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We are on the cusp of a major change in the economy. After six years of accommodative Fed policy and ultra-low interest rates, it appears that the Fed will soon start to increase rates. This fact has placed tremendous fear in the stock market. The fear has resulted in extreme volatility and all kinds of bearish proclamations from the financial media. Average investors are panicking and racing to protect their long-term gains from a potential market meltdown. However, at the same time, professional investors are using the current volatility to snap up stocks at a discount.These...
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Get Paid To Buy Stocks At A Deep Discount
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How would you like to guarantee that you will purchase stock at whatever discount you want, or get paid for making the attempt?Sound like a cannot lose situation? It certainly does! When I was first exposed to this idea, it seemed too good to be true. A nearly magical technique for finally being able to name your price for nearly any stock or get paid for doing so. While nothing in the stock market is a cannot lose situation, this tactic comes close and is used primarily by professional traders seeking to obtain shares at a steep discount while earning a handsome income for takin...
MoreJesse Livermore’s Stock Trading Secret
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Jesse Livermore is believed by many to have been the greatest stock market speculator who has ever lived. He earned several fortunes over his lifetime. While his life ended tragically due to personal demons, Jessie left behind a legacy of investing lessons that remain applicable for every investor. I have always been fascinated by Jesse Livermore and his investing techniques. This interest has led me to discover what I consider the number one secret to his success. It’s not something that is difficult to understand or implement. In fact, it is something so simple that you w...
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Hedge funds are the new money masters of the 21st century. Their size and influence can easily move single stock prices and even entire markets. Many traders are mystified at how hedge funds trade. While hedge funds use 100’s of different strategies, many of these are out of reach of the average investor due to complexity, cost, and size requirements. However, there is one very effective trading tactic that is profitably used by hedge funds that can be easily applied by average investors. While this tactic is very popular among professional traders, most investors either don’t k...
MoreWhen Should You Buy Utility Stocks?
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Buying weakness and selling strength is the hallmark of the professional investor. Successful investors follow this mantra religiously, while their less successful brethren rarely ever buy weakness and sell strength in the stock market. In fact, consistently struggling investors often do the opposite of the rules followed habitually by winning investors. The reason for this fact is simple. It is because it is difficult to buy weak stocks. It is much easier to buy stocks that are “hot” at the moment and moving higher. This is despite research and real life evidence making it very...
MoreYou Need To Own This Hated Dividend Stock
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Every investor wants to know the secret to getting wealthy in the stock market. Many wrongly assume that the secret is to locate the next hot stock and plunge into the shares with all your capital. Indeed, if you catch the right stock, this tactic can and does work. However, the risk factors are simply gigantic. While a few hot stocks do go on to greatness by making their investors very wealthy, the majority simply just languish in mediocracy, slowly decline, or even plunge in value. Most stock market investors try to mitigate the chances of buying hot stocks that quickly become d...
MoreInvesting Lessons From The New Howard Hughes
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Howard Hughes was among the wealthiest men on the planet for a number of years. His playboy style lifestyle still rivals the wildest modern-day bon vivants. Despite all his partying and pushing the edge type life, he was an extremely astute investor. Successful forays into Hollywood movie making and aircraft building via Hughes Aircraft Company built an empire of real estate and corporations. His estate was $2.5 billion by the time of his death in 1975. Despite his vast wealth, Hughes did not meet a kind demise. Obsessive compulsive disorder, drug abuse, and other ailments sent t...
MoreUsing Calendar Spreads To Profit In Any Market Condition
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Many stock investors are fearful when it comes to trading options. Horror stories abound on financial message boards about traders who were wiped out or took huge losses when venturing into the options arena. While these stories are likely true, it’s critical to note that the losses are due to the investor’s inexperience or disregard for the risky nature of options. Like in all types of investing, risk is part of the game in options. Knowledge is what prevents fear and turns options into profit making tools. The good news is that by understanding the variety of option strategies, ...
MoreThese BioTech Stocks Are Ripe For A Takeout
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There are very few stock market sectors that provide the consistent volatility and profit potential of the biotech industry. In fact, outside of derivatives, it can be safely said that biotech stocks are the number one fastest way to earn quick profits in the entire equity market. The above graph from Forbes Magazine illustrates the extreme potential of the sector. The chart shows the distribution of returns for every biotech IPO since 2013. As you can see, a substantial percentage gained greater than 100% over the last two years. However, at the same time, a disturbing number plu...
MoreHow To Profit From Volatility
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There is nothing certain in the stock market. The bulls and bears are in a constant battle for dominance and the winner can change in a heartbeat. However, there are a few things that are very likely to happen in the not so distant future.The first thing is that the Federal Reserve will start to increase interest rates. The central bank’s multi-year accommodative economic policy of quantitative easing and ultra low interest rates has worked its magic. The economy has been kick started back to growth. History makes it clear that the stock market performs best during times of low ...
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