Volatility continues to hammer the markets. In the past couple of weeks, I've been trying to encourage investors to seek out stocks that will rise above the rest - companies with solid balance sheets that aren't going anywhere.
One potential issue with that strategy is that a lot of the best, most recession-proof stocks are companies with high share prices, like Amazon. It's hard to keep a diverse portfolio if a majority of your capital is going into one or two shares of a high-end large-cap.
At least, it was hard, until the introduction of fractional shares.
Today, there are dozens of discount brokerages and over 100 million active accounts across all of them - using retirement funds or disposable income to invest in the markets. Many of them allow the purchase of fractional shares, or "slices," of larger stocks, so you can name your price while reaping the same gains as hedge fund billionaires.
That lets you follow in the footsteps of some of the really smart folks who are good at beating the markets - people like Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha himself.
For those of you whose brokerages allow fractional shares, you have an opportunity to get in on what I think is one of the very best places to park your money while all this market chaos plays out. A single share of this financial industry titan trades at over $400,000, and for good reason: It's posted an average of 20% returns annually since the 1960s.
It's time to make their longevity work for you. Check out this video for my recommendation...
With the markets as crazy as they are these days, it's important to stay up-to-date with the latest news, trends, and investment opportunities. Things are moving so fast that investors need to be able to jump on information immediately.
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About the Author
Shah Gilani boasts a financial pedigree unlike any other. He ran his first hedge fund in 1982 from his seat on the floor of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. When options on the Standard & Poor's 100 began trading on March 11, 1983, Shah worked in "the pit" as a market maker.
The work he did laid the foundation for what would later become the VIX - to this day one of the most widely used indicators worldwide. After leaving Chicago to run the futures and options division of the British banking giant Lloyd's TSB, Shah moved up to Roosevelt & Cross Inc., an old-line New York boutique firm. There he originated and ran a packaged fixed-income trading desk, and established that company's "listed" and OTC trading desks.
Shah founded a second hedge fund in 1999, which he ran until 2003.
Shah's vast network of contacts includes the biggest players on Wall Street and in international finance. These contacts give him the real story - when others only get what the investment banks want them to see.
Today, as editor of Hyperdrive Portfolio, Shah presents his legion of subscribers with massive profit opportunities that result from paradigm shifts in the way we work, play, and live.
Shah is a frequent guest on CNBC, Forbes, and MarketWatch, and you can catch him every week on Fox Business's Varney & Co.