Note From Jared: Before we get to today’s issue, I want to tell you about something happening in just a few days that you won’t want to miss…  I’ve been working on an exciting project with legendary stock picker Andy Obermueller — the same analyst who’s delivered 90 triple-digit winners for readers, including some picks that are now up by 1,242%, 1,110%… and 1,050%..  So here’s the deal… For the first time ever, I’m going to sit down with Andy for a one-on-one, live discussion about the four-point strategy he uses to find triple and quadruple-digit gainers. Andy will… Read More

Note From Jared: Before we get to today’s issue, I want to tell you about something happening in just a few days that you won’t want to miss…  I’ve been working on an exciting project with legendary stock picker Andy Obermueller — the same analyst who’s delivered 90 triple-digit winners for readers, including some picks that are now up by 1,242%, 1,110%… and 1,050%..  So here’s the deal… For the first time ever, I’m going to sit down with Andy for a one-on-one, live discussion about the four-point strategy he uses to find triple and quadruple-digit gainers. Andy will also reveal what he’s calling the biggest investment opportunity he’s ever seen. It’s all happening on Wednesday, February 28th, at 1:00 pm, Eastern Time.  A limited number of readers interested in watching this live event can do so for FREE — but guaranteed spots will go fast. All you have to do is sign up now and reserve your spot right here.  Stay Tuned, Jared Levy Profit Amplifier Short sellers get a bad rap. They are often villainized by the media for “ganging up” on troubled companies or even causing market crashes. There is little… Read More

More that 30 million Americans woke up one day late last year to find they weren’t quite as healthy as when they went to sleep.  That’s because the American Heart Association changed the guidelines for what is considered high blood pressure (hypertension) for the first time in 14 years. The new guidelines are meant to improve treatment options and start people on therapies sooner rather than waiting too late. Hypertension is the second-leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide, second only to smoking, with a market that already tops $84 billion in the U.S. alone.  #-ad_banner-#And that was before the new… Read More

More that 30 million Americans woke up one day late last year to find they weren’t quite as healthy as when they went to sleep.  That’s because the American Heart Association changed the guidelines for what is considered high blood pressure (hypertension) for the first time in 14 years. The new guidelines are meant to improve treatment options and start people on therapies sooner rather than waiting too late. Hypertension is the second-leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide, second only to smoking, with a market that already tops $84 billion in the U.S. alone.  #-ad_banner-#And that was before the new guidelines were released, potentially driving the market for treatments even higher. Tens Of Millions Of Americans Need To Visit The Doctor Trying to head off the growing list of cardiovascular problems in the United States, the American Heart Association has lowered the cutoff determining who should be treated for high blood pressure. It’s now recommended that Americans with blood pressure of 130/80 or higher be treated versus the previous cutoff of 140/90 established in 2003.  That means 46% of the U.S. adult population, an estimated 103 million, is now considered at-risk of hypertension compared to an estimated 72 million… Read More

Relief. That’s what I feel right now regarding the markets after the recent pullback (even as it continues). In fact, I feel better about the markets now than I did just a couple of weeks ago. Does that mean I think the worst is behind us and the market will continue hitting new highs? Absolutely not. The truth is, I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future any more than you do. But here’s what I do know. A market selloff was inevitable. And it wasn’t so much a market selloff that had me concerned… it was the… Read More

Relief. That’s what I feel right now regarding the markets after the recent pullback (even as it continues). In fact, I feel better about the markets now than I did just a couple of weeks ago. Does that mean I think the worst is behind us and the market will continue hitting new highs? Absolutely not. The truth is, I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future any more than you do. But here’s what I do know. A market selloff was inevitable. And it wasn’t so much a market selloff that had me concerned… it was the relentless climb of the market without so much as a hiccup. The S&P 500 went 400-some trading days since its last decline of 5% or more — the longest such period in 20 years. And the market’s 4.1% plunge on Monday, February 5, was the biggest one-day drop since 2011. —Sponsored Link— Forget Social Security! Thousands of U.S. taxpayers are lining up for the chance to grab huge four- and five-digit checks starting March 1. Massive payouts from a new private program that make the average Social Security check look like mincemeat. Read More

My parents took me to Walt Disney World for the first time when I was five years old. One of the rides I most vividly remember, now long since gone, was Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. Based on Disney’s film adaptation of the classic book The Wind in the Willows, you recklessly “drove” an old fashioned (pre-Model T) car through a darkened, decrepit Victorian mansion. Sounds a little cheesy, I know. But for a small tyke in 1973, it was big adventure. The market has felt a little like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride recently, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting… Read More

