Is America over-malled?  That question has been posed by more than one financial pundit recently. And judging by a slew of headlines, the answer appears to have already been settled.  —Sponsored Link— Small Group Uncovers Millionaire’s Simple Stock-Picking Strategy With no Wall Street experience, a chemical engineer at DuPont accidentally uncovered a powerful pattern that often appears just before a stock’s share price doubles, triples, or even quadruples — seemingly out of nowhere. But not long ago, this unassuming engineer began sharing his discovery with a handful of “beta testers” to confirm his theory. This… Read More

Is America over-malled?  That question has been posed by more than one financial pundit recently. And judging by a slew of headlines, the answer appears to have already been settled.  —Sponsored Link— Small Group Uncovers Millionaire’s Simple Stock-Picking Strategy With no Wall Street experience, a chemical engineer at DuPont accidentally uncovered a powerful pattern that often appears just before a stock’s share price doubles, triples, or even quadruples — seemingly out of nowhere. But not long ago, this unassuming engineer began sharing his discovery with a handful of “beta testers” to confirm his theory. This year alone, his pattern has pinpointed 31 triple-digit windfalls. And now, he’s ready to unveil it to a whole new group of investors. Full story… “Malls are Doomed” — CNN  “America’s Malls are Dying Off” — Time  “The Death of the American Mall” — The Guardian  “Shopping Malls are Going Extinct” — Business Insider  There is plenty of evidence to support that argument. With anchor tenants like Sears, Macy’s and JC Penney shuttering stores across the country, the number of malls has decreased by a third. There are only about 1,000 left, down… Read More

Every investor feels the pain and pleasure of stock price moves. Even the smallest move up or down can lead otherwise rational people to trade based more on emotions than facts. While a few disciplined investors stick to objective rules, the vast majority impulsively react to market swings. The key to successful stock market investing is to be one of those disciplined investors.  Systematic investing is a time-proven method of extracting money from the stock market. Logical, established systems for making buy/sell decisions remove an investor’s emotions from the equation. Systems can range from simple calculations used by individuals to… Read More

Every investor feels the pain and pleasure of stock price moves. Even the smallest move up or down can lead otherwise rational people to trade based more on emotions than facts. While a few disciplined investors stick to objective rules, the vast majority impulsively react to market swings. The key to successful stock market investing is to be one of those disciplined investors.  Systematic investing is a time-proven method of extracting money from the stock market. Logical, established systems for making buy/sell decisions remove an investor’s emotions from the equation. Systems can range from simple calculations used by individuals to the ultra-complex, computer-driven algorithms employed by hedge funds, institutions, and professional traders. While financial advisors and other money managers have used algorithmic decision-making software for some time, it has only been since 2008 that regular individual investors have been able to access this software on their own. Known as robo-advisors, these automated investing platforms for the masses have become wildly popular over the last few years. Depending on your own susceptibility to impulsive trading, robo-advisors may make sense for a portion or even your entire portfolio.  Here are three things you need to know about robo-advisors. #-ad_banner-#​1. They Are Not… Read More

The further pending legalization of medical marijuana has stirred up an investor feeding frenzy. Like sharks smelling blood, investors have gone crazy over the upside potential of legal pot. And for good reason — early investors in the space are likely to earn handsome returns. Hundreds of companies have sprouted up to exploit the excitement surrounding the coming regulatory changes. However, most of these innovative new players are only suitable for risk-loving speculators. While substantial profits may be earned in the short term, many of these small-caps are one-trick ponies with questionable long-term prospects. Fortunately, there is a solution for… Read More

The further pending legalization of medical marijuana has stirred up an investor feeding frenzy. Like sharks smelling blood, investors have gone crazy over the upside potential of legal pot. And for good reason — early investors in the space are likely to earn handsome returns. Hundreds of companies have sprouted up to exploit the excitement surrounding the coming regulatory changes. However, most of these innovative new players are only suitable for risk-loving speculators. While substantial profits may be earned in the short term, many of these small-caps are one-trick ponies with questionable long-term prospects. Fortunately, there is a solution for cannabis investors who prefer relative security and a long-term outlook. Several large, established firms are actively adding legal medical marijuana-based products to their pharmaceutical lines. The Safest Stock In The Cannabis Space Believe it or not, the plant form of cannabis is not approved by the FDA for pharmaceutical use. This came as a surprise to me as I firmly thought that cannabis was approved as a pharmaceutical ingredient, given all the positive press hype. #-ad_banner-#The FDA has only approved the synthetic form of cannabis in three medications. These medications are Marinol, Syndros, and Cesamet. Marinol and Syndros are… Read More

