There’s a surprising secret located deep within the Swiss Alps. You could find this secret for yourself if you travel far enough into the mountains. That, however, is provided you can make it in through an explosion-proof door and past multiple security zones with bullet-proof lock gates — all while avoiding advanced face-recognition technology and 24 hour security. They call it “Swiss Fort Knox”… and it’s aptly named. The facility is actually a 1960’s Cold War bunker redesigned with the latest technology and re-purposed with one goal in mind — to counteract a rising global threat. And based on these… Read More

There’s a surprising secret located deep within the Swiss Alps. You could find this secret for yourself if you travel far enough into the mountains. That, however, is provided you can make it in through an explosion-proof door and past multiple security zones with bullet-proof lock gates — all while avoiding advanced face-recognition technology and 24 hour security. They call it “Swiss Fort Knox”… and it’s aptly named. The facility is actually a 1960’s Cold War bunker redesigned with the latest technology and re-purposed with one goal in mind — to counteract a rising global threat. And based on these intense security measures — which seem like something you’d see in a James Bond movie — you’d probably think the facility was housing a new technology designed to perform powerful, militaristic feats. But you won’t find tanks or any new spacecrafts in this hidden facility. This massive bunker isn’t equipped to counteract violent terrorist attacks… or find weapons of mass destruction. And though the Swiss claim the facility is capable of withstanding a nuclear attack, it isn’t meant to provide shelter during a massive weather event or other natural disaster. In fact, the primary threat in mind isn’t even a… Read More

It’s that time of the year again…  Game-Changing Stocks editor Andy Obermueller has just released his annual “shocking predictions report” for 2015. If you aren’t familiar with Andy or his shocking predictions report, then you’re missing out on one of the most controversial (yet insightful) pieces of research that our company regularly publishes. #-ad_banner-#​As StreetAuthority’s resident expert in what he calls “the next big thing,” it’s Andy’s job to track down and find the market’s hottest growth opportunities — especially… Read More

It’s that time of the year again…  Game-Changing Stocks editor Andy Obermueller has just released his annual “shocking predictions report” for 2015. If you aren’t familiar with Andy or his shocking predictions report, then you’re missing out on one of the most controversial (yet insightful) pieces of research that our company regularly publishes. #-ad_banner-#​As StreetAuthority’s resident expert in what he calls “the next big thing,” it’s Andy’s job to track down and find the market’s hottest growth opportunities — especially ones that aren’t on most investors’ radars yet.  We’re talking about the kind of returns you’ve dreamed of since first learning of the stock market… Andy won’t even consider making a recommendation unless it offers “10-bagger” (i.e. 4-digit gain) potential. That’s why once a year Andy publishes his shocking predictions list. This report gives him the chance to showcase some of his unorthodox — yet most promising — growth opportunities for the coming 12 months. Over the years these predictions have proven convincingly accurate…… Read More

It’s a private stock market shared by millionaires, celebrities and double-digit dividend yields. This market is riddled with former government big shots… The Clintons, Mitt Romney, Al Gore, Rudy Giuliani and George H.W. Bush have all made millions in it. According to Bloomberg News, Bill Clinton made $15.4 million in this market between 2003 and 2007. Warren Buffett, Goldman Sachs, George Soros and others have made billions from this private market, too. …Yet I doubt your average investor has ever… Read More

It’s a private stock market shared by millionaires, celebrities and double-digit dividend yields. This market is riddled with former government big shots… The Clintons, Mitt Romney, Al Gore, Rudy Giuliani and George H.W. Bush have all made millions in it. According to Bloomberg News, Bill Clinton made $15.4 million in this market between 2003 and 2007. Warren Buffett, Goldman Sachs, George Soros and others have made billions from this private market, too. …Yet I doubt your average investor has ever even heard of it. That’s because for the most part, no one but the wealthiest 6% of investors has had access to this “millionaires only” market. But that’s quickly changing. In fact, I predict that in 2015, this private market will open up to more investors than ever before. Today, I am going to tell you about a way to tap into this premier market immediately and without having to be a millionaire. I am talking about investing in business… Read More

