Nathan Slaughter

Nathan Slaughter, Chief Investment Strategist of The Daily Paycheck and High-Yield Investing, has developed a long and successful track record over the years by finding profitable investments no matter where they hide. Nathan's previous experience includes a long tenure at AXA/Equitable Advisors, one of the world's largest financial planning firms. He also honed his research skills at Morgan Keegan, where he managed millions in portfolio assets and performed consultative retirement planning services. To reach more investors, Nathan switched gears in 2004 and began writing full-time. He has since published hundreds of articles for a variety of prominent online and print publications. Nathan has interviewed industry insiders like Paul Weisbruch and CEOs like Tom Evans of Bankrate.com, and has been quoted in the Los Angeles Times for his expertise on economic moats. Nathan's educational background includes NASD Series 6, 7, 63, & 65 certifications, as well as a degree in Finance/Investment Management from Sam M. Walton School of Business, where he received a full academic scholarship. When not following the market, Nathan enjoys watching his favorite baseball team, the Cubs, and camping and fishing with his family.

Analyst Articles

Rising rates have been the top fear among investors since the Fed’s first rate hike of the cycle back in 2015. Since then, the central bank has hiked its federal funds rate target eight times, each time boosting the target by 25 basis points (0.25%). —Recommended Link— Secret Traits Build A Portfolio Giving 380% Returns?! If a firm can power through the Civil War, two World Wars, the Great Depression and Recession… you’d assume it was a top performer and could generate wealth for decades to come… right? WRONG! Today there are thirteen Fortune 500 companies that are at… Read More

Rising rates have been the top fear among investors since the Fed’s first rate hike of the cycle back in 2015. Since then, the central bank has hiked its federal funds rate target eight times, each time boosting the target by 25 basis points (0.25%). —Recommended Link— Secret Traits Build A Portfolio Giving 380% Returns?! If a firm can power through the Civil War, two World Wars, the Great Depression and Recession… you’d assume it was a top performer and could generate wealth for decades to come… right? WRONG! Today there are thirteen Fortune 500 companies that are at least 150 years old… And not one of them was good enough to make our Legacy Assets list. This is a portfolio that’s given investors back $480,000 for every $100K they put in a decade ago. But what makes these Assets different? What enables them to perform under ANY market condition? They all have three simple connections… our Secret Legacy Asset Traits. To discover the seven stocks with these traits — stocks that have doubled the S&P in the past year and almost tripled it in the last decade — click here now. The rise in borrowing costs has yet… Read More

Many factors contribute to stock prices. Among the most important factors is earnings growth, something many of you already know. But another is sentiment. —Recommended Link— INCOME SPOTLIGHT: My Favorite Monthly Payer While most companies have to start each day at $0 in sales… my favorite monthly payer generates daily profits rain or shine-and regardless of what’s going on in the economy. Plus…its revenue has risen more than 60% over the past four years. That’s why I’m urging you to grab this company right now. Don’t wait… Get the buy details here ASAP. I have long believed sentiment is… Read More

Many factors contribute to stock prices. Among the most important factors is earnings growth, something many of you already know. But another is sentiment. —Recommended Link— INCOME SPOTLIGHT: My Favorite Monthly Payer While most companies have to start each day at $0 in sales… my favorite monthly payer generates daily profits rain or shine-and regardless of what’s going on in the economy. Plus…its revenue has risen more than 60% over the past four years. That’s why I’m urging you to grab this company right now. Don’t wait… Get the buy details here ASAP. I have long believed sentiment is the most important factor. Sentiment explains the internet bubble in 1999. Investors believed the internet was going to revolutionize commerce… and that belief turned out to be correct. But it took time for companies and consumers to learn how to benefit from the internet. Market prices of stocks simply got ahead of earnings. #-ad_banner-#In a bubble, the gap between sentiment and earnings widens until it eventually becomes too large and the prices of stocks fall. We also saw the impact sentiment can have during the 2008 financial crisis. In 2008 and 2009, sentiment fell sharply — and so did stock… Read More

A couple of our holdings closed below their 15% trailing stop-loss prices, as the market has continued to slide over much of the last three trading days. We will stay prudent and follow our secondary sell signal. Shares of cybersecurity firm Okta,… Read More

