Trading Ideas

On August 28, I introduced the idea of following along with Schedule 13D filings – which are reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – because they can sometimes lead to great moneymaking opportunities.
As a refresher, I wrote…
A Schedule 13D must be submitted to the SEC within 10 days by anyone who acquires beneficial ownership of more than 5% of any class of publicly traded securities in a public company. These documents give the public transparency into purchases that large shareholders make in any public company.
More importantly, they often contain hints about potential future events at the company, …read more […]

In between all the eating and drinking (I make no apology!) I did with family and friends this weekend, I squeezed in a couple of sets of tennis. And I noticed my tennis partner had a new pair of sneakers.
“Nice sneakers,” I commented.
“I got ‘em at a great price,” my partner said. “I tried them on at a discount store at the mall, then bought them on Amazon for 20% cheaper.”
And that is why traditional retail is scuffling, in a nutshell.
Brick-and-mortar stores and e-commerce companies alike are trying to compete with Amazon.
But Amazon’s overwhelming market power begs the question: Is …read more […]

On the surface, the U.S. has much to celebrate. Oil companies here have been pumping record amounts of crude thanks to the shale boom.
But if you look into the five-year price performance of the nine largest U.S.-based oil producers, you’ll see that the best performer – Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) – is down 9.39%.
The worst performer is Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) – down 70.76%.
Investors who own these companies are scratching their heads. How can they have such terrible returns when the demand for oil continues to increase?
In 2018, according to BP’s “Statistical Review of World Energy 2019,” the world …read more […]

Information junkies are addicted to the rush they get from discovering the “next big thing,” whether it’s a new book, newsletter or training course..
Today, Mark Ford explains why the key to a rich life is how you actually use the information and not how much you buy.

I hadn’t seen Dave in almost 20 years.
He was my dentist when we moved to Boca Raton in the early 1980s. He continued to take care of my wife and kids after we moved to Delray Beach 10 years later, but I opted for dental care closer to home. Dave contacted me when he …read more […]

Investing in the stock market wasn’t always so easy. You used to have to pay a stock broker in order to buy or sell shares. Sometimes, you’d have to wait in line just to talk to a broker. Also, news travelled slowly, so that by the time you’d make your investments, the markets might have changed dramatically. Thankfully, those days are over.
Technology is leveling the playing field. Today’s best investing apps allow you to profit from the stock market at very little cost or sometimes even for free. Brokers and trading fees are a thing of the past. Welcome to …read more […]

The money media is in its panic-creating mode…
The topic this time is recession. And this most recent effort by the talking heads to keep you glued to the tube to sell advertising space, not to advise you, should serve as a wake-up call for all investors.
Here’s why…
It seems as if everyone who can have a microphone pinned to them is being asked by financial network interviewers to weigh in on the probability of a recession in 2020 or beyond.
And the opinions are coming from those who vary widely in terms of education, training and experience in the money business.
Those who …read more […]

Back on July 17, I published a Trade of the Day titled “Why Best Buy’s Resistance Level Is Worth Tracking.”
In it, I wrote…
Whenever you have a stock hitting a double top resistance – at the same time that insiders are selling stock – your speculative antenna should go up. Why? Because that’s two bearish indicators – occurring simultaneously. That’s exactly the situation facing Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) right now…
A big part of trading is following support and resistance levels that just occurred – and Best Buy at $75 qualifies as the most recent resistance level worth tracking. Combine that …read more […]

Early retirement. So many of us have thought about it. But few of us live it. How can we spend the rest of our lives doing what we want rather than what we currently must?
In other words, we wonder how to become financially independent.
Wouldn’t it be nice to finally spend your time writing that novel you’ve always wanted to? Or maybe you have a true passion for charity and service work and wish you could devote your life to the cause.
Maybe you just want to be really rich. Really happy. And retire early.
Yet as Financial Samurai reports, less than 1% …read more […]

Warren Buffett has achieved tremendous investment success in his 89 years. Many people attribute his success to hard work and dedication.
Today, Nicholas Vardy explains why it comes down to luck more than anything else.

Last week, Warren Buffett celebrated his 89th birthday.
That makes the Oracle of Omaha just 18 days younger than the other great investor of his generation, global speculator George Soros.
Over his 89 years, Warren Buffett became the third-richest person in the world, worth an estimated $79.7 billion. (Soros is far poorer, clocking in at $8.3 billion. But he has given away more than $30 billion since the late …read more […]

If you can afford a Netflix account, you can buy stock. Investing shouldn’t be confusing, so we broke it down for you. Look for these 3 things to find winning stocks and start investing like a pro today.
The post HOW TO BUY STOCKS LIKE A PRO: 3 THINGS TO LOOK FOR appeared first on Investment U. …read more […]

Despite recent investor fears, our current stock market is not a bubble.
Today, Alexander Green explains how the market differs from previous bubbles and what savvy wealth builders should plan for and expect.

The other day I received a letter from a reader who had grown increasingly alarmed about the market.
“The Dow, with dividends reinvested, has more than quadrupled over the last decade,” he wrote. “I’m afraid that when the bubble bursts I will lose not just my gains but the vast majority of what I invested.”
This is scary to contemplate. But then, so is the idea that a monster is living …read more […]

It seems like Bitcoin is in the financial headlines every single day. There’s always Bitcoin news, even when the currency’s price stays completely flat. The financial media loves to talk about Bitcoin—and as a result, so do investors.
The problem with all the Bitcoin news is that it tends to sway the price of BTC investments. In the era of the 24-hour news cycle, no one wants to read that nothing is happening. So, by way of media narrative, something is always happening. Bitcoin is always “poised for a run” or “facing major headwinds” or “subject to extreme volatility.” Someone always …read more […]

The Fed has pitched us a tough one…
The news is abuzz with talk of the inverted yield curve. Many investors are wondering: What is it? What does it mean for me? And could it be misleading this time?
Understanding the Yield Curve
First, let’s talk about the yield curve. When the yield curve is behaving normally, you’ll earn more on long-term government bonds than on short-term ones.
So if you were to buy a 10-year government bond, it would pay you a higher rate of interest than a bond that matured in two years.
This makes sense. After all, you should get paid more …read more […]

Natural gas stocks have a bright future. Global energy demand is growing at a steady clip. One reason is because population is rapidly increasing. By 2040 the world population is expected to reach 9.2 billion. Plus, large parts of the world are quickly modernizing due to economic growth. By 2040 the global GDP is expected to double from what it was in 2014. That means more people consuming more energy.
By 2040 global energy demand will increase by 25%. And natural gas is positioned to provide more of that energy than ever before. Check out these statistics:

By 2040 the natural gas …read more […]

Marijuana legalization is spreading – not just across the U.S., but across the globe.
That creates a lot of opportunities up and down the supply chain, as well as on the creative side.
And there’s one company involved in legal cannabis more than any other: KushCo Holdings (OTC: KSHB).
KushCo has a diverse footprint across a variety of product segments. It provides packaging, labeling, papers, marketing, solvents, hydrocarbons and vaporizer technology.
The company is active in every legal jurisdiction in North America and distributes in more than 20 countries.
Since 2010, KushCo has sold more than 1 billion units and provides services to more than …read more […]