Recently at StreetAuthority, we’ve been telling readers about a way to invest in some of the most exciting companies the world has to offer — before they go public on traditional stock exchanges. This is an absolute game-changer for investors. It means, for the first time ever, regular, non-accredited investors can get in on the early stages of what could become the next Google, Facebook, Microsoft and more. And it should go without saying that the potential profits to be had are enormous. If you missed my recent interview about this with Joseph Hogue, Chief Strategist of our newest premium… Read More

Recently at StreetAuthority, we’ve been telling readers about a way to invest in some of the most exciting companies the world has to offer — before they go public on traditional stock exchanges. This is an absolute game-changer for investors. It means, for the first time ever, regular, non-accredited investors can get in on the early stages of what could become the next Google, Facebook, Microsoft and more. And it should go without saying that the potential profits to be had are enormous. If you missed my recent interview about this with Joseph Hogue, Chief Strategist of our newest premium advisory, Pre-IPO Millionaire, go here. In that issue, we talk about everything from the loosening of regulations that make this possible to the various crowdfunding platforms investors can use to make incredible triple-digit-plus gains that many investors have already realized from this space. —Recommended Link— Can This Tax-Free Loophole Save Your Retirement? When Congress passed the Taxpayer Relief Act, they created a legal loophole that allows nearly any American to retire tax-free right here in America. Read our full report now. Today, I’d like to give you a little preview of Joseph’s first Pre-IPO Millionaire pick. And while I… Read More

During the time of the Pharaohs, Egypt possessed an advanced understanding of medicine. The Greek historian Herodotus described the Egyptians as “the healthiest of all men, next to the Libyans.” This wasn’t an accident.  #-ad_banner-#In his history, The Persian Wars, Herodotus wrote, “the practice of medicine is so specialized among them that each physician is a healer of one disease and no more. All the country is full of physicians, some of the eye, some of the teeth, some of what pertains to the belly, and some of the hidden diseases.” It was a hidden disease that troubled Egyptian doctors… Read More

During the time of the Pharaohs, Egypt possessed an advanced understanding of medicine. The Greek historian Herodotus described the Egyptians as “the healthiest of all men, next to the Libyans.” This wasn’t an accident.  #-ad_banner-#In his history, The Persian Wars, Herodotus wrote, “the practice of medicine is so specialized among them that each physician is a healer of one disease and no more. All the country is full of physicians, some of the eye, some of the teeth, some of what pertains to the belly, and some of the hidden diseases.” It was a hidden disease that troubled Egyptian doctors the most. An Egyptian manuscript dated to 1500 B.C. described a condition as “too great emptying of the urine.” This puzzled doctors. About this same time, doctors in India were confronted with a similar condition they called madhumeha, or “honey urine.” They called it honey urine because some people’s urine attracted ants. Fast forward 3,500 years and the existence of diabetes mellitus is still with us.  Only now, it’s much worse… That’s because diabetes afflicts more than 430 million people worldwide. That’s a 300% increase from 1980 levels. And that number is expected to grow to 645 million by 2040. Read More

The economic cycles have turned negative on this attractive investment sector. Despite this sector having at one time been up by more than 16% this year, the signals are flashing that it is time to take profits. In fact, the primary ETF in the sector recently suffered its worst day of capital outflows since 2011. While at the same time, the bond-based ETF of this sector experienced $300 million in outflows, the most ever on record. #-ad_banner-#A Bloomberg analyst stated that we could see $20 billion of outflows from this sector by November 18th.  Apparently, big money has announced its… Read More

