‘Tis the season when pundits begin to make their predictions for what the stock market will do in 2018. Predictions are a tough business. Yet, we continue to pursue them, whether it’s the weather, a sporting event, the economy and, of course, where the… Read More
Jimmy Butts is the Chief Investment Strategist for Maximum Profit and Capital Wealth Letter, and a regular contributor to StreetAuthority Insider. Prior to joining StreetAuthority, Jimmy came from the financial services and banking industry where he worked as a Financial Advisor. There he specialized in providing customized retirement solutions for individuals. Jimmy graduated from Boise State University with a degree in business administration and finance. He also spent multiple years studying language, international business and finance in both Germany and Buenos Aires, Argentina. At one point he held his series 6, 63, 65 and 26 securities licenses. When he's not combing through financial statements or reading about finance, Jimmy enjoys being outdoors.
Analyst Articles
Before I dive into this week’s buys and sells, there’s something I want to touch on… trailing stop-losses. I’ve received quite a few emails regarding this topic. And I’m glad that you sent them — even if most of you told me I didn’t… Read More
Send Me Your Stocks!
Want to see how your favorite stocks are scored according to the Maximum Profit methodology? Here’s your chance. Once again, I’m opening up my system to you. Send me your favorite stocks and I’ll run them through… Read More
This earnings season has provided some shocks to the investment psyche… but that’s exactly why we have our sell signals in place — most notably, the recent addition of the 15% trailing stop-loss. It’s triggered a handful of sells, allowing us to quickly book gains before shares… Read More
Earnings Update: What You Need To Know
If investing in general weren’t nerve-racking enough, enter earnings season where the excitement and occasional frustration are heightened. It can either be an exciting day when one of your holdings beats expectations and sends shares even higher, or it can… Read More
These 3 Things DESTROY An Investor’s Performance
There’s no doubt about it, the market is downright bullish. In fact, the S&P 500 hasn’t experienced a decline of at least 3% since Nov. 7, 2016. As I’m writing this, that amounts to an incredible 240 trading days without so much as a pause for this bull market. The current record is 241 trading days, which happened between Jan. 26, 1995 and Jan. 9, 1996. That means that, assuming the market doesn’t fall by more than 3% in the next few days, the S&P 500 will set yet another new record this week. —Sponsored Link—… Read More
There’s no doubt about it, the market is downright bullish. In fact, the S&P 500 hasn’t experienced a decline of at least 3% since Nov. 7, 2016. As I’m writing this, that amounts to an incredible 240 trading days without so much as a pause for this bull market. The current record is 241 trading days, which happened between Jan. 26, 1995 and Jan. 9, 1996. That means that, assuming the market doesn’t fall by more than 3% in the next few days, the S&P 500 will set yet another new record this week. —Sponsored Link— This 90 Percent-Plus Strategy Accounted For A 700 Percent ROI This proprietary sequence of steps has helped produce a 98% win rate over eight years! Use the same steps to implement this strategy whether the market is going up, down or sideways. Tap here to learn this 98% win rate. To put this into perspective, there’s only been five other times where the market even went 100-plus days without a pullback of at least 3%. No. 3 on the list is 162 days. Does this mean we’re due for a market… Read More
There’s no doubt about it, the market is downright bullish. In fact, the S&P 500 hasn’t experienced a decline of at least 3% since Nov. 7, 2016. That’s an incredible 240 trading days without so much as a pause for this bull market. Read More
Introducing: The Cash Flow Aristocrats
I couldn’t believe we were hassling over 1/8 of an inch. It was the fall of 2010 and I was helping my parents build a new addition to their house. I was assisting their contractor with the foundation, and when we measured everything out before we poured the footers and stem walls we were less than 1/8 of an inch off. —Sponsored Link— Step 1: Buy These 5 ETFs Now… TQQQ, FAS, UPRO, plus two additional ETFs revealed in this FREE REPORT. Step 2: Follow the simple strategy inside this free trading guide and Step 3:… Read More
I couldn’t believe we were hassling over 1/8 of an inch. It was the fall of 2010 and I was helping my parents build a new addition to their house. I was assisting their contractor with the foundation, and when we measured everything out before we poured the footers and stem walls we were less than 1/8 of an inch off. —Sponsored Link— Step 1: Buy These 5 ETFs Now… TQQQ, FAS, UPRO, plus two additional ETFs revealed in this FREE REPORT. Step 2: Follow the simple strategy inside this free trading guide and Step 3: Collect as much as $16,978.31 in a week. Full list of ETF’s and strategy that has generated over $9.9 Million in cash payouts steadily now for 10 years. Revealed here… I thought that was pretty good. I mean, who would notice? Plus, it would be covered up in any event… But the contractor wouldn’t let it go. He wouldn’t be satisfied until we were perfect. #-ad_banner-#What he taught me that day, I’ve carried over into my financial career. You see, as you know the foundation is the most important part of any house. And… Read More
One Of The World’s Best Businesses Is On Sale
If you read yesterday’s issue of StreetAuthority Daily, then you know that my colleague Brad Briggs discussed why learning about Warren Buffett’s career still matters for investors today. In short, he mentioned that despite Buffett’s $80 billion fortune, you and I have a big advantage over him. —Sponsored Link— Big Tobacco’s Punishment: A Long Time Coming In November of 1998, the “Big Four of Big Tobacco” were sued for using misleading advertisements and manipulating scientific research. And in a landmark settlement they agreed to pay a historic sum of money in perpetuity to those affected. Read More
If you read yesterday’s issue of StreetAuthority Daily, then you know that my colleague Brad Briggs discussed why learning about Warren Buffett’s career still matters for investors today. In short, he mentioned that despite Buffett’s $80 billion fortune, you and I have a big advantage over him. —Sponsored Link— Big Tobacco’s Punishment: A Long Time Coming In November of 1998, the “Big Four of Big Tobacco” were sued for using misleading advertisements and manipulating scientific research. And in a landmark settlement they agreed to pay a historic sum of money in perpetuity to those affected. We estimate they’ve been paying out about $686 million a month. What you may not know is that you could personally claim a tax-free portion of this money… regardless of whether you’ve smoked a day in your life. See how you can cash in on Big Tobacco’s “forever income.” Timing. You see, because you and I don’t have massive portfolios like Buffett, it doesn’t take much to really move the needle. It’s a nice problem for Buffett to have, frankly, but it can really work to our advantage. That’s because, if we emulate Buffett’s habit of… Read More
Your Maximum Profit Scores
Below you’ll find the Maximum Profit scores for the stocks you requested in response to my invitation last week. Once again, the response was overwhelming (in a good way). So I would just like to say thank you to each of… Read More