Less than a year ago, over 35,000 people flocked to the “Woodstock for Capitalists” just for a chance to sit in on a six-hour Q&A with the world’s greatest investor — Warren Buffett. #-ad_banner-#To give you an idea of what kind of spectacle this is, just look at sales for Berkshire-owned Nebraska Furniture Mart located in Omaha where the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting takes place every year. In the week surrounding the prestigious shareholder meeting, Nebraska Furniture Mart did over $40 million in sales… which is typically what they do in one month. The… Read More

Less than a year ago, over 35,000 people flocked to the “Woodstock for Capitalists” just for a chance to sit in on a six-hour Q&A with the world’s greatest investor — Warren Buffett. #-ad_banner-#To give you an idea of what kind of spectacle this is, just look at sales for Berkshire-owned Nebraska Furniture Mart located in Omaha where the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting takes place every year. In the week surrounding the prestigious shareholder meeting, Nebraska Furniture Mart did over $40 million in sales… which is typically what they do in one month. The shareholder meeting is one of the greatest financial-education experiences in the world. Attendees get peppered with useful financial information about not only Berkshire, but investing and the economy as a whole. Here are a few great tips that he shared at his recent shareholder meeting. Using Insurance “Float” For Success “Our investment in the insurance companies reflects a first major step in our efforts to achieve a more diversified base of earning power.” — 1967 Annual Report Insurance is Berkshire’s core operation and the engine that has consistently propelled their… Read More

As Executive Editor of StreetAuthority, I get to have a front-row seat to the analysis made by some of the brightest financial minds in the country. #-ad_banner-#After doing this for many years, it usually takes a lot for something to really stand out and grab my attention. That’s why when I noticed that one of our most conservative analysts recently make a big, bold contrarian call involving the energy sector and a stock currently yielding 14%, I took notice. If he’s right, it could easily become one of the most profitable calls any of… Read More

As Executive Editor of StreetAuthority, I get to have a front-row seat to the analysis made by some of the brightest financial minds in the country. #-ad_banner-#After doing this for many years, it usually takes a lot for something to really stand out and grab my attention. That’s why when I noticed that one of our most conservative analysts recently make a big, bold contrarian call involving the energy sector and a stock currently yielding 14%, I took notice. If he’s right, it could easily become one of the most profitable calls any of our analysts make this year — including myself. Let me explain… Many of you are probably familiar with Nathan Slaughter. As Chief Investment Strategist of our premium newsletter, Total Yield, Nathan is all about two things: dividends and buybacks. It’s this quest to find investments that deliver shareholder value that normally lead him to be one of our most conservative analysts. In fact, Nathan has warned his subscribers in the past about chasing after high yields that may seem too good to be true. After all, what good is a stock… Read More

Today I’d like to introduce you to a man that has developed and perfected a system that he says can lead investors to profits no matter what the market is doing. #-ad_banner-#With markets at new highs and worries of a correction becoming more prevalent, I can’t think of a better time to be talking about his simple, tested strategy. Meet Dr. Thomas Carr. I recently sat down with Dr. Carr for an interview in StreetAuthority Insider, a free newsletter for all active StreetAuthority premium subscribers. Today, I’d like to share it… Read More

Today I’d like to introduce you to a man that has developed and perfected a system that he says can lead investors to profits no matter what the market is doing. #-ad_banner-#With markets at new highs and worries of a correction becoming more prevalent, I can’t think of a better time to be talking about his simple, tested strategy. Meet Dr. Thomas Carr. I recently sat down with Dr. Carr for an interview in StreetAuthority Insider, a free newsletter for all active StreetAuthority premium subscribers. Today, I’d like to share it with you. These questions and answers are meant to give you a better sense of his system and why we think it’s one of the most potentially lucrative strategies we’ve come across in a long time. In short, Dr. Carr has come across what he thinks might be the “holy grail” of trading systems. By the time you finish reading this interview, we think you’ll agree. Briggs: Before we get to the details of your strategy, tell us a little about yourself. Carr: I began trading stocks on… Read More

I’d like to start off today’s issue by sharing an amusing anecdote from one of the books we’ve been passing around the StreetAuthority offices this year. #-ad_banner-#It perfectly illustrates a fatal mistake that most investors are guilty of making at some point. Recognizing it — and fixing it — could mean the difference between achieving outstanding investing success and merely keeping pace with the herd. By the third day of their honeymoon in Las Vegas, the newlyweds had lost their $1,000 gambling allowance. That night in bed, the groom noticed… Read More

