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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As crypto prices continue to slip lower in 2018, a bullish theme has emerged: the mainstream institutional acceptance of digital assets. Despite the recent volatility, institutional acceptance is hugely bullish for the long term. —Recommended Link— This guy picks a 10-bagger every year Growth-stock expert Andy Obermueller has been picking impressive winners for years… 46 of his stock picks quadrupled… 25 jumped over 500%… and he’s pocketed six 10-baggers, reaching gains as high as 1,263%! Get his latest picks right here. Here are five of the latest happenings you need to know: 1. European ETF Giant Launches Bitcoin &… Read More

As crypto prices continue to slip lower in 2018, a bullish theme has emerged: the mainstream institutional acceptance of digital assets. Despite the recent volatility, institutional acceptance is hugely bullish for the long term. —Recommended Link— This guy picks a 10-bagger every year Growth-stock expert Andy Obermueller has been picking impressive winners for years… 46 of his stock picks quadrupled… 25 jumped over 500%… and he’s pocketed six 10-baggers, reaching gains as high as 1,263%! Get his latest picks right here. Here are five of the latest happenings you need to know: 1. European ETF Giant Launches Bitcoin & Ethereum ETN Trading Flow Traders, Europe’s leading ETF trading house, has launched trading in bitcoin and ethereum ETNs (exchange-traded notes). #-ad_banner-#Utilizing ETNs issued by XPT Provider in Sweden, Flow Traders is the first firm to disclose its buying and selling of crypto notes listed on regulated stock exchanges. XBT Provider reported that Flow Traders has dramatically ramped up its trading in the ETH and BTC notes. The reason this is a critical occurrence is because it shows the nascent mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies.  The involvement of institutional traders proves that crypto is far more than just a bubble asset. Read More

Back in May, I talked about the amazing potential of ExxonMobil’s (NYSE: XOM) algae initiative. To recap: Former CEO Rex Tillerson invested more than a half-billion dollars into a research project led by Craig Venter, who was the first to decode the human genome. The result is a soupy algae that can replace crude oil in refineries. —Recommended Link— How To Build A ‘Battle-Hardened’ Portfolio Did you know that no matter how big your nest egg is today…the odds of your grandchildren seeing a dime of inheritance is less than 10%?  We’ve uncovered the solution to the 3rd generation… Read More

Back in May, I talked about the amazing potential of ExxonMobil’s (NYSE: XOM) algae initiative. To recap: Former CEO Rex Tillerson invested more than a half-billion dollars into a research project led by Craig Venter, who was the first to decode the human genome. The result is a soupy algae that can replace crude oil in refineries. —Recommended Link— How To Build A ‘Battle-Hardened’ Portfolio Did you know that no matter how big your nest egg is today…the odds of your grandchildren seeing a dime of inheritance is less than 10%?  We’ve uncovered the solution to the 3rd generation curse–introducing our new Legacy Assets Portfolio. This collection of battle-hardened stocks is proven to generate income hand over fist… no matter what the market throws at it. It’s returned 45% gains to investors in just the past two years and turned every 50k into better than $100,000 in the last five. Click here to discover the recession-proof Legacy Assets your grandkids will thank you for. It’s not only plentiful, cheap, clean and renewable, it can come from anywhere. It can work with existing infrastructure and go right into modern combustible car engines. What’s more, Exxon could have this technology ramped… Read More

Reading like a page torn from a 1950s science fiction novel, President Trump ordered the creation of a “space force” as the sixth branch of the U.S. military. Once I got over the sheer shock of the announcement, my mind quickly focused on the investment potential of Trump’s edict. Visualizing a true super bull market with rivers of government money pouring into the private sector, my curiosity was piqued. —Recommended Link— Put an extra $23,000 in your pocket every year… There’s a simple investing system that regular investors are using to collect extra paychecks every month… totaling as much… Read More

Reading like a page torn from a 1950s science fiction novel, President Trump ordered the creation of a “space force” as the sixth branch of the U.S. military. Once I got over the sheer shock of the announcement, my mind quickly focused on the investment potential of Trump’s edict. Visualizing a true super bull market with rivers of government money pouring into the private sector, my curiosity was piqued. —Recommended Link— Put an extra $23,000 in your pocket every year… There’s a simple investing system that regular investors are using to collect extra paychecks every month… totaling as much as $23,000 per year. It’s called The Dividend Trifecta, and they are telling us that this $23,000 number is the real thing. They don’t have special resources or connections… they just have The Dividend Trifecta… and 10 spare minutes a month to use it. Now it’s your turn: click here to learn how it works. A little research proved I was not alone with these thoughts. It was thrilling to learn that none other than the venerable investment bank Morgan Stanley published a massively bullish thesis on the economic benefits. #-ad_banner-#Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas said, “Our conversations with various actors… Read More

As we begin to close the books on the first half of 2018 — and prepare for second-quarter earnings season — it’s prudent to take stock of where we are. -The earnings multiple of the Standard & Poor 500 Index is 25.07, more than 10 points higher than its historical median of 14.69. Conservative investors might find this as dizzying as I do — it is rich valuation. The current bull market began in March 2009, which was 112 months ago. The average bull market lasts 97 months. -In May, U.S. companies bought back an astonishing $174 billion worth of… Read More