The economic cycles have turned negative on this attractive investment sector. Despite this sector having at one time been up by more than 16% this year, the signals are flashing that it is time to take profits. In fact, the primary ETF in the sector recently suffered its worst day of capital outflows since 2011. While at the same time, the bond-based ETF of this sector experienced $300 million in outflows, the most ever on record. #-ad_banner-#A Bloomberg analyst stated that we could see $20 billion of outflows from this sector by November 18th.  Apparently, big money has announced its intentions.  Despite the bearish signals, the mainstream financial press is alive with articles attempting to prop up the sector. The question is, will you continue plowing money into the “hot” sector of 2016, or heed the warning signs?  First, let’s take a quick look at the nature of financial cycles. Most every investor knows that the market often acts in cycles. However, investors often ignore the fact that hot stocks — or even sectors — will not stay hot forever.  Take the Internet bubble, for example. It was very clear that shares of untested, and often revenue-less, companies could not… Read More

Since the inception of my premium newsletter, Top Stock Advisor, our goal has been to provide subscribers with a portfolio of some of the world’s greatest, most capital-efficient companies.  The result: A legacy portfolio that could be passed down from generation to generation… One that doesn’t expose you to unnecessary risk, yet still outperforms the market… A portfolio that can stand the test of time, weather unpredictable events, and mitigate the risk of uncertain economic futures. The presidential election gave us a taste of an unpredictable event — a stress test if you will. So how did the portfolio do?… Read More

Since the inception of my premium newsletter, Top Stock Advisor, our goal has been to provide subscribers with a portfolio of some of the world’s greatest, most capital-efficient companies.  The result: A legacy portfolio that could be passed down from generation to generation… One that doesn’t expose you to unnecessary risk, yet still outperforms the market… A portfolio that can stand the test of time, weather unpredictable events, and mitigate the risk of uncertain economic futures. The presidential election gave us a taste of an unpredictable event — a stress test if you will. So how did the portfolio do? 11 of 19. That’s the number of stocks that are positive since the day before the election. Of those 11 stocks, all but one of them has outpaced the broader market, as measured by the S&P 500. Overall, the portfolio increased roughly 1.5%, which is all the more remarkable considering that nearly 40% is in cash. —Recommended Link— The Most Expensive Piece Of This Car Could Make You Rich Sustainable energy is not cheap. In fact, it’s the most expensive component in an electric car. But Tesla founder Elon Musk is determined not only to make it affordable worldwide…… Read More

The day after the election I tried to process it. Donald Trump? President? Of the United States? By the end of the day, I came to a conclusion. After the UK “Brexit” vote, I should’ve seen this coming. How could I have missed it? This was the “Uber moment” for American politics. #-ad_banner-#But what exactly is an “Uber moment”? Obviously named after the revolutionary ridesharing app, an “Uber moment” can best be described as the point at which a completely disruptive paradigm shift has emerged in the status quo or a specific institution.  Taxi cabs are swiftly being replaced by… Read More

The day after the election I tried to process it. Donald Trump? President? Of the United States? By the end of the day, I came to a conclusion. After the UK “Brexit” vote, I should’ve seen this coming. How could I have missed it? This was the “Uber moment” for American politics. #-ad_banner-#But what exactly is an “Uber moment”? Obviously named after the revolutionary ridesharing app, an “Uber moment” can best be described as the point at which a completely disruptive paradigm shift has emerged in the status quo or a specific institution.  Taxi cabs are swiftly being replaced by entrepreneurial Uber drivers thanks to the handy smartphone app. The competitive rise of Airbnb has turned hundreds of thousands of private property owners into would-be hoteliers, turning the traditional lodging industry on its head. And Donald J. Trump has defied conventional American political wisdom by winning a presidential election by relying on earned media (news coverage) and social media rather than the traditional, big-campaign infrastructure. As the Chinese expression goes, “May you live in interesting times.” So how do we profit from Uber moments as investors? We start by looking for obvious signs. In the mid 1990s, pundits always said… Read More

The major U.S. indices extended the previous week’s huge post-election gains, led by the small-cap Russell 2000 (2.6%) and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (1.2%). Although the S&P 500 only added 0.8%, the modest advance was broad based, with all sectors of the index posting gains except health care and consumer staples. Financial, energy and consumer discretionary stocks were the week’s best performers. The focus of this holiday-shortened week will be two housing-related reports and the minutes of the early November Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Investors will be poring over the minutes on Wednesday afternoon for clues as to whether the… Read More

