Last Friday, Donald J. Trump was officially sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. As the news coverage last week focused on the inaugural festivities, demonstrations and cabinet confirmation hearings, I spent a considerable amount of time thinking about what the new administration will mean for investors — namely, what sectors will likely benefit the most? #-ad_banner-#In general, I don’t believe in starting investment research based on politics. But it is undeniable that the agendas set by any given administration sometimes have profound effects on the American economy and the companies that do business here. And so… Read More

Last Friday, Donald J. Trump was officially sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. As the news coverage last week focused on the inaugural festivities, demonstrations and cabinet confirmation hearings, I spent a considerable amount of time thinking about what the new administration will mean for investors — namely, what sectors will likely benefit the most? #-ad_banner-#In general, I don’t believe in starting investment research based on politics. But it is undeniable that the agendas set by any given administration sometimes have profound effects on the American economy and the companies that do business here. And so far, there is good reason to believe that will be especially true with the Trump administration. While you may or may not have supported President Trump when he was campaigning, one thing is clear: this administration is likely going to be very friendly to the military.  Just take a look at some of the cabinet-level officials that have been nominated and note their military experience: – Gen. James Mattis – Secretary of Defense (retired Marine Corps General, U.S. Central Command) – Gen. Michael Flynn – National Security Advisor (retired U.S. Army Lt. General, former director of Defense Intelligence Agency) –… Read More

Membership now has its privileges at Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). The e-commerce giant recently announced its new Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature credit card, giving Prime shoppers more ways to buy and earn cash back in the process. Meanwhile, critics who continue to bet against AMZN stock — citing outdated valuation arguments — must prepare for more losses while the longs ride these shares higher. Too Good To Be True Or Too Good To Pass Up? The new Amazon Prime Rewards Visa card, in partnership with JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), gives Prime shoppers a whopping 5% cash back on all… Read More

Membership now has its privileges at Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). The e-commerce giant recently announced its new Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature credit card, giving Prime shoppers more ways to buy and earn cash back in the process. Meanwhile, critics who continue to bet against AMZN stock — citing outdated valuation arguments — must prepare for more losses while the longs ride these shares higher. Too Good To Be True Or Too Good To Pass Up? The new Amazon Prime Rewards Visa card, in partnership with JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), gives Prime shoppers a whopping 5% cash back on all Amazon purchases. The card also rewards members with 2% cash back at restaurants, gas stations, and drugstores and 1% back on all other purchases. There is no cap on the amount of rewards cardholders can earn. The card has no annual fee and does not charge foreign transaction fees, and charges 14.74% to 22.74% annual percentage rate (APR) on unpaid balances versus the average credit card interest rate of 16.35%. #-ad_banner-#Still undecided? According to Zach Honig, editor in chief of rewards site The Points Guy, Amazon’s new card is a good choice for someone looking for “a very simple option… Read More

With the market seemingly making new all-time highs week after week, I don’t have to tell you that the available “discounts” on quality companies are few and far between. So, I’d like to dust off one of our favorite strategies for dealing with a pullback: getting paid to buy stocks at a discount. This is the strategy that one of our experts, Amber Hestla, has been successfully using in her premium newsletter, Income Trader. —Sponsored Link— The World’s ‘Safest’ Investment Is About To CRASH The one investment you may hold dear… Read More

With the market seemingly making new all-time highs week after week, I don’t have to tell you that the available “discounts” on quality companies are few and far between. So, I’d like to dust off one of our favorite strategies for dealing with a pullback: getting paid to buy stocks at a discount. This is the strategy that one of our experts, Amber Hestla, has been successfully using in her premium newsletter, Income Trader. —Sponsored Link— The World’s ‘Safest’ Investment Is About To CRASH The one investment you may hold dear to your heart, that helps you sleep better at night, that you rely on for safety, security, and maybe even profits in a world gone mad, is about to get slaughtered. When it happens, trillions in wealth will be wiped out virtually overnight! To find out exactly what this investment is, click here. For those who are unfamiliar, you can in effect get paid for the chance to buy stocks at a discount by utilizing a conservative strategy that involves selling put options contracts. Here’s how it works… Let’s say you really want to buy Netflix… Read More

The Dow Jones had a great year in 2016. The leading index delivered a price return of 14% and paid a dividend yield of 2.7% for a total return of almost 17%. Any way you look at it that is an excellent year for U.S. stocks. However, you could have… Read More

The concepts, designs, gadgets — everything that is being showcased — provide a glimpse of the future. Every January thousands of people from around the globe converge on Las Vegas to attend the biggest trade show in the world. Incredible innovations and mind-boggling products are presented at the International Consumer… Read More

