Two Total Wealth Tactics to Profit from the One Favor the Fed Has Done for America

I've made no bones about my feelings when it comes to quantitative easing, or "QE" for short. Plainly put, QE violates the very principles of capitalism - namely that there is success and failure- and it's akin to monetary drunk driving. Rather than letting dead companies die, the Fed has created legions of financial zombies that will ultimately come back to bite everybody in the rear

Greece—and Maybe the Rest of the World—Is About to Learn the Hardest Lesson of All

The Most Pressing Reason Yet You Want to Avoid Investing in Retail Stocks

President Obama announced last week that he's directing the Department of Labor to mandate higher overtime pay for anybody making $50,400 or less per year. Coupled with rising minimum wage standards, that's given many people reason to cheer. Yet, this is absolutely the last thing you want to see as an investor. To be clear, I think anybody who wants a job should have one and that it should

Three Total Wealth Tactics You’ll Need Because Greece Isn’t Over

Greece actually missed its payment last night, exactly as we thought it would. And in doing so, it became the first Eurozone country to ever default on its debt. Some say that the country is in "arrears," but that's splitting hairs. At this point, "everybody" wants quick resolution. Things are so bad that nearly 14,000 people have contributed to a crowdfunding page started by a 29 year old

Why Europe Won’t Blink in Greece’s Game of Chicken

Your Three Total Wealth Tactics to Play Any IPO

Fitness device phenomenon Fitbit Inc. (NYSE:FIT) IPOed last week and promptly shot up nearly 50% on its first day of trading, causing a media frenzy that excited a lot of investors. Still more were left lamenting the fact that they weren't along for the ride. Trust me... you don't want to be. The Fitbit IPO highlights everything wrong with Wall Street today. Worse, it's set up to make you

China’s Assassin’s Mace – The Dawn of WWIII

Should the China's announcement to position the Yuan as a gold-backed, world reserve currency serve as a warning sign that something much more dangerous is approaching? According to Jim Rickards, the CIA's Asymmetric Warfare Advisor, the answer is yes. In a startling interview he reveals that all 16 U.S. Intelligence Agencies have begun to prepare for World War III. Making matters

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What You Need to Know About Fitbit’s IPO

How Buying a “Step-Up” Stock Can Boost Your Defense Profits

Colt Defense LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Monday. Investors were stunned, and questions flew. How could this happen to America's legendary gun maker at a time when more than 10 million background checks were completed for gun sales in 2014, including 175,000 on Black Friday alone?  Is this a sign that the defense industry is flagging? And, more importantly, what does this mean for

Here’s Why America Shouldn’t Fear a Greek Default

The Last Time We Saw This Setup It Gave You the Opportunity For 245% Gains

There's a lot being written about Greece right now. It's scary, it's problematic and, for the most part, almost totally unusable for the average investor. That's completely unacceptable as far as I'm concerned. So I thought we'd take a good hard look at what you actually need to know, then move on to three Total Wealth Tactics that can help you capitalize on the situation. And I don't just

Why Greece Is Out of the Eurozone Within the Month

What You Really Need to Know to Play Rising Rates (and Win)

Millions of investors are understandably flummoxed by the prospect of rising rates, and with good reason - it's something that they've never had to contend with because interest rates have been on a one way trip down since 1981 when they peaked above 15%. Naturally, Wall Street's hype machine is in full gear and the headlines are terrifying. For every one telling you this isn't a big deal

What the “Bond King” Gets Right About the Fed Today