Inflation. It’s something that investors haven’t had to contend with for a long time. If anything, deflation has been the bigger concern. But that all changed on November 8. Since then, inflation fears have been roaring back in a big way. Just look at some of the headlines. “Dollar Strength will continue as Trump Policies Fuel Inflation” — CNBC “Fed May Have to Raise Rates Faster to Keep Up With Inflation” — Morningstar “US Inflation Expectations Gathering Steam” — Financial Times Higher Inflation Under President Trump — Business Insider GDP, Inflation and Interest Rates Forecast to… Read More

Inflation. It’s something that investors haven’t had to contend with for a long time. If anything, deflation has been the bigger concern. But that all changed on November 8. Since then, inflation fears have been roaring back in a big way. Just look at some of the headlines. “Dollar Strength will continue as Trump Policies Fuel Inflation” — CNBC “Fed May Have to Raise Rates Faster to Keep Up With Inflation” — Morningstar “US Inflation Expectations Gathering Steam” — Financial Times Higher Inflation Under President Trump — Business Insider GDP, Inflation and Interest Rates Forecast to Rise Under Trump — Wall Street Journal “Trump Victory Prompts Fund Managers to Focus on Inflation” — Reuters Merrill Lynch recently surveyed the nation’s mutual fund managers and found that 85% — nearly nine in ten — see rising inflation on the horizon. That’s the highest conviction for inflation in 12 years. —Recommended Link— Act Before The New Year Find out how to get our list of the Top 10 Stocks for TrumpNation 2017 — completely FREE of charge! Check out the report here… The core thrust of their argument goes something like this… Trump’s tax cuts… Read More

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Freedom, opportunity, rock ‘n’ roll, baseball, apple pie, and a cultural melting pot are commonly associated with American culture. #-ad_banner-#But perhaps even more ubiquitous are our mega-corporations. Giants like Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Ford (NYSE: F), and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) are on the forefront of American corporate identity. Digging deeper, names like McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) come to mind. I cannot help but think of all the stock market fortunes these seven American icons have built over the years. It’s truly staggering to realize all the family fortunes that have been made with… Read More

Freedom, opportunity, rock ‘n’ roll, baseball, apple pie, and a cultural melting pot are commonly associated with American culture. #-ad_banner-#But perhaps even more ubiquitous are our mega-corporations. Giants like Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Ford (NYSE: F), and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) are on the forefront of American corporate identity. Digging deeper, names like McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) come to mind. I cannot help but think of all the stock market fortunes these seven American icons have built over the years. It’s truly staggering to realize all the family fortunes that have been made with only one or two of these iconic American corporations as the core component. And there’s another one of these American icons that is a great buy right now. This company is 118 years old and has a logo that is globally recognizable by nearly everyone. Despite boasting a market cap of over $8 billion and revenue of more than $15 billion, this company has been widely disregarded by investors over the last several years. Shares are just below breaking even on the year, down 2.2% to date. That makes Goodyear Tire & Rubber (Nasdaq: GT) a great buy at its… Read More

In my role as Chief Investment Strategist for Pre-IPO Millionaire — StreetAuthority’s one-of-a-kind premium newsletter dedicated exclusively to identifying early-stage investment opportunities for individual investors — I spend a lot of time researching innovative companies that are at the cutting edge of their field. Once I find a promising pre-IPO investment opportunity, I then showcase my research in my newsletter as well as explain to readers how they can invest through equity crowdfunding platforms, which, thanks to the loosening of regulations prohibiting the average investor from participating, promise to be the next frontier for investors seeking to make outsized gains. Read More

