What do Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Campbell’s Soup (NYSE: CPB) and Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) all have in common? In short, they’ve all survived some of the biggest economic catastrophes the world has ever seen. While thousands of business have come and gone since the early 1900s, these companies have managed to prosper through more than a century of political and economic turbulence. So what’s allowed these companies to continually generate wealth for shareholders despite two world wars, the Great Depression, and countless bull markets and recessions? It’s simple: They all belong to a select group of investments that we… Read More

What do Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Campbell’s Soup (NYSE: CPB) and Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) all have in common? In short, they’ve all survived some of the biggest economic catastrophes the world has ever seen. While thousands of business have come and gone since the early 1900s, these companies have managed to prosper through more than a century of political and economic turbulence. So what’s allowed these companies to continually generate wealth for shareholders despite two world wars, the Great Depression, and countless bull markets and recessions? It’s simple: They all belong to a select group of investments that we like to call Forever Stocks. — Sponsored Link — Grab Fast 290% Profit With ORRP The lithium industry just tripled in value as demand is reaching epic proportions. As the world races to buy as much as possible, early shareholders in ORRP could be the biggest benefactors. Read this report before your chance at 290% profits is gone. For those of you aren’t familiar, Forever Stocks is a distinction we’ve come up with at StreetAuthority for companies that have rewarded shareholders for generations. Not only do these companies often sport durable brand… Read More

Today, we are in the midst of a technological renaissance. The power of a semiconductor (the heart of most of today’s technological innovation) doubles every two years, according to Moore’s Law.  #-ad_banner-#Elon Musk, the visionary behind PayPal, Tesla, Space X and more, recently remarked in an interview that the average smartphone user arguably has more power than the president of the United States had 20 years ago. If you think about it for a second, you can see how he has a point. You can answer any question, video conference or message practically anyone, anytime, anywhere — all… Read More

Today, we are in the midst of a technological renaissance. The power of a semiconductor (the heart of most of today’s technological innovation) doubles every two years, according to Moore’s Law.  #-ad_banner-#Elon Musk, the visionary behind PayPal, Tesla, Space X and more, recently remarked in an interview that the average smartphone user arguably has more power than the president of the United States had 20 years ago. If you think about it for a second, you can see how he has a point. You can answer any question, video conference or message practically anyone, anytime, anywhere — all in an instant.  Nearly every aspect of life is now digitized: from family photos and funny videos to medical records and bank statements. And while the convenience of our daily lives has grown exponentially thanks to the advances of digital technologically, so have the potential threats against individual Americans.  — Recommended Link — If You Get This Letter In The Mail, It Could Cost You $25,000 400,000 Americans just received notice that their retirement benefits could be slashed by 50%. Millions more could get their letters in the mail any day now. Click here to find out if your benefits are… Read More

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen gave a speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday, saying that the central bank will likely raise short-term interest rates at least once by the end of the year. The first possible increase could be during the Fed’s policy meeting on Sept. 20-21. But according to the Wall Street Journal, any announcement will likely depend on the results of the Sept. 2 jobs report. If the data disappoint, then the door is still open for a possible rate hike in November or December. #-ad_banner-#From the Journal: “The Fed pushed rates to near zero in December… Read More

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen gave a speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday, saying that the central bank will likely raise short-term interest rates at least once by the end of the year. The first possible increase could be during the Fed’s policy meeting on Sept. 20-21. But according to the Wall Street Journal, any announcement will likely depend on the results of the Sept. 2 jobs report. If the data disappoint, then the door is still open for a possible rate hike in November or December. #-ad_banner-#From the Journal: “The Fed pushed rates to near zero in December 2008, kept them there for seven years and then nudged them up a quarter percentage point last December. Officials began the year expecting to raise rates four times in quarter-point increments but have delayed moving them because economic growth disappointed in the first half of the year and because they were uncertain about developments overseas and about the strength of the U.S. job market after some soft reports. Ms. Yellen said her worries had dissipated. ‘While economic growth has not been rapid, it has been sufficient to generate further improvement in the labor market,’ Ms. Yellen said. Broad measures of… Read More

Today I’d like to dust off one of our favorite strategies for dealing with a pullback: getting paid to buy stocks at a discount. If you’ve followed along with StreetAuthority Daily for a while, then you’re probably familiar with my colleague Amber Hestla and the put-selling strategy she uses in her premium newsletter, Income Trader. For those that 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. And in a market making new all-time highs week after week, I don’t have… Read More

