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Last week, Money Morning's best stocks to buy centered around tech stocks, including a "backdoor" play on the AT&T/DirecTV merger, a swooping defense tech stock that taps into the entire U.S. defense sector, and a leading semiconductor stock that's ripe to buy right now.
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- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) made big headlines with its agreement to buy DirecTV (Nasdaq: DTV) in a cash-and-stock deal worth $67.1 billion. Takeovers can provide huge windfalls if you own the stock beforehand. But this deal offers you the rare chance to profit after the fact – if you know where to look. On Wednesday, Money Morning Defense & Tech Specialist Michael A. Robinson told readers about a highly profitable "backdoor" play on the AT&T/DirecTV merger…
- Many investors believe that with our presence in Iraq largely gone, defense firms will offer mediocre returns at best. But as recent events – including the escalating conflict in Ukraine – make clear, the United States needs a strong global military presence with an Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps second to none. So, while many investors shop in other sectors, defense stocks have greatly outperformed the overall market. On Thursday, Robinson revealed the best way to profit from the defense tech market – it's an exchange-traded fund that's gained 74% over the last two years…
- According to Barron's, a whopping 85% of all investor "sell" or "exchange" decisions are wrong. Such moves are often made out of panic or emotion, in reaction to, for example, a market sell-off. But making investment decisions without a clear plan can shut you out of tremendous profit opportunities. Last week Sid Riggs, founding editor of Money Morning's Small-Cap Rocket Alert investing service, showed readers how to avoid common investor mistakes – and profit from market volatility – with just two simple steps…
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