Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) has long been the leader in social media, dominating internet time use and an increasing share of online advertising spending. As of June 2017, the platform counts more than two billion monthly users, including a full one billion who access the site daily. Users spend an average of 35 minutes a day on the platform and access it eight times a day according to Nielsen. It’s been able to translate that social media dominance into a huge chunk of the advertising pie — and shares have soared.  Since the post-IPO low of $17.73 per share, Facebook has… Read More

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) has long been the leader in social media, dominating internet time use and an increasing share of online advertising spending. As of June 2017, the platform counts more than two billion monthly users, including a full one billion who access the site daily. Users spend an average of 35 minutes a day on the platform and access it eight times a day according to Nielsen. It’s been able to translate that social media dominance into a huge chunk of the advertising pie — and shares have soared.  Since the post-IPO low of $17.73 per share, Facebook has jumped ten-fold, with a gain of 56% in this year alone. #-ad_banner-#But the platform has always hit one stumbling block, one weakness where it has lost visitors and limited its revenue potential. It may be about to launch a program that solves that problem, a solution that could improve the user experience, keep people on the platform longer and create another revenue stream. The program could take Facebook from social media control to overall media dominance. Facebook Looks To Become A True Media Power Time spent by users on the Facebook is actually down from… Read More

Adolescence can be rough. Everyone doesn’t get to party with the cool kids. But those who are most ignored sometimes wind up being the big winners after all. Stock markets often resemble high school in this way. Cliques of stocks are more popular than others from time to time. This is especially true during rallies. The sector beneficiaries of the current rally are the financials, energy, industrials, and materials. However, after enjoying healthy gains since the financial crisis of 2008, consumer staples stocks have turned in the second-worst performance this past year, coming in just behind utility stocks. Stocks of… Read More

Adolescence can be rough. Everyone doesn’t get to party with the cool kids. But those who are most ignored sometimes wind up being the big winners after all. Stock markets often resemble high school in this way. Cliques of stocks are more popular than others from time to time. This is especially true during rallies. The sector beneficiaries of the current rally are the financials, energy, industrials, and materials. However, after enjoying healthy gains since the financial crisis of 2008, consumer staples stocks have turned in the second-worst performance this past year, coming in just behind utility stocks. Stocks of consumer staples companies, such as food manufacturers, are often referred to as defensive stocks. If economic times are tough, staples companies should still perform well due to the necessary nature of their products. People have to eat. #-ad_banner-#However, what’s always struck me as odd is that people have to eat in good times as well as bad times. Nevertheless, consumer staples stocks are currently out of favor, creating opportunities for bargain hunters. One of my favorite stocks in the staples space is roll-up act B&G Foods (NYSE: BGS). Shares have been beaten up a bit this year. Read More

Seth Klarman is one of the best investors in the world, but he rarely gets mentioned in the media. This is most likely because he doesn’t seek publicity… He’s the rare investment manager who isn’t worried about gathering more money to manage. Many of the investment managers I talk to complain that they spend too little time managing money. They spend more time managing people who work for them and trying to get more money to manage. It’s a tough business, and increasing assets under management is the quickest way to increase revenue. —Sponsored Link— 9… Read More

Seth Klarman is one of the best investors in the world, but he rarely gets mentioned in the media. This is most likely because he doesn’t seek publicity… He’s the rare investment manager who isn’t worried about gathering more money to manage. Many of the investment managers I talk to complain that they spend too little time managing money. They spend more time managing people who work for them and trying to get more money to manage. It’s a tough business, and increasing assets under management is the quickest way to increase revenue. —Sponsored Link— 9 Rock-Solid Stocks With Up To 8 Percent Yields This is big news: If you need income, your days of settling for measly 1% or 2% yields is over. For eight long years, investors have struggled with pathetic yields from money markets, CDs and Treasuries. But you don’t have to settle anymore — and I’ll prove it by giving you the names of nine top-rated dividend-payers that pay up to 8% yields. You can get all the details on these stocks that could triple your income literally overnight, FREE! Click here for immediate access to the full list. Read More

Big money investors, like hedge fund managers and other professionals, love to buy value stocks. Following the wisdom of buying when everyone else is selling, they often make their moves when everyone else has thrown in the towel on a company.  They’re also able to successfully make these moves because of research teams and insider access that are far superior to what the everyday investor has at his or her disposal. If we want to make similar gains, then the obvious move is to follow in the footsteps of these investing giants.  While we can’t access their private and often… Read More

Big money investors, like hedge fund managers and other professionals, love to buy value stocks. Following the wisdom of buying when everyone else is selling, they often make their moves when everyone else has thrown in the towel on a company.  They’re also able to successfully make these moves because of research teams and insider access that are far superior to what the everyday investor has at his or her disposal. If we want to make similar gains, then the obvious move is to follow in the footsteps of these investing giants.  While we can’t access their private and often ultra-expensive research data, we do know what these winning investors are buying or selling thanks to SEC filing regulations. I have sifted through a multitude of big-money value stocks to present my three favorite buys right now. #-ad_banner-#1. EQT (NYSE: EQT) EQT is an integrated energy company with hefty investments from George Soros’ Soros Fund Management and JANA Partners’ Barry Rosenstein. Soros recently added $67 million of EQT shares to his portfolio, accounting for 1.5% of his total stock holdings. Rosenstein added $586 million worth of the stock, increasing his holdings to just under 10% of JANA Partners’ portfolio. Read More

