Love it or hate it, the revolution in information technology is not going anywhere. In fact, it’s accelerating. There’s cloud computing, a collective term referring to businesses running their operations via shared resources and the internet, and blockchain technology, which is being used as a more secure way store records and record transactions. Then there’s artificial intelligence, or AI, which utilizes self-learning machines to improve all sorts of business processes. —Recommended Link— The Market’s Most SECRETIVE Indicator… Pioneered by a Texas investing firm, with a PROVEN million-dollar track record, the little-known “MP Score” is something outsiders rarely hear about—until… Read More

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Passive investors may be in for a tough 2018. The longest bull market in history has slowed to a crawl and become a stock-picker’s market this year. With the S&P 500 up just 2% through almost half the year, investors can no longer dump their money in passive index funds and ride the market higher. This late in the cycle, investing has become about finding industries with the potential to outperform on waves of strength. #-ad_banner-#And one industry may be starting a wave to last the rest of the year. The industry underperformed last year and in the first quarter… Read More

Passive investors may be in for a tough 2018. The longest bull market in history has slowed to a crawl and become a stock-picker’s market this year. With the S&P 500 up just 2% through almost half the year, investors can no longer dump their money in passive index funds and ride the market higher. This late in the cycle, investing has become about finding industries with the potential to outperform on waves of strength. #-ad_banner-#And one industry may be starting a wave to last the rest of the year. The industry underperformed last year and in the first quarter but has outperformed the broader market this quarter and could be gaining momentum. While first quarter earnings surprised to the upside and brought investors back to the space, the industry could still be undervalued by as much as 16% versus a generally overvalued market. Leisure & Entertainment Stocks Haven’t Been So Entertaining For Investors The nine-year bull market has been a bumpy one for companies in the leisure & entertainment space. The industry rebounded quickly after the recession but then underperformed the broader market for years. Growth picked up again in 2016 but hit a rough patch last year. Read More

It is often said that value investing requires patience. Unlike most investment-related generalizations, this statement is actually 100% correct. While value investing is often viewed as more of a long-term venture than “growth” investing, the fact is that any investing requires patience and discipline. Not every position works out immediately. Moreover, because nobody can time the market, some of the best-researched ideas and strategies might require time — and patience — to begin paying off. #-ad_banner-#Over the past decade, however, value investors — ones who seek cheaper stocks selected on the basis of more attractive valuations — needed a bit… Read More

It is often said that value investing requires patience. Unlike most investment-related generalizations, this statement is actually 100% correct. While value investing is often viewed as more of a long-term venture than “growth” investing, the fact is that any investing requires patience and discipline. Not every position works out immediately. Moreover, because nobody can time the market, some of the best-researched ideas and strategies might require time — and patience — to begin paying off. #-ad_banner-#Over the past decade, however, value investors — ones who seek cheaper stocks selected on the basis of more attractive valuations — needed a bit more patience than usual. That’s because value investors have been waiting, largely in vain, for their investment style to outperform the market. The chart below illustrates this conundrum: over the last 10 years, the value index, represented on the chart below by the iShares S&P 500 Value exchange-traded fund (NYSE: IVE), has returned significantly less than its faster-growing counterpart, iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSE: IVW): 57% vs 143%, respectively. (The S&P 500 Value and the S&P 500 Growth indices don’t overlap and, combined, they comprise the better-known S&P 500.) Wait a minute, you might say, this is… Read More

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First quarter earnings were a mixed bag for stocks. While companies in the S&P 500 reported a 24.6% increase in earnings from last year, the highest growth since 2010, the index is less than 2% higher since reporting began in March. —Recommended Link— The Secure Way To Add $19,632 To Your Bankroll This Year This “Daily Paycheck Retirement Solution” is so powerful, it’s generating more than $1,600 in income each month. Plus, this strategy is 37% less risky than the S&P. Click here right away to start collecting one or more “paychecks” each day from this high-yield, low-risk strategy…… Read More

First quarter earnings were a mixed bag for stocks. While companies in the S&P 500 reported a 24.6% increase in earnings from last year, the highest growth since 2010, the index is less than 2% higher since reporting began in March. —Recommended Link— The Secure Way To Add $19,632 To Your Bankroll This Year This “Daily Paycheck Retirement Solution” is so powerful, it’s generating more than $1,600 in income each month. Plus, this strategy is 37% less risky than the S&P. Click here right away to start collecting one or more “paychecks” each day from this high-yield, low-risk strategy… and rest easy every night. Not only did companies report record earnings growth but management has been relatively optimistic on the second quarter with far fewer S&P 500 companies issuing negative guidance than is usually the case. With analysts estimating nearly 20% earnings growth for the index through 2018, the market’s mood seems surprisingly pessimistic on share prices. This isn’t just “climbing a wall of worry,” it’s a larger failure to price stocks on fundamentals rather than on pure emotion. #-ad_banner-#And that market failure could help calmer investors snap up some value plays primed for a rebound. Investors Throw the… Read More

This past weekend, I had a chance to talk to a friend who’s been trading financial markets for more than 30 years. When asked what he thought of the current market, he said it felt a lot like 1998. More on that in a moment… First, let me take everyone back to the year in question. “Titanic” had just been released… The Denver Broncos upset the Green Bay Packers to win the Super Bowl… Microsoft was the largest company in the world… and Bill Clinton was denying he ever had “sexual relations” with a former White House intern. There was… Read More

This past weekend, I had a chance to talk to a friend who’s been trading financial markets for more than 30 years. When asked what he thought of the current market, he said it felt a lot like 1998. More on that in a moment… First, let me take everyone back to the year in question. “Titanic” had just been released… The Denver Broncos upset the Green Bay Packers to win the Super Bowl… Microsoft was the largest company in the world… and Bill Clinton was denying he ever had “sexual relations” with a former White House intern. There was certainly a lot going on in the news… and the stock market wasn’t going to be left out, as you can see in the chart below (showing the Dow Jones Industrial Average for 1998). —Sponsored Link— 3 Hot Marijuana Picks To Buy Before July 1 In the first two months after California dispensaries started to legally sell recreational marijuana on January 1, companies in the cannabis industry increased by nearly $2 billion in value. And now Canada is set to legalize recreational marijuana by July 2018. Savvy investors are already grabbing positions in these three… Read More

Dividend reinvestment is an amazingly powerful investment strategy. It is used by the best of the best of long-term stock market investors to build lifetime wealth. In fact, studies have shown that over a 20-year holding period, dividends account for 60% of all the gains in the S&P 500! Think about this for a minute. Since 1998, the S&P 500 would be around 60% lower if not for the benefits attributed to dividends. —Recommended Link— Life Saving Drug In Phase 3 Trials — FDA Fast Track Our experts have uncovered a small pharmaceutical company with a life-saving drug that… Read More

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