It’s the biggest story in the world. As oil crashes to $48 – levels not seen since 2009 – there’s no real reason to buy it. It’s down 54% from 2014 highs, with no bottom in sight. There’s no catalyst. While many Americans are cheering lower pump prices, it’s putting heavy pressure on energy company…
Details98% of stocks are bad investments. No really. They are. Now, that doesn’t mean 98% of stocks will go down. Not at all. What I mean is much simpler. If the key to successful investing is buying low and selling high, you must first buy low. Not buy in the middle. Not buy at the…
DetailsYou will hate this trade…I guarantee it. Natural gas prices are in in free fall. There’s almost no reason to buy it either. All the potential catalysts for a rebound are nonexistent. The average temperature (with the exception of the past week) has been warmer than usual. There’s plenty of supply. Fracking has kept natural…
DetailsBy now, I’m sure you’re familiar with the Dogs of the Dow theory. You simply buy the 10 Dog stocks with the highest dividend yields, cash out by year-end and repeat. That’s it. While it ties up money for the year, the returns are worth it. In February 2013, Barron’s noted the Dogs of the…
DetailsThere was no way out. A few weeks ago while oil prices were collapsing, your editor was sitting at a restaurant bar next to a fully-licensed financial advisor. In a stereotypically overconfident manner he regaled me with “facts” about how oil’s price rebound was imminent. He rattled off all the data points ”Peak Oil” theorists…
DetailsYou’ve seen the 2015 forecasts. None of them are inspire much confidence. Goldman Sachs’s top U.S. stock strategist forecasts a 1.8% return for the S&P 500 this year. Jeremy Grantham of GMO said stocks are overvalued by as much as 65% and expects stocks to post negative returns over the next seven years. David Kelly,…
DetailsLife’s too short to get rich slow. That’s what Tom Vu, the original king of late-night real estate investment infomercials, told viewers who thought his 90-minute seminar was a “get rich quick scheme.” It turned out to be just as bad advice as is it is comical. As you know well, instant riches (like the…
DetailsThe next credit crisis has hit. Credit has seized. Interest rates soared. Asset prices collapsed. And, naturally, everyone assumes it will never turnaround. It happens all the time, creating one of the greatest opportunities for investors will to go against the herd. In fact, the last time investors had the chance to make 320%. The…
DetailsOne of the world’s largest money managers says a “tsunami has hit investors.” The costs of the “tsunami” will be enormous. Retirement dreams shattered. Education savings for kids and grandkids destroyed. It’s going to get ugly for an estimated 80% of investors. But there is one simple thing you can do to protect yourself from…
DetailsThe next crisis is here. The cyber attack on Sony lasted just 25 days, but it’s effects are just starting. The hack will directly cost the company up to $200 million because of a 112-minute comedy that North Korea considered an “act of war.” Rest assured there are hundreds of millions of more costs for…
DetailsCuba is open for business! Well, at least it soon will be. The announcement this week of a relaxation of some regulations on trade with Cuba sparked a lot of excitement. U.S. businesses and investors are already targeting the opportunity provided by a market of 11 million Cubans and an island that has — economically…
DetailsOne of the single best stocks to own over the last two years had nothing to do with revolutionary technology. The company, TeleCommunication System (TSYS), really isn’t anything special at all. It builds communications networks that incorporate satellite, high-speed data, and mobile communications networks for healthcare, government, and private companies. It’s a specialized market and…
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