My parents took me to Walt Disney World for the first time when I was five years old. One of the rides I most vividly remember, now long since gone, was Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. Based on Disney’s film adaptation of the classic book The Wind in the Willows, you recklessly “drove” an old fashioned (pre-Model T) car through a darkened, decrepit Victorian mansion. Sounds a little cheesy, I know. But for a small tyke in 1973, it was big adventure. The market has felt a little like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride recently, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its biggest one-day point drop ever at 1,175 points. While that is indeed significant, this chart of the S&P 500 is even more unnerving. Since equities decided to roll over like my 13 year-old yellow lab does when she wants her tummy scratched, investors have experienced a 9.56% drawdown from what appears to be a market top. A wild ride indeed. #-ad_banner-#I’m not going to dive into the nuances of why volatility has suddenly decided to return to the market, but it has — big time. And with any market pullback, opportunities are created to buy great, timely… Read More

Artificial intelligence and robotics could dramatically transform every industry over the next decade. From increases in productivity to wage savings and minimizing human error, I’m hard-pressed to find another time in history with as much potential for a corporate profits bonanza. It’s impossible to predict all the ways this robo-revolution will affect society, but one thing is certain: The replacement of expensive human workers with their efficient robot counterparts will be a boon to the bottom line. #-ad_banner-#While timelines for widespread adoption in most industries puts this transformation decades out or more, there is one industry that could see massive… Read More

Artificial intelligence and robotics could dramatically transform every industry over the next decade. From increases in productivity to wage savings and minimizing human error, I’m hard-pressed to find another time in history with as much potential for a corporate profits bonanza. It’s impossible to predict all the ways this robo-revolution will affect society, but one thing is certain: The replacement of expensive human workers with their efficient robot counterparts will be a boon to the bottom line. #-ad_banner-#While timelines for widespread adoption in most industries puts this transformation decades out or more, there is one industry that could see massive changes in the next couple of years. In fact, a robot recently drove 2,400 miles to prove it could do the work of a human worker. Robots Are Already Behind The Wheel Of The Largest Big Rigs Embark’s self-driving semi-truck has completed the first cross-country trip from Los Angeles to Jacksonville, Florida. The truck completed the 2,400 mile trip with only rare disengagements that required the driver to take over. Autonomous driving is developing along multiple paths, which could help the tech find a mass-market solution faster. Embark’s technology uses machine learning along with data… Read More

Medical experts fear that the current flu season could be one of the worst in history. Hospitalizations are already well above average, with California victims being hospitalized at four times 2014 levels. To make matters worse, the CDC is estimating that flu vaccines available may only be about 30% effective to the strain this year compared to an average effectiveness of 45% over the last decade. Top it off with the recent announcement that the CDC is planning to cut up to 80% of its epidemic prevention activities around the globe and this could just be… Read More

Medical experts fear that the current flu season could be one of the worst in history. Hospitalizations are already well above average, with California victims being hospitalized at four times 2014 levels. To make matters worse, the CDC is estimating that flu vaccines available may only be about 30% effective to the strain this year compared to an average effectiveness of 45% over the last decade. Top it off with the recent announcement that the CDC is planning to cut up to 80% of its epidemic prevention activities around the globe and this could just be the start of widespread health outbreaks that threaten the United States. #-ad_banner-#Even if you can’t protect yourself from getting the flu this year, you can protect your portfolio with companies that stand to benefit from heightened risk of pandemic contagions. Besides the potential to beat expectations for the fourth quarter of last year and first-quarter results this year, these companies could see higher sales in the future if slashed funding for disease prevention fails to stop more outbreaks. Why This Year’s Flu Is One Of The Worst In History The CDC reports the flu is now widespread in 46… Read More

Fear is coming back. Last Tuesday, the S&P 500 Index closed down by 0.67%. Then… on Wednesday… boom! Another decline. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 665 points, or 2.5%. That’s the largest percentage decline since June 2016. But Monday was the worst of all. After a wild ride of a day, the Dow closed down 1,175, the largest single-day point drop in history. So, is the sky falling? —Sponsored Link— Silicon Valley Legend: ‘Every Penny You Put Elsewhere Is Wasted’ He called Bitcoin at $90… Now, this Silicon Valley legend reveals a… Read More

Fear is coming back. Last Tuesday, the S&P 500 Index closed down by 0.67%. Then… on Wednesday… boom! Another decline. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 665 points, or 2.5%. That’s the largest percentage decline since June 2016. But Monday was the worst of all. After a wild ride of a day, the Dow closed down 1,175, the largest single-day point drop in history. So, is the sky falling? —Sponsored Link— Silicon Valley Legend: ‘Every Penny You Put Elsewhere Is Wasted’ He called Bitcoin at $90… Now, this Silicon Valley legend reveals a new trick to make up to 5, 7, or even 10 times your money… Whether the price goes up… or down… Full story here. Not quite. It just might feel that way… This is what happens when raging bull markets bordering on irrational exuberance take hold. When markets have charged upwards for weeks… months… years, even — what would normally be viewed as a healthy profit-taking breather is suddenly viewed as if it were Armageddon, leading investors to wonder whether it’s all coming to an end. As Bespoke Investment Group notes: “We’ve… Read More

