#That idea hasn’t held up very well with the 10-year yield above 2% since November 2016, but the rising yield on another maturity may prove the theory. The yield on the 2-year note recently surpassed the dividend yield, 1.89% versus 1.86% for stocks, the first time it’s happened in a decade.  That could be a much bigger problem for stocks, especially for two sectors of the market. Why Yield… Read More

Without great American innovators like Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Graham Bell, the United States wouldn’t be the country it is today.  The same goes for Apple’s Steve Jobs, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. These individuals have revolutionized entire industries and markets… and thanks to them and their companies and innovations, they’ve made investors extremely wealthy along the way.  —Sponsored Link— EXPOSED: Biggest Scam Against The American People The head of one of America’s largest independent financial research firms says the enslavement… Read More

Without great American innovators like Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Graham Bell, the United States wouldn’t be the country it is today.  The same goes for Apple’s Steve Jobs, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. These individuals have revolutionized entire industries and markets… and thanks to them and their companies and innovations, they’ve made investors extremely wealthy along the way.  —Sponsored Link— EXPOSED: Biggest Scam Against The American People The head of one of America’s largest independent financial research firms says the enslavement of millions of Americans is leading to a political event that is unlike anything we’ve seen in America in more than 50 years. And it has a surprising twist, that will dramatically affect you and your money. This looming crisis will threaten your way of life, whether you own any investments related to it or not. Of course, it’s not easy to identify the next great innovator until the lion’s share of the wealth has been made. But what we can do is use the blueprints left in the wake of these disruptors to help us… Read More