If the post-recession markets had to be defined by one theme, it would be the emergence of activist investors.  Shareholder activism, defined by buying control of a company with the goal of making a major change in order to enhance its value, has been around since the first traders in the Dutch East India Company. But we’ve rarely seen so much activity and oversight lately. Activist campaigns have surged from 104 in 2000 to 758 in 2016 according to Activist Insight’s annual review. Nearly half (40%) of S&P 500 companies saw activist investor campaigns in the… Read More

If the post-recession markets had to be defined by one theme, it would be the emergence of activist investors.  Shareholder activism, defined by buying control of a company with the goal of making a major change in order to enhance its value, has been around since the first traders in the Dutch East India Company. But we’ve rarely seen so much activity and oversight lately. Activist campaigns have surged from 104 in 2000 to 758 in 2016 according to Activist Insight’s annual review. Nearly half (40%) of S&P 500 companies saw activist investor campaigns in the seven years through 2015. Assets under activist management have grown nearly 20% annually for more than a decade, topping $123 billion last year. Activists have been attracted by the mountain of balance sheet cash companies hold, and the historically cheap cost of debt. That availability of money lends itself to poor checkbook control by management and an attractive source of cash return to the billionaire activists that can buy seats on a board to control it. #-ad_banner-#Oversight by large investors has helped protect shareholder rights and led to some impressive gains. A portfolio of activist targets… Read More

By the end of the 20th century, General Electric (NYSE: GE) represented the epitome of bloated, mega-cap conglomerated largesse. Helmed by management hotshot Jack Welch, GE dabbled in everything from its traditional industrial manufacturing businesses, which included heavy capital goods like locomotives and jet engines, to household appliances and media property ownership (NBC). But its crown jewel was its finance arm, GE Capital, which was used to help customers finance the jet engines and the locomotives. But after the turn of the millennium, GE wasn’t so lucky. The bear market that began with the bursting of the tech bubble mauled… Read More

By the end of the 20th century, General Electric (NYSE: GE) represented the epitome of bloated, mega-cap conglomerated largesse. Helmed by management hotshot Jack Welch, GE dabbled in everything from its traditional industrial manufacturing businesses, which included heavy capital goods like locomotives and jet engines, to household appliances and media property ownership (NBC). But its crown jewel was its finance arm, GE Capital, which was used to help customers finance the jet engines and the locomotives. But after the turn of the millennium, GE wasn’t so lucky. The bear market that began with the bursting of the tech bubble mauled the company’s stock price, sending it down a full 56%. Prices recovered somewhat only to be hammered down by the 2008 Financial Crisis and resulting credit freeze, which threatened the very existence of the company. While the stock is up 195% from those 2009 market lows, it’s been a long road back and the price has more or less moved sideways for the last three years. But that may be about to change. Jeff Immelt, the CEO that guided the company through the dangers of 2008, recently retired, handing the reins over to John Flannery. Prior to his… Read More

Let’s get right to the point. I just recently shared a timely trade with my Profit Amplifier readers that I want to tell you a little about. But since time is of the utmost importance, I’m going to have to get right to the point. But please don’t mistake my brevity or lack of personal trade-related anecdotes for cutting corners. —Sponsored Link— Earth-Shattering Marijuana Legislation Just Announced A new earth-shattering government announcement could completely change the legalization of marijuana — forever. In fact, thanks to this historic legislation, tiny pot stocks trading for under $5 are… Read More

Let’s get right to the point. I just recently shared a timely trade with my Profit Amplifier readers that I want to tell you a little about. But since time is of the utmost importance, I’m going to have to get right to the point. But please don’t mistake my brevity or lack of personal trade-related anecdotes for cutting corners. —Sponsored Link— Earth-Shattering Marijuana Legislation Just Announced A new earth-shattering government announcement could completely change the legalization of marijuana — forever. In fact, thanks to this historic legislation, tiny pot stocks trading for under $5 are getting set to double, triple, or quadruple. In an exclusive interview, pot stock expert, Michael Robinson, shares all the good news — including details on five tiny weed stocks that could potentially turn a small stake into $100,000… Click here to continue. I’ve examined the details thoroughly and can feel confident in telling you that the stock I’m going to discuss is extremely and undeservedly overbought. Experts from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, as well as several other high-powered analysts, are on my side. But while their warnings get louder and louder, they seem to be… Read More