Today I’d like to dust off one of our favorite strategies for dealing with a pullback: getting paid to buy stocks at a discount. If you’ve followed along with StreetAuthority Daily for a while, then you’re probably familiar with my colleague Amber Hestla and the put-selling strategy she uses in her premium newsletter, Income Trader. For those that 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. And in a market making new all-time highs week after week, I don’t have to tell you that the available “discounts” on quality companies are far and few between. Here’s how it works. Let’s say you really want to buy software giant Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT). But at a recent price of just over $57.50 per share, you feel like the stock is a little expensive. At that price, the stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.6, which is pretty rich when compared to its five-year average of 20. Consequently, that P/E is also a good deal above the broader market’s current valuation (the S&P 500’s P/E is about 20). You’d feel a lot… Read More

It’s easy to like Warren Buffett. Despite amassing a nearly $66 billion fortune, he remains folksy and accessible. He’s not perfect — but then again, he’s also rarely wrong.  But one important thing to keep in mind when studying Warren Buffett is understanding that Buffett would not be where he is today without Charlie Munger, his business partner.  Munger may not be as famous as Buffett, but he has been instrumental in not only Berkshire Hathaway’s success — but also Buffett’s evolution as an investor. #-ad_banner-# Warren Buffett came up as a disciple of Ben Graham, the father of “value… Read More

It’s easy to like Warren Buffett. Despite amassing a nearly $66 billion fortune, he remains folksy and accessible. He’s not perfect — but then again, he’s also rarely wrong.  But one important thing to keep in mind when studying Warren Buffett is understanding that Buffett would not be where he is today without Charlie Munger, his business partner.  Munger may not be as famous as Buffett, but he has been instrumental in not only Berkshire Hathaway’s success — but also Buffett’s evolution as an investor. #-ad_banner-# Warren Buffett came up as a disciple of Ben Graham, the father of “value investing”. This can be basically defined as buying stocks trading for dirt-cheap valuations. And it was this approach that led Buffett’s investment partnership to acquire Berkshire Hathaway in 1965. Back then, Berkshire was a failing textile manufacturer. The stock was selling for around $7.50 per share, a major discount from the per-share working capital of $10.25 and book value of $20.20. Buffett also noticed that the company was using the proceeds from closing down some of its plants to repurchase shares.  So Buffett quietly began purchasing shares until Berkshire’s then-CEO issued a tender offer to buy back shares for $11.375. Read More

With the market hitting new highs recently, investors should be weary of small-cap stocks. That’s because when the market inevitably turns, it’s usually smaller stocks that lead the charge in either direction. #-ad_banner-#But while investors should be cautious about small-cap stocks in general, my colleague Andy Obermueller has identified one that could be an exception. Back in August of last year, Andy highlighted a little-known company called Amplify (NYSE: BETR), an Austin, Texas-based snack food company. Amplify’s best-selling product is Skinny Pop, a healthy form of popcorn. But it also makes a host of other health-conscious foods for consumers. When… Read More

With the market hitting new highs recently, investors should be weary of small-cap stocks. That’s because when the market inevitably turns, it’s usually smaller stocks that lead the charge in either direction. #-ad_banner-#But while investors should be cautious about small-cap stocks in general, my colleague Andy Obermueller has identified one that could be an exception. Back in August of last year, Andy highlighted a little-known company called Amplify (NYSE: BETR), an Austin, Texas-based snack food company. Amplify’s best-selling product is Skinny Pop, a healthy form of popcorn. But it also makes a host of other health-conscious foods for consumers. When Andy originally wrote about Amplify, he issued an immediate “buy” recommendation on the stock, which had recently gone public. Andy recently confessed to his Game-Changing Stocks readers that his timing was perhaps a little bit off, but anyone who followed his recommendation is still sitting on a nice gain:       “Looking back, I can see — and feel obligated to confess — that I made an error in my timing. As with many IPOs, the market created future entry points far more attractive than the pricing available at the time of my recommendation. I erred further in failing… Read More

Fox Business recently tapped our resident options expert Jared Levy to discuss earnings results and debate a recent research report on the future of the U.S. economy from Morgan Stanley. The report’s headline: “No Fed Rate Hike Until 2018.” That’s news enough, but as Jared dug deeper, he found some troubling signs relating to the American consumer as well…… Read More

