After doubling more than 19 times in the last five years, it would be easy to buy into the mainstream narrative that this global leader is overdue for a correction.  But that would be a mistake.  Despite a market-crushing 57% return in 2017, I expect it to be one of the best performing stocks of 2018. Not only is it the most innovative company in the S&P 500 with a proven history of disrupting multiple industries, it is successfully expanding into high-growth international markets and has major upward momentum. #-ad_banner-#Let’s take a closer look at why Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) could… Read More

After doubling more than 19 times in the last five years, it would be easy to buy into the mainstream narrative that this global leader is overdue for a correction.  But that would be a mistake.  Despite a market-crushing 57% return in 2017, I expect it to be one of the best performing stocks of 2018. Not only is it the most innovative company in the S&P 500 with a proven history of disrupting multiple industries, it is successfully expanding into high-growth international markets and has major upward momentum. #-ad_banner-#Let’s take a closer look at why Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) could be the number-one stock of 2018. Netflix Is The Most Innovative Company In The S&P 500 Netflix has completely disrupted three separate industries in the last 15 years. Netflix’s radical idea to send movies through the mail would eventually lead to industry giant Blockbuster filing for bankruptcy. When it became apparent streaming was the future of content distribution, the company was one of the first to market with its streaming service in 2007. Its streaming service has delivered a crushing blow to the traditional cable industry, giving birth to the term “cord cutter” after tens of millions of cable… Read More

Oh, the perils of our digital age: A few weeks ago, some users of two of Showtime’s websites noticed that their computers and phones had slowed to a crawl. Some devices had become non-responsive.  It took a while to connect the dots, but the cause was found (and corrected). The issue? A rogue string of code had invaded these people’s computers and was secretly running super-heavy calculations in the background.  —Sponsored Link— As Bitcoin Explodes Watch Out For This $0.09 ‘Super-Bitcoin’ You’ve heard about Bitcoin reaching record level prices… But chances are you didn’t hear… Read More

Oh, the perils of our digital age: A few weeks ago, some users of two of Showtime’s websites noticed that their computers and phones had slowed to a crawl. Some devices had become non-responsive.  It took a while to connect the dots, but the cause was found (and corrected). The issue? A rogue string of code had invaded these people’s computers and was secretly running super-heavy calculations in the background.  —Sponsored Link— As Bitcoin Explodes Watch Out For This $0.09 ‘Super-Bitcoin’ You’ve heard about Bitcoin reaching record level prices… But chances are you didn’t hear about this “penny cryptocurrency”… Even though it was a rare occurrence, it jumped a mouthwatering 2,871%… in 24 hours! And there are dozens of these “Super-Bitcoins” hitting the market, all the time… Go here now to find out the “Dirty Truth” about Bitcoin. Somebody was mining for cryptocurrencies. On other people’s computers. Without their knowledge. And, of course, without sharing the proceeds.  Why go to all this trouble? Because mining for cyber currencies is, just like any other type of mining, a resource-intensive endeavor. The major difference, in this case, is visual. There’s no huge hole… Read More

OK. I know I’ve been on a bit of a thematic rant about investing ahead of tax reform. I’ve also touched on the current administration’s national infrastructure spending aspirations. I think it’s worth staying on the tax reform path. However, it’s also time to look at the infrastructure theme again. I’ve found a way to follow both developments with one stock, AND get paid quite well in the process. Investment giant Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) has always been one of my go-to stocks for growth and income. Historically, both have been outstanding. The stock has moved a stunning… Read More

OK. I know I’ve been on a bit of a thematic rant about investing ahead of tax reform. I’ve also touched on the current administration’s national infrastructure spending aspirations. I think it’s worth staying on the tax reform path. However, it’s also time to look at the infrastructure theme again. I’ve found a way to follow both developments with one stock, AND get paid quite well in the process. Investment giant Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) has always been one of my go-to stocks for growth and income. Historically, both have been outstanding. The stock has moved a stunning 54.5% in the last 12 months. Throw in the dividend and investors collected a blockbuster 65%.  #-ad_banner-#After a run that strong, and what some pundits view as a toppy broader market, conventional wisdom might tell one to avoid owning this stock. I disagree.   With a consolidated market cap of $41.3 billion, Blackstone stands out as one of the world’s premiere investment managers focusing on what’s known as the alternative space (i.e. NOT purely stocks and bonds). The firm operates four business segments: private equity, real estate, hedge fund solutions, and credit. Helmed by founder Steve Schwartzman, the company is poised… Read More

This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Dr. Richard Thaler for his work on behavioral economics. Thaler has done a great deal of work to understand the stock market. Some economists start with the assumption that individuals make rational decisions when faced with economic choices, including how to invest in the stock market. Thaler took a different approach based on what he saw in the real world — that people aren’t always rational. —Sponsored Link— Forbes Mag Says This Strategy Is ‘Like Finding Money In The Street’ And Reuters magazine calls this type… Read More

This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Dr. Richard Thaler for his work on behavioral economics. Thaler has done a great deal of work to understand the stock market. Some economists start with the assumption that individuals make rational decisions when faced with economic choices, including how to invest in the stock market. Thaler took a different approach based on what he saw in the real world — that people aren’t always rational. —Sponsored Link— Forbes Mag Says This Strategy Is ‘Like Finding Money In The Street’ And Reuters magazine calls this type of trading “the new baby boomer hobby.” An anonymous trader — living at the base of the Smoky Mountains — just released a free report revealing a step-by-step system to generating an extra $5,000 per month in income thanks to this trading strategy. The report is free until Sunday. Click here for the FREE REPORT… Thaler’s research found that, when faced with the need to make a decision in the face of uncertainty, people resort to heuristics, or an approach to problem solving where an individual uses their knowledge from past experience to make a decision. … Read More

The S&P 500 rose to a price of 18 times expected earnings last week, a valuation not reached in 15 years.  That’s 13% higher than its long-term average multiple and even that take into account earnings jumping by almost three times the average rate over the last four years. With valuations reminiscent of the dot.com bubble and a market that shrugs off geo-political tensions, a tightening monetary policy, and fiscal stimulus uncertainty, the value investor in me is more than a little worried. How much has to fall in place for the market to head higher? As a value investor,… Read More

The S&P 500 rose to a price of 18 times expected earnings last week, a valuation not reached in 15 years.  That’s 13% higher than its long-term average multiple and even that take into account earnings jumping by almost three times the average rate over the last four years. With valuations reminiscent of the dot.com bubble and a market that shrugs off geo-political tensions, a tightening monetary policy, and fiscal stimulus uncertainty, the value investor in me is more than a little worried. How much has to fall in place for the market to head higher? As a value investor, I hate paying high premiums on stocks… especially if the earnings on which those premiums are based don’t have a chance at materializing. #-ad_banner-#Fortunately, there are still pockets of value left in this market — if you know where to look. This Bull Is Getting Expensive Earnings in the first two quarters gave the bulls something to be excited about, with corporate profits jumping by double digits. Full-year earnings are expected higher by 9.5% this year. But is the market getting ahead of itself? Analysts expect earnings to grow by 11.5% next year and 9.8% in 2019. That contrasts… Read More