Investors are waking up. The opportunity is far too great to ignore. After a dismal outing in 2016, the biotech and pharmaceutical sector is back in a big way with 80 million baby boomers, millions of newly insured Americans, and new innovation leading the charge. It’s already forced the iShares NASDAQ Biotech ETF (IBB) and…
DetailsIf you haven’t heard of Augmented Reality (AR) yet, you will… and fast. Recently Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO, Tim Cook, told folks just how huge AR could be. “I regard it as a big idea like the smartphone,” he says. “The smartphone is for everyone. We don’t have to think the iPhone is about a certain…
DetailsAfter a market-crushing year, small cap stocks are taking center stage yet again. In fact, the Russell 2000 just notched its first all-time high since December, rallying to a high of 1,396.34. And I can personally assure you the run is far from over. All thanks to growing optimism that Donald Trump will propose a…
DetailsWe all dream of uncovering that next hot buyout target. Once a deal hits the news, stocks can soar overnight. So it’s no surprise then, that many investors spend considerable effort tracking them down, as do we. In 2015, we saw $4.3 trillion in deals, smashing a $4.29 trillion record set in 2007. Pfizer announced…
DetailsWhat I’m about to tell you isn’t anything new. But the crisis is getting worse, creating what could be one of the most profitable opportunities of the next decade. While nearly 75% of our planet’s surface is covered in water, less than 3% is freshwater, of which 1% is accessible. Yet, much of even that…
DetailsMost investors want to enjoy what they earn from the markets. To do so, their money needs to generate above market returns with low market risk. That’s Rule No. 1. One of the best ways to do just that is by studying billionaires like Warren Buffett, Baron Rothschild and Sir John Templeton, and applying their…
DetailsApparently, the buck stops with Donald Trump. Since the 1990’s, administrations have fought to keep a strong dollar policy to keep interest rates low, to keep inflation under control and to keep our buying power stronger. But that’s quickly changing. After an incredible 13% run from May 2016 lows, the U.S. dollar is under pressure,…
DetailsJust three weeks into the New Year, the yellow metal may be up 3%, but aluminum is up 8%. Copper is up 17%. All as excitement builds for Donald Trump’s multi-billion dollar infrastructure plans. But what you may not be aware of is that the run in aluminum and copper is far from over. We’re…
DetailsSometimes, size does matter. For quite some time, small cap stocks languished thanks to a number of factors, including a crash in commodities. Then, for most of 2016, traders ignored them. But since the election, small caps have become one of the biggest sector winners on the market. That’s likely to continue well into 2017…
DetailsBy far, it was the most powerful – most lucrative move we’ve ever seen. Between January 2012 and July 2015, the NASDAQ Biotech Index (NBI) rallied from a low of 1,144.05 to a high of 4,194.87. All on the heels of mergers and acquisitions, retiring baby boomers, millions of newly insured Americans, heavy demand and…
Details2016 began well for gold traders. In the first six months, gold bugs watched the metal soar from $1,070 to a high of $1,376.50. Then, with a stronger dollar, rate hikes, and the election, the metal turned south shortly after. The other headwind has been India, which could limit gold exports and reduce overall global…
DetailsUnemployment may have ticked higher to 4.7% in December, but it still remains just shy of the lowest level since August 2007. Better yet, since President Obama took office, the number of employed Americans reportedly jumped by 9.9 million. But while it may sound like great news, remember this. Over the last eight years, 14.6…
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