It’s beginning to sound like something from a Hollywood disaster movie. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola virus has been spreading faster than health workers can control it. The potential for catastrophe includes the possibility that the fearsome disease will spread outside West Africa. The WHO has launched an all-out $100 million spending campaign to get the outbreak under control, and the World Bank has followed up with an emergency $200 million pledge. It has been blamed for killing over 900 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in a short time,… Read More

It’s beginning to sound like something from a Hollywood disaster movie. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola virus has been spreading faster than health workers can control it. The potential for catastrophe includes the possibility that the fearsome disease will spread outside West Africa. The WHO has launched an all-out $100 million spending campaign to get the outbreak under control, and the World Bank has followed up with an emergency $200 million pledge. It has been blamed for killing over 900 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in a short time, but it might not stop in Africa. #-ad_banner-#One thing that can help the usually fatal Ebola to cross borders and spread readily among populations is the fact it can take anywhere from two to 21 days before symptoms appear. Someone who contracts the virus in Lagos can board a plane and be in Tokyo or New York long before they know they are sick. It was only last month that the Food and Drug Administration put a clinical hold on one Ebola drug treatment that was already in trials with human subjects. The treatment,… Read More

To quote the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson: “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”  I would characterize the current state of the market as weird — so, following the Good Doctor’s advice, it’s definitely time to turn pro and capitalize on that weirdness. Fortunately, I’ve found just the stock for the job. If you’re familiar with my work for StreetAuthority, then you know about my penchant for asset management stocks. I favor these stocks for the predictability of their fee-based revenue streams and because… Read More

To quote the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson: “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”  I would characterize the current state of the market as weird — so, following the Good Doctor’s advice, it’s definitely time to turn pro and capitalize on that weirdness. Fortunately, I’ve found just the stock for the job. If you’re familiar with my work for StreetAuthority, then you know about my penchant for asset management stocks. I favor these stocks for the predictability of their fee-based revenue streams and because they’re often undervalued by the market.  Oaktree Capital Group (NYSE: OAK) complements those criteria with an extra attribute that makes the stock even more attractive — its focus on alternative investment strategies. #-ad_banner-#​Now, “alternative investments” is an extremely broad category that encompasses everything from simple shorting strategies to complex hedging and everything in between.  Oaktree deals primarily with six particular asset classes: distressed debt, corporate debt, control investing, convertible securities, real estate, and traditional listed equities. If you don’t know what one or more of… Read More

China has long been one of the most popular emerging markets, but it certainly isn’t all Asia has to offer those seeking fast growth. In some ways, it’s not even the best Asian play. #-ad_banner-#​While China’s GDP reportedly grew around 10% annually for the past decade and is expected to expand at more than a 7% rate in the future, who really knows how reliable these figures are? Publicly traded Chinese firms are among the least transparent on Earth. And China’s economy is under the thumb of the central government, which is secretive and riddled… Read More

China has long been one of the most popular emerging markets, but it certainly isn’t all Asia has to offer those seeking fast growth. In some ways, it’s not even the best Asian play. #-ad_banner-#​While China’s GDP reportedly grew around 10% annually for the past decade and is expected to expand at more than a 7% rate in the future, who really knows how reliable these figures are? Publicly traded Chinese firms are among the least transparent on Earth. And China’s economy is under the thumb of the central government, which is secretive and riddled with corruption. So despite being the world’s second-largest economy, China may not be doing as well as it seems. And Chinese stocks may sooner or later prove to be greatly overvalued, even with the underperformance of the past few years. I think investors will be better off limiting their China exposure and focusing more on another Asian region where there are exciting investment opportunities — and a more transparent business environment. As a “frontier market,” this area is one of the last places in the world with… Read More

The IPO path followed by Twitter (Nasdaq: TWTR) and Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) is a predictable one.  Many young companies come public with unrealistically high expectations, as sales growth is often front-loaded before the offering (to make the IPO more attractive) and expenses quickly spike after the deal (as the IPO funds start to get deployed into growth initiatives).  #-ad_banner-#As a result, shares often swoon before quarterly results improve. That’s the perfect time to catch a young IPO.   Here are three other companies that have stumbled out of the gate after going public this year — but they’re poised to… Read More

