We are in the early stages of a quiet revolution that has bypassed many investors. It is akin to the original space race of the 1960s and early 1970s, just without the media frenzy. This time, rather than world powers vying for space supremacy, it’s corporations looking to be the first to profit from space industry and travel.  The public’s excitement regarding space exploration and exploitation is at a shallow level, but opportunities exist for farseeing investors to snap up stocks of emerging space-age companies. The leading investors on Earth are already heavily invested in space technology. The most notable,… Read More

We are in the early stages of a quiet revolution that has bypassed many investors. It is akin to the original space race of the 1960s and early 1970s, just without the media frenzy. This time, rather than world powers vying for space supremacy, it’s corporations looking to be the first to profit from space industry and travel.  The public’s excitement regarding space exploration and exploitation is at a shallow level, but opportunities exist for farseeing investors to snap up stocks of emerging space-age companies. The leading investors on Earth are already heavily invested in space technology. The most notable, and wealthiest, investor in this pace is Jeff Bezos of Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). He has committed to investing $1 billion per year into Blue Horizon, a space tourism and payload launch company. Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, has invested in the rights to an upper atmosphere launch vehicle. Tesla founder Elon Musk has an ambitious goal to colonize Mars with his company SpaceX. Finally, Richard Branson has launched a space tourism business called Virgin Galactic.  Many companies in the new space race remain in private hands. However, several public companies are starting to look very appealing to investors looking for… Read More

According to Albert Einstein (or so legend has it), “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.” In other words, it’s wise to reinvest your interest so it can earn interest. This can accelerate how quickly your money grows. Compound interest, coupled with time, can be one of the most powerful wealth-building tools in investing. But that isn’t the entire quote… —Sponsored Link— 9 Dividend Stocks That Can Triple Your Income Only the strongest stocks pay regular 4% to 8% yields while growing your savings, too. Discover 9 stocks with… Read More

According to Albert Einstein (or so legend has it), “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.” In other words, it’s wise to reinvest your interest so it can earn interest. This can accelerate how quickly your money grows. Compound interest, coupled with time, can be one of the most powerful wealth-building tools in investing. But that isn’t the entire quote… —Sponsored Link— 9 Dividend Stocks That Can Triple Your Income Only the strongest stocks pay regular 4% to 8% yields while growing your savings, too. Discover 9 stocks with a solid record of RAISING dividends — and each one passed our strict tests with flying colors. Get the list, free. Here’s the rest — the part most people tend to neglect: “He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it.” Compounding works both ways. Just take a look at your next credit card statement. Credit card companies are required to show you how long — and how much interest you would pay — if you only made the minimum payment each month. And that’s assuming you don’t ever use the credit card again.  #-ad_banner-#It’s… Read More

The market has been intensely concentrated all year on the Federal Reserve’s plan to increase interest rates. That focus has weighed on rate-sensitive sectors and threatened to drive investors back into bonds for income. We are quickly approaching the September 19 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), one of the last three meetings of the year.  While investors aren’t expecting the Fed to raise rates at the coming meeting, they’ll be watching intently for any clues on future policy. Much of the market has been expecting the Fed to make good on its forecast of three rate hikes… Read More

The market has been intensely concentrated all year on the Federal Reserve’s plan to increase interest rates. That focus has weighed on rate-sensitive sectors and threatened to drive investors back into bonds for income. We are quickly approaching the September 19 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), one of the last three meetings of the year.  While investors aren’t expecting the Fed to raise rates at the coming meeting, they’ll be watching intently for any clues on future policy. Much of the market has been expecting the Fed to make good on its forecast of three rate hikes this year by raising rates in December.   However, there’s mounting evidence though that could lead the Fed to hold off on its path to higher rates. This economic evidence could be called out in the September press conference. Dovish language from Chair Janet Yellen about future rate hikes could mean a surprise boon for rate-sensitive sectors and stocks. Higher Rates Face Headwinds From Hurricanes, Fed Vacancies, And Inflation The market is estimating a 32% chance the Federal Reserve raises its benchmark target rate in December, according to the FedWatch Tool by CME Group. That’s… Read More

Cryptocurrencies have been red-hot in 2017.  Bitcoin, the most valuable cryptocurrency, with a market cap of $72 billion, is up 359%. Ether, the currency traded on the Ethereum platform and the second-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $33 billion, is up a mind boggling 4,231%. Even litecoin, with a market cap of $3.3 billion, is up 1,278%. These mind-blowing gains have not gone unnoticed. Everyday investors now want to learn how they can get in on the action. Google trends shows that searches for “bitcoin” just hit a new all-time high. Looking forward, I am bullish on… Read More

