How to Maximize Profit Opportunity in a World Turned Upside-Down

"How do I keep my money safe?"

It's a question on the minds of many investors - and rightly so, given last week's hijinks. First there was China, then politics, then rates... a trifecta of sorts.

The ugly truth, as we saw perfectly illustrated last week, is that too many people wait until a major market move is already in progress before they start thinking about how to protect their portfolio.

These folks are starting from five steps back. For many investors - especially those who have just worked up the courage to get back in, having gotten shellacked in the global financial crisis a decade ago - this couldn't have happened at a worse time. They're scared and frustrated.

But if you take the approach I'm going to talk about today, you'll find market dips are just a speed bump in the path to profits...
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You Can't Beat the News... So Ignore Most of It

We live in an age where you'll never outrun the headlines, no matter how hard you try. The Internet and social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook will see to that. But that doesn't mean you're out of luck.

In fact, it means quite the opposite.

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You're not losing anything when the markets fall out of bed. Rather, you're gaining a chance to buy something really good for a lot less money.

Too many investors forget that.

Take Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), for example.

All are under significant pressure at the moment, both from a political and regulatory perspective. But that doesn't change the fact that they'll be worth a whole heck of a lot more a few years from now.

It's simply how they're "valued" at the moment that matters.

We came into last week well into overbought territory, meaning stocks were being bid up to nosebleed heights as investors suffering from FOMO (fear of missing out) rushed into 'em.

So it's only natural we have a washout every now and then when that happens.

The other thing to think about is that stocks are still a long way from flaming out, meaning the business case for owning each of them remains as strong as (if not stronger than) ever. Which means that you want to be thinking about how to get on board for future profit potential rather than running for the hills like most investors.

Investors Who Wait Are Left Behind

The world's best investors - including us - buy the most favored stocks when the you-know-what hits the fan, because doing so is how you protect your portfolio in all kinds of market swings.

Think about it for a moment.

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History shows us that "top 10s" beat the markets 63% or more of the time, according to billionaire investor Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest and most effective hedge funds, and Institutional Investor. Stocks - I might add - that are exactly like the ones I recommend as part of my paid service, Money Map Report.

During an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Dalio claimed that you've got to "bet on both horses in the race."

I agree.

Would you have sat out investing in the British Empire and the Industrial Revolution when the Dutch ruled the world?

No.

How about when America challenged the British in the 1700s, 1800s, and again in the 1900s?

No way!

There's always a new kid on the block, and it doesn't matter whether you're talking about politics, the current situation with China, or the Fed... Investors who wait are inevitably left behind. Those who get in early almost always profit, often immensely, from changing technology, changing supply chains, and changing order.

That's why you want to do what's good for you and your money, no matter what the markets have in mind. Risk management will handle everything else.

The short-term traders who are taking everyone for a white-knuckle ride right now don't know diddly about longer-term investments, which is why many wouldn't recognize a quality stock capable of producing giant profits if they tried.

The path to profits is exceptionally clear - you line up with one or more of the six Unstoppable Trends we follow, you pick quality companies making "must-have" products and services while ignoring the "nice to haves," and you manage risk at all times - not just when it's convenient.

It's a recipe that's never failed. And more importantly, it never will.

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About the Author

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.

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