Before I gave up on Chicago winters, I managed a hugely popular and successful service called Whisper Trader. Whisper was focused solely on predicting whether a company would beat or miss earnings estimates, and the results were quite remarkable. When I left that service (and the windy city), I took the existing criteria and added several more factors to create my own earnings prediction algorithm… one that was even more accurate than the original. —Sponsored Link— Give Me 9 Minutes A Week And I Guarantee You $67,548 A YearIncludes Huge Windfall For Investors Master trader… Read More

Before I gave up on Chicago winters, I managed a hugely popular and successful service called Whisper Trader. Whisper was focused solely on predicting whether a company would beat or miss earnings estimates, and the results were quite remarkable. When I left that service (and the windy city), I took the existing criteria and added several more factors to create my own earnings prediction algorithm… one that was even more accurate than the original. —Sponsored Link— Give Me 9 Minutes A Week And I Guarantee You $67,548 A YearIncludes Huge Windfall For Investors Master trader Jim Fink trades the market for extra cash… and averages $185 per day. $185.06 to be exact. That adds up to $67,548 per year, and if you follow his strategy, you can do the same thing yourself. Why not? All it takes is nine minutes a week. And you don’t have to invest a dime up front. Go here to see if this $67,548-a-year system is for you. With earnings season once again ramping up, my algorithm is busy sifting through the myriad of coming earnings reports for the most probable beats and misses. There are… Read More

No matter how you look at it, food service is changing in the United States. In fact, research indicates that Americans now eat 50% of their meals out of the home. That’s up from just 2% in 1920. This shouldn’t be surprising, given our cultural penchant for instant gratification.  Whether this trend is good or bad, one thing is abundantly clear: The days of a family gathering around the dinner table eating a meal from scratch — à la The Waltons — has gone the way of the 1970s television show.  However, eating out can be very expensive. A twice-weekly… Read More

No matter how you look at it, food service is changing in the United States. In fact, research indicates that Americans now eat 50% of their meals out of the home. That’s up from just 2% in 1920. This shouldn’t be surprising, given our cultural penchant for instant gratification.  Whether this trend is good or bad, one thing is abundantly clear: The days of a family gathering around the dinner table eating a meal from scratch — à la The Waltons — has gone the way of the 1970s television show.  However, eating out can be very expensive. A twice-weekly trip to a fast casual restaurant for a family of four can cost the same as a week’s worth of groceries. To some extent, the high cost of eating out helps explain the explosive growth of meal-kit services like Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN), HelloFresh, and Plated that deliver uncooked ingredients to be prepared in the home. #-ad_banner-#But even the convenience of meal kits isn’t particularly appealing to families stretched for time. Late hours at work combined with an endless stream of extracurricular activities for kids has left many parents deprived of the time to cook dinner — even meal kits. Read More

The stock market always shows its hand before a significant change in trend.  History reveals there are a variety of signals that flash before stocks start to plunge.  After doing some digging, I’ve found five signs that the bull market may be about to end.   Here Are My 5 Favorite Signals The Bull Market Is Over 1. Extreme Optimism Bull market tops are always characterized by excessive optimism.  Everyone from golf caddies to Uber drivers are excitedly talking about the stock market.  Tales of fortunes being made are abounding in the workplace as the public plunges into stocks… Read More

The stock market always shows its hand before a significant change in trend.  History reveals there are a variety of signals that flash before stocks start to plunge.  After doing some digging, I’ve found five signs that the bull market may be about to end.   Here Are My 5 Favorite Signals The Bull Market Is Over 1. Extreme Optimism Bull market tops are always characterized by excessive optimism.  Everyone from golf caddies to Uber drivers are excitedly talking about the stock market.  Tales of fortunes being made are abounding in the workplace as the public plunges into stocks with wild abandon.  Even Hollywood gets into the bullish mood with TV shows and movies focused on finance.  A prime example of this was the original “Wall Street” starring Michael Douglas.  While released in December 1987, two months after the great crash, the movie went into production during the monster bullish mid-1980s, thus forecasting the crash.   Today, accessible finance-related shows like “Shark Tank,” and the many real estate investing/flipping TV programs are signaling keen public interest in real estate and private equity.  Fortunately, for stocks, these shows are not directly about the stock market!   #-ad_banner-#Truthfully, I am not witnessing the… Read More

Over the past month, I’ve been trying out a new feature in my premium newsletter, High-Yield Investing. While past issues have introduced income stocks that simply beat the market’s average yield, or even double or triple it, this new section is different.  This is for investors looking for really high yields — those north of 10%. Sure, the quality of these names may differ — and they may or may not merit inclusion into the newsletter’s portfolio. But my mission is clear: to identify as many opportunities in the high-yield market as possible. —Sponsored Link— Step… Read More

Over the past month, I’ve been trying out a new feature in my premium newsletter, High-Yield Investing. While past issues have introduced income stocks that simply beat the market’s average yield, or even double or triple it, this new section is different.  This is for investors looking for really high yields — those north of 10%. Sure, the quality of these names may differ — and they may or may not merit inclusion into the newsletter’s portfolio. But my mission is clear: to identify as many opportunities in the high-yield market as possible. —Sponsored Link— Step 1: Buy These 5 ETFs Now… TQQQ, FAS, UPRO, plus two additional ETFs revealed in this FREE REPORT. Step 2: Follow the simple strategy inside this free trading guide and Step 3: Collect as much as $16,978.31 in a week. Full list of ETFs and strategy that has generated over $9.9 Million in cash payouts steadily now for 10 years. Revealed here… In the first two editions of my double-digit-yielder stock screen (you can see them here and here), I ran a simple search and then evaluated price performance to weed out the duds. We… Read More