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Q1 AAPL Earnings Will Smash Records

The Q1 AAPL earnings will smash records, led by blockbuster sales of the iPhone 6.

Every indication points to Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) walloping expectations when the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech titan reports earnings after the market close Tuesday.

Holiday sales make Apple's Q1 its biggest quarter of the year. So it's almost certain that 2015's Q1 Apple earnings will be the biggest quarter in company history.

The Q1 AAPL earnings will set the tone for 2015. Here's what to expect...

Tech Investing

How to Invest in the Next Alibaba - Before Its IPO

The Alibaba IPO remained the world's top business story for months on end because of the immense amount of wealth it drew in and then created.

This was an early-stages opportunity in a tremendously high-growth business – e-commerce – in China, the world's fastest-growing large economy.

Now, imagine you'd known how to invest in Alibaba before that IPO.

Today, I'm bringing you just that sort of opportunity.

With China slowing down, India and its 1.25 billion people are poised to become the world's fastest-growing big economy.

And that's why I was thrilled to discover the "secret" play that insiders are using to invest in the "Alibaba of India" years before its IPO.

Let me share it with you...

Tech investing

Microsoft Earnings for Q2 Will Set the Tone for 2015 (MSFT)

The Q2 Microsoft earnings are expected after the market close Monday.

Investors will be looking to see if Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) can maintain the momentum from its Q1 earnings. In its previous earnings, the Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant beat estimates on both the top and bottom lines.

The Q2 MSFT earnings will tell us if new CEO Satya Nadella's strategies are working as intended. They'll also give us a hint of what we can expect in 2015.

Here's what will matter most in the MSFT Q2 earnings...

Investing Tips

How to Profit from the Five Scariest Stocks on Wall Street Right Now

Most investors focus exclusively on buying stocks in an attempt to capture huge returns. That's too bad, because it means they restrict themselves to half the opportunities available to them.

I bring this up because markets move up AND down, which means there is plenty of profit potential to be had in both directions.

George Soros, for instance, is reported to have made $1 billion in a single trade that famously almost broke the Bank of England in 1992.

John Paulson made billions from the housing crisis when it hit by betting against the grain.

Doug Kass of Seabreeze Partners is famous for bucking conventional wisdom on seemingly mighty companies and laughing all the way to the bank.

That's why shorting is one of the first tactics I shared with you in my Total Wealth publication.

Obviously, shorting stocks isn't for everybody – it takes a lot of guts and more than a little conviction to do it profitably. Not to mention a whole lot of discipline. But done right, it can really boost your profits.

Here's how to profit from the scariest stocks on Wall Street - without owning them...

Tech Investing

Tech Stocks to Buy 2015: This Winner's Up 53% with Room to Run

Money Morning's Defense and Tech Specialist Michael Robinson just told readers about one of the best tech stocks to buy now – and it's actually the second time he's recommending the stock. That's how good the potential is.

Robinson first told his readers about this tech stock in July 2013. At the time, it had a share price of just $23.87.

Today, the stock opened at $36.56. That's a 53% gain in just 18 months.

But Robinson said this tech stock still has huge upside...

Tech Investing

Legal "Steroids" Are Making This Tech Company a Buy

With high-tech corporations, there's always a group of young startups with hot innovations breathing down the Old Guard's necks.

There are chances for late-career renaissances, though. I've uncovered four aging Silicon Valley legends that have found the business equivalent of a (legal) performance-enhancing drug in a certain fast-moving part of the tech sector.

And one tech company in particular has rediscovered its ace-like prowess - and is making investors hefty gains in the process...

Bitcoin

Big Wall Street Players Investing in Bitcoin Startup

Not only has venture capital investing in Bitcoin failed to slow even as the price of the digital currency has slumped, but now some big Wall Street names have hopped on the bandwagon.

On Tuesday Bitcoin payments and wallet platform Coinbase announced it had raised $75 million in Series C funding. That's more than double the previous amount of venture capital invested in a Bitcoin company.

But this time it wasn't just the usual Bitcoin-friendly VC firms backing Coinbase.

These heavy hitters just made investing in Bitcoin a hot new trend...

Tech Investing

This Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) Strategic Move Is Paying Off Big

More and more of today's chipmakers, including Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC), are locating their manufacturing facilities off the beaten path these days – in one of the world's fastest-growing economies… and a nation you may find controversial.

But my job is to take you wherever the biggest innovations are being made so we can find the best opportunities.

Here's where so many of the world's top tech companies are headed - and why the move is paying off big...

Top News

NFLX Stock Up 13% After Earnings - but Don't Buy the Optimism

Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) stock climbed 13% afterhours today (Tuesday) after the company smashed Q4 earnings estimates.

NFLX reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.72, topping analysts' predictions of $0.44.

And while many of today's numbers are encouraging, don't be fooled. There are still plenty of problem ahead for NFLX stock in 2015...