What Paul Ryan’s Rise Means for Markets

Analysts Get It Wrong Again and You’ve Got Another Double Digit Opportunity

There's an old joke on Wall Street that makes the rounds every now and again... ...God invented analysts to make weather forecasters look good. Meant as a tongue in cheek poke at the complexity of financial markets, it's unfortunately all too true. Conventional analysts are often blind to new developments, changes in earnings, evolving consumer habits, and more. Worse, like ostriches,

No One Believes Beijing’s Latest Numbers… But They’re Not The Real Takeaway

China reported its most recent GDP figures and 6.9% growth versus the officially targeted 7% everybody was expecting. Predictably, the world gasped:                 ...China's slowing down                 ...China's faking numbers to meet political pressure                 ...China's real growth is far less than

Wal-Mart’s Struggles Are a Grim Sign for American Consumers

China’s Latest Growth Numbers Show a Buying Opportunity for American Stocks

What Wal-Mart’s $21 Billion Wipeout Really Tells You

No doubt you've heard about Wal-Mart's $21 billion wipeout this past Wednesday following revelations from senior management that the company may suffer a 6% - 12% drop in earnings in 2017. The headlines were certainly hard to miss: ...Wal-Mart Surprises Market With Dim Outlook - The Wall Street Journal ...Wal-Mart Stock Hammered as Profit Warning Triggers Price War Fears -

Stop Doing This and Boost Your Returns by 190%

There's nothing like a market swoon when it comes to unleashing the most damaging of all investor behaviors - emotional decision making. We've talked a lot about how catastrophic this can be during our time together with good reason - investors who make knee-jerk decisions damn themselves to abysmal returns. Today, we've going to revisit the subject because emotions are running high right

Morgan Stanley Analysts Join Us on the GoPro Bandwagon

"Better late than never" goes the old expression. Morgan Stanley analysts cut their target price for GoPro shares by -43.5% from $62 a share to $35 a share Tuesday... after the stock had already fallen 67% from its high of $93.85/share in October 2014. To say they're in firm command of the obvious is an understatement. Still, millions of investors were surprised and the stock got

VW: Don’t Go Bottom Fishing Yet

Preconditioned to "buy the dips" and capitalize on special situations, millions of investors have picked up shares in Volkswagen with the hope of making a killing on the rebound. I think that's a mistake. No doubt special situations can create huge profits, but what's happening now with VW is very different and poses special risks other "turnarounds" don't. We're going to talk about that

My Three Criteria for My Buy List in These Markets

This $709 Billion Sub-Trend Could Make Your Portfolio Pop

Sometimes a big trend isn't little enough - what I mean by that is that a big trend may not be as focused as you'd like. To really refine your profit potential, you've got to hone in on a sub-trend. We're going to talk about that today and, specifically, how recent trading conditions have created an opening that most people don't see in a sub-trend driving one of the most powerful of our

This Data Is Too Terrible for the Fed’s “Bad Is Good” Meme to Fool Markets

Another Wall Street Darling to Short

GoPro Inc. (NasdaqGS:GPRO) continues to defy the odds thanks to a litany of headlines and experts who just "know" the stock is going to rebound. ...Pac Crest says buy the stock despite "session" disappointment - Barrons ...GoPro bounces back on coverage initiation - TheStreet ...GoPro market unlikely to be cannibalized by smartphones - Investor's Business Daily And my personal

Cash Is Outperforming Stocks This Year – Here’s What NOT to Do

The Simplest, Most Effective Strategy For Getting Wealthy in Hi-Tech Today

Today's financial markets are more complex than they've ever been, leading many investors to believe their investment strategies have to be equally complicated to work. That's simply not true. In fact, simple is always better... and potentially one whale of a lot more profitable, too. Today we're going to talk about how a specific event triggered an entry point in an industry that will