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Why These Silicon Valley Companies Have Venture Capitalists Swooning

By , 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Most of its infrastructure is decades out of date.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...

Investing Tips

How to Cut Risk and Maximize Profits with Position Sizing

By , Money Morning - • Print | Email

Risk management may not be the most exciting part of investing. But it's the most important.

And a risk-management tool called "position sizing" stands out above all others as the most powerful, and not just for cutting risk, but for boosting profits, too.

The concept is simple. It's about controlling the amount of money you place in each trade.

Here are three different methods for sizing your positions...

Trend Watch

These "Unstoppable Trends" Are Creating Ever-Stronger Profit Opportunities

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report - • Print | Email

As my Total Wealth readers know, when I started that newsletter I highlighted six "Unstoppable Trends" – each of which is backed by trillions of dollars – and promised that we'd check in on them from time to time in the pursuit of profits.

Today, I want to keep that promise.

Not only are all the "Unstoppable Trends" fully intact, many are getting even stronger. So are the companies we're tapped into, especially when they're in sectors being written off by the mainstream investment community…

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Stock Market Today

DJIA Index Gains 38 Points on ECB Stimulus News

By , Executive Producer, Money Morning - • Print | Email

The DJIA Index gained 38 points today. The reason? The European Central Bank announced plans to begin its massive stimulus program next week, while a large M&A deal rocked the healthcare sector.

Investors remain cautious about the markets ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs report. Gold prices slipped below $1,200 on the day.

Here are the day's top market stories, plus our new profit tip for investors...

Facebook

Why the Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) Stock Price Will Double by 2018

By , Money Morning - • Print | Email

Wall Street just doesn't understand the incredible opportunity that the Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) stock price represents.

This is a great long-term tech play that can really boost your portfolio. And Facebook stock could double to $161.36 a share in the next three years.

Here's exactly what's behind this social media juggernaut and why its stock will double by 2018...

Eurozone

3 Ways to Play the European Central Bank Easy Money Madness

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - • Print | Email

The European Central Bank meeting today (Thursday) stuck to the Eurozone's easy money script.

European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's commitment to super accommodative monetary policy in a sluggish Eurozone is certainly not the medicine Europe needs right now.

But it is has made some already enticing investment opportunities all the more attractive...

Top News

Top Pharmaceutical Companies Continue Massive M&A - Here's Your Profit Play

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email

Two of the world's top pharmaceutical companies have announced a merger today (Thursday), and that's another major buy signal for one of our favorite profit opportunities.

AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) officials announced they will purchase Pharmacyclics Inc. (Nasdaq: PCYC) for roughly $21 billion.

 

The deal gives Abbvie access to one of the world's top-selling cancer drugs, Imbruvica. Revenue from Imbruvica alone is expected to hit $1 billion in 2015 and $5.8 billion by 2020.

Alibaba

Today's Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) Stock Price Gives Best Buy-In Point Since IPO

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email

The Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) stock price hit its lowest level since its IPO this week when shares fell to $80.03 Tuesday afternoon.

That's 14.8% from Alibaba's first-day closing price of $93.89. It's 33.3% from BABA's high of $120 hit on Nov. 10.

But this is not a bad thing. It means Alibaba stock is giving investors an excellent buying opportunity.

Investing tips

How to Play the Big Brokers When Rates Rise

By , America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Money Morning • @powerproftrades - • Print | Email

You don't have to be a bond trader or follow every self-appointed TV expert to keep a studied eye on interest rates. In fact it can be done much more easily by watching a bellwether ETF.

And it's a good time to pay attention. Just recently, the Federal Reserve changed the tone of its stance on rates, indicating that we could see little change into this summer or fall before it dials the rate needle upward.

Once rates do start to inevitably increase, we can use ETFs to profit from the change. But we can also exploit rising rates' effects on the big brokers - one in particular - and employ a simple options technique to maximize our gains. I'll show you how...

Dividends

Why the Apple Dividend Will Go Up at Least 10% Next Month (AAPL)

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - • Print | Email

The Apple dividend is getting a fat raise in April.

In fact, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) is almost sure to raise its dividend at least 10%.

How can investors be so sure that the AAPL dividend is getting hiked next month? Well, the company has promised to raise its dividend every year. And it has gotten into the habit of doing so every April.

As for the 10% hike, it's all in these numbers...