Stocks just had their worst December since the Great Depression and Wall Street analysts are scrambling to update their price targets and recommendations. Analysts tracked by Factset Earnings now see fourth quarter earnings for the S&P 500 just 12.4% higher from 2017. That’s from estimated growth of 16.6% in late-September and profits are expected just 7.9% higher for 2019 versus last year. —Recommended Link— The Top 10 ‘Must-Own’ Stocks For 2019 Your Definitive Guide To Beating This Market (Stock Names and Ticker Symbols Revealed). Stock #1 has doubled its dividend over the past 6 years… dishing out more than… Read More

Stocks just had their worst December since the Great Depression and Wall Street analysts are scrambling to update their price targets and recommendations. Analysts tracked by Factset Earnings now see fourth quarter earnings for the S&P 500 just 12.4% higher from 2017. That’s from estimated growth of 16.6% in late-September and profits are expected just 7.9% higher for 2019 versus last year. —Recommended Link— The Top 10 ‘Must-Own’ Stocks For 2019 Your Definitive Guide To Beating This Market (Stock Names and Ticker Symbols Revealed). Stock #1 has doubled its dividend over the past 6 years… dishing out more than $8.9 Billion to shareholders in 2018. It has one of the widest moats you’ll ever see, and continues to grow in virtually every market around the world. Details here. The end-of-year recommendations and estimates have become a deafening roar as analysts sell investors into the next hot stock. #-ad_banner-#But should you listen? Analysts aren’t infallible and are sometimes just plain wrong. In fact, playing the contrarian against analyst recommendations could help you find opportunities ready for the rebound. Should You Follow Analyst Recommendations In Stocks? Analyst stock ratings can seem like a crap shoot with research by NerdWallet showing… Read More

Over at my premium newsletter, Game-Changing Stocks, we often concentrate mostly on younger companies — those whose profit-making days are just beginning. But as investors, we cannot ignore inexpensive stocks. —Recommended Link— Christmas Savings Event — 85% Savings On Fast-Track Millionaire Until midnight tonight, we’re offering a special savings event. Fast-Track Millionaire is opening up 50 seats at an incredible 85% discount. Join hundreds of other investors already using this simple yet powerful system to generate millions. This year give yourself the gift of financial peace of mind. Remember, only 50 readers will be able to claim this incredible… Read More

Over at my premium newsletter, Game-Changing Stocks, we often concentrate mostly on younger companies — those whose profit-making days are just beginning. But as investors, we cannot ignore inexpensive stocks. —Recommended Link— Christmas Savings Event — 85% Savings On Fast-Track Millionaire Until midnight tonight, we’re offering a special savings event. Fast-Track Millionaire is opening up 50 seats at an incredible 85% discount. Join hundreds of other investors already using this simple yet powerful system to generate millions. This year give yourself the gift of financial peace of mind. Remember, only 50 readers will be able to claim this incredible discount. Don’t miss out. Click here for the full details. This month, I’m on the hunt for attractively-valued companies. Some of these bargains might have become cheap because of the recent market volatility, and for some, the attractive valuation would only be an indicator of deteriorating business or other issues. But you won’t ever know which one it is unless you start looking.  Because of the many possible ways of defining “attractive” valuation, and because of the wide stock universe, I first needed to set a few restrictions. #-ad_banner-#First: only technology companies. That’s because these are the companies whose missions… Read More

I’ve long been an everything-happens-for-a-reason disciple. And while the stock market sometimes exaggerates or undervalues a company or a sector (providing a good reason for stock-picking), if an underlying trend exists, a company’s stock price action cannot operate in isolation. This is why it’s important to know your stocks and sectors, and that’s why single-company valuation should be viewed together with that of its group’s. For such comparisons, having a watch list of potential holdings is quite helpful. Ergo, I present to you a watch list I created for a group of leading cloud computing companies. As you can see… Read More

I’ve long been an everything-happens-for-a-reason disciple. And while the stock market sometimes exaggerates or undervalues a company or a sector (providing a good reason for stock-picking), if an underlying trend exists, a company’s stock price action cannot operate in isolation. This is why it’s important to know your stocks and sectors, and that’s why single-company valuation should be viewed together with that of its group’s. For such comparisons, having a watch list of potential holdings is quite helpful. Ergo, I present to you a watch list I created for a group of leading cloud computing companies. As you can see below, the entire group had a strong rally earlier this year, a rally that was interrupted by the fourth-quarter market rout. With the underlying trend of corporate IT moving to the cloud and the accompanying multi-billion-dollar spending (which is forecast to reach $160 billion this year, an increase of 23.2% over 2017, according to the International Data Corporation), the selloff could be viewed as a buying opportunity, at least for the best of the group. A Closer Look… All the companies on this list are peers of the No. 1 cloud pick in my premium service, Fast-Track… Read More

The markets closed the week before last with all three indexes firmly in a correction, down more than 10% from the 52-week high. This selloff has brought out value for the first time in years and some best-of-breed companies are off their normal premium-pricing. —Recommended Link— URGENT: Trump Could Shatter The Market With This… If something doesn’t change soon, Trump could start a cataclysmic shift in the American economy… Are you prepared? Click here now. Of course, the selloff could get much worse and even the best names could fall further,… Read More

