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The Energy Dividend Stock That Will Survive the Shakeout

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

[Editor's Note: Tom Gentile is the co-founder of Optionetics, a financial education company which he later sold to one of the world's largest retail brokerages. Tom leveraged his 25 years of experience trading stocks, futures, and options to teach more than 300,000 people the secrets to profitable, low-risk investing.

Tom is the author of a book, The Trading Index Course, which lays out the basis of his highly successful system for trading options, and he's a frequent contributor to CNBC, Reuters, Bloomberg, and FOX. We're excited to have him with us…]

Oil has been a glutton for punishment, getting rocked by sellers and dropping some 55% from the highs of last July.

Up until just a few months ago, nearly every analyst and hedge fund manager in this space was offering up his or her commentary on how oil had bottomed and how it was time to buy.

Now it seems that fewer traders are willing to make that call, offering a glimmer of hope for contrarians like myself.

In fact, less than two weeks ago, I published a report on the upcoming oil bounce, as well as ways to profit from the expected move higher. One of the safer ways to play the seasonal oil bounce is to look at energy stocks that pay a dividend....

Biotech Investing

These Pharmaceutical Stocks Let You Tap into a $402 Billion Trend

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

A sector of the pharmaceutical market known as "high-margin specialty drugs" is presenting us with the best pharmaceutical stocks to buy now.

According to experts at PricewaterhouseCoopers, consumer spending on high-margin specialty drugs hit $87.1 billion in 2012. In five years that number will quadruple to $401.7 billion.

The Wall Street Journal reports that total U.S. prescription drug spending was just $325.7 billion in 2012.

And those aren't the only alarming growth numbers boosting pharma stocks now...

Investing Tips

Conquer Market Volatility - and Cash In - with This Single Move

By , Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI - • Print | Email

We've got a great tool tailor-made to turn market volatility to your advantage. Because the waters have been a little choppy lately, to say the least.

This is a tool relatively unknown to most investors. And it's perfect for today's market.

Here's how to conquer volatility - and cash in - with this one simple move...

Big Banks

How to Borrow Cheaply from a Government-Owned Bank

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning • @ShahGilani_TW - • Print | Email

The free market for banking services in the United States isn't a free market at all.

The truth is the biggest commercial banks in America operate with virtual impunity as a government-subsidized, government-protected oligopoly.

So, why don't we drop the pretense that government-owned banks don't belong in a free market economy and create a network of honest state-owned banks to compete with so-called private banks?

We should. In fact, we have an almost 100 year-old U.S. bank as a model to copy.

Oil Prices

The Coming Oil Price "Crunch" Means Profits for Smart Investors

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI - • Print | Email

Oil prices are inching forward again and there's an inevitable consequence building that will help them climb even higher.

It's called the "reserve crunch" In fact, just 300 million barrels of new reserves have been replaced… out of 1.2 billion. Hence the word "crunch."

Here's why this kind of "crunch" promises to have a big impact on both crude oil prices and stock valuations...

Investing tips

What the "Miracle on Ice" Still Teaches Us About Wisdom and Wealth

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

Exactly 35 years ago this past Sunday, a group of young U.S. hockey players upset their "invincible" Soviet counterparts in a medal-round Olympic hockey game that we still remember today as the "Miracle on Ice."

As all of you know, I'm a big history buff. And I believe it's worth taking the time to study the events of the past – both to appreciate their relevance and to understand the great life lessons they hold for us.

Feb. 22, 1980's "Miracle on Ice" can certainly teach us much about wealth and wisdom.

I'm going to share some of what I learned from that game...

Earnings

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) Stock Price Targets Up Ahead of Earnings

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

Hewlett Packard Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) stock is up more than 27% over the past year. The Q1 Hewlett-Packard earnings, due after the closing bell tomorrow (Tuesday), are unlikely to trigger a major share-price move – but they will tell us more about a big change coming soon…

You see, Hewlett Packard is set to split in two before the end of 2015. HPQ stock investors will want to pick out those segments in the Q1 earnings report for clues about the health of the separated companies.

Here's what investors need to know about the Q1 Hewlett-Packard earnings report.