The Real Winner in the AT&T Merger Is Beating the Market by Nearly Threefold in 2016

Michael A. Robinson

Last weekend, Donald Trump's presidential campaign put out a 312-word press release.

In it, Trump economic advisor Peter Navarro says that major media organizations are becoming Standard Oil-style "trusts." Further, Navarro says that Trump would "break up the new media conglomerate oligopolies that have gained enormous control over our information, intrude into our personal lives, and in this election, are attempting to unduly influence America's political process."

Trump sent out this message as a response to AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announcing plans to buy Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) for more than $85 billion. He doesn't like that deal much.

"AT&T, the original and abusive 'Ma Bell' telephone monopoly, is now trying to buy Time Warner," Navarro wrote. "Donald Trump would never approve such a deal because it concentrates too much power in the hands of the too and powerful few."

It's a somewhat surprising anti-business stance, as it puts Trump in company with the likes of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

But that's where we find ourselves this year…

Whether you're in favor of the AT&T merger or not, I know you're looking at it as a possible profit opportunity. You're a tech investor – that's how you think.

I want you to stop right there.

M&A deals like the proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger can help these companies beat their competition – and boost their share prices.

That's obviously good news for investors – if they're already "in." However, you're likely not "in" this one.

But I have a "workaround" around this problem. It will help you boost your earnings via tech sector M&A… and you won't have to get "in" early.

Take a look…

Content + Platforms = a 19% Jump

Pending regulatory approval, the AT&T-Time Warner merger would be one of the largest media mergers of all time. But it's also a marriage between two very different companies…

• Time Warner creates content: HBO, Warner Bros. film studios, CNN, TBS, and TNT. It also owns DC Entertainment (home to Batman and Superman) and has a 10% stake in the Hulu streaming subscription service.
• AT&T, besides still handling local and long-distance phone service for millions of landline customers, provides platforms (wireless, phone, cable) on which consumers can access such content.

It's a move that makes sense, especially in the world of streaming video, the preferred content platform by mobile users nationwide: a content company pairing with a mobile distribution network.

Tech Profits: Double Your Money as This Company Takes the Fight to America's Enemies

Despite concerns about the deal from lawmakers and consumer advocates, investors liked the deal – sending Time Warner shares up 19% following the merger's announcement.

That would have been nice…

But it's extremely difficult to predict such deals and time your "Buys" to take advantage of them.

Who knows what company is going to buy what when? Not I – not all the time… and I spend my days studying this stuff.

But there is a way to get in on such M&A deals – the next time one comes around – without any guesswork at all…

Michael A. Robinson

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Michael A. Robinson is a 35-year Silicon Valley veteran and one of the top technology financial analysts working today. He regularly delivers winning trade recommendations to the Members of his monthly tech investing newsletter, Nova-X Report, and small-cap tech service, Radical Technology Profits. In the past two years alone, his subscribers have seen over 100 double- and triple-digit gains from his recommendations.

As a consultant, senior adviser, and board member for Silicon Valley venture capital firms, Michael enjoys privileged access to pioneering CEOs and high-profile industry insiders. In fact, he was one of five people involved in early meetings for the $160 billion "cloud" computing phenomenon. And he was there as Lee Iacocca and Roger Smith, the CEOs of Chrysler and GM, led the robotics revolution that saved the U.S. automotive industry.

In addition to being a regular guest and panelist on CNBC and Fox Business Network, Michael is also a Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and reporter. His first book, "Overdrawn: The Bailout of American Savings" warned people about the coming financial collapse - years before "bailout" became a household word.

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