Most Americans don’t realize the world’s largest securities market is not the stock market. According to the World Bank, the global value of all publicly traded stocks is somewhere north of $70 trillion. But that’s more than one-third less than the value of the bond market – worth roughly $110 trillion. More importantly, with the explosion of debt financing, bond markets are growing much faster than global stock markets. For the uninitiated, bonds are a type of loan where companies and governments borrow money from investors. In exchange, investors receive interest payments based on the bond’s coupon (interest) rate. The… Read More

Most Americans don’t realize the world’s largest securities market is not the stock market. According to the World Bank, the global value of all publicly traded stocks is somewhere north of $70 trillion. But that’s more than one-third less than the value of the bond market – worth roughly $110 trillion. More importantly, with the explosion of debt financing, bond markets are growing much faster than global stock markets. For the uninitiated, bonds are a type of loan where companies and governments borrow money from investors. In exchange, investors receive interest payments based on the bond’s coupon (interest) rate. The investor continues receiving interest payments until the bond matures. At maturity, the investor receives the final interest payment as well as a return of the original investment. Should the borrower fail to return the principal at maturity, the borrower faces bankruptcy. Now, while the bond market has been growing rapidly, there’s an underlying problem of liquidity bubbling just beneath the surface. You see, prior to the financial crisis, large banks used their balance sheets to facilitate trading in the bond markets. They did this by purchasing large blocks of debt to hold until they could find a buyer for the… Read More

Second chances are rare in the financial world. Once the whole market knows about a price run, it’s often too late to participate. However, there are a few exceptions to the rule. Right now, there’s a massive bull market taking shape that’s similar to the raging dot-com boom of the turn of the century.  While there are significant differences between the two booms, the differences make the new bull market less risky and longer lasting than the original.  If you missed the internet boom of 1997 to 2001, you are not alone. Believe it or not, many investors failed to… Read More

Second chances are rare in the financial world. Once the whole market knows about a price run, it’s often too late to participate. However, there are a few exceptions to the rule. Right now, there’s a massive bull market taking shape that’s similar to the raging dot-com boom of the turn of the century.  While there are significant differences between the two booms, the differences make the new bull market less risky and longer lasting than the original.  If you missed the internet boom of 1997 to 2001, you are not alone. Believe it or not, many investors failed to participate in the exploding stock market during those heady times.  The good news is it’s not too late to participate in the next booming tech market!  #-ad_banner-#Lessons Of The Dot-Com Bubble I can’t say I blame the majority of those who missed the monster profits of the first internet boom. The Nasdaq soared from 1,000 to 5,100-plus, and stocks like Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) rocketed nearly 3,000% in value. At the end of the frenzy, the Nasdaq hit an outrageous price-to-earnings ratio of 200.  Rightfully fearful of the extreme valuations and warnings from luminaries like Warren Buffett, the majority of… Read More

There are few things that can send a stock soaring like a positive earnings surprise. When a company exceeds expectations, it sends a powerful message to the street that business is booming — or at least improving. High, positive earnings surprises can have a dramatic effect on share price. This effect is on display now, as third-quarter earnings season wraps up. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) delivered one of the best reports of the quarter, with earnings of $0.52 per share blowing past expectations of $0.01. The news sent shares of Amazon soaring 13% in one day, adding a mind-boggling $66 billion… Read More

There are few things that can send a stock soaring like a positive earnings surprise. When a company exceeds expectations, it sends a powerful message to the street that business is booming — or at least improving. High, positive earnings surprises can have a dramatic effect on share price. This effect is on display now, as third-quarter earnings season wraps up. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) delivered one of the best reports of the quarter, with earnings of $0.52 per share blowing past expectations of $0.01. The news sent shares of Amazon soaring 13% in one day, adding a mind-boggling $66 billion to Amazon’s market cap in less than 24 hours. One way to profit from a positive earnings surprise is to predict which companies will beat the Street before it happens. #-ad_banner-#As you can see in the case of Amazon, this can be very profitable. However, it’s also a tricky move to pull off. It’s difficult to predict which companies will beat expectations. After all, you’re going up against the predictions of the world’s most successful and well-informed investment institutions.  Even if you’re right, it’s also difficult to predict how the Street will react to a report. But don’t… Read More

Here at StreetAuthority, we spend a great deal of our research efforts digging through hundreds of investment ideas, SEC filings, earnings reports and analyst reports so we can identify what we believe are the best investment opportunities for our subscribers.  We wouldn’t continually waste our efforts if it didn’t prove fruitful. Over the years our hard work has delivered some incredible gains for our premium readers. And perhaps no single piece of research we do has been more profitable for more people than our annual Top Ten Stocks report for the following year.  —Sponsored Link— This… Read More

