Jimmy Butts is the Chief Investment Strategist for Maximum Profit and Capital Wealth Letter, and a regular contributor to StreetAuthority Insider. Prior to joining StreetAuthority, Jimmy came from the financial services and banking industry where he worked as a Financial Advisor. There he specialized in providing customized retirement solutions for individuals. Jimmy graduated from Boise State University with a degree in business administration and finance. He also spent multiple years studying language, international business and finance in both Germany and Buenos Aires, Argentina. At one point he held his series 6, 63, 65 and 26 securities licenses. When he's not combing through financial statements or reading about finance, Jimmy enjoys being outdoors.

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There aren’t too many investments in existence that are truly recession-proof. And even fewer are market-proof. U.S. government bonds, especially Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) and zero-coupon bonds — the hedges I discussed in the last issue — come quite close to being… Read More

Nearly 10 years into the bull market, it’s getting progressively more difficult to find value in stocks. Even the many stocks that have come off their peaks are still trading at well above long-term average valuation multiples. —Recommended Link— “$859.13… $494.54… $708.71… “ Imagine walking out to your mailbox and seeing a string of checks like these. These are real amounts that Judith M. of McHenry, Illinois, has been cashing. She doesn’t work an extra job for them. In fact, she only puts in about 10 minutes a month. And these checks keep rolling in, month after month, year… Read More

Nearly 10 years into the bull market, it’s getting progressively more difficult to find value in stocks. Even the many stocks that have come off their peaks are still trading at well above long-term average valuation multiples. —Recommended Link— “$859.13… $494.54… $708.71… “ Imagine walking out to your mailbox and seeing a string of checks like these. These are real amounts that Judith M. of McHenry, Illinois, has been cashing. She doesn’t work an extra job for them. In fact, she only puts in about 10 minutes a month. And these checks keep rolling in, month after month, year after year. Once you start, you’ll see the checks starting to fill your own mailbox. Click here to learn how. That should be a warning sign to investors that some names may have farther to fall if the economy starts becoming a drag on the broader market rather than a tailwind. There are still good deals to be found, but value investors face the ever-present danger of trying to “catch a falling knife” and being cut as the shares fall further. #-ad_banner-#Learning how to catch the temporary discounts while avoiding the stocks with farther to fall comes down to finding… Read More

Despite the media blitz surrounding the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki recently, there weren’t any large news catalysts to speak of. —Recommended Link— $40K A Year For Life… (Takes 20 Minutes) Want an extra $40,653 a year in bonus income? You need to see this… and fast. It shows the five simple steps to take to start collecting this money. Your checks should start coming in within a month… and continue to roll in forever. You can even pass your payments on to your heirs… and they can collect the money after you’re gone. It’s all here. And you can… Read More

Despite the media blitz surrounding the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki recently, there weren’t any large news catalysts to speak of. —Recommended Link— $40K A Year For Life… (Takes 20 Minutes) Want an extra $40,653 a year in bonus income? You need to see this… and fast. It shows the five simple steps to take to start collecting this money. Your checks should start coming in within a month… and continue to roll in forever. You can even pass your payments on to your heirs… and they can collect the money after you’re gone. It’s all here. And you can get set up in 20 minutes. Trump did publicly criticize the Federal Reserve’s current interest rate trajectory on CNBC. The president said he wasn’t “thrilled” by the Fed’s rate increases, but that he was “letting them do what they feel is best.” Trump then ramped up the criticism via Twitter, charging that tighter monetary policy was punishing the United States by contributing to a stronger dollar. #-ad_banner-#While I believe this is mostly Trump being Trump, he could use the media to put more pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, which theoretically could influence his hawkishness and… Read More

In hot pursuit of the billion-dollar crown, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter posted an astounding net worth of over $800 million in 2017. Second only to the iconic Sean “P. Diddy” Combs in Forbes’ “Richest in Hip-Hop” list, Jay-Z will likely break through the $1 billion net worth barrier and take the No. 1 spot later this year. —Recommended Link— U.S. Army Invests In Real-Life Spiderman Suit (Not Kidding) It’s like something straight out of science fiction… According to our research, the U.S. Army has invested in a small biotech company with a breakthrough technology using the DNA of spiders. We’re… Read More

