If you only read the headlines on Friday, June 9, you might have thought that financial Armageddon was upon us. Major tech companies like Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Google parent Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL) fell as much as 6% in intraday trading. Meanwhile, the technology sector fell 1.53% and dragged the Nasdaq Composite Index down 113 points, or about 1.8% for the day. The selloff in tech stocks continued into Monday. Headlines screamed that this could be the start of the next major selloff and warned that this major bull market could be nearing its end.  I hope you… Read More

If you only read the headlines on Friday, June 9, you might have thought that financial Armageddon was upon us. Major tech companies like Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Google parent Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL) fell as much as 6% in intraday trading. Meanwhile, the technology sector fell 1.53% and dragged the Nasdaq Composite Index down 113 points, or about 1.8% for the day. The selloff in tech stocks continued into Monday. Headlines screamed that this could be the start of the next major selloff and warned that this major bull market could be nearing its end.  I hope you didn’t listen. Since June 8 — the day before the selloff — the Nasdaq Composite Index is down only 2.5%. Meanwhile, its counterparts the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have fared much better, with the S&P 500 up 0.52% and the Dow Jones up 1.57%.  But what’s perhaps more interesting is the fact that just a handful of stocks caused Nasdaq to slide. The companies I mentioned above — Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet — plus Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) account for nearly 75% of the index’s weighting.  Just consider, the Nasdaq Composite Index is comprised… Read More

You’ve no doubt heard of the company that’s bringing electric vehicles to the masses. Founded in 2003 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company was co-founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk — founder of Space-X and co-founder of PayPal, SolarCity and Zip2. Of course, I’m talking about Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA). The company sells solar panels and solar roofs for energy generation, plus batteries for stationary storage for residential and commercial properties — and, of course, Tesla makes electric vehicles. With the Tesla Roadster debuting in 2008, the S in 2012 and the X in 2015, the company is working on… Read More

You’ve no doubt heard of the company that’s bringing electric vehicles to the masses. Founded in 2003 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company was co-founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk — founder of Space-X and co-founder of PayPal, SolarCity and Zip2. Of course, I’m talking about Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA). The company sells solar panels and solar roofs for energy generation, plus batteries for stationary storage for residential and commercial properties — and, of course, Tesla makes electric vehicles. With the Tesla Roadster debuting in 2008, the S in 2012 and the X in 2015, the company is working on the Model 3, a vehicle developed for the masses with a starting price of about $35,000, compared with the base price of $68,000 for the Model S. Tesla is one of the most controversial stocks in the market. Bring it up and you’ll hear arguments from both sides: there are loyal admirers of Tesla and Musk, and there are those that haven’t yet been sold on either. Tesla fans argue that it’s the vehicle of the future and you’re paying for earnings that are quite possibly still five-to-10 years out. Many will argue that it’s following in similar footsteps as… Read More

We considered it “one of the biggest areas of opportunity in the coming years.” We even said, “this portfolio could provide some very lucrative picks…”  That was back in January 2015, when I first introduced the my International Opportunities portfolio to my premium newsletter, Maximum Profit.  At the time, I knew that the international space was fraught with rick — and opportunity. And with the power of the Maximum Profit system — which relies on two proven indicators (one fundamental and one technical) — I’d be able to sift through to find the real gems of this space. To be… Read More

We considered it “one of the biggest areas of opportunity in the coming years.” We even said, “this portfolio could provide some very lucrative picks…”  That was back in January 2015, when I first introduced the my International Opportunities portfolio to my premium newsletter, Maximum Profit.  At the time, I knew that the international space was fraught with rick — and opportunity. And with the power of the Maximum Profit system — which relies on two proven indicators (one fundamental and one technical) — I’d be able to sift through to find the real gems of this space. To be frank, however, the portfolio hasn’t quite lived up to my expectations. But I believe that’s beginning to change. I’ll touch on that in a moment… The portfolio started off booking a string of winners. Of the first six closed positions, five were winners with an average gain of 9% — nothing to write home about until you consider the fact that the average holding period was only 40 days. The only loss came in at 3%.  —Recommended Link— Use These ‘Rockefeller Stocks’ To Unlock Your Natural Resource Fortune! Rockefeller’s favorite thing in the world was to “see his dividends coming… Read More