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Many investors avoid micro-cap stocks. Known for huge gains, crushing losses, and all-around high volatility, micro-cap investing isn’t for everyone. At the same time, the opportunities in the category are legendary.  While it’s easy to believe that micro-caps are all sketchy pink-sheet penny stocks, nothing could be further from the truth. Micro-caps are simply companies that have market capitalizations between $50 and roughly $300 million, and trade on an official exchange like the Nasdaq or NYSE.  Now, it is true that the enormous potential gains are balanced by equally high risk. But if you’re willing to accept that, here are… Read More

Many investors avoid micro-cap stocks. Known for huge gains, crushing losses, and all-around high volatility, micro-cap investing isn’t for everyone. At the same time, the opportunities in the category are legendary.  While it’s easy to believe that micro-caps are all sketchy pink-sheet penny stocks, nothing could be further from the truth. Micro-caps are simply companies that have market capitalizations between $50 and roughly $300 million, and trade on an official exchange like the Nasdaq or NYSE.  Now, it is true that the enormous potential gains are balanced by equally high risk. But if you’re willing to accept that, here are a few of my favorite micro-caps for you to consider. 1. Sorl Auto Parts (Nasdaq: SORL) Shares of this Chinese automobile brake and safety equipment maker are setting up to be an ideal breakout candidate. Sorl supplies automobile brakes and safety equipment to over 75 original equipment manufacturers, most of them in China.  #-ad_banner-#The stock has soared over 90% this year, thanks to improved fundamentals for first six months of 2017. Net sales increased 29% to $164 million, compared with $127 million in the first six months of 2016. At the same time, operating income increased 110% to $18… Read More

President Trump is touting his new tax reform plan. While the details are not yet finalized, one thing is for certain: American taxpayers will get to keep more of their hard-earned money. And that’s a good thing. But the real beneficiary of tax reform will be American corporations. You see, one of Donald Trump’s promises is to provide relief for corporations by way of a one-time low-rate tax on trillions of dollars held overseas. It’s estimated that U.S. corporations hold approximately $2.7 trillion in foreign banks. Currently, they are unwilling to “repatriate” this money because of the U.S. government’s confiscatory… Read More

President Trump is touting his new tax reform plan. While the details are not yet finalized, one thing is for certain: American taxpayers will get to keep more of their hard-earned money. And that’s a good thing. But the real beneficiary of tax reform will be American corporations. You see, one of Donald Trump’s promises is to provide relief for corporations by way of a one-time low-rate tax on trillions of dollars held overseas. It’s estimated that U.S. corporations hold approximately $2.7 trillion in foreign banks. Currently, they are unwilling to “repatriate” this money because of the U.S. government’s confiscatory tax rate of 35% — the highest in the developed world. Thus, if Trump is successful, American businesses will repatriate its cash back to America at a significant savings to today’s business-killing tax-rate. What isn’t clear, however, is what the tax rate will be on repatriation. #-ad_banner-#So we look to history for precedents. This isn’t the first time the government has come to its collective senses and reduced individual and corporate tax rates. Back in 2004, George W. Bush signed the Homeland Investment Act, part of the American Jobs Creation Act.  The act gave a one-time deduction of 85% on… Read More

Over the past two weeks, I’ve shared with readers two crucial types of dividend stocks that make up my three-part Daily Paycheck Retirement Strategy. By using the right combination of monthly dividend payers, we’ve been able to collect nearly $122,000 in dividends since 2009, and have seen our original $200,000 real-money portfolio grow to over $355,000 today. —Sponsored Link— 7 Rising Dividends With 100 Percent Price Gains Ahead! In this just-updated special report, you’ll discover a proven strategy for securing safe, rising dividends and huge profits in the months and years ahead — no matter what… Read More

Over the past two weeks, I’ve shared with readers two crucial types of dividend stocks that make up my three-part Daily Paycheck Retirement Strategy. By using the right combination of monthly dividend payers, we’ve been able to collect nearly $122,000 in dividends since 2009, and have seen our original $200,000 real-money portfolio grow to over $355,000 today. —Sponsored Link— 7 Rising Dividends With 100 Percent Price Gains Ahead! In this just-updated special report, you’ll discover a proven strategy for securing safe, rising dividends and huge profits in the months and years ahead — no matter what happens next in in China, Europe, or even the broader market. All the details are waiting for you here, along with the names of seven great buys for 100% gains and double-digit dividends — absolutely FREE! In previous issues of StreetAuthority Daily, I talked about my “sweet spot” high yielders — which maximize income — here, and my “Lifetime Income Growers” — which maximize growth — here. But what about minimizing risk? Especially in today’s volatile market? #-ad_banner-#Well, that’s where my last group of securities comes into play. I’ve used them to make my portfolio 31% less… Read More