I have been pleasantly surprised with the stock market. Incredible does not seem like strong enough of a word to describe the nearly decade-long bull market we’re in.  Despite the roaring market, stocks never go up in a straight line. There are always pullbacks and sometimes severe plunges, even when everything looking super bullish. In fact, the worst plunges occur when investors are complacent and not expecting a selloff. —Recommended Link— How The Confidential ‘MP Score’ Could Deliver 83% Gains In 28 Days Beating the market 15 times over, our proprietary “MP Score” is the ONLY indicator that locates… Read More

I have been pleasantly surprised with the stock market. Incredible does not seem like strong enough of a word to describe the nearly decade-long bull market we’re in.  Despite the roaring market, stocks never go up in a straight line. There are always pullbacks and sometimes severe plunges, even when everything looking super bullish. In fact, the worst plunges occur when investors are complacent and not expecting a selloff. —Recommended Link— How The Confidential ‘MP Score’ Could Deliver 83% Gains In 28 Days Beating the market 15 times over, our proprietary “MP Score” is the ONLY indicator that locates under-the-radar blue chips poised to take off. Read more here. And if there ever were a time of investor complacency, it’s now.  Today is the perfect time to review your portfolio to make certain it is protected against the downside. If the move higher is any indication, the move back down could be brutal. How You Can Protect Your Portfolio 1. Buy Insurance Believe it or not, there are ways to insure your portfolio from losses. But these are far from traditional insurance plans. Options contracts can act as an insurance policy against downside in your portfolio. My favorite… Read More

I’ve been trading for a long time — since I was a teenager, in fact. By 1999, I became a member of the American Stock Exchange, and before the age of 25, I was recruited to be one of the original market makers trading Nasdaq 100 option. All this to say, I’ve developed a keen awareness for the market’s pulse over the years. To keep you abreast of overall market tone, I frequently update my Profit Amplifier subscribers, recapping the week’s action with predictions and any cautions for the upcoming trading week. Here’s a brief rundown of what I shared… Read More

I’ve been trading for a long time — since I was a teenager, in fact. By 1999, I became a member of the American Stock Exchange, and before the age of 25, I was recruited to be one of the original market makers trading Nasdaq 100 option. All this to say, I’ve developed a keen awareness for the market’s pulse over the years. To keep you abreast of overall market tone, I frequently update my Profit Amplifier subscribers, recapping the week’s action with predictions and any cautions for the upcoming trading week. Here’s a brief rundown of what I shared with them this week… NAFTA 2.0 Aside from the Kavanaugh confirmation soap opera occupying everyone’s time, the biggest news of last week was certainly trade. The past week’s market action continued as I predicted in my last note, melting higher with a pop on Monday as Canada joined NAFTA 2.0, now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), at the 13th hour. Now our neighbors to the north and south have agreed to revamp the nearly 25-year-old agreement in another win for the Trump administration. Details on the deal will be released soon, but this is… Read More

Today I can fess up to a secret… Lou Betancourt, founder and president of StreetAuthority, contacted me. I was flattered when someone as highly respected as Lou asked for permission to publish some of our articles. —Recommended Link— Your Best Shot At Triple-Digit Winners In One Comprehensive Report If you ever want a shot at retiring with millions in your account, then you need BIG winners. That’s why THE LIST is our most anticipated report. It’s jam -packed with timely growth picks that likely have huge gains just on the horizon. Click here to see THE LIST now. StreetAuthority… Read More

Today I can fess up to a secret… Lou Betancourt, founder and president of StreetAuthority, contacted me. I was flattered when someone as highly respected as Lou asked for permission to publish some of our articles. —Recommended Link— Your Best Shot At Triple-Digit Winners In One Comprehensive Report If you ever want a shot at retiring with millions in your account, then you need BIG winners. That’s why THE LIST is our most anticipated report. It’s jam -packed with timely growth picks that likely have huge gains just on the horizon. Click here to see THE LIST now. StreetAuthority has several subscription investment publications and a mailing list 100+ times bigger than our little publication. I’d love to have them publish our material. The newsletter business is simple. If we had 25,000 readers, advertisers would pay to put ads in our publications and on our website. We have a long way to go to get there. Being distributed by big publications is an opportunity to grow our reader base. #-ad_banner-#The few “affiliates” who advertise with us, provide a small stipend for readers who actually order through our link. We discussed the idea of an “affiliate” relationship. I explained that… Read More