Recently I told readers about why most investors would be better off staying far, far away from IPOs like Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT). Since then, we’ve seen two other much-hyped companies — Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) and Zoom (Nasdaq: ZM) — go public. If you missed that piece, I encourage you to go back and read it in full. But rather than spend any more time making my case for why these IPOs can be major distractions for individual investors (and may even be the sign of the beginning of the bull market’s end), I’d rather tell you about a stock you… Read More

Recently I told readers about why most investors would be better off staying far, far away from IPOs like Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT). Since then, we’ve seen two other much-hyped companies — Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) and Zoom (Nasdaq: ZM) — go public. If you missed that piece, I encourage you to go back and read it in full. But rather than spend any more time making my case for why these IPOs can be major distractions for individual investors (and may even be the sign of the beginning of the bull market’s end), I’d rather tell you about a stock you should consider buying instead. In fact, it’s one of the most recent additions to my Maximum Profit portfolio.  I normally don’t make a habit of revealing my premium newsletter picks. But I will make an exception today, if only to prove that there are plenty of stocks out there that have big-time potential outside of the latest risky IPO. My Latest Maximum Profit Pick Founded in 2007, Zendesk (NYSE: ZEN) provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) products that help organizations and customers build relationships. #-ad_banner-#Since the company went public in 2014, it’s been on an incredible growth trajectory. That first year as… Read More

“Cash is king.”  This common expression is often used when analyzing business or investment decisions. When buying real estate in a hot market, cash is king. If you come to the table with cash over more traditional financing methods, your offer will likely move to the top of the pecking order. #-ad_banner-#Same goes for when looking at a stock. A company that produces a ton of cash or carries a good amount of cash in relation to debt is often seen as a “safer” investment compared with a company that’s debt-ridden. And when investors believe the market is getting too… Read More

“Cash is king.”  This common expression is often used when analyzing business or investment decisions. When buying real estate in a hot market, cash is king. If you come to the table with cash over more traditional financing methods, your offer will likely move to the top of the pecking order. #-ad_banner-#Same goes for when looking at a stock. A company that produces a ton of cash or carries a good amount of cash in relation to debt is often seen as a “safer” investment compared with a company that’s debt-ridden. And when investors believe the market is getting too hot, or expensive, they will often stockpile cash to have on hand when the next pullback hits. This way, they can pick up shares of their favorite company at a better price.  Of course, having plenty of cash is only beneficial if it isn’t dwarfed by massive amounts of debt. Taking on too much debt can be a real killer as profit is siphoned off to cover debt and interest payments. And if a company can’t keep up with those debt payments, they will have to file for bankruptcy… and even then sometimes the debts are too much to even… Read More

Two and twenty… that’s the typical fees that hedge funds charge. With this fee structure, it means that they charge a flat 2% of total assets as a management fee and an additional 20% of any profits earned. There’s a good reason that hedge funds can charge this much, and that’s because they usually earn outsized returns for their investors. Of course, that’s not always the case. Just as with us regular investors, hedge funds go through rough patches.  For instance, Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings has lost money in the previous three years (he’s since turned that around and… Read More

Two and twenty… that’s the typical fees that hedge funds charge. With this fee structure, it means that they charge a flat 2% of total assets as a management fee and an additional 20% of any profits earned. There’s a good reason that hedge funds can charge this much, and that’s because they usually earn outsized returns for their investors. Of course, that’s not always the case. Just as with us regular investors, hedge funds go through rough patches.  For instance, Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings has lost money in the previous three years (he’s since turned that around and is doing quite well so far this year). And David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital (Nasdaq: GLRE) has greatly underperformed over the last three years. The investing environment hasn’t been easy on hedge funds over the last couple of years. Since 2017, more than 16 hedge funds have returned money to investors and closed their doors. One such hedge funder, Whitney Tilson, who folded his fund in September 2017, talked about the biggest mistakes that lead him to close his doors.  And I was shocked by what he said… #-ad_banner-#First, you must understand that Tilson ran a long/short hedge fund, with an… Read More

David Tran arrived in Los Angles from Vietnam in 1978 with no job and broken English. Yet, he was determined to achieve the “American Dream.” And he did just that… creating a brand that is now recognizable across the United States.  More impressively, Tran accomplished this without hiring a single salesperson or spending a cent on advertising. Even today, his company doesn’t have a Twitter (Nasdaq: TWTR) handle or Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) account.  —Recommended Link— The Most Underrated Wealth-Building Move in History Wall Street pretty much ignores it. but more than 150 years of data prove that doing this… Read More

David Tran arrived in Los Angles from Vietnam in 1978 with no job and broken English. Yet, he was determined to achieve the “American Dream.” And he did just that… creating a brand that is now recognizable across the United States.  More impressively, Tran accomplished this without hiring a single salesperson or spending a cent on advertising. Even today, his company doesn’t have a Twitter (Nasdaq: TWTR) handle or Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) account.  —Recommended Link— The Most Underrated Wealth-Building Move in History Wall Street pretty much ignores it. but more than 150 years of data prove that doing this beats every other investment approach hands down. By a LOT. An investor using this trick turned $10,000 into $1,568,157. But another one who didn’t ended up with just $161,054. And they both invested in the exact same stocks. You can get started with one mouse click. Take care of it here. It only takes a minute. You might not be familiar with Tran’s company, Huy Fong Foods, but you’ve probably come across his product in the red (or rather, clear) bottle with a green cap, sporting a rooster on the front. If you’re still at a loss, I’m referring to the… Read More

There’s always a fascination with low-priced small-cap stocks. Maybe it’s the “venture capital-like” approach that it brings, or maybe it’s the dream of getting in on the ground floor of the next Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) or Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). Whatever the case might be, there’s no denying that small-cap stocks can provide investors with astronomical returns. You’re more likely to see a small-cap stock with strong growth prospects return triple digits in a year than you are a blue-chip stock. —Recommended Link— Wall Street won’t tell you about this… but we just uncovered a bombshell… From custom coded cures… Read More

There’s always a fascination with low-priced small-cap stocks. Maybe it’s the “venture capital-like” approach that it brings, or maybe it’s the dream of getting in on the ground floor of the next Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) or Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). Whatever the case might be, there’s no denying that small-cap stocks can provide investors with astronomical returns. You’re more likely to see a small-cap stock with strong growth prospects return triple digits in a year than you are a blue-chip stock. —Recommended Link— Wall Street won’t tell you about this… but we just uncovered a bombshell… From custom coded cures to blood cell-sized “nanobots” one company is paving the way towards ending disease as we know it… We’ve got the company and the ticker that could make you millions. ​Click here for the full details. That’s why I decided it would be fun to fire up my Maximum Profit system and scan the market for small-cap stocks (market cap under $2 billion) with share prices under $10. I also wanted to make sure we weren’t getting thinly-traded stocks, or those with low volume, so I made sure that at least 75,000 shares change hands on average daily. Using a… Read More