One year later and the story has completely changed… As we enter the traditional seasonally weak six-month period of the year, you will no doubt read and hear about the debate over whether the old Wall Street axiom “Sell In May And Go Away” is relevant this year. Of course, no one can predict what the market will do this summer, but one of the reasons that this old saying is still around is because it does have some validity to it, which I’ll touch on in a moment. Readers of my Maximum Profit premium newsletter know that this time… Read More

One year later and the story has completely changed… As we enter the traditional seasonally weak six-month period of the year, you will no doubt read and hear about the debate over whether the old Wall Street axiom “Sell In May And Go Away” is relevant this year. Of course, no one can predict what the market will do this summer, but one of the reasons that this old saying is still around is because it does have some validity to it, which I’ll touch on in a moment. Readers of my Maximum Profit premium newsletter know that this time last year, I was quite cautious regarding the market outlook. I cited a decline in corporate earnings, the trouble my system was having finding companies with exceptional cash flow growth and the sideways trading market as reasons for concern. This was the chart I showed my readers last May:   As you can see — by the shaded green line — earnings were in a decline and the market wasn’t sure what to do. And for the most part we dabbled in and out of a handful stocks, but mainly kept dry powder on hand for when… Read More

From humble beginnings as an online book retailer, few companies have had more of an effect on the retail sector — indeed, the daily lives of all of us — than Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). Today, it’s a $438 billion behemoth, selling just about any product imaginable. That’s the cover story. But Amazon is much more than an online retailer. #-ad_banner-#We’re talking about a company with the analytical capabilities to know what its customers likely want even before they begin searching its website. We’re talking about warehouses strategically placed across the country, carefully stocked with inventory based on its vast databases… Read More

From humble beginnings as an online book retailer, few companies have had more of an effect on the retail sector — indeed, the daily lives of all of us — than Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). Today, it’s a $438 billion behemoth, selling just about any product imaginable. That’s the cover story. But Amazon is much more than an online retailer. #-ad_banner-#We’re talking about a company with the analytical capabilities to know what its customers likely want even before they begin searching its website. We’re talking about warehouses strategically placed across the country, carefully stocked with inventory based on its vast databases — with workers increasingly replaced by more efficient robots — to ensure rapid fulfilment. (Soon, drones may replace delivery drivers.) Its innovations in logistics alone are enough to fill a doctoral thesis. And that’s just half the story. Amazon is also a game-changer in the media business… The advertising business… The cloud business… The list goes on and on. It’s for this reason I call Amazon one of the “World’s Greatest Businesses.” There’s just one problem. For years, Amazon has defied traditional investing logic. Think about it… It’s one of the few “internet” companies that survived the dot-com crash relatively… Read More

There’s a growing concern percolating beneath the surface of the stock market. And, no, I’m not talking about a looming correction or anything like that. It’s a problem that’s making it even tougher for individual investors to find market-beating stocks. It’s a problem that will require investors to have a system, like Maximum Profit, to have any hope… This predicament became even more glaring on April 19 when the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) reported quarterly earnings. #-ad_banner-#BlackRock’s report included an astonishing achievement, even by its own standards. The company’s assets under management (AUM) reached… Read More

There’s a growing concern percolating beneath the surface of the stock market. And, no, I’m not talking about a looming correction or anything like that. It’s a problem that’s making it even tougher for individual investors to find market-beating stocks. It’s a problem that will require investors to have a system, like Maximum Profit, to have any hope… This predicament became even more glaring on April 19 when the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) reported quarterly earnings. #-ad_banner-#BlackRock’s report included an astonishing achievement, even by its own standards. The company’s assets under management (AUM) reached an all-time record of $5.4 trillion. That’s bigger than JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) combined. They accomplished this impressive feat, in large part, by leading a trend that’s radically changing the investment world. You see, fewer and fewer investors are picking individual stocks. Instead, they are opting for index funds, and BlackRock has become a leader in low-cost index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as opposed to actively managed funds. Now, index funds can play a vital role in portfolio management, and I like the fact that they allow investors easy… Read More

