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1 2 The recent market plunge has created powerful opportunities in the tech sector.  Professional investors have waited for several years to purchase shares at such a sharp discount. The key is to make certain that the company is in the deep value zone per the fundamental metrics rather than looking purely at price. We have identified the following 5 high-tech companies as being ideal buys right now.
1, Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) The recent sell-off has even hurt the giants of the tech world.  Apple, the ...
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1 2 The current market conditions have set some stocks up to be the perfect short sell candidates.  When overall market weakness is combined with already suffering stocks, it’s the ideal time to short. We have identified 3 struggling stocks that have set up to be textbook perfect shorts within the present market weakness. First, let’s take a look at how to profit from the overall market weakness. Buying weakness and selling strength is the mantra of professional traders.  In fact, we have written about ...
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1 2 Talk about a rough start to the 2016 stock market investing year! Investors are afraid that a bear market is upon us.   Truth is that there is no reason to be afraid, even if a bear market appears. This article will explain exactly what a bear market is and what you need to know not only to survive but to profit from it. First, let’s take a look at what has happened so far this year for perspective. The stock market ended the first ...
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1 2 Success in the financial markets is shaped like a pyramid.  At the base is the wide majority of losing investors.  As you move higher on the pyramid, success increases but the numbers of investors drop lower. After the losing investors, you have the players who don’t really lose much but don’t make much either.  These “break even” investors are loved by brokerage firms since they keep plunging into investments, paying commissions and fees, creating a consistent income stream for the broker.  ...
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1 2 Wow, what an opening week for the stock market.  Shares have suffered their worst opening week in many years.  The first week of 2016 has resulted in many stock market investors questioning their methods and tactics as the overall market has been smacked down due to a variety of international pressures. First there is the trouble in China with the Central Bank making bold moves to help support the economy.  Next, the always volatile North Korean government has returned to its ...
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1 2 A quiet revolution has taken place in financial markets over the last 25 years.  The funny thing is that many investors don’t even realize that this revolution has taken place.  That’s the interesting fact about some revolutions, when you are living through the revolution it can be difficult to realize what is happening. The revolution I am talking about is the rise of Exchange Traded Fund or ETF’s.   Today ETF’s account for nearly 1/3 of all stock exchange volume with over ...
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1 2 Investors are scrambling to find income in today’s ultra-low yielding environment.  The low interest rates as well as fewer and fewer solid stocks paying consistently high dividends have forced the savviest investors into more esoteric ways to earn income from their portfolios. Add in the fact that it appears that the stock market has reached a short term high, at the very least, and it paints a difficult picture for traditional income seeking investors. One of the most popular ways to ramp ...
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1 2 Buying momentum is a time-honored way to make a fortune in the stock market.  The trick is to make sure that the momentum has solid underlying support now and into the future. One stock that is quite the momentum stock both on the upside and downside is
Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL). No matter how the stock reacts to the soon to be released earnings, a compelling long-term  bullish case can be made for the company. Here’s a closer look: I hated Apple and its products prior to ...
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