Cryptocurrencies have been red-hot in 2017.  Bitcoin, the most valuable cryptocurrency, with a market cap of $72 billion, is up 359%. Ether, the currency traded on the Ethereum platform and the second-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $33 billion, is up a mind boggling 4,231%. Even litecoin, with a market cap of $3.3 billion, is up 1,278%. These mind-blowing gains have not gone unnoticed. Everyday investors now want to learn how they can get in on the action. Google trends shows that searches for “bitcoin” just hit a new all-time high. Looking forward, I am bullish on cryptocurrencies. I think there is plenty of upside left, even with the massive gains we’ve seen already.  However, as someone who has bought and currently owns bitcoin, ether, and litecoin, the reality is that buying and holding cryptocurrencies is still extremely risky. #-ad_banner-#Not only is it more complicated to buy cryptocurrencies than stocks, but both crypto exchanges and personal crypto wallets are vulnerable to hackers. For example, in early July more than 150,000 ether coins, worth more than $32 million at the time, were stolen from three ether projects being developed by Edgeless Casino, Aeternity, and Swarm City. That theft… Read More

I’d like to share a little story with you today. I’ve told this one before, so if you’ve heard it, please bear with me. But I think it’s appropriate for today’s issue… A newlywed couple is on their honeymoon in Las Vegas.  They had a sensible budget for gambling: a thousand dollars. However, by the third night that money was gone.  When the husband settled into bed for the night, he noticed something on the dresser. It was a $5 chip that he decided to save as a souvenir earlier in the day as their gambling budget evaporated. Then, suddenly,… Read More

I’d like to share a little story with you today. I’ve told this one before, so if you’ve heard it, please bear with me. But I think it’s appropriate for today’s issue… A newlywed couple is on their honeymoon in Las Vegas.  They had a sensible budget for gambling: a thousand dollars. However, by the third night that money was gone.  When the husband settled into bed for the night, he noticed something on the dresser. It was a $5 chip that he decided to save as a souvenir earlier in the day as their gambling budget evaporated. Then, suddenly, a vision appeared in his mind’s eye. The number 17. It had to be a sign. The husband quickly threw on his hotel bathrobe and went downstairs to the roulette wheel. He placed the chip on number 17. Sure enough, the wheel hit 17 and the 35-1 bet paid $175.  He decided to let his winnings ride, and once again it landed on 17, paying $6,125. And so it went, again and again, until the lucky groom was about to wager $7.5 million. The pit boss intervenes, claiming the casino would not pay out the winnings on such a large… Read More

The opening of gaming resorts in Macau (China) in 2004 was a boon to casino stocks. By the first full year of operations, Macau casinos were reporting $6.2 billion in revenue and more than twice the gaming receipts of the Las Vegas Strip that year. At its 2013 peak, Macau brought in $44.6 billion for the six companies with licenses to operate, dwarfing the $4.3 billion in gaming receipts for the entire state of Nevada. #-ad_banner-#But measures by the Chinese government to slow currency outflows weighed on Macau in the two years through 2015, and casino stocks got hammered. With… Read More

The opening of gaming resorts in Macau (China) in 2004 was a boon to casino stocks. By the first full year of operations, Macau casinos were reporting $6.2 billion in revenue and more than twice the gaming receipts of the Las Vegas Strip that year. At its 2013 peak, Macau brought in $44.6 billion for the six companies with licenses to operate, dwarfing the $4.3 billion in gaming receipts for the entire state of Nevada. #-ad_banner-#But measures by the Chinese government to slow currency outflows weighed on Macau in the two years through 2015, and casino stocks got hammered. With slow growth in the United States and falling revenue in Asia, investor sentiment fell to a point not seen since the 2008 crisis. Now a new market is opening, one that could rival Macau as a top global gaming destination. Estimates put gaming receipts as high as $25 billion in the initial years — and that could be just the beginning. On top of the upside from this new market, fundamentals are improving for the Macau market and for casino stocks themselves. Investor sentiment could be ready to come back to the industry in a big way. Place Your Bets… Read More

It’s on every investor’s mind…   “When is this bull market going to end?”   I wish I knew. But I can’t predict the future any better than you can.   What I can tell you is that I’ve been keeping a close eye on a handful of indicators that have historically provided signs of a looming pullback, correction and/or recession — and they’re telling me that we’re not quite there yet.   But the cracks are beginning to show…   Back in June, I told readers of my premium Maximum Profit service about how my system can identify underlying… Read More

