If you read StreetAuthority regularly, then you probably know about the “Dividend Decade.” This is a prediction by StreetAuthority Co-Founder Paul Tracy that dividends will account for all of the market‘s… Read More

Following a stock trend is one of the most effective investing methods ever devised. This age-old strategy waits until an uptrend is apparent on the stock chart. The uptrend in trend-following is created when certain criteria… Read More

Employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement accounts have become the primary retirement plans for the majority of investors. They are easy, effective and automatic-saving tools. Not to mention, many employers offer matching contributions, creating a powerful strategy to build retirement wealth. On the other hand, self-directed investors… Read More

As I’ve been saying in the past articles of this series, diversification can take different forms. Depending on the size of your portfolio and personal interest, diversification can lead into unusual and exciting profit opportunities.#-ad_banner-# You… Read More

My favorite thing about investing is that you never stop learning. No matter how much knowledge you think you have, there is always something new that can open up an entirely different perspective on a topic. Recently, I learned an interesting and lucrative piece… Read More

In the past few weeks, I’ve told you about the five assets that could save your portfolio. I’ve shown my favorite gold and oil plays, how to protect a portfolio with commodities, how real estate provides safety in good and bad times, and how owning gold coins… Read More

Many crisis investors believe the ultimate portfolio protection is the physical ownership of gold bullion or gold coins. This type of wealth accumulation can weather nearly any economic storm. Not to mention, every society on Earth sees owning actual gold as valuable. Even in the case of a complete economic… Read More

Many investors believe Warren Buffett is the greatest long-term investor of all time. With a net worth of more than $60 billion, he is by any measure, an incredibly successful investor.  Adherent to the value-investing teachings of Benjamin… Read More

“Beware the Ides of March.” This famous line uttered by a soothsayer in William Shakespeare’s 1601 play, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,” warned the ruler of his pending demise on the 15th day of March. Well, we all know what happened to Caesar.#-ad_banner-# We could apply this same warning to… Read More

Real estate used to be the bedrock of many investors’ portfolios. It used to stand the test of time as a sensible, solid investment across most every economic situation. That was until 2007, when the entire real… Read More