In my role as Chief Investment Strategist for Pre-IPO Millionaire — StreetAuthority’s one-of-a-kind premium newsletter dedicated exclusively to identifying early-stage investment opportunities for individual investors — I spend a lot of time researching innovative companies that are at the cutting edge of their field. Once I find a promising pre-IPO investment opportunity, I then showcase my research in my newsletter as well as explain to readers how they can invest through equity crowdfunding platforms, which, thanks to the loosening of regulations prohibiting the average investor from participating, promise to be the next frontier for investors seeking to make outsized gains. While researching ideas for my subscribers, I came across one company that may have found a critical way to help solve the medical cost crisis. It has to do with combining the social media revolution with healthcare, and the result is a reduction in medical costs by more than two-thirds. Simply put: This company could change the way we get diagnosed and how we pay for healthcare in the future. —Recommended Link— Have You Heard About ‘Social Security Insurance’? The average Social Security benefit is $1,236 per month. But this Social Security Insurance averages $3,628 per month. Two thousand… Read More

Save for early punk rock and a few obscure power pop bands, I’m not a huge fan of ’70s rock-n-roll. Rooted as a blues band in the late ’60s, the Steve Miller Band grooved into the ’70s and managed to crank out a few catchy radio mega-hits that are still staples of classic rock radio to today. Ok. You know where I’m going with this, don’t you? When stocks rally big time, I can hear the “Hoo! Hoo!” vocal hook of the SMB’s “Take the Money and Run” in my head as valuations get pushed to what I consider silly… Read More

Save for early punk rock and a few obscure power pop bands, I’m not a huge fan of ’70s rock-n-roll. Rooted as a blues band in the late ’60s, the Steve Miller Band grooved into the ’70s and managed to crank out a few catchy radio mega-hits that are still staples of classic rock radio to today. Ok. You know where I’m going with this, don’t you? When stocks rally big time, I can hear the “Hoo! Hoo!” vocal hook of the SMB’s “Take the Money and Run” in my head as valuations get pushed to what I consider silly levels. I’m hearing it now as I look at a few stocks in the oil sector. Black gold has been on an absolute tear since the beginning of 2016. After a merciless pounding thanks to the one-two punch of a strong dollar and a global supply glut, oil has rallied 46% to nearly $54/bbl from its basement low of $37/bbl. Is there any room left in the oil rally? Maybe. OPEC members recently reached an agreement to curb production by 2% with the goal of creating price stability and curbing the surplus. On the domestic front, rig count… Read More

I want to let you in on a secret… Wall Street doesn’t make most of its money from the stock market. While trading equities constitutes a large part of “big banking,” if you were to add the value of all the stocks in the world it would only come out $36.6 trillion. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a big number. It’s also one reason brokerage commissions have been the bread and butter of Wall Street firms since the New York Stock Exchange was founded in 1817. But the truth is there’s a much bigger market out there. This market, which… Read More

I want to let you in on a secret… Wall Street doesn’t make most of its money from the stock market. While trading equities constitutes a large part of “big banking,” if you were to add the value of all the stocks in the world it would only come out $36.6 trillion. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a big number. It’s also one reason brokerage commissions have been the bread and butter of Wall Street firms since the New York Stock Exchange was founded in 1817. But the truth is there’s a much bigger market out there. This market, which is valued at over $790 trillion, has grown exponentially since the Securities and Exchange Commission deregulated it in the 1990s. And the best part about this market is that it’s open to everybody. You don’t have to be a multi-million-dollar hedge fund manager or a Wall Street guru to take advantage of it. All you need is a brokerage account and a few thousand dollars to get started. —Recommended Link— Breaking Story: $4.3 Billion Awarded To Fight New Epidemic In an unprecedented move, the Department of Health and Human Services has just green-lighted $4.3 billion to fight this threat. Read More

Major U.S. indices advanced modestly last week, with most tacking on 0.5% or less. This suggests expectations for lower corporate taxes and fewer regulations from a Trump presidency may be fully priced into the market.  If this is indeed the case, I believe it will open the door for a period of seasonal weakness during the first quarter, similar to the one we saw last year, which resulted in an almost 19% decline in the broader market S&P 500 from the Dec. 29 high to the Feb. 11 low. #-ad_banner-#From a sector standpoint, the market was essentially split down the… Read More

