Nestled within the beauty of Maine’s Acadia National Park, on the picturesque Mount Desert Island, is a place known to many scientists and health care investors as the place where the term “genomics” was coined.  I’m talking about The Jackson Laboratory. #-ad_banner-#I mention this little piece of trivia mostly because of the timeline. It was only 30 years ago when one of the most powerful game-changing trends in health and science, nameless until then, received its title.  The mapping of the human genome only started in the 1970s. Today, only a few decades later and 12 years after the completion… Read More

Nestled within the beauty of Maine’s Acadia National Park, on the picturesque Mount Desert Island, is a place known to many scientists and health care investors as the place where the term “genomics” was coined.  I’m talking about The Jackson Laboratory. #-ad_banner-#I mention this little piece of trivia mostly because of the timeline. It was only 30 years ago when one of the most powerful game-changing trends in health and science, nameless until then, received its title.  The mapping of the human genome only started in the 1970s. Today, only a few decades later and 12 years after the completion of the Human Genome Project, it’s hard to understate the impact genomics and genetic mapping has made in health sciences and medicine.  Newer, better diagnostic and treatment choices are now available as a result. For instance, because of recent advances in genomics, doctors are now armed with tools enabling them to locate the risk genes for many genetic diseases. Medical researchers are hard at work to apply these tools to heart disease, diabetes, and more. This leads me to Genomic Health (Nasdaq: GHDX), one of several recent additions I’ve made to the portfolio of my premium newsletter, Game-Changing Stocks. Founded… Read More

I recently had the honor of taking over the reins for one of the most successful premium investment services in StreetAuthority’s 15-year history. For those who may not be familiar, this service is called The Daily Paycheck. And although I just took over this service, to be quite honest, I’ve been a big believer in the principles behind it for years. Many of our followers see the merits of the system, too. In fact, a large number of subscribers who have been with us since Day 1 — all the way back in December 2009. They’ve seen firsthand as the… Read More

I recently had the honor of taking over the reins for one of the most successful premium investment services in StreetAuthority’s 15-year history. For those who may not be familiar, this service is called The Daily Paycheck. And although I just took over this service, to be quite honest, I’ve been a big believer in the principles behind it for years. Many of our followers see the merits of the system, too. In fact, a large number of subscribers who have been with us since Day 1 — all the way back in December 2009. They’ve seen firsthand as the portfolio’s initial $200,000 stake has grown into the $330,000-plus portfolio it is today. New subscribers are now greeted with a portfolio of more than 50 securities. And the questions we get asked most are 1) How do I get started? and 2) Can I use this strategy if I have less than $200,000 to invest? The short answers to those questions are: slowly and absolutely.  Let me explain… — Sponsored Link — Why Do Dividend Payers Beat Other Stocks?​ Everyone knows that dividend payers crush other stocks. It’s not a matter of opinion. You can just look at the stats. Read More

You don’t need me to tell you that the internet changed the way we live. From emails that have pushed snail mail out of business to online shopping that endangers brick and mortar shops, our daily lives have been transformed forever.  So why does internet dating still carry a stigma in some quarters — or does it?  —Recommended Link— 2-Digit Code Predicts Market Crash This little-known indicator predicted the last market collapse… and can save you from the next one too. Full details here. For those of us who lived most of our lives before the internet, cell phones… Read More

You don’t need me to tell you that the internet changed the way we live. From emails that have pushed snail mail out of business to online shopping that endangers brick and mortar shops, our daily lives have been transformed forever.  So why does internet dating still carry a stigma in some quarters — or does it?  —Recommended Link— 2-Digit Code Predicts Market Crash This little-known indicator predicted the last market collapse… and can save you from the next one too. Full details here. For those of us who lived most of our lives before the internet, cell phones or texting, the old way of meeting people — in our place of work, study or through friends or relatives — still takes precedence. But for people who’ve lived most of their lives with the internet, filling out an online dating profile is as familiar as downloading a tune. #-ad_banner-#Among all age groups, though, the level of acceptance has been growing strongly. According to Pew Research Center, 41% of American adults say they know someone who uses online dating, and 29% indicate they know someone who has married or entered into a long-term partnership with someone they met online.  In… Read More

As income investors, the goal for most of us is to find a solid stock with an above-average yield and stay for the long haul.  #-ad_banner-#Anyone who is familiar with my premium newsletter, The Daily Paycheck, knows we try to do just that by searching for securities that will do one of three things: maximize income, maximize growth or minimize risk. We consider these key traits the three interlocking gears of our retirement system’s engine. They work together to ensure our portfolio runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible.  But we’ve also found a way to turbocharge that engine. By… Read More

As income investors, the goal for most of us is to find a solid stock with an above-average yield and stay for the long haul.  #-ad_banner-#Anyone who is familiar with my premium newsletter, The Daily Paycheck, knows we try to do just that by searching for securities that will do one of three things: maximize income, maximize growth or minimize risk. We consider these key traits the three interlocking gears of our retirement system’s engine. They work together to ensure our portfolio runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible.  But we’ve also found a way to turbocharge that engine. By adding one simple feature, we’re able to greatly multiply our portfolio’s capacity to generate consistent income. I’m talking about reinvesting dividends.  Dividend reinvestment is a powerful strategy that too few investors take advantage of, largely because it rarely gets talked about by the financial community. Dividend reinvestment pays you more over the long haul because it puts your dividends to work. When you use your dividends to purchase more shares, those additional shares pay you higher dividends, which in turn buy you more shares. In a nutshell, dividend reinvestment compounds your growth and can increase your income potential exponentially.  But… Read More

Social media came seemingly out of nowhere and took over our lives. And it’s not just the ubiquitous — some would even say obnoxious — need to check your Twitter (Nasdaq: TWTR) feed or post on Facebook (Nasdaq: FB). The way we get our news and communicate with friends and family has changed forever.  #-ad_banner-#Indeed, the public has adopted social media amazingly fast. It’s hard to believe that just a decade or so ago, it was in its early stages. In fact, the first tweet was sent just 10 years ago on March 21, 2006, almost 130 years to the… Read More

Social media came seemingly out of nowhere and took over our lives. And it’s not just the ubiquitous — some would even say obnoxious — need to check your Twitter (Nasdaq: TWTR) feed or post on Facebook (Nasdaq: FB). The way we get our news and communicate with friends and family has changed forever.  #-ad_banner-#Indeed, the public has adopted social media amazingly fast. It’s hard to believe that just a decade or so ago, it was in its early stages. In fact, the first tweet was sent just 10 years ago on March 21, 2006, almost 130 years to the day after Alexander Graham Bell famously made the first telephone call in his Boston lab.  Twitter officially launched its service on July 15, 2006. It now has 313 million monthly active users (82% of whom are using mobile devices), supports more than 40 languages, and counts 1 billion monthly unique visits to websites with embedded tweets. It’s hard to name a celebrity, politician, athlete, business or media outlet that doesn’t use Twitter to varying degrees. Twitter: A Primer For those of you not among those 300+ million active users, here’s a primer: A tweet is a message written in… Read More