Rates on the 10-year Treasury have plunged 4.5% since late October, while interest rates on shorter-dated bonds have held steady or increased. This has caused the yield curve to flatten like a pancake, typically a precursor to a recession.  Economic growth in the United States reached 3% last quarter and strong global growth doesn’t seem to point to an end of the eight-year recovery, but there is one sector that has been punished on the drop in rates. Yields on the 10-year have fallen to within 0.69% of the yield on the two-year note, the narrowest since 2007. That narrowing… Read More

Rates on the 10-year Treasury have plunged 4.5% since late October, while interest rates on shorter-dated bonds have held steady or increased. This has caused the yield curve to flatten like a pancake, typically a precursor to a recession.  Economic growth in the United States reached 3% last quarter and strong global growth doesn’t seem to point to an end of the eight-year recovery, but there is one sector that has been punished on the drop in rates. Yields on the 10-year have fallen to within 0.69% of the yield on the two-year note, the narrowest since 2007. That narrowing of rates between short- and long-term bonds is wreaking havoc on a sector that was supposed to be one of the biggest beneficiaries to economic growth and the trend to deregulation this year. There are several catalysts pointing to a potential reversal in the trend to lower long-term rates, meaning that this sector could bounce coming into the new year. #-ad_banner-#​The Trend In Long-Term Rates Could Reverse Quickly Shares of banks and other financials have been hammered on the drop in long-term rates, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) tumbling 2.7% over the last three weeks against… Read More

What makes more sense, gold or bitcoin? Just a few short years ago, this question would have elicited howls of laughter from 99% of investors.  Bitcoin adherents were ridiculed by nearly everyone for even being involved with the product. Gold bugs are still exclaiming, “How dare someone even compare a faddish digital currency, not even a decade old, to thousands of years of gold’s history?”. Even today, in the midst of what is one of the most fantastic bull runs of all time in any investment, bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies are nowhere near mainstream acceptance. Many investors doubt bitcoin’s… Read More

What makes more sense, gold or bitcoin? Just a few short years ago, this question would have elicited howls of laughter from 99% of investors.  Bitcoin adherents were ridiculed by nearly everyone for even being involved with the product. Gold bugs are still exclaiming, “How dare someone even compare a faddish digital currency, not even a decade old, to thousands of years of gold’s history?”. Even today, in the midst of what is one of the most fantastic bull runs of all time in any investment, bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies are nowhere near mainstream acceptance. Many investors doubt bitcoin’s worth, even wondering if it has any true value at all.  Despite the massive gains, when compared to gold, bitcoin is a mere blip on the timeline of history. But it’s this widespread doubt and fear that make bitcoin superior to gold as an investment.  #-ad_banner-#The public never gets fully involved with novel, world-changing technologies until after the first explosive move higher. Smart investors are quietly amassing bitcoin and the other blockchain-based assets during what I see as the early stage of a massive bull run.  I do not doubt that digital currencies and their blockchain backbone are the future… Read More

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) has long been the leader in social media, dominating internet time use and an increasing share of online advertising spending. As of June 2017, the platform counts more than two billion monthly users, including a full one billion who access the site daily. Users spend an average of 35 minutes a day on the platform and access it eight times a day according to Nielsen. It’s been able to translate that social media dominance into a huge chunk of the advertising pie — and shares have soared.  Since the post-IPO low of $17.73 per share, Facebook has… Read More

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) has long been the leader in social media, dominating internet time use and an increasing share of online advertising spending. As of June 2017, the platform counts more than two billion monthly users, including a full one billion who access the site daily. Users spend an average of 35 minutes a day on the platform and access it eight times a day according to Nielsen. It’s been able to translate that social media dominance into a huge chunk of the advertising pie — and shares have soared.  Since the post-IPO low of $17.73 per share, Facebook has jumped ten-fold, with a gain of 56% in this year alone. #-ad_banner-#But the platform has always hit one stumbling block, one weakness where it has lost visitors and limited its revenue potential. It may be about to launch a program that solves that problem, a solution that could improve the user experience, keep people on the platform longer and create another revenue stream. The program could take Facebook from social media control to overall media dominance. Facebook Looks To Become A True Media Power Time spent by users on the Facebook is actually down from… Read More