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Dow Jones Today Dives After Alan Greenspan Says Stocks and Bonds in a Bubble

The Dow Jones today dove as investor uncertainty rises and Alan Greenspan – former Federal Reserve Chair during the 2001 Dot-Com Bubble – says stock and bond markets are in a bubble.

Dow futures are down 190 points this morning as tech stocks weigh on markets. The index and the S&P 500 are coming off their best month since March 2016 thanks to extreme optimism over the U.S. economy and recent tax reform.

Here's a look at today's most important market events and stocks, plus a look at today's economic calendar...

Gold

The 3 Best Ways to Buy Physical Gold Online

We all know gold is an excellent way to protect your wealth in times of market uncertainty and political turmoil.

But gold has also become one of our favorite profit opportunities in 2018 thanks to the Federal Reserve's rock-bottom interest rate policies over the past decade and political tensions in Asia.

In fact, Money Morning Resource Specialist Peter Krauth believes gold prices could rise 300% by 2020.

Which is why today we'll show you the three best ways to buy physical gold online...

Technology

How This 20-Year Anniversary Could Double Your Money

Earlier this summer, we celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone. That was a big deal, as that smartphone is one of the top-selling gadgets of all time. It revolutionized mobile computing and basically took the world by storm.

Everyone talked about it – and we'll likely see a new anniversary-themed iPhone before the end of this year.

There's another tech-business anniversary coming up, but no one seems to be talking about this one.

And I think this anniversary may be even more important – and there's a moneymaking opportunity because of it.

When Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) launched its "1-Click" buying feature on Sept. 12, 1997, it changed forever the way consumers buy everything from books to laundry detergent.

Other websites force shoppers to go through a complex and frustrating payment process that limits sales. But Amazon customers can check out in a matter of seconds.

To me, that makes 1-Click the crucial innovation in the history of e-commerce.

Now lean in... because I want to quietly reveal something no one else seems to be talking about...

Stocks

Can Rising eBay Actually Deliver to Shareholders?

On the surface, eBay Inc. seems to be flying again, with 25% stock gains so far this year and 171 million registered users behind it.

But should investors buy eBay now?

Money Morning Director of Technology & Venture Capital Research Michael A. Robinson talked to CNBC's "The Rundown" about whether it actually has a plan to execute on the expectations that drove the stock price rise or to compete with the likes of Amazon Prime.

Don't miss what he had to say...

IPOs

Our Chart Shows What Would Have Happened If You Invested $1,000 in the Facebook, Google, eBay, Yahoo, and Amazon IPOs

In the last 21 years, these five Internet tech IPOs – Facebook, eBay, Amazon, Alphabet, and Yahoo – have grown massively. They now combine for a market cap of $1.5 trillion.

We'll show you how much investors who bought $1,000 worth of stock at their IPO share price would have profited.

But we'll also show you how Wall Street takes advantage of investors when it comes to IPOs - and how you can beat them.