As we begin to close the books on the first half of 2018 — and prepare for second-quarter earnings season — it’s prudent to take stock of where we are. -The earnings multiple of the Standard & Poor 500 Index is 25.07, more than 10 points higher than its historical median of 14.69. Conservative investors might find this as dizzying as I do — it is rich valuation. The current bull market began in March 2009, which was 112 months ago. The average bull market lasts 97 months. -In May, U.S. companies bought back an astonishing $174 billion worth of their own stock. While that might be good for investors, it also reveals a profound law of money: You only get to spend it once! Allocating that pile of cash to buybacks means those dollars aren’t being spent on the capital expenditures that fuel organic business growth. After all, one can’t build a new widget factory if one has blown her allowance on Widget Co. shares. But remember Obermueller’s Law: No number has any meaning without the context of another number. —Recommended Link— More Than 150 Years Of Data Proves This Investment Beats All Others This is the MUST-OWN… Read More

It’s time again for you to send me your favorite stocks. We just crossed the halfway point of 2018, and it’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride so far. So, here’s a chance to see how your favorite stocks are faring according… Read More

A consortium of countries spearheaded by the United States has just formed an international pact to explore new ways to promote the responsible growth of nuclear energy. According to Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, the initiative seeks to “highlight the value of nuclear energy as a clean, reliable energy source.”  This new alliance was announced at a clean energy forum last week in Denmark. Other members of the pact include Argentina, Canada, Japan, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). My View: After the devastating destruction of Japan’s Fukushima power plant in 2011, critics started… Read More

A consortium of countries spearheaded by the United States has just formed an international pact to explore new ways to promote the responsible growth of nuclear energy. According to Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, the initiative seeks to “highlight the value of nuclear energy as a clean, reliable energy source.”  This new alliance was announced at a clean energy forum last week in Denmark. Other members of the pact include Argentina, Canada, Japan, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). My View: After the devastating destruction of Japan’s Fukushima power plant in 2011, critics started writing the obituary for nuclear energy. In the years that followed, the industry was indeed battered and bruised. Amid mounting opposition, some nuclear plants went into early retirement, while new construction projects around the globe were postponed or scrapped.  A number of countries decided to gradually phase out nuclear energy altogether. Germany, for example, has reduced its dependency from 25% of the power grid (17 reactors) in 2011 to just 12% (seven reactors) today. Just look at a long-term chart of uranium prices, and it’s easy to see the damage inflicted by changing government policies.  Yet, the industry is still… Read More

After a couple of decades, it would seem that the idea of free trade or cooperative trade would be an accepted global practice. And then Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. To fulfill campaign promises and appease his base, Trump is promising “fair trade” and “better deals” for American industry and workers. This will involve upending the global status quo on everything from NAFTA to intellectual property. The chilling effects of trade tensions were felt publicly when badass American icon Harley Davidson (NYSE: HOG) announced that it would be offshoring international manufacturing for foreign markets due to… Read More

After a couple of decades, it would seem that the idea of free trade or cooperative trade would be an accepted global practice. And then Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. To fulfill campaign promises and appease his base, Trump is promising “fair trade” and “better deals” for American industry and workers. This will involve upending the global status quo on everything from NAFTA to intellectual property. The chilling effects of trade tensions were felt publicly when badass American icon Harley Davidson (NYSE: HOG) announced that it would be offshoring international manufacturing for foreign markets due to the threat. The concerns have also helped equity markets erase all gains for the year. #-ad_banner-#Full disclosure, I am a free trader. I firmly believe that, in the long run, free trade can and does benefit the global society by fostering peace and prosperity, which is always a better alternative to war and poverty. That being said, fate has currently dealt us a different hand, so we must adapt. Many professional investors have once again turned their focus toward emerging markets (EM)… and their higher growth rates. However, pure play EM investing can be tricky. Most large, multinational corporations —… Read More

At long last, the merger between AT&T (NYSE: T) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) has closed. —Recommended Link— “I wish I’d done this 20 years ago.” That’s what a veteran investor and successful business owner told us… about a strategy called The Dividend Trifecta. He’s been using it for years, and for all the money he’s made in his life, this is the most consistent income stream he’s ever had. He’s not alone: investors in The Dividend Trifecta are telling us they’re making an extra $23,000 per year. Click here to see what they’re doing to make that kind… Read More

At long last, the merger between AT&T (NYSE: T) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) has closed. —Recommended Link— “I wish I’d done this 20 years ago.” That’s what a veteran investor and successful business owner told us… about a strategy called The Dividend Trifecta. He’s been using it for years, and for all the money he’s made in his life, this is the most consistent income stream he’s ever had. He’s not alone: investors in The Dividend Trifecta are telling us they’re making an extra $23,000 per year. Click here to see what they’re doing to make that kind of money. This act was completed on June 14. The telecom giant didn’t waste any time in taking control (after all, it had already waited as long as 20 months after the acquisition plan was announced on October 22, 2016). As you remember, on June 12, just two days before the acquisition closed, a federal judge ruled in AT&T’s favor, clearing the way (with no conditions imposed) for this mega-merger. And yes, it is indeed a mega-merger: AT&T’s cost to purchase the entertainment company was more than $100 billion (equity cost plus an assumption of debt). #-ad_banner-#>There are only a… Read More

The stated aim of The Daily Paycheck has always been “to help you reach the goal of receiving a dividend check for every day of the year.” Dividend payments tend to be concentrated, of course, but I’m happy to report that the number of paychecks reinvested in The… Read More