This is BIG… For the first time since 1933, the SEC is now allowing regular people like you and me to invest in brand-new explosive-growth companies BEFORE THEY GO PUBLIC. Imagine getting in on the next Facebook for 33 cents a share or the next Apple at 78 cents. In StreetAuthority’s Pre-IPO Millionaire, I vet six to eight deals like this one each month, and offer my exclusive in-depth analysis of a single opportunity that I believe could return 1,000% or more. Click here for more information. — Joseph Hogue, CFA The boom in equity crowdfunding has restarted the engines… Read More

This is BIG… For the first time since 1933, the SEC is now allowing regular people like you and me to invest in brand-new explosive-growth companies BEFORE THEY GO PUBLIC. Imagine getting in on the next Facebook for 33 cents a share or the next Apple at 78 cents. In StreetAuthority’s Pre-IPO Millionaire, I vet six to eight deals like this one each month, and offer my exclusive in-depth analysis of a single opportunity that I believe could return 1,000% or more. Click here for more information. — Joseph Hogue, CFA The boom in equity crowdfunding has restarted the engines of innovation and we’re seeing more companies set out to disrupt their markets every week in Pre-IPO Millionaire. Any time a company can completely change the game with a new twist on an old product or a revolutionary idea, the upside potential for early investors can be amazing. Think PayPal and what it did for ecommerce or how Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) is disrupting the market for entertainment. #-ad_banner-#I’ve found one company that isn’t just disrupting one market, but three. It developed the first real innovation in 35 years in a $2.2 billion market and it’s an innovation that combines two… Read More

If you think Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) shares are expensive now, they are about to get even more so. Back in December, I issued a 12-month piece target of $72. But following the company’s breathtaking fiscal second-quarter earnings results, I am now confident is too cheap. As such I’m raising my price target by $8 to $80 per share. Why the price increase? For starters, Microsoft stock is currently priced at a forward P/E of just 21 based on fiscal 2017 estimates of $2.97 per share. And while that P/E is two points above the average stock in… Read More

If you think Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) shares are expensive now, they are about to get even more so. Back in December, I issued a 12-month piece target of $72. But following the company’s breathtaking fiscal second-quarter earnings results, I am now confident is too cheap. As such I’m raising my price target by $8 to $80 per share. Why the price increase? For starters, Microsoft stock is currently priced at a forward P/E of just 21 based on fiscal 2017 estimates of $2.97 per share. And while that P/E is two points above the average stock in the S&P 500 index, Microsoft’s recent moves suggests it deserves a much higher multiple. With growth opportunities emerging in the realm of the cloud, Internet-of-Things, smart home and a host of other areas thanks to its recent acquisitions, Microsoft stock still looks like a bargain. I’ll get back to this in a moment. But let’s first assess its recent earnings.   #-ad_banner-#The main question heading into 2017 was to what extent Microsoft could sustain the strong cloud momentum it used in 2016 to surpass Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN). Microsoft answered that question with authority. In three months that ended… Read More

Too many investors think chasing the next hot IPO (initial public offering) is a surefire way to get rich. They see how Facebook (NYSE: FB) has jumped 242% since it went public back in the summer of 2012. Or they hear about how LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) doubled in price less… Read More

Shares have soared over 108% in the last 52 weeks, with an over 33% gain in 2017 alone. The company also throws off an annual dividend yield greater than 1.5% and boasts a substantial $45 billion-plus market cap. Sounds like a miracle company, right? I know, when I first heard the above performance stats, I immediately thought this was some under-the-radar, high-tech hardware company quietly taking over its sector. #-ad_banner-#I was shocked to discover that this company is part of the oldest transportation industry in the United States, railroads. Other than hearing some chatter about Warren Buffett investing in the… Read More

Shares have soared over 108% in the last 52 weeks, with an over 33% gain in 2017 alone. The company also throws off an annual dividend yield greater than 1.5% and boasts a substantial $45 billion-plus market cap. Sounds like a miracle company, right? I know, when I first heard the above performance stats, I immediately thought this was some under-the-radar, high-tech hardware company quietly taking over its sector. #-ad_banner-#I was shocked to discover that this company is part of the oldest transportation industry in the United States, railroads. Other than hearing some chatter about Warren Buffett investing in the industry, I believed that railroad companies were simply too old school, slow, and close to dying off. Boy, was I wrong! In the United States, railroads are a $60 billion industry consisting of 140,000 miles of tracks. It is a highly monopolistic industry with nearly insurmountable barriers to entry for additional competitors. According to the Federal Railroad Administration, the rail network makes up approximately 40% of U.S. freight moves by ton-miles (the length freight travels) and 16% by tons (the weight of cargo moved). In general, bulk freight, such as grain and coal, ships in rail cars and consumer goods,… Read More

