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There's a lot of discussion at the moment about which way the markets are going to go from here.
Some of it is good, of course, but frankly, a lot of it is bad.
Thing is, most of what you hear is noise – make that badly informed noise. Big shock there…
Right now, mainstream analysts are finally coming around to topics and thoughts we've had on our plate for months – like for example, the possibility of short-term market turbulence but higher prices ahead… That's the latest from Wells Fargo's Christopher Harvey, who's a noted bear, and seconded by Merrill Lynch's Stephen Suttmeier – both as reported by CNBC.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg is reporting that JPMorgan analyst Stephen Tusa now considers the $6 target he's got on General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) to be "generous." Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) pivot, meanwhile, is beginning to draw attention for the reasons we laid out more than a year ago, when I first told you about why services could double that stock's value. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is in trouble again…
You get the idea.
Anyway, the reason I'm bringing all this up is not to take a victory lap – as often as we get to do that together, we can skip it just this once.
Rather, since we're ahead of the curve, as usual, I thought I'd take the opportunity to run through some of the basics that ensure we keep banking more profits more often than the crowd, in this market or any other…
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Keith is a seasoned market analyst and professional trader with more than 37 years of global experience. He is one of very few experts to correctly see both the dot.bomb crisis and the ongoing financial crisis coming ahead of time - and one of even fewer to help millions of investors around the world successfully navigate them both. Forbes hailed him as a "Market Visionary." He is a regular on FOX Business News and Yahoo! Finance, and his observations have been featured in Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED, and MarketWatch. Keith previously led The Money Map Report, Money Map's flagship newsletter, as Chief Investment Strategist, from 20007 to 2020. Keith holds a BS in management and finance from Skidmore College and an MS in international finance (with a focus on Japanese business science) from Chaminade University. He regularly travels the world in search of investment opportunities others don't yet see or understand.