Things are finally turning around for income investors. Years of ultra-low interest rates forced income investors to crowd into just a few risky, relatively high-yielding investments. But in 2016, a trifecta of economic occurrences began to improve the income investing landscape for everyone. #-ad_banner-#The first reason is that the FOMC has started to raise interest rates. The December 2015 decision was the first time in a decade that this rate had been changed. The committee made a unanimous vote to increase the Fed’s main interest rate by a quarter-point, to the 0.25% to 0.50% range from the previous 0.00% to… Read More

Things are finally turning around for income investors. Years of ultra-low interest rates forced income investors to crowd into just a few risky, relatively high-yielding investments. But in 2016, a trifecta of economic occurrences began to improve the income investing landscape for everyone. #-ad_banner-#The first reason is that the FOMC has started to raise interest rates. The December 2015 decision was the first time in a decade that this rate had been changed. The committee made a unanimous vote to increase the Fed’s main interest rate by a quarter-point, to the 0.25% to 0.50% range from the previous 0.00% to 0.25%. This rate has since been increased again, this past December, to the range of 0.50% to 0.75%. The increase signals the FOMC’s confidence in the strengthening U.S. economy and what officials see as nascent signs of climbing inflation. Second, the election of Donald Trump resulted in a sharp increase in bond yields. This selloff augmented a trend that started before the presidential election. Yields on the benchmark U.S. bond, the 10-year Treasury note, have surged to 2.31% from a 52-week low of 1.32%. The new administration is expected to put policies in place that will increase inflation, which… Read More

While 2016 may have been the year for the FANG stocks, (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google), a new year and new president mean there’s now a new group to focus on. According to researcher Tom Lee over at Fundstrat Global Advisors, 2017 is going to be the year of CRAP stocks. Although the term conjures a gross image, Lee and his team may actually be on to something in their latest research. Unlike the specific stocks called out in FANG, CRAP stocks are sector-oriented. The term stands for computers, resources, American banks and phone carriers. While I agree with his… Read More

While 2016 may have been the year for the FANG stocks, (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google), a new year and new president mean there’s now a new group to focus on. According to researcher Tom Lee over at Fundstrat Global Advisors, 2017 is going to be the year of CRAP stocks. Although the term conjures a gross image, Lee and his team may actually be on to something in their latest research. Unlike the specific stocks called out in FANG, CRAP stocks are sector-oriented. The term stands for computers, resources, American banks and phone carriers. While I agree with his bullish logic on these sectors, it’s the American banking system that interests me most, and that’s where I’ve selected as the next target for my Profit Amplifier readers and I to trade. Unlike the other sectors, banking stocks can win in several different scenarios, where the others will most likely need a consumer or economic boom to succeed. If all the Trump rally hype turns out to be true, then banks are sure to benefit as consumers spend and borrow more. But even without a full-blown, Trump-fueled economic turnaround, there are still two very strong catalysts… Read More

Grab My New Book FREE! This Special Edition of Investing in the Next Big Thing tells you everything you need to know to get started in Pre-IPO Investing and includes an exclusive bonus chapter revealing 3 startups that I’m telling my clients to buy right now. They are 3 of the best bets for an explosive payoff that I’ve seen out of the 289 firms I’ve reviewed in the past three years. This Special Edition won’t be available on Amazon.com or anywhere else. It will only be available through StreetAuthority. Learn more.​ — Joseph Hogue, CFA I used to laugh when entrepreneurs would pitch… Read More

Grab My New Book FREE! This Special Edition of Investing in the Next Big Thing tells you everything you need to know to get started in Pre-IPO Investing and includes an exclusive bonus chapter revealing 3 startups that I’m telling my clients to buy right now. They are 3 of the best bets for an explosive payoff that I’ve seen out of the 289 firms I’ve reviewed in the past three years. This Special Edition won’t be available on Amazon.com or anywhere else. It will only be available through StreetAuthority. Learn more.​ — Joseph Hogue, CFA I used to laugh when entrepreneurs would pitch my venture capital clients for funding based on the idea that their product was in a new industry with no competition. After years of startup investing, I learned that “no competition” often means a market that just isn’t worth competing in. #-ad_banner-#I’m much more interested in the startup that can bring something new to an established industry. A company that can reinvent a product and take fast market share in a multi-billion dollar industry. Now, that’s a startup that is going to reward early investors. I recently found a company on one of the equity crowdfunding platforms I follow that… Read More