In my September issue, I talked about how Ray Dalio started his fledgling company — Bridgewater Associates — out of his apartment in 1975 and went on to grow it into the largest hedge fund in the world. His accolades include consistently outperforming his peers (which is why his company is the world’s largest hedge fund) to sounding the alarm on the looming financial crisis in 2008. It was during the financial crisis — when few listened to him — that he really made his mark. While most of his peers were losing money or going belly-up, he turned a… Read More

In my September issue, I talked about how Ray Dalio started his fledgling company — Bridgewater Associates — out of his apartment in 1975 and went on to grow it into the largest hedge fund in the world. His accolades include consistently outperforming his peers (which is why his company is the world’s largest hedge fund) to sounding the alarm on the looming financial crisis in 2008. It was during the financial crisis — when few listened to him — that he really made his mark. While most of his peers were losing money or going belly-up, he turned a profit.  —Sponsored Link— New FCC Approval; Say Goodbye To Power Cords The FCC recently green lighted a stunning breakthrough device that will revolutionize electricity and get rid of the need for any plugs or cords. The Washington Times says that this technology “will change the world on a scale hardly seen in human history.” Even famed scientist Stephen Hawking agrees that “it’s about to change your life.” And this technology is set to pour $37.2 billion into this sector. But only one small company is at the center of this massive shift. Read More

Google parent Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG) has struggled with problems around its advertising in recent years. First it was complaints by advertisers of placements on racist and inflammatory videos. Then some of its most popular YouTube stars were caught posting potentially racist or violent content.  YouTube cracked down last year, but the same problems have persisted. Major brands including AT&T, Verizon, Pepsi, and Walmart pulled millions of dollars from the video sharing platform until YouTube could provide assurance to the quality of the videos on which ads were being shown. In response, YouTube shocked its creator community in April by requiring… Read More

Google parent Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG) has struggled with problems around its advertising in recent years. First it was complaints by advertisers of placements on racist and inflammatory videos. Then some of its most popular YouTube stars were caught posting potentially racist or violent content.  YouTube cracked down last year, but the same problems have persisted. Major brands including AT&T, Verizon, Pepsi, and Walmart pulled millions of dollars from the video sharing platform until YouTube could provide assurance to the quality of the videos on which ads were being shown. In response, YouTube shocked its creator community in April by requiring channels to have at least 10,000 views before videos could be monetized with ads. Some video creators reported as much as an 80% drop in ad revenue after the change. #-ad_banner-#YouTube again changed its revenue sharing model earlier this month in a move that could shut out many more publishers.  The policy change could have unintended consequences. Investors have yet to react to the news, but could be in for a rude awakening over the rest of the year.  The New YouTube Policy Hits Google Where It Hurts The Most YouTube is again raising the bar on its revenue-sharing… Read More

We are in the midst of the most magnificent speculative frenzy of our lifetimes. The media has been on fire with articles and chatter about the monster gains in cryptocurrency.  Small investors, some starting with under $1,000, have become millionaires over the last year. Larger investors, such as the Winklevoss twins (formerly of Facebook fame), have earned billions by risking significantly more.  Now with Bitcoin hovering around $11,000, investors are hungry to find the next millionaire-making cryptocurrency. With over 900 active choices and hundreds (If not thousands) more initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the works, choosing winning investments has become… Read More

We are in the midst of the most magnificent speculative frenzy of our lifetimes. The media has been on fire with articles and chatter about the monster gains in cryptocurrency.  Small investors, some starting with under $1,000, have become millionaires over the last year. Larger investors, such as the Winklevoss twins (formerly of Facebook fame), have earned billions by risking significantly more.  Now with Bitcoin hovering around $11,000, investors are hungry to find the next millionaire-making cryptocurrency. With over 900 active choices and hundreds (If not thousands) more initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the works, choosing winning investments has become very difficult.  As an active cryptocurrency investor, I have discovered five ways to increase your odds of finding the next bitcoin.  #-ad_banner-#​1. Monthly Volume Trading volume is a crucial method of identifying winning cryptocurrencies. Think of choosing profitable coins and tokens as a popularity contest. The more excitement and potential of a coin, the more investors it attracts. Volume often begets volume, and speculation becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, pushing the price higher.  I use CoinMarketCap to identify the top monthly volume rankings. Look at the top 25 highest-ranked cryptos to start your search for a… Read More