The markets closed the week before last with all three indexes firmly in a correction, down more than 10% from the 52-week high. This selloff has brought out value for the first time in years and some best-of-breed companies are off their normal premium-pricing. —Recommended Link— URGENT: Trump Could Shatter The Market With This… If something doesn’t change soon, Trump could start a cataclysmic shift in the American economy… Are you prepared? Click here now. Of course, the selloff could get much worse and even the best names could fall further, but there’s one very important difference between what I call “forever stocks” and the thousands of other shares traded on the exchanges. #-ad_banner-#Whether a recession comes sooner or later, these are the names with strong competitive advantages that will not only survive the downturn but take market share as less efficient companies struggle. That means you don’t have to time a market downturn perfectly. Any investment in forever stocks can be a great long-term buy. The Strategy That Doesn’t Depend On Market Timing To say it’s a volatile market is an understatement. The VIX volatility index has jumped to… Read More

In a recent issue of Fast-Track Millionaire, I introduced my subscribers to a feature our portfolios have not seen until now: a market hedge. And not just any hedge. A high-quality bond might protect you from stock volatility, but it’s not likely to make you a lot of money if the market tanks. —Recommended Link— “It’s like getting 26 paychecks advanced to you in ONE LUMP SUM!” Executive Dividends are one of Wall Street’s best-kept secrets, paying out a small fortune in unannounced cash seemingly at random–and today, Nathan Slaughter shows you where to find them. Read more here. Read More

In a recent issue of Fast-Track Millionaire, I introduced my subscribers to a feature our portfolios have not seen until now: a market hedge. And not just any hedge. A high-quality bond might protect you from stock volatility, but it’s not likely to make you a lot of money if the market tanks. —Recommended Link— “It’s like getting 26 paychecks advanced to you in ONE LUMP SUM!” Executive Dividends are one of Wall Street’s best-kept secrets, paying out a small fortune in unannounced cash seemingly at random–and today, Nathan Slaughter shows you where to find them. Read more here. Today, I’d like to tell you a little about it — and why you might want to consider implementing this tool yourself. #-ad_banner-#While I think abandoning the market is not the answer to recent volatility, this does not mean I want my readers to stand idly by and watch the value of their portfolios decline. One solution is to start building a portfolio hedge. A hedge, by definition, is something that would make you money in case your main investment won’t. And I believe one such hedge exists. Of course, it’s not fool-proof — there is no guarantee, just as… Read More

How do you position yourself into the end of the year in order to maximize the potential for gains and while minimizing exposure to the least-promising stocks? With the markets taking wild swings on an almost daily basis for the past month, this question becomes more important than ever. —Recommended Link— 9 Investment Revelations For 2019 From toppling the titans of Monday night entertainment to robotic heart surgery… 2019 will be a very interesting year for investors. Want to know where the smart money will be in 2019? Discover 9 Game-Changing Predictions for 2019 NOW. The answer to the… Read More

How do you position yourself into the end of the year in order to maximize the potential for gains and while minimizing exposure to the least-promising stocks? With the markets taking wild swings on an almost daily basis for the past month, this question becomes more important than ever. —Recommended Link— 9 Investment Revelations For 2019 From toppling the titans of Monday night entertainment to robotic heart surgery… 2019 will be a very interesting year for investors. Want to know where the smart money will be in 2019? Discover 9 Game-Changing Predictions for 2019 NOW. The answer to the first part is relatively simple, albeit not easy: the best stocks are usually the ones that are positioned to grow in good times and bad. But it can be harder to determine stocks that are best to ignore (if you don’t own them) or to sell (if you do own them). It could be even harder to pull the trigger. #-ad_banner-#Even as the market, during periodic re-evaluation processes, inevitably creates new bargains, some stocks remain too dangerous. Their relative unattractiveness could stem from their deteriorating businesses, over-leveraged balance sheets, or inept management. So today, I want to concentrate on some… Read More

In the last two mid-month updates of my premium newsletter Extreme Tech Profits, I shared with subscribers a scan built around a discovery I learned from Dr. Len Zacks, founder of Zacks Investment Research. He is the one who taught me to look for what I call a “valuation disconnect”; that is, an event in the life of a company that takes place whenever new earnings information arises unexpectedly. If this new information is positive – e.g., an increase in earnings growth that had not been foreseen by the analysts – it typically causes the stock price to rise over… Read More

In the last two mid-month updates of my premium newsletter Extreme Tech Profits, I shared with subscribers a scan built around a discovery I learned from Dr. Len Zacks, founder of Zacks Investment Research. He is the one who taught me to look for what I call a “valuation disconnect”; that is, an event in the life of a company that takes place whenever new earnings information arises unexpectedly. If this new information is positive – e.g., an increase in earnings growth that had not been foreseen by the analysts – it typically causes the stock price to rise over the next few weeks as investors strive to price in that new information. —Recommended Link— JUST RELEASED: The 9 Biggest Things To Happen To Investing In 2019 Your 2019 investment “cheat sheet” is ready… Our annual Game-Changing Stocks Predictions have left many readers stunned. Some wondered if we had some kind of crystal ball on the market… others asked if we were getting away with insider trading. And this year… could hold our biggest reveal yet… Click here to see what 2019 has in store for you. I also showed you how, once we add a valuation filter to… Read More

