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May 2018 - Page 7 of 19 - Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From

Here's the Big Problem with Wall Street's Darling Buy-Write Funds

"Psst. Hey, I got something for you – the perfect investment.

"It's gonna give you 5% to 7% in income, plus appreciation. It does better than the stocks in down markets, and there's loads of upside potential when stocks are riding high.

"There's options trading, too, but get this: You don't have to worry about 'em – the fund manager's gonna take care of that.

"You in? Just sign here…"

That sounds pretty compelling, right? Income, appreciation, outperformance, and no trades to execute.

There's just one flaw: It's complete crap – and expensive, too.

So, naturally, it's selling like hotcakes, with investors falling for it hook, line, and sinker all over the place.

Let me show you what's really going on with this investing craze - and why you don't want to be anywhere near it...

BTC Prices Fall Under $8,000 as Consensus 2018 Conference Ends

The price of Bitcoin fell to its lowest level in one month after a brutal sell-off rattled cryptocurrency investors across the entire market.

The price of Bitcoin continued to slump after the conclusion of the Consensus 2018 conference – the fourth annual blockchain technology summit. Over the last week, the broader cryptocurrency index has shed $45 billion.

Here is a recap of the top five cryptocurrencies by market cap as of 9:00 a.m. EDT...

This Hotel Stock Will Soar Thanks to the Best Travel Season in a Decade

This Memorial Day weekend, 41.5 million Americans are expected to pack up their cars and travel more than 50 miles from home – the highest number of travelers since 2005.

With the summer travel season about to create a windfall of profits for the hotel industry, we're looking at the best hotel stock to buy in order to profit.

Bolstered by high consumer confidence and the lowest unemployment in over 50 years, Americans are hitting the roads in levels not seen since the Great Recession - a phenomenon that's setting the travel industry up for profit.

The Fed’s Been Lying to Us About Inflation - It’s Frighteningly High

Even by the deeply flawed and misleading Consumer Price Index (CPI), inflation is at the U.S. Federal Reserve's target. By other measures that more accurately portray inflation, it is well above target.

The Fed will not be deterred from continuing to tighten, continuing to remove money from the system, just because of the silliness that "CPI missed expectations."

It's still at least 2%… and it's heating up.

Furthermore, we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that, as the Fed raises the federal funds rate target, it will only stimulate more inflation. The Fed will always be behind the curve, because the Fed is always back there pushing the curve ahead.

Every time it raises the federal funds target rate, the Fed signals to the decision makers in the U.S. economy that it expects more inflation, and consumers and businesses behave accordingly. I showed you the history of that a couple of weeks ago; the charts don't lie.

And the fact is that we really have more – much more – inflation than they're telling us.

This isn't a mistake, it's not a miscalculation.

Rather, it's a deliberate obfuscation, and today, I'm going to show you exactly what the Fed leaves out (and what that means for you)...