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Last week the Nasdaq Composite Index crossed the 5,000 level for the first time in 15 years.
The bears say this is proof we're living through another tech stocks "bubble" – and that a collapse like the dot-com debacle of 2000 is close at hand.
But the gloom-and-doomers are wrong.
By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) stock has sold off in 2015, dipping nearly 21% through March 9. On Monday, shares closed at $82.35.
But this is not a time to sell Alibaba stock. In fact, this is the best opportunity for buying BABA stock since the September IPO.
"Most investors are right now looking at the steep skid in Alibaba as a major cause for concern. But I only see opportunity," Money Morning's Executive Editor Bill Patalon told his Private Briefing readers. "I see an opportunity for you to create the kind of wealth that you'll be able to pass along to future generations."
By William Patalon III, Executive Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Back in early April 2012, in a special report for Private Briefing readers called "The Biotech Buyout Binge," I explained that we would start seeing a slew of takeovers – engineered by cash-rich biopharmaceutical firms desperate to replace blockbusters that were losing patent protection.
We were right about the so-called "patent cliff."
Here's how to play one of our biggest winners now...
By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
One of our top long-term stock picks, Bitauto Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: BITA) stock, is trading at a 41% discount this week.
BITA shares are trading at $56, down from the $95 they hit Jan. 9.
Shares of BITA stock dropped 16% March 9 even after the company reported a Q4 earnings beat. Q4 earnings were up 58% year over year, while revenue was up 101.7%.
By Alex McGuire, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @AlexMcGuire92 - • Print | Email
REITs are companies that own or finance income-producing real estate properties. And they've been tearing up the market lately.
An REIT ETF is the best way to own a basket of these soaring securities.
Here's a look at one REIT ETF growing faster than the Dow and S&P combined...
When central banks start realizing they're not actually in control, it's time to get especially vigilant. As currency volatility gyrates like a sine wave, central planners are becoming increasingly desperate. We've already seen the advent of negative interest rates in a number of nations. Yet growing talk of possible capital controls is not only emerging, but gaining […]
It's a disturbing trend that could blindside investors who stand unprepared...
By Michael A. Robinson, Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI - • Print | Email
Money Morning readers know how much I love the exploding trend in wearable tech. It has created a critical need for apparel that can best integrate today's burgeoning technology. Consider specifically fitness-related wearable tech. Its successful integration (or lack thereof) will have a very real impact on athletic performance. In professional competitions billions are at […]
By Shah Gilani, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning • @ShahGilani_TW - • Print | Email
Central bankers disguise themselves as friendly shepherds. But really it's more of a "wolf guarding the henhouse" situation…
You see, we've been experiencing deflation, not inflation…on a global scale. Why aren't prices rising? Why aren't wages rising? Why is global demand so lackluster?
Well, the answer has to do with central bankers' and how they treat your money...
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
In the 128-year Dow Jones Industrial Average history, components have changed only 53 times.
Today (Friday) the iconic index announced its 54th Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) will replace AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) on March 19.
AAPL – the most valuable company in the world with a market cap of $732 billion – has long been considered for addition to the Dow.
But there's a good reason why Apple is only just now becoming part of the Dow 30...
By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - • Print | Email
Hundreds of Silicon Valley companies have hit venture capitalists' radar because of their ambitious goal: Invent ways to disrupt the banking industry as we know it.
It's about time.
Banking is one of few industries to have escaped disruption from the digital revolution.
Most of its infrastructure is decades out of date. People still use paper checks, debit cards required PINs, and money transfers take days to go through. Venture capital is pouring in because Financial tech ("fintech") companies are solving these issues.
Here are the top prospects in the fintech sector right now...