There are many tools designed to help investors analyze their portfolio holdings and to ultimately weed out undesirable or riskier stocks. Financial analysis is always helpful, of course, but studying companies’ balance sheets and their filings requires a lot of time and effort. Financial ratios, such as Price-to-Earnings, Price-to-Sales, Debt-to-Equity and others are all very useful, but some are more readily available than others. —Recommended Link— New Retirement Solution: ‘Executive Dividends’ Issued by some of the biggest corporations in America but unreported by the press, these “Executive Dividends” can be worth a fortune–if you know where to look… See… Read More

There are many tools designed to help investors analyze their portfolio holdings and to ultimately weed out undesirable or riskier stocks. Financial analysis is always helpful, of course, but studying companies’ balance sheets and their filings requires a lot of time and effort. Financial ratios, such as Price-to-Earnings, Price-to-Sales, Debt-to-Equity and others are all very useful, but some are more readily available than others. —Recommended Link— New Retirement Solution: ‘Executive Dividends’ Issued by some of the biggest corporations in America but unreported by the press, these “Executive Dividends” can be worth a fortune–if you know where to look… See how to cash in HERE, starting at $3,080 per month. For the most recent stock screen I shared with my Fast-Track Millionaire subscribers, I chose one of the “less-available” ratios to search for companies with questionable financial health, with the ultimate goal of locating a set of stocks investors are better off avoiding. As a second measure, I reviewed revenue growth from last year. But let’s start from the beginning. A good measure of a company’s overall health is Return on Equity (ROE). This financial ratio shows, generally speaking, how much profit is generated for shareholders’ equity stake. #-ad_banner-#A negative… Read More

Investors are still shell-shocked from the worst October since 2008 and the pain may be far from over. Economists are lowering estimates for next year and corporate earnings are expected to grow just 9% in 2019 against a breakneck 20% growth this year, according to FactSet Research. —Recommended Link— The Only Pot Stock Worth Owning This summer, Canada completely legalized cannabis for medical and recreational use — sparking an $8 BILLION industry. Our experts have their sights on a company that’s been granted a virtual monopoly by the Canadian government – a moat that would make Warren Buffett jealous. Read More

Investors are still shell-shocked from the worst October since 2008 and the pain may be far from over. Economists are lowering estimates for next year and corporate earnings are expected to grow just 9% in 2019 against a breakneck 20% growth this year, according to FactSet Research. —Recommended Link— The Only Pot Stock Worth Owning This summer, Canada completely legalized cannabis for medical and recreational use — sparking an $8 BILLION industry. Our experts have their sights on a company that’s been granted a virtual monopoly by the Canadian government – a moat that would make Warren Buffett jealous. Get in early on this exceptional triple-digit opportunity before it’s too late. Click here to learn more. Take any analogy you like — that the ballgame is in the 7th inning or the punch bowl may soon be taken from the party — the fact is that investors need to start thinking about the next downturn. Even if a recession doesn’t end the historic bull market, next year and into 2020 is likely to be marked by declining economic growth and disappointing earnings. In this kind of environment, investors should consider innovative companies that can grow irrespective of the broader… Read More

The economy is looking great in 2018. Despite the recent stock market rout, many underlying fundamentals remain very bullish. That is, all but the housing market. This significant barometer of economic health has started to slip lower. At first glance, the slowdown appears to an aberration in the overall bullish picture. However, a closer look reveals that the underlying drivers of the housing slowdown may be long term. —Recommended Link— 10 Stocks That Must Be In Your Portfolio By 12/31/2018 From beverage behemoths to cybersecurity firms and everything in between–Get your hands on our just-released top 10 “must own”… Read More

The economy is looking great in 2018. Despite the recent stock market rout, many underlying fundamentals remain very bullish. That is, all but the housing market. This significant barometer of economic health has started to slip lower. At first glance, the slowdown appears to an aberration in the overall bullish picture. However, a closer look reveals that the underlying drivers of the housing slowdown may be long term. —Recommended Link— 10 Stocks That Must Be In Your Portfolio By 12/31/2018 From beverage behemoths to cybersecurity firms and everything in between–Get your hands on our just-released top 10 “must own” stocks for 2019 absolutely free. Claim your copy of the Top 10 stocks for 2019 NOW. Consumer confidence is soaring, unemployment is at historic lows, and wages are trending higher. By most analyses, these factors should lead to a thriving housing market. It only makes sense that happy consumers combined with higher salaries and greater employment numbers lead to soaring housing, right? #-ad_banner-#Wrong! There a four primary metrics that have placed a damper on housing. First, mortgage interest rates have ramped higher by 100 basis points since 2017. Even such a small increase acts negatively on home affordability for many… Read More