Dear Red Alert Reader,
There's no sugarcoating it - things were pretty brutal for stocks last week. After the Federal Reserve's decision to hike interest rates by 50 basis points, there was a short rally Wednesday followed by one of the worst trading days in 2022 so far.
And the downward trend is going to continue until the Fed eventually (and inevitably) changes course. The reality of it is, the factors that are sparking the inflation we're seeing now are vastly different from the last time this happened in the 1970s, and therefore, the Fed's solution isn't really going to fix the problem.
Raising interest rates isn't going to cure COVID-19. Higher rates won't solve supply chain issues. Or produce more semiconductor chips, or corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beef, or oil.
It will, however, tank the bond market and the stock market, and there's just no way the Fed will allow that to happen. Which means they aren't going to raise rates to the levels actually needed to slow demand and bring prices back down.
The best way to protect your money right now is to stick with what's working, with the tried and true companies still making great earnings and turning profits.
I've got just the plays for you - three oil stocks, which are all making hand-over-fist money right now, and one insurance company whose 2008 scandal has resulted in a huge turnaround that's put them back on the board as a must-buy.
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It's more important than ever for investors to find solutions that can help counteract the volatility we've seen this year. As interest rates rise and the market teeters, banks are one area where investors are taking refuge.
But we've identified two other key market sectors where a new flood of buying is going to create opportunities for potentially massive profits, especially in small-cap stocks that often get overlooked by the major players.
I have a strategy to narrow thousands of these stocks down to the few with the biggest potential to be the next market winners.
You can get all the details here...
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