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My Favorite Trading Strategy for the "Super Crash"

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A lot of folks – especially individual investors – don't like to bet on stocks that are going down. That's understandable. It doesn't feel as good to bet against something.

But it would be prudent for investors to hedge their gains of the last five years; trees don't grow to the sky, especially when their roots are rotting.

This could help you do very well as stocks dive lower. Especially if you know how to use this trading strategy...

Will There Be a December Rate Hike?

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After the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday, investors are asking, "Will there be a December rate hike?"

The fact that the Fed did not raise interest rates at the October meeting was not a surprise. But the Fed's shift in attitude was unexpected. The U.S. central bank struck a hawkish tone on the economy, saying it "has been expanding at a moderate pace" despite slowing monthly job gains.

Here's what that means for a December rate hike...

[CHART] You'll Never Guess Who Surpassed China's GDP Growth Rate

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China boasts the world's second-largest economy. It is the largest trading nation in the world, the largest manufacturing economy, the largest exporter, and has the world's fastest growing consumer market. The country produces and uses 60% of the world's cement, 46% of the world's coal, and its railway tracks could twice circle the earth.

But China's GDP growth rate is slowing, now on track to slip to a 25-year low in 2015 of under 7%.

And this unlikely economic force is growing. It out-earned China's economy by 40% in 2014 alone...

Hillary Clinton Could Be the Greatest Millionaire-Maker of All Time

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The two investment recommendations I've got for you today could be the most profitable investments you make all year.

Both have deep competitive moats and even deeper margins than other stocks and could benefit from a boost that you're not going to find in any other industry coming into the presidential election.

The last time a politician took aim at this industry, it doubled during the worst financial crisis in recent memory.

A Hillary Clinton presidency could catapult these shares even higher...

The Federal Reserve Lack of Transparency Problem

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We have a Federal Reserve lack of transparency problem. In the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) latest policy statement, the institution said the U.S. economy is expanding at a "moderate pace," as consumer spending and business capital investment have risen at "solid rates."

While this language sounds nice and promising, it doesn't exactly tell us much.

And these kinds of FOMC statements alone aren't the only problem contributing the Fed's lack of transparency - they are really part of a larger issue...