It’s on every investor’s mind…   “When is this bull market going to end?”   I wish I knew. But I can’t predict the future any better than you can.   What I can tell you is that I’ve been keeping a close eye on a handful of indicators that have historically provided signs of a looming pullback, correction and/or recession — and they’re telling me that we’re not quite there yet.   But the cracks are beginning to show…   Back in June, I told readers of my premium Maximum Profit service about how my system can identify underlying trends on Wall Street and in the market. I covered how it spotted the feverish pace of share buybacks, the soaring number of stocks with high nominal prices and, of course, how my system had 60% of our portfolio in cash before the market fell as much as 9% at the beginning of 2016.   This week it flashed something a bit more alarming… Something that flies directly in the face of what all the major financial news outlets are telling us.  —Recommended Link— The Best Thing That Ever Came Out Of Washington You know what IRAs and 401(k)s can… Read More

Recently my team and I have been telling my readers about a quiet revolution that’s taking place thanks to eccentric billionaire Elon Musk and his band of scientists at Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA). You see, for years they’ve been working feverishly at their lab in Fremont, California on a battery that could provide enough energy to power a house. Last year, news came along that they’d finally broken through. And now, for the first time in decades, we could see the entire utility sector turned on its head as a result — leading to massive gains for early investors. As… Read More

Recently my team and I have been telling my readers about a quiet revolution that’s taking place thanks to eccentric billionaire Elon Musk and his band of scientists at Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA). You see, for years they’ve been working feverishly at their lab in Fremont, California on a battery that could provide enough energy to power a house. Last year, news came along that they’d finally broken through. And now, for the first time in decades, we could see the entire utility sector turned on its head as a result — leading to massive gains for early investors. As you can see, Tesla’s battery storage device looks nothing like your old-fashioned AA battery. It’s a sleek, compact unit that you can mount on the wall in your garage. One single, stand-alone unit delivers enough power to take an entire home completely off the grid. Simply charge it with a solar panel, windmill or any other power source, and you’ve got all the energy you need. Thanks to Tesla, the world is about to see that an energy sea-change has been quietly unfolding before their eyes for several years now. And many of the world’s greatest investors are… Read More

The much-heralded “Trump Trade” has started to unravel. Despite our new President’s best efforts, the economic reality of implementing policies has begun to weigh on market sentiment.  Despite 2017 being a successful year for the stock market so far, investors are scrambling to locate the next hot sector and stock. It seems new highs in the major indexes are being hit on an almost daily basis without a significant pull back. At this point, professional investors are asking just how much more upside the market can offer. The small-cap sector, however, has not kept up with the rest of the… Read More

The much-heralded “Trump Trade” has started to unravel. Despite our new President’s best efforts, the economic reality of implementing policies has begun to weigh on market sentiment.  Despite 2017 being a successful year for the stock market so far, investors are scrambling to locate the next hot sector and stock. It seems new highs in the major indexes are being hit on an almost daily basis without a significant pull back. At this point, professional investors are asking just how much more upside the market can offer. The small-cap sector, however, has not kept up with the rest of the market this year. While the S&P 500 is higher by 9%, the small-cap-based Russell 2000 is only higher by about 1%. Small caps with solid fundamentals riding on developing trends may represent an untapped bastion of upside potential. 5 Small-Caps Poised For Gains 1. MACOM Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: MTSI) Shares of this analog semiconductor company plunged into the deep value zone on a third-quarter miss, setting up an ideal buying opportunity for forward-looking investors. Boasting a market cap of just under $3 billion, this Lowell, Massachusetts-based technology company specializes in telecom optical components and data centers. MACOM’s primary… Read More

On February 6, a group of 653 men and women from the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom gathered in a private conference room in Boca Raton, Florida. But this wasn’t just any conference. The average person’s net worth in this room was $75 million. All these rich people were there for the same reason: They were sick and tired of walking around with a bullseye on their backs. You see, banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and brokerage firms see the wealthy as “easy targets”. These are people they can siphon fees off of — and make a… Read More

On February 6, a group of 653 men and women from the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom gathered in a private conference room in Boca Raton, Florida. But this wasn’t just any conference. The average person’s net worth in this room was $75 million. All these rich people were there for the same reason: They were sick and tired of walking around with a bullseye on their backs. You see, banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and brokerage firms see the wealthy as “easy targets”. These are people they can siphon fees off of — and make a killing. As one attendee — a former executive in five different companies — put it, “I felt the advice I was getting was always tainted.” Two others discovered they were using the same investment advisor, but one of them was paying more for the exact same service. Another one called stock brokers and wealth managers a “den of thieves” who want to “make themselves money first, then their clients.” So… with nowhere to go, and nobody they could trust with their money, they turned to each other. —Recommended Link— $1.3 Trillion In Cash For Folks Who Do Not Trust Wall… Read More