A few weeks ago, I was on an exciting phone call with Joseph Hogue, Chief Investment Strategist for StreetAuthority’s newest premium newsletter, Pre-IPO Millionaire. The call was regarding his latest project — and believe me when I say, it’s something that should have every investor excited about what’s in store. I’ll get to the details of that call in a moment, but first, allow me to recap… Joseph is a research analyst who has written for StreetAuthority for years. He’s also a respected expert in the burgeoning field of pre-IPO investing — that is, investing in “startup”-stage companies before they… Read More

A few weeks ago, I was on an exciting phone call with Joseph Hogue, Chief Investment Strategist for StreetAuthority’s newest premium newsletter, Pre-IPO Millionaire. The call was regarding his latest project — and believe me when I say, it’s something that should have every investor excited about what’s in store. I’ll get to the details of that call in a moment, but first, allow me to recap… Joseph is a research analyst who has written for StreetAuthority for years. He’s also a respected expert in the burgeoning field of pre-IPO investing — that is, investing in “startup”-stage companies before they go public. These are the kinds of deals that have delivered incredible gains to wealthy investors in companies like Facebook and Twitter before they went public. We’re talking about seriously innovative companies and potentially life-changing opportunities for investors here. Thanks to the recent loosening of regulations that allow practically anyone to invest in these companies, we quickly saw an opportunity to partner with Joseph and educate the public about this exciting new way of investing. —Sponsored Link— SHOCKING: Is Your Pension A Ticking Time Bomb? American public pensions are now $5.6 TRILLION in debt. The… Read More

Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) is one of those stocks that investors either love or hate. It’s hated because of its high valuation, but it’s loved because, despite that high valuation, it has continued to crank out huge returns. In the last five years, shares are up 675%. Check out the huge move in the chart below.   Today, I’m going to explain why Netflix remains a great pick for investors looking for growth. In fact, I am predicting that Netflix will be one of the top performing S&P 500 stocks in 2017. Management Has Made Netflix… Read More

Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) is one of those stocks that investors either love or hate. It’s hated because of its high valuation, but it’s loved because, despite that high valuation, it has continued to crank out huge returns. In the last five years, shares are up 675%. Check out the huge move in the chart below.   Today, I’m going to explain why Netflix remains a great pick for investors looking for growth. In fact, I am predicting that Netflix will be one of the top performing S&P 500 stocks in 2017. Management Has Made Netflix The Most Dynamic Company In The S&P 500 Netflix has one of the best management teams in the S&P 500. The company has completely disrupted three separate industries in the last 15 years, an important move in a global economy that’s changing faster than ever. In the late 1990s, Netflix began sending movies to customers through the mail. That sounds ridiculous in the era of smartphones, but back in the day it was a radical idea that eventually led to the bankruptcy of industry heavyweight Blockbuster. When it became apparent streaming was the future of content distribution, Netflix was… Read More

This past December was an interesting time in the United States, with everyone gearing up for the holidays but keeping an eye on the news to see what crazy thing would happen next… #-ad_banner-#But amid the year-end flurry many missed some great news: The consumer sentiment index hit its highest… Read More

In May 2016, a historic event for individual investors was announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This new opportunity to take control of your wealth revolves around an asset class that has brought outsized returns only for the richest investors. It has remained off-limits to everyone else because you had to have a specific net worth just to get in. Now for the first time since 1933, individual investors have been given the same access to this market, and it could be bigger than the internet boom of the 1990s. I’m talking about the concept of investing in… Read More

In May 2016, a historic event for individual investors was announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This new opportunity to take control of your wealth revolves around an asset class that has brought outsized returns only for the richest investors. It has remained off-limits to everyone else because you had to have a specific net worth just to get in. Now for the first time since 1933, individual investors have been given the same access to this market, and it could be bigger than the internet boom of the 1990s. I’m talking about the concept of investing in companies before they go public on the major stock exchanges — specifically, investing in pre-IPO companies with equity crowdfunding. If this sounds new to you, then pay close attention, because it’s going to change the very idea of investing as you know it. And understanding this new opportunity means looking deeper and knowing where to find the analysis you need to move the odds in your favor. Your Ticket To “The Next Big Thing” Until last year, by law, only the wealthiest investors could invest in “pre-IPO” companies. Now, thanks to the passage of Regulation CF (crowdfunding), any investor can… Read More