The IPO path followed by Twitter (Nasdaq: TWTR) and Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) is a predictable one.  Many young companies come public with unrealistically high expectations, as sales growth is often front-loaded before the offering (to make the IPO more attractive) and expenses quickly spike after the deal (as the IPO funds start to get deployed into growth initiatives).  #-ad_banner-#As a result, shares often swoon before quarterly results improve. That’s the perfect time to catch a young IPO.   Here are three other companies that have stumbled out of the gate after going public this year — but they’re poised to win back investors as they finally deliver on the promise they showed as private companies. 1. Opower (Nasdaq: OPWR) After nearly a century of predictable operations, power companies now face a much more challenging landscape. They are wrestling with tightening environmental regulations on their power plants, and they’re watching their customer base slowly gain independence as an increasing number of homeowners and businesses switch to solar power.  To adapt to these changes, they’re seeking out 21st-century data analysis techniques — and many of them are turning to Opower, which provides cloud-based energy usage analytics. This young company, which had just… Read More

In recent weeks, as officers and directors sat down for their periodic board meetings, many of them decided that stock buyback programs are a good use of company funds.   In addition to spending the company’s cash on shares, some of these insiders are spending their own cash to boost their stakes in the company. It’s hard to find a greater vote of confidence than that.  Here are three companies that have recently seen a significant amount of insider buying: 1.    Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH) Here’s a rarely… Read More

In recent weeks, as officers and directors sat down for their periodic board meetings, many of them decided that stock buyback programs are a good use of company funds.   In addition to spending the company’s cash on shares, some of these insiders are spending their own cash to boost their stakes in the company. It’s hard to find a greater vote of confidence than that.  Here are three companies that have recently seen a significant amount of insider buying: 1.    Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH) Here’s a rarely asked question: Do insiders read the research reports on their own companies?  #-ad_banner-#If the insiders at this homebuilder do, they likely were moved to action. Analysts at Sterne Agee boosted their price target to $23 last week, which corresponds with the projected book value in 2015. (Much of the book value assessment comes from an expected reversal of a deferred tax asset (DTA).)   Later in the week, on Aug. 1, five insiders acquired a combined 34,000 shares at an average price of $16.  Those purchases follow a $300,000 buy-in by a separate insider… Read More

A confluence of factors — including the heavy hand of regulators in Washington, D.C. — is creating an unprecedented profit opportunity for a select few companies in the rail industry. The federal obstacles for railroads certainly appear daunting. For starters, new EPA regulations set… Read More

It’s probably no surprise that Harvard University has cranked out more billionaires than any other university in the world. What might come as a surprise to you is just how much of that money from wealthy alums makes its way back into the prestigious Ivy League school, contributing to a jaw-dropping endowment of over $32 billion. That stockpile puts Harvard as the richest college in America, with Yale coming in at a distant second (with a relatively paltry $20.7 billion). (In fact, some joke the university is in fact a giant hedge fund with a tiny school attached… Read More

It’s probably no surprise that Harvard University has cranked out more billionaires than any other university in the world. What might come as a surprise to you is just how much of that money from wealthy alums makes its way back into the prestigious Ivy League school, contributing to a jaw-dropping endowment of over $32 billion. That stockpile puts Harvard as the richest college in America, with Yale coming in at a distant second (with a relatively paltry $20.7 billion). (In fact, some joke the university is in fact a giant hedge fund with a tiny school attached to it.)  #-ad_banner-#Nearly $1 billion of that cash is disclosed quarterly to the SEC in a Form 13F, which outlines Harvard Management Co.’s long-only stock and debt positions, as well as some option positions. Because they have a mandate to generate market-beating returns while fulfilling long-term fiduciary responsibilities, university management firms like Harvard’s are particularly interesting candidates for closer looks during filing season.   Harvard Management’s 13F for the first quarter of this year showed a heavy slant toward South America, with an emphasis on Brazil. Were these positions short-term trades to capitalize on the World Cup or rumors that… Read More