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I'm hearing from a lot of investors right now who are concerned that "there's nothing to buy" - most of which is driven by two things:
- That prices have risen to record levels
- That the headlines are so negative
I heard similar comments in late 1999, and again in 2007, too. Yet the right companies continued to be solid investments. And, not surprisingly, they remain so.
Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), one of my favorites, for example, has returned a staggering 2,892% since Jan. 3, 2000. That's enough to turn every $10,000 invested back then into $299,200 today.
Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) - they've all got similar stories and have created huge wealth for investors along the way.
My point is that there's always a lot more value in the markets than people think, even with prices at all-time highs - if you know what to look for.
Here's the secret...
Key Takeaways
1. Change your perspective and start looking away from all the things traditionally used to value a stock like Wall Street does, and instead look through the eyes of a CEO. They're the ones tasked with real-world results, real-world progress, and real-world profits.
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2. Traditional valuation metrics are of limited use in today's markets. The PE ratio, for instance, is a Wall Street favorite, yet research shows that it has very little value when it comes to predicting the most successful investments. Anybody relying on these ratios instead of using the CEO lens I'm talking about risks missing the bigger picture and the true value of an investment. Profits, too.
3. Companies that can grow into high valuations are where you want to be. That's why we talk about the fabulous five tech stocks frequently, why I've mentioned big defense players like Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) regularly, and why I've recently recommended a key infrastructure player in our paid sister service, the Money Map Report, which is already turning in much stronger performance than its peers and the markets in general.
The CEO's lens can be a very powerful analytic tool because it gives you strategic insight into where the savviest leaders are going, not to mention the profits they'll find when they get there.
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Keith is a seasoned market analyst and professional trader with more than 37 years of global experience. He is one of very few experts to correctly see both the dot.bomb crisis and the ongoing financial crisis coming ahead of time - and one of even fewer to help millions of investors around the world successfully navigate them both. Forbes hailed him as a "Market Visionary." He is a regular on FOX Business News and Yahoo! Finance, and his observations have been featured in Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED, and MarketWatch. Keith previously led The Money Map Report, Money Map's flagship newsletter, as Chief Investment Strategist, from 20007 to 2020. Keith holds a BS in management and finance from Skidmore College and an MS in international finance (with a focus on Japanese business science) from Chaminade University. He regularly travels the world in search of investment opportunities others don't yet see or understand.