The car business is in trouble. But it could actually help one of my holdings in Top Stock Advisor. Let me explain… On April 3, Autodata released March sales numbers and they revealed that vehicle sales fell to the lowest level in more than two years. Auto sales have risen every year since the financial crisis and hit a record 17.6 million vehicles last year. But since the turn of the New Year sales have begun to fade. And the situation is likely only to get worse. #-ad_banner-#You see, used-car prices are beginning to fall. According to the National Automobile… Read More

The car business is in trouble. But it could actually help one of my holdings in Top Stock Advisor. Let me explain… On April 3, Autodata released March sales numbers and they revealed that vehicle sales fell to the lowest level in more than two years. Auto sales have risen every year since the financial crisis and hit a record 17.6 million vehicles last year. But since the turn of the New Year sales have begun to fade. And the situation is likely only to get worse. #-ad_banner-#You see, used-car prices are beginning to fall. According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, used car prices fell roughly 4% in February and are likely to continue heading that direction as a plethora of previously leased vehicles hit the market. The weakness in used-car prices puts pressure on new car sales. Think about it this way. If the price of a used car isn’t that much different from a brand spanking new one… why not get a new vehicle? But as used car prices fall, then the disparity in price makes it easier for consumers to choose used. But the real problem looming in the auto industry — one hardly anyone is… Read More

Many investors spend their time trying to find a dark horse stock that will come out of nowhere to provide monster gains. While this can yield spectacular results for a lucky few, the majority of investors fail most of the time. I take the exact opposite approach to investing. In my premium newsletter, Maximum Profit, I look for stocks that have already proven themselves to be winners, waiting till they have a big lead before placing my bet. To most investors, especially those considered value investors, this probably sounds ludicrous. We have all been taught we need to… Read More

Many investors spend their time trying to find a dark horse stock that will come out of nowhere to provide monster gains. While this can yield spectacular results for a lucky few, the majority of investors fail most of the time. I take the exact opposite approach to investing. In my premium newsletter, Maximum Profit, I look for stocks that have already proven themselves to be winners, waiting till they have a big lead before placing my bet. To most investors, especially those considered value investors, this probably sounds ludicrous. We have all been taught we need to “buy low, sell high.” So how can buying “high” possibly make for a sound investing strategy? #-ad_banner-#Well, I’ve never been a big gambler, but I do know a thing or two about odds. And I’d like to explain my strategy using a horse racing analogy.  Imagine you’re at a horse race, and while everyone else is placing their bets before the race, you get to bet after the race has already begun. In fact, you get to place your bet when there’s already a clear leader who looks likely to win the race. After all, experienced bettors know horses that… Read More

This may sound obvious (or not), but my Maximum Profit system profits from what’s working in the market at any given time — stocks that are already winning. After all, who would you rather pick in a straight-up contest, the hot team with the 10-game winning streak or the opponent who hasn’t won a game in the last four tries? The two picks I’m about to reveal come from the S&P 500’s strongest sector year-to-date: technology. Now, there’s a lot that goes into the system and its algorithms, but in simplest terms it finds winning trades by using two of… Read More

This may sound obvious (or not), but my Maximum Profit system profits from what’s working in the market at any given time — stocks that are already winning. After all, who would you rather pick in a straight-up contest, the hot team with the 10-game winning streak or the opponent who hasn’t won a game in the last four tries? The two picks I’m about to reveal come from the S&P 500’s strongest sector year-to-date: technology. Now, there’s a lot that goes into the system and its algorithms, but in simplest terms it finds winning trades by using two of the most powerful indicators from the worlds of technical and fundamental analysis. The first of these is known as relative strength. Relative strength (RS) — not to be confused with the relative strength index (RSI) — forms the foundation of my system. Relative strength is one of the few true edges available in the investing world. Even Eugene Fama, father of the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) — which says that markets efficiently price stocks using all available information — called relative strength an “anomaly” (in a good way!). It’s been proven that stocks with high RS scores — stocks that… Read More