Any man who’s gone through it will tell you that a lot of work, money and stress go into buying a diamond. I mean, behind your house and your car, this little rock is one of the most expensive purchases in life. Retailers are fighting for your business, and competition among jewelers is beyond fierce — and given the potential profits involved, it has to be. —Sponsored Link— The Most Powerful Investment Of The Next 10 Years It may be one of the most speculative sectors on the market. But it’s also one of the most explosive. Read More

Any man who’s gone through it will tell you that a lot of work, money and stress go into buying a diamond. I mean, behind your house and your car, this little rock is one of the most expensive purchases in life. Retailers are fighting for your business, and competition among jewelers is beyond fierce — and given the potential profits involved, it has to be. —Sponsored Link— The Most Powerful Investment Of The Next 10 Years It may be one of the most speculative sectors on the market. But it’s also one of the most explosive. Given the demand we’re seeing from 80 million retiring baby boomers, waves of new innovation, mergers and acquisitions, biotech is one of the best ways to park your cash. We’ve already been rewarded when: — ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) returned 4,851% and 4,093% — Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD) retuned 626% — Celator Pharmaceuticals (CPXX) returned 1,635% — CymaBay Therapeutics (CBAY) returned 862% — Fate Therapeutics (FATE) returned 601% — Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) returned 2,036% But which ones are poised to do the same? Discover the five biotech wealth-building stocks that could triple your returns. Read More

Estimates are high and investors are enthusiastic about what could be the best year-over-year earnings growth in seven years. If expectations are met, it could confirm investor sentiment for the tax cuts and higher profits this year. But the market could be ripe for a correction just as investor sentiment peaks. The S&P 500 is trading at 16.5 times earnings expected over the next year, a premium of 15.4% over the 10-year average of 14.3 times. #-ad_banner-#Stocks have been skittish all year, dropping more than 10% in February from their peak. The market has already seen three times the number… Read More

Estimates are high and investors are enthusiastic about what could be the best year-over-year earnings growth in seven years. If expectations are met, it could confirm investor sentiment for the tax cuts and higher profits this year. But the market could be ripe for a correction just as investor sentiment peaks. The S&P 500 is trading at 16.5 times earnings expected over the next year, a premium of 15.4% over the 10-year average of 14.3 times. #-ad_banner-#Stocks have been skittish all year, dropping more than 10% in February from their peak. The market has already seen three times the number of days trading higher or lower by 1% or more than all of 2017. This dichotomy means investors need to look deeper into the numbers to make sure their sector positioning and individual picks are ready for what will likely be a very volatile earnings season. Earnings Season Takes Center Stage The trickle in first quarter earnings becomes a deluge this week with bellwether names like Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). More than 1,200 companies are expected to report profits for the first three months of the year this week, an increase of… Read More

Remember the good ol’ days of 2017? The market was climbing. Volatility was falling. And investors could do no wrong by putting their money into whatever was dominating the headlines at the moment. —Sponsored Link— 3 Hot Marijuana Stocks To Buy Before July 1 Since California dispensaries started to legally sell recreational marijuana on January 1, companies in the cannabis industry have 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 stocks… Read More

Remember the good ol’ days of 2017? The market was climbing. Volatility was falling. And investors could do no wrong by putting their money into whatever was dominating the headlines at the moment. —Sponsored Link— 3 Hot Marijuana Stocks To Buy Before July 1 Since California dispensaries started to legally sell recreational marijuana on January 1, companies in the cannabis industry have 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 stocks that are set to soar once the announcement is made. And, of course, the FAANG stocks were at their height. This catchy name stands for Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL). This group was supposed to represent the most popular technology stocks of this market. #-ad_banner-#Whether it was a self-fulfilling prophecy or simply really strong momentum (or both), the year-end Bloomberg analysis showed that the FAANGs (or a slight modification on that acronym) were instrumental in 2017’s record-setting market performance. In fact, taken together, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)… Read More

Recent market volatility has made finding actionable stocks harder than at any other time since the Great Recession. And with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) hovering around 20, there isn’t any reason to suggest that market volatility will decrease markedly anytime soon. Which begs the question… #-ad_banner-#Should investors with risk capital to deploy stay on the sidelines until the VIX returns to a more comfortable level? Or can investors deploy their capital in safe and effective investments? The answers to these questions are easier than you might think. You see, despite market volatility, corporate profits are expected to have risen… Read More

Recent market volatility has made finding actionable stocks harder than at any other time since the Great Recession. And with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) hovering around 20, there isn’t any reason to suggest that market volatility will decrease markedly anytime soon. Which begs the question… #-ad_banner-#Should investors with risk capital to deploy stay on the sidelines until the VIX returns to a more comfortable level? Or can investors deploy their capital in safe and effective investments? The answers to these questions are easier than you might think. You see, despite market volatility, corporate profits are expected to have risen 17% since the first of the year. That bodes well for the market as a whole. But it doesn’t mean investors should just pile into the same stocks they’ve been pushing higher for the better part of a decade. Because, believe it or not, there are some economic sectors that haven’t been pushed to the limit of prudent valuations. One such segment is regional banks. With the recently enacted tax cuts, rising interest rates, and the tailwinds of robust economic growth, regional banks are finally in the economic sweet spot. At present, analysts’ expectations for financial earnings have risen to… Read More

I’d like to start off today’s issue by asking you a simple question… If you discovered the key to making a fortune trading stocks, would you share it with the world? —Sponsored Link— The 10 Best Dividend Paying Stocks Right Now Want market-beating yield in today’s zero-interest world? The right dividend stocks could boost your returns 345%. Our latest investor briefing gives you 10 of the very best. PLUS — a simple trick for adding to monthly income. Click here now to get your instant FREE copy. If history is any… Read More