I’d like to start off today’s issue by sharing an amusing anecdote from one of the books we’ve been passing around the StreetAuthority offices this year. #-ad_banner-#It perfectly illustrates a fatal mistake that most investors are guilty of making at some point. Recognizing it — and fixing it — could mean the difference between achieving outstanding investing success and merely keeping pace with the herd. By the third day of their honeymoon in Las Vegas, the newlyweds had lost their $1,000 gambling allowance. That night in bed, the groom noticed a glowing object on the dresser. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a $5 chip they had saved as a souvenir. Strangely, the number 17 was flashing on the chip’s face. Taking this as an omen, he donned his green bathrobe and rushed down to the roulette tables, where he placed the $5 chip on the square marked 17. Sure enough, the ball hit 17 and the 35-1 bet paid $175. He let his winnings ride, and once again the little ball landed on 17, paying $6,125. And so it went, until the lucky groom was… Read More

This week I want to tell you about a strategy that could make you a lot of money. #-ad_banner-#You probably haven’t heard much about it. That’s because for the past year and a half, my colleagues and I at StreetAuthority have been quietly designing and beta-testing a new investment system with a select group of about 500 loyal StreetAuthority readers. It’s a system that we think could make you even more money in the stock market than anything we’ve ever created before. In short: it solves one of the most common… Read More

This week I want to tell you about a strategy that could make you a lot of money. #-ad_banner-#You probably haven’t heard much about it. That’s because for the past year and a half, my colleagues and I at StreetAuthority have been quietly designing and beta-testing a new investment system with a select group of about 500 loyal StreetAuthority readers. It’s a system that we think could make you even more money in the stock market than anything we’ve ever created before. In short: it solves one of the most common problems every investor faces — how to get bigger gains in a shorter amount of time. I have to admit, when we first began the project, I was a little skeptical. When we were given the task of creating an investing system that could deliver bigger gains in a shorter amount of time, my first thought was “this sounds an awful lot like trading.” And most people — including myself at first — equate trading with moving in and out of stocks in a matter of hours or days, racking up huge commissions and… Read More

Earlier last week we did things a little different in an issue of StreetAuthority Daily. #-ad_banner-#We didn’t tout some big investment you need to jump into before the holidays. Rather, we focused on educating our readers a little more and gave you an inside look at a question that was asked of Andy Obermueller, Chief Investment Strategist for Game-Changing Stocks. Andy explained to his readers how he incorporates some of Warren Buffett’s investment principles into his mission to find innovative stocks with triple-digit gain potential. Today, I want to… Read More

Earlier last week we did things a little different in an issue of StreetAuthority Daily. #-ad_banner-#We didn’t tout some big investment you need to jump into before the holidays. Rather, we focused on educating our readers a little more and gave you an inside look at a question that was asked of Andy Obermueller, Chief Investment Strategist for Game-Changing Stocks. Andy explained to his readers how he incorporates some of Warren Buffett’s investment principles into his mission to find innovative stocks with triple-digit gain potential. Today, I want to share with you Andy’s response to another question, where a subscriber asked about the best investment advice Andy has ever received.         Q. In your previous issue, you talked a little about Warren Buffett. It made me wonder: What’s the best investment advice you ever got? — Sue P., Madison, New Jersey A. When I was a kid, I had to ride the bus to a magnet school about an hour from our home. In those days, the Wichita Eagle-Beacon published a “Neighbors” section zoned to various areas of the city. It… Read More

Back in September, we told you about one of the most “hated” commodities on earth and how recent bullish developments could send prices soaring. In short, we explained how the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear meltdown in March 2011 led the Japanese government to immediately shut down its remaining nuclear power plants, with countries like Germany also threatening to follow suit. #-ad_banner-#Uranium prices plunged 50% as a result. At the time, it might have looked like the beginning of the end for atomic energy, but this wasn’t the case. In fact, it has actually had no impact whatsoever on uranium… Read More