The major U.S. indices extended the previous week’s huge post-election gains, led by the small-cap Russell 2000 (2.6%) and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (1.2%). Although the S&P 500 only added 0.8%, the modest advance was broad based, with all sectors of the index posting gains except health care and consumer staples. Financial, energy and consumer discretionary stocks were the week’s best performers. The focus of this holiday-shortened week will be two housing-related reports and the minutes of the early November Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Investors will be poring over the minutes on Wednesday afternoon for clues as to whether the Federal Reserve will hike short-term interest rates at the Dec. 13-14 meeting. In last week’s Market Outlook, I pointed out that the post-election rally positioned the benchmark S&P 500 index just below overhead resistance at 2,180 to 2,194. That resistance is officially being tested, but it will take a sustained rise above it to confirm the broader market’s next leg higher is underway. Investor Asset Flows Testing Important Threshold One of the few market metrics that actually leads price sometimes is investor asset flows. And the latest asset flows data in the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE: DIA)… Read More

It was classic Washington protectionism… disguised, of course, as “looking out for the little guy.” Regulators claimed that this kind of investing was too dangerous for “regular people,” so they made it off limits. Well, you know how these things work… It turns out that this “off-limits” niche of the market has helped a privileged few walk away with fortunes. Meanwhile, the other 97% of Americans were completely shut out — simply because they didn’t meet the SEC’s strict net-worth requirements. In other words, they simply weren’t rich enough to enter the playground enjoyed by elite investors. But on May… Read More

It was classic Washington protectionism… disguised, of course, as “looking out for the little guy.” Regulators claimed that this kind of investing was too dangerous for “regular people,” so they made it off limits. Well, you know how these things work… It turns out that this “off-limits” niche of the market has helped a privileged few walk away with fortunes. Meanwhile, the other 97% of Americans were completely shut out — simply because they didn’t meet the SEC’s strict net-worth requirements. In other words, they simply weren’t rich enough to enter the playground enjoyed by elite investors. But on May 16, 2016 everything changed. —Recommended Link— The Greatest Commodity Shortage In History It’s no secret the world faces shortages in many commodities. The world’s diminishing supply of everything from cocoa to coffee. lithium to lumber. phosphate to plutonium. silver to sugar. is of great concern. But there’s an even bigger and more imminent commodity shortage at hand that no one is talking about. Details here. On that Monday, the SEC opened up these restricted opportunities to you, me and everyone else in America. Now, for the first time since 1933, the… Read More

Things are changing in America. In fact, change will likely be the single word best describing the next several years in future history books.  #-ad_banner-#We are expecting a new presidential administration with grand visions of a thriving domestic economy. There will be a House and Senate united under a single-party majority, and business and personal income taxes are expected to be slashed. All these changes combine to create an economy supercharged with expansion. And all of this growth will be incredibly beneficial to the American people.  However, to economists and investors, there will likely be a dark side to such… Read More

Things are changing in America. In fact, change will likely be the single word best describing the next several years in future history books.  #-ad_banner-#We are expecting a new presidential administration with grand visions of a thriving domestic economy. There will be a House and Senate united under a single-party majority, and business and personal income taxes are expected to be slashed. All these changes combine to create an economy supercharged with expansion. And all of this growth will be incredibly beneficial to the American people.  However, to economists and investors, there will likely be a dark side to such rapid expansion. This dark side will be the Federal Reserve aggressively stepping in to slow the growth via interest rate increases. Rates have already started to ease higher, as evidenced by the 0.25% advance last December, in response to a successful fiscal stimulus program. We all know that higher interest rates are thought to slow economic growth and strengthen the U.S. dollar. However, don’t despair. Opportunities will abound in a climbing-rate environment. Stock market investors can profit from a climbing interest rate environment by going long greenback ETF’s like PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (NYSE: UUP). Other sectors… Read More