Major U.S. indices advanced modestly last week, with most tacking on 0.5% or less. This suggests expectations for lower corporate taxes and fewer regulations from a Trump presidency may be fully priced into the market.  If this is indeed the case, I believe it will open the door for a period of seasonal weakness during the first quarter, similar to the one we saw last year, which resulted in an almost 19% decline in the broader market S&P 500 from the Dec. 29 high to the Feb. 11 low. #-ad_banner-#From a sector standpoint, the market was essentially split down the middle last week, indicating investor indecision. Financials, technology, industrials and utilities outperformed the S&P 500, while real estate, materials, health care, energy, and consumer discretionary underperformed.  Keep Watching Overhead Resistance In last week’s Market Outlook, I pointed out that the Dow Jones Transportation Average was testing major overhead resistance at its 9,310 November 2014 high. I said that as long as this level continued to hold, it suggested the correction I’ve been expecting may finally be beginning. This week’s first chart shows the NYSE Composite also recently tested and failed to break overhead resistance at its 11,255 May 2015… Read More

Some sectors are just naturally prone to multi-year, boom-and-bust cycles. Higher demand boosts prices and sets forth a rush in exploration or production. Profits soar and investors book market-beating gains until supply starts to overwhelm demand. #-ad_banner-#When the bust begins, prices sink and weaker stock prices can persist for years. Companies all but stop spending on capital investments in their haste to protect cash flows. The years of underperformance can end abruptly when the cycle resets. It’s easy to miss out on the initial rebound as stock prices surge. Industrial metals and miners are currently in the middle of such… Read More

Some sectors are just naturally prone to multi-year, boom-and-bust cycles. Higher demand boosts prices and sets forth a rush in exploration or production. Profits soar and investors book market-beating gains until supply starts to overwhelm demand. #-ad_banner-#When the bust begins, prices sink and weaker stock prices can persist for years. Companies all but stop spending on capital investments in their haste to protect cash flows. The years of underperformance can end abruptly when the cycle resets. It’s easy to miss out on the initial rebound as stock prices surge. Industrial metals and miners are currently in the middle of such a comeback, staging what could be part of a multi-year boom in 2016. And many players have already zoomed higher. Stocks are being priced on the continued rebound in profits and it’s becoming difficult to find value left in the space. But one market leader hasn’t participated in the rally. It benefits from some of the lowest production costs in its industry and could soon be getting a boost from government policy. Are Miners Due For A Multi-Year Run? Metals and mining stocks have been one of the best performers this year after trailing for nearly five years. The… Read More

I hope this finds you and your family well as the holidays approach. As a kid, I used to spend this time frantically flipping through the Sears catalog in search of last-minute ideas for my Christmas list. I may be dating myself here, as the iconic catalog was discontinued in 1993 after more than a century in print.  This is one tradition that today’s youth won’t get to experience. But that doesn’t mean retailers can’t reach them (or their parents) through other channels. Print advertising might be in decay, but sellers have adopted other inventive ways of separating us from… Read More

I hope this finds you and your family well as the holidays approach. As a kid, I used to spend this time frantically flipping through the Sears catalog in search of last-minute ideas for my Christmas list. I may be dating myself here, as the iconic catalog was discontinued in 1993 after more than a century in print.  This is one tradition that today’s youth won’t get to experience. But that doesn’t mean retailers can’t reach them (or their parents) through other channels. Print advertising might be in decay, but sellers have adopted other inventive ways of separating us from our money, particularly in the digital realm. A good chunk of corporate ad budgets is spent in November and December as retailers gear up for the holiday rush. Few disclose exactly how much they spend trying to sway shoppers, but the Guardian (a British media group) estimates that U.K. companies plowed a record 5.6 billion pounds into fourth-quarter advertising last year.  You can bet their larger U.S. counterparts spend even more.  — Recommended Link — The Secure Way To Add $19,632 To Your Bankroll This Year This “Daily Paycheck Retirement Solution” is so powerful, it’s generating more than $1,600 in income… Read More