by Tom Gentile
Let's face it… things got a little rough in the stock market last week – thanks to what seemed to be a never-ending stream of breaking news out of Washington.
Ironically, media stocks suffered, too.
But there's one stock that could drive the whole sector higher…
And based on the numbers, it's the best one to buy right now...
by Tom Gentile
On Monday, Tesla hit its 52-week high – just one week after becoming the most valuable automaker in America.
It's not the only one, though. There are actually 126 stocks trading at or near all-time highs.
But don't worry about figuring out which ones to add to your portfolio right now.
These eight are the cream of the crop...
by Tom Gentile
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I want to talk to you about something Wall Street has been lying to you about – options.
Now you may have heard before that they're "risky" and "not worth it…"
This is financial propaganda.
I spent years on the floor of the American Stock Exchange and have been teaching and trading options for over two decades.
And the truth is… Wall Street doesn't want you even interested in learning options – let alone trading them – because they want to hoard all the profits and leave you at the mercy of the markets.
Not me…
Yesterday, a GOP Congressman told CNBC how the IRS managed to victimize him for two straight decades.
Now the Republican lawmaker wants to see the agency gutted.
by Tom Gentile
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On Monday, analysts downgraded Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) from a "buy" to a "hold" following the YouTube ad placement controversy. And with an evergrowing list of major marketing companies joining the boycott against the leader of U.S. digital ad revenues – it's no surprise that investors are worried right now.
But here's the thing…
Google's not the only advertising stock out there to put your money on. Quite the opposite, actually…
There's another stock that's been flying under investors' radars, so to speak…
It's gained 134.29% in the past 12 weeks alone.
And it's one of the most undervalued advertising stocks in the game…
by Shah Gilani
Over the past two years we've talked a lot here about the burgeoning industry known as "fintech," a portmanteau of "financial technology," or how financial transactions are moving to digital platforms.
While fintech began as a way to describe how technology is being used to improve behind-the-scenes workings of financial institutions, this disruptive force is now changing everything from how we shop and how we bank to how we apply for credit – anything to do with money is ripe for fintech disruption.
It's even changing how we pay for dinner…
We've all been there – that awkward dance that occurs when the check comes. There are either too many credit cards, or not enough people with enough cash, or the restaurant refuses to split the bill, or no one can agree how to split it evenly…
In recent years, we've seen an explosion of smartphone apps that involve what's known as peer-to-peer (or P2P) payments. These allow anyone to connect a card or a bank account to the app, and send payments instantaneously to anyone else on the app.
All of a sudden that awkward dinner bill – and thousands of situations just like it – get a whole lot easier.
Even social media giants have incorporated P2P payments into their interfaces. Any smartphone user with a credit card has at least five options to get a small sum to a peer almost instantly.
As of right now, none of these innovators have figured out how to monetize P2P payments. That's going to become increasingly important as the marketplace grows – and as investors line up to profit from one of the market's hottest trends.
by Shah Gilani
Everyone loves a sale, unless that sale is an investment you bought at half-off and then continued to plummet to zero.
That's already happened to a handful of once-promising retail stocks.
And they're just the tip of an iceberg.
Not only are more name-brand retailers melting down and preparing to declare bankruptcy, the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that own and operate the malls they're in are headed for the half-off sales bin.
But if you feel like a kid in a candy shop surrounded by these "bargains," you've been duped.
Some retailers will declare bankruptcy and be buried once and for all. Some will declare bankruptcy and rise from the ashes. And some will rise from the ashes just to declare bankruptcy again.
Here's the deal on retail stocks and REITs… and how to trade the dying, the living dead, and the comeback kids…
by Tom Gentile
The mindset of short-term options trader is to get in, get out, and turn profits quickly – typically, the more efficiently you can use your capital, the better.
But for those from a long-term, buy-and-hold background, this short-term, options-based way of generating income can be a lot to take in.
So today, I'm going to show you a long-term options trading strategy sure to boost your portfolio...
One of the key parts of a successful wealth-building strategy is finding the best long-term stocks and holding them for years.
Solid long-term stocks let you collect gains steadily for five, 10, or 20 years while you focus on finding other investments and opportunities. You can check in with them every quarter and see if anything has changed or adjust your holdings if your investment priorities are different. But for the most part, they are low maintenance, low risk, and high reward.
Now, we've picked three of the best long-term stocks on the market today. Each of these three stocks are leaders in their respective industries. They also have solid balance sheets and growth projections.
One just saw its revenue jump 40% in the most recent quarter. Another has annual revenue of $226 billion with gross profit margins near 40%. The third expects its industry to fill $5.2 trillion worth of orders in the next two decades.
by Alex McGuire
Each week, our group of experts deliver the best stocks to buy now for our Money Morning subscribers – all for free.
Money Morning Defense & Tech Specialist Michael A. Robinson recommended two tech giants ready to rock from two opportunities on the horizon.
Find all of last week's recommendations here in our newest list of stocks to buy now...