In hot pursuit of the billion-dollar crown, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter posted an astounding net worth of over $800 million in 2017. Second only to the iconic Sean “P. Diddy” Combs in Forbes’ “Richest in Hip-Hop” list, Jay-Z will likely break through the $1 billion net worth barrier and take the No. 1 spot later this year. —Recommended Link— U.S. Army Invests In Real-Life Spiderman Suit (Not Kidding) It’s like something straight out of science fiction… According to our research, the U.S. Army has invested in a small biotech company with a breakthrough technology using the DNA of spiders. We’re not kidding. Not only could it change the future of warfare, it also has a host of unique properties that could lead to a range of applications, allowing early investors to strike it rich. To get all the fascinating details, go here. While most of us are not musically gifted, we all can learn lessons from Jay-Z’s massive financial success. He made his money in music, but his true lasting wealth comes from savvy investment choices. Following Jay-Z’s lead is just smart business no matter your life’s current station. #-ad_banner-#Having studied Jay-Z’s rise to fame and fortune, there are investment… Read More

I’ve been writing about investing for a long time. I’ve made a ton of money for a lot of people. I’ve picked a long string of winners, many returning triple digits — Tesla (up 840.8%), Adobe (up 642.8%) and Regeneron (up 589.9%), to name but a few — with others notching gains in excess of 1,000%, including Alnylam Pharma (up 1,190.5%) and Mazor Robotics (up 1,149.4%). —Recommended Link— The Family Wealth Curse Could Poach Your Nest Egg 700,000 new millionaires were made last year in the U.S. alone. But the odds are stacked high against them. 70% of that… Read More

I’ve been writing about investing for a long time. I’ve made a ton of money for a lot of people. I’ve picked a long string of winners, many returning triple digits — Tesla (up 840.8%), Adobe (up 642.8%) and Regeneron (up 589.9%), to name but a few — with others notching gains in excess of 1,000%, including Alnylam Pharma (up 1,190.5%) and Mazor Robotics (up 1,149.4%). —Recommended Link— The Family Wealth Curse Could Poach Your Nest Egg 700,000 new millionaires were made last year in the U.S. alone. But the odds are stacked high against them. 70% of that wealth will be wiped out once it reaches the next generation. And the 3rd generation? Forget about it. Studies show NINETY PERCENT of that money will be GONE. But there’s hope… after spending 8 years and $1.5 million of our own money on research, we’ve discovered the cure for the Legacy Curse… Introducing the Legacy Assets Portfolio. Click here to discover seven battle-hardened stocks that will generate wealth today, tomorrow, and 20 years from now. Mega winners like these were the focus of a sit-down interview with my colleague Jared Levy for the Fast-Track Millionaire live… Read More

The question of the moment — besides the usual requests for value stock picks — has to be “What kind of investments are best to own right now with the market as topsy-turvy as it is?” Not a day goes by when we don’t get a dozen inquiries like this one flooding into our inbox. And it’s easy to see why when all you have to do is catch the news or check out the latest market reports. —Recommended Link— The Single Best Group Of Stocks To Buy NOW Since 1926, one collection of stocks has accounted for HALF… Read More

The question of the moment — besides the usual requests for value stock picks — has to be “What kind of investments are best to own right now with the market as topsy-turvy as it is?” Not a day goes by when we don’t get a dozen inquiries like this one flooding into our inbox. And it’s easy to see why when all you have to do is catch the news or check out the latest market reports. —Recommended Link— The Single Best Group Of Stocks To Buy NOW Since 1926, one collection of stocks has accounted for HALF of the S&P’s return — through every market environment imaginable. If you don’t have this group in your own portfolio, you could be missing out on the single best place to put your money this year and next. Learn which stocks can… It’s a virtual pick-your-poison of disaster scenarios out there… oil’s climb back toward $100 a barrel… the Fed’s meddling with rates… tariffs planned on a half-trillion dollars of Chinese goods … the $247,000,000,000,000 global debt bomb set to explode… #-ad_banner-#No matter how you cut it, the market is teetering. But there is an answer of what to own… Read More