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How We'll Surf (and Trade) the Looming Bankruptcy "Tidal Wave"

Thousands of American companies – many of them publicly traded – are sliding towards bankruptcy.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is buying the bonds of some failing companies in an effort to keep them alive, but this is one strategy that's not going to work.

The coming tidal wave of bankruptcies will overwhelm the Fed's rescue efforts and could sink the stock market.

And here's how you can take the bit of "market intelligence" we're going to give you today - and turn it to your personal advantage...

Technology

Cash In on the Global Logistics Boom with These Shares

A few weeks ago, my daughter graduated with honors in finance from the University of Portland, which she attended as a Presidential Scholar.

I couldn't be prouder.

And I'm even more impressed by her next decision: She's pursuing, on a one-year schedule, a technology master's degree with an emphasis on supply-chain logistics.

That means when she leaves grad school next May she will be stepping into a red-hot field.

But I'm here to do more than boast about my daughter's future prospects – as fun for me as that may be.

Here's the thing: A recent report from a key industry trade group says U.S. firms alone spent a record $1.5 trillion on logistics last year. The momentum is this industry is driven by something you and I have been talking about for years – the rise in e-commerce.

While I was researching my daughter's career choice, I was surprised to learn which company is considered the leader in logistics tech.

No, it's not a freight company… or a package carrier… or a retailer or energy company with an incredibly complex supply chain.

It's Verizon Communications Inc.

In today's report, I'll show you why that's so.

I'll also show you why Verizon is not the best play in this sector.

And I'll show you who is...