Fox Business recently tapped our resident options expert Jared Levy to discuss earnings results and debate a recent research report on the future of the U.S. economy from Morgan Stanley. The report’s headline: “No Fed Rate Hike Until 2018.” That’s news enough, but as Jared dug deeper, he found some troubling signs relating to the American consumer as well… Here’s what Jared told readers of his premium newsletter, Pro Trader, about the report:       “The Morgan Stanley report forecast 2017 U.S. GDP growth at only 1.5%, which is 35% lower than the consensus of 2.3%. The report detailed just how bad things are for American consumers and how many were skimping on expenditures and saving in record numbers. Morgan Stanley explained that the Fed would be working overtime just to… Read More

#-ad_banner-#I have some important news to share with you today. Readers of our premium income advisory, The Daily Paycheck, know that longtime Chief Investment Strategist Amy Calistri recently learned that her mother has cancer. In light of this difficult news, Amy decided to step away from her role and focus on caring for her family. I’ll introduce Amy’s replacement in a moment, but first, I’d be remiss if I didn’t say a few things about my colleague and what she’s meant to us as well as her valued subscribers. We’ve learned much from Amy over the years. And… Read More

#-ad_banner-#I have some important news to share with you today. Readers of our premium income advisory, The Daily Paycheck, know that longtime Chief Investment Strategist Amy Calistri recently learned that her mother has cancer. In light of this difficult news, Amy decided to step away from her role and focus on caring for her family. I’ll introduce Amy’s replacement in a moment, but first, I’d be remiss if I didn’t say a few things about my colleague and what she’s meant to us as well as her valued subscribers. We’ve learned much from Amy over the years. And there’s perhaps no greater testament to that by looking at the results she’s produced in The Daily Paycheck. Here’s how she recapped her experience with the Daily Paycheck system in a parting note to her subscribers:       “It takes a bit of patience to be a Daily Paycheck investor. It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme. But with a little time and patience, The Daily Paycheck strategy can make a significant difference in anyone’s life. Let’s see how patience has paid off for us so far… In the roughly six and a half years… Read More

Do you follow the 80/20 rule? During the past century this simple ratio has developed into one of the most useful concepts and tools of modern-day routine. In a moment, I’ll show you how you can use a version of the 80/20 rule to help take your portfolio to a whole other level. #-ad_banner-#First, some background… The 80/20 rule assumes that most of the results in any situation — sales, finance and even personal relationships — are determined by a small number of events. The… Read More

Do you follow the 80/20 rule? During the past century this simple ratio has developed into one of the most useful concepts and tools of modern-day routine. In a moment, I’ll show you how you can use a version of the 80/20 rule to help take your portfolio to a whole other level. #-ad_banner-#First, some background… The 80/20 rule assumes that most of the results in any situation — sales, finance and even personal relationships — are determined by a small number of events. The notion of the “vital few” has its origins in 1906 in Italy, where economist Vilfredo Pareto observed that 80% of the wealth was controlled by 20% of the population. Pareto reportedly developed the principle after observing similar scenarios in everyday life, including the fact that 80% of the peas in his garden came from only 20% of the pea pods. Then came Joseph Juran, a quality management pioneer in the United States in the 1930s and ’40s. In citing the “Pareto Principle,” Juran postulated that 20% of product defects caused 80% of product problems. Read More

Jessie Livermore was one of the greatest traders of all time. He first began trading stocks nearly a hundred years ago, making and losing multi-million dollar fortunes several times over.  His life and trading methods are recounted in the 1923 book “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator,” by Edwin LeFerve. The book is considered a classic among traders and is still read to this day (the hardback retails for $187.95 on Amazon).  #-ad_banner-#Livermore began his career in what were called “bucket shops” — typically a warehouse or storefront where smaller speculators could make bets on the price movements of stocks (although… Read More

Jessie Livermore was one of the greatest traders of all time. He first began trading stocks nearly a hundred years ago, making and losing multi-million dollar fortunes several times over.  His life and trading methods are recounted in the 1923 book “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator,” by Edwin LeFerve. The book is considered a classic among traders and is still read to this day (the hardback retails for $187.95 on Amazon).  #-ad_banner-#Livermore began his career in what were called “bucket shops” — typically a warehouse or storefront where smaller speculators could make bets on the price movements of stocks (although actual shares were rarely bought or sold). Of course, this practice was highly risky, since corruption was rampant and the bucket shops allowed individuals to make bets on as little as 1% margin. But somehow, Livermore was able to make $1,000 at the age of 15 (a small fortune back then). Later in life, he moved to New York and began trading in more legitimate markets. Among his accomplishments: — He shorted Union Pacific Railroad before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake — Shorted the market before the Panic of 1907 — Made… Read More