Back in September, we told you about one of the most “hated” commodities on earth and how recent bullish developments could send prices soaring. In short, we explained how the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear meltdown in March 2011 led the Japanese government to immediately shut down its remaining nuclear power plants, with countries like Germany also threatening to follow suit. #-ad_banner-#Uranium prices plunged 50% as a result. At the time, it might have looked like the beginning of the end for atomic energy, but this wasn’t the case. In fact, it has actually had no impact whatsoever on uranium demand. That’s because as Dave Forest, Chief Investment Strategist for Scarcity & Real Wealth, pointed out, Japanese uranium buyers have continued to accept delivery, opting to stockpile the material rather than end their supply agreements. That’s because Japan simply has no other alternative but to use nuclear. It has historically supplied 30% of Japan’s energy, and the country would have to import an unfathomable amount of oil or gas to make up for the shortfall. Japanese policymakers are slowly beginning to realize this, and now, things are beginning to trend up for uranium… In our original writeup, my colleague Jimmy… Read More

It finally ended… The Federal Reserve recently announced that it would end its third (and possibly final) round of quantitative easing (QE). #-ad_banner-#This brings to close the $1.7 trillion that was pumped into the economy in this round alone. October marked the last month of the $15 billion in monthly bond purchases — down from $85 billion when QE3 started in 2012 — and ends the nearly six-year bond purchasing program. You can see what the program has done to the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve: The central bank’s bond purchasing program has sent the… Read More

It finally ended… The Federal Reserve recently announced that it would end its third (and possibly final) round of quantitative easing (QE). #-ad_banner-#This brings to close the $1.7 trillion that was pumped into the economy in this round alone. October marked the last month of the $15 billion in monthly bond purchases — down from $85 billion when QE3 started in 2012 — and ends the nearly six-year bond purchasing program. You can see what the program has done to the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve: The central bank’s bond purchasing program has sent the stock market soaring… and hopefully you’ve been able to capitalize on this tremendous bull market. To put the recent bull market in perspective, we only need to look at the returns from what is considered the “lost decade” and compare that time frame when the Fed turned on the printing presses. The term “lost decade” stemmed from the sluggish performance of the Japanese economy after its real estate bubble burst in the 1980s and has also been used to describe the state of the U.S. economy from 2000 to 2009. Our analysts have surely enjoyed this latest bull… Read More

Most investors are told that “diversification is the only free lunch.” But this line is often misunderstood to simply mean “the more stocks you hold, the better.” Ridiculous. Many believe this understanding of diversification is the key to achieving market-beating returns, but this simply isn’t the case… Nor is it advisable. Warren Buffett, arguably the most respected (and successful) investor in history, has been very clear about his views on diversification over the years. Here’s what he has to say about the matter: — “Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing” —… Read More

Most investors are told that “diversification is the only free lunch.” But this line is often misunderstood to simply mean “the more stocks you hold, the better.” Ridiculous. Many believe this understanding of diversification is the key to achieving market-beating returns, but this simply isn’t the case… Nor is it advisable. Warren Buffett, arguably the most respected (and successful) investor in history, has been very clear about his views on diversification over the years. Here’s what he has to say about the matter: — “Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing” — “We try to avoid buying a little of this or that when we are only lukewarm about the business or its price. When we are convinced as to attractiveness, we believe in buying worthwhile amounts.” –“If it’s your game, diversification doesn’t make sense. It’s crazy to put money into your 20th choice rather than your 1st choice. It’s the ‘LeBron James’ analogy. If you have LeBron James on your team, don’t take him out of the game just to make room for someone else.” So what gives? Here’s the dirty little secret that Wall Street is not telling you… Read More

One of my favorite things about being the Executive Editor here at StreetAuthority is that I get a front-row seat to some of the best financial analysis in the country. I also know from six years of experience in this business that some of our best insight is inspired by you — our subscribers. #-ad_banner-#​We get dozens of emails from readers each and every day. Our paid analysts do a fantastic job of responding to as many of these messages as possible. (Remember, if you have a question or comment on any issue of StreetAuthority… Read More

One of my favorite things about being the Executive Editor here at StreetAuthority is that I get a front-row seat to some of the best financial analysis in the country. I also know from six years of experience in this business that some of our best insight is inspired by you — our subscribers. #-ad_banner-#​We get dozens of emails from readers each and every day. Our paid analysts do a fantastic job of responding to as many of these messages as possible. (Remember, if you have a question or comment on any issue of StreetAuthority Daily, we’d love to hear from you. Send your emails to editorial@StreetAuthority.com.) Every so often, I see a question come in from a reader — along with a response from one of our chief investment strategists — that’s so good it simply has to be shared with a wider audience. The question is about the benefits of monthly dividend payers, and Nathan Slaughter, Chief Strategist of High-Yield Investing, was kind enough to respond… Q. I’m interested in monthly dividend payers. How many stocks pay monthly distributions and can you suggest a good one?… Read More