Archives for March 2015

March 2015 - Page 10 of 22 - Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From

Investment Risk Redefined: The Free Trade

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There's no such thing as a 100% risk-free investment. That said, you can make any investment risk "free" under the right conditions by using one of my favorite tactics: the free trade.

This strategy lets you do three things at once: capture profits of at least 100%, pay for your initial investment, and reduce the risk on your remaining position to almost nothing.

Here's how it works...

Apple Stock Debuts on Dow Jones Industrial Average Today

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Good morning! U.S. stock futures for Thursday, March 19, forecasted a 43-point decrease from yesterday's close. The DJIA surged 227 points Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated a slower pace for an expected interest rate hike this year. Commodities rallied on the news, with gold prices jumping nearly 2% and silver prices up almost 2.5%.

Apple stock (Nasdaq: AAPL) makes its official debut on the Dow Jones Industrial Average today. It replaces AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T). [Here's why Apple – the most valuable company in the world with a market cap of $732.5 billion – just became worthy of joining the DJIA…]

Here's what else you should know about the stock market today - including your "Money Morning Tip of the Day" - to make it a profitable Thursday...

The Hottest Opportunities in Tech Right Now

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Although I speak with Money Morning technology guru Michael Robinson almost every day – and share his comments and recommendations with you on a regular basis – it has been some time since we actually engaged in a full-fledged question-and-answer session for your benefit.

Today I'll share that Q&A with you.

In it, Michael – editor of our Nova-X Report and Radical Technology Profits advisories – details his outlook for stocks, outlines a risk-management strategy every investor should follow (especially now), and highlights the half-dozen tech stocks that will point you down the path to meaningful wealth.

Michael explains why today's seemingly outrageous valuations can be justified.

Here's an edited transcript of that interview…

After Fed Meeting Today, Make Money in These Three Assets

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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting today (Wednesday) continued to fuel discussions about when the U.S. Federal Reserve is going to finally raise interest rates.

After all, labor market conditions have cleared up – at least by the Fed's metrics. The economy added 295,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate sits at an impressive 5.5%. But the other side of the Fed's dual mandate paints a grimmer picture. The U.S. is in deflation.

The real question is how to invest for deflation. Here's how...

SXSW Interactive 2015: The 7 Most Fascinating Trends

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I'm fresh off the plane from the South by Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas, where hundreds of the market's most innovative tech products are displayed for the 65,000 exhibition hall visitors.

SXSW Interactive is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the world. More than 32,700 attend the 1,100 conference sessions on technology, digital media, Web audience development, and the future of publishing.

One of the most exciting parts of SXSW is how the brightest developers and inventors come together to demonstrate new products for consumers and potential investors.

Just as promised, many of the products and ideas being demonstrated were unlike anything I had ever seen...

The Only Time I'll Tell You Personal Debt Is Profitable

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Personal debt is a dangerous product. We're made to think of our excessive consumerism as patriotic. However, in reality, it's anything but.

Americans owe $11.74 trillion: $882.6 billion of that is credit card debt, $1.13 trillion is student loans, and another $8.14 trillion go to mortgages.

There really is only one instance in which personal debt can be profitable. Here is that one - seriously, only one - exception...