I’d like to start off today’s issue by asking you a simple question… If you discovered the key to making a fortune trading stocks, would you share it with the world? —Sponsored Link— The 10 Best Dividend Paying Stocks Right Now Want market-beating yield in today’s zero-interest world? The right dividend stocks could boost your returns 345%. Our latest investor briefing gives you 10 of the very best. PLUS — a simple trick for adding to monthly income. Click here now to get your instant FREE copy. If history is any guide, you’d be a fool if you did. That’s because studies have shown the more well-known a market-beating strategy becomes, the less it becomes a market-beating strategy. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Why So-Called Market “Edges” Soon Disappear Back in 1981, an academic named Rolf Banz published a paper on something called the “small-firm effect.” It showed that buying small-cap stocks generated “abnormal returns,” even when adjusted for risk. #-ad_banner-#At around the same time, researchers uncovered the “value effect,” which showed that buying stocks with low P/E ratios earned market-beating returns. But when these two market-beating effects were widely… Read More

Goldfinger is my favorite James Bond movie. Best villain. Best majordomo. Best bad-girl-turns-good-girl. Best one-liners. All of it. Even funnier is the villain’s, the portly Aurelius Goldfinger, obsession with one of the world’s worst investments: gold. But, he was a Bond villain. And gold is the currency of Bond villains, pirates, and South African mercenaries. #-ad_banner-#It doesn’t belong in a portfolio. Now, before the goldbugs come after me with pitchforks and torches, let me share with you a few nuggets (ha!) from Warren Buffett, another guy who thinks gold is a lousy place to put one’s money. Here’s his most… Read More

Goldfinger is my favorite James Bond movie. Best villain. Best majordomo. Best bad-girl-turns-good-girl. Best one-liners. All of it. Even funnier is the villain’s, the portly Aurelius Goldfinger, obsession with one of the world’s worst investments: gold. But, he was a Bond villain. And gold is the currency of Bond villains, pirates, and South African mercenaries. #-ad_banner-#It doesn’t belong in a portfolio. Now, before the goldbugs come after me with pitchforks and torches, let me share with you a few nuggets (ha!) from Warren Buffett, another guy who thinks gold is a lousy place to put one’s money. Here’s his most succinct quote regarding that belief: “…If you took all of the gold in the world, it would roughly make a cube 67 feet on a side… it would be worth at today’s market prices about $7 trillion, that’s probably about a third of the value of all the stocks in the United States… For $7 trillion, you could have all the farmland in the United States, you could have about seven Exxon Mobils (NYSE: XOM) and you could still have $1 trillion of walking around money…” So, let’s put that to a test. Here’s a five-year chart of the SPDR… Read More

As I mentioned earlier this week, the market has transformed from a straight shot moneymaking bull market machine into more of a runaway train headed for untested track in near-zero visibility conditions. Take what you know and throw it — along with most of your logic — out the window. —Sponsored Link— Start-Up Founder Predicts What’s Next For America He’s invested in 1,000 companies and set stock market records. Today, he begins a controversial project that every American investor should see. Click here to read more. The best way to win… Read More

As I mentioned earlier this week, the market has transformed from a straight shot moneymaking bull market machine into more of a runaway train headed for untested track in near-zero visibility conditions. Take what you know and throw it — along with most of your logic — out the window. —Sponsored Link— Start-Up Founder Predicts What’s Next For America He’s invested in 1,000 companies and set stock market records. Today, he begins a controversial project that every American investor should see. Click here to read more. The best way to win now is to laser in on very unique stocks that are either undervalued or overvalued while trying to steer clear of unpredictable geopolitical policy shifts. (Honestly, it’s starting to feel like these shifts are occurring with higher frequency than the Twitter messages triggering them.) #-ad_banner-#In an effort to do just that, I searched for a stock that shouldn’t be terribly affected by tariffs… or walls… taxes… or the USPS. As I scoured the markets for an “insulated play,” I landed on pizza. But unlike the rocket my Profit Amplifier subscribers and I rode in February with Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ)… Read More

Last week, I introduced you to Hetty Green. This week, I want to ruminate a little more on her most important piece of wisdom: “Act with thrift and shrewdness and be persistent.” As market volatility picks back up, it’s a good time take Hetty’s approach to heart. —Sponsored Link— Man Up $1 Million With One Tiny $0.10 Pot Stock Makes NEW Shocking Announcement He was one of the few who predicted pot stocks would explode in value, and now he’s making another shocking pot stock prediction. HINT: He just found “5 NEW” pot stocks just… Read More

Last week, I introduced you to Hetty Green. This week, I want to ruminate a little more on her most important piece of wisdom: “Act with thrift and shrewdness and be persistent.” As market volatility picks back up, it’s a good time take Hetty’s approach to heart. —Sponsored Link— Man Up $1 Million With One Tiny $0.10 Pot Stock Makes NEW Shocking Announcement He was one of the few who predicted pot stocks would explode in value, and now he’s making another shocking pot stock prediction. HINT: He just found “5 NEW” pot stocks just like the one that made him a millionaire. And he’s revealing them at a special event on April 26 at 8 p.m. ET. Click here for more details and to reserve your spot. I believe there is a level of shrewdness in ignoring the broader market when making trading decisions, unless your goal is trading the market. If, for example, you are buying S&P 500 futures, then you need to focus on the broader market. But if you are looking for individual stocks, then the broader market is less important. #-ad_banner-#That’s why, whether we’re in a… Read More