Best stocks to buy 2014: Oil prices plunged near $65 per barrel last Friday - the lowest level in four years. Then Monday the S&P 500 suffered its biggest one-day drop in five weeks. The S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) - the market's fear gauge - jumped 7.2%.
Dips and jumps like these spell opportunity for Money Morning experts. Last week, they highlighted the best stocks to buy to take advantage of falling oil, market blips, and other trends - all for free.
Two recommendations turn S&P volatility to your advantage. Three picks are the best investments to cash in on spiraling oil prices. Five stocks are plays on the plummeting yen in Japan - in late November, the country announced a third-quarter contraction that tipped it into recession. And one pick is a cheap way to profit from the U.S. defense sector - an industry that's projected to see 5% revenue growth this year, and a continued upward trend in growth in 2015.
Check out this list of our best stocks to buy now to get the story behind these latest opportunities and deals...