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Three Reasons the S&P 500 Could Rally to 3,000 by Year's End

Millions of skittish investors are bracing themselves for a meltdown based on everything from the perception that stocks are richly valued to very real concerns about political discord, rising interest rates, and dicey international relations.

Yet the exact opposite is far more likely to happen.

Counterintuitively, conditions are right for what could be a monster run into 2018 that takes the S&P 500 to 3,000 or even higher.

It's the kind of run I love to think about and an incredible profit opportunity for those investors who know where to look and what the markets telling 'em about the possibility.

I made my case briefly Monday during an appearance on FOX Business Network's "Varney & Co." and got so many emails asking for more detail that I've decided to dedicate today's column to providing just that.

Here's why I believe the S&P 500 could rally an impressive 17% by the end of this year...

Technology

The Death of Pay TV Is Coming 6.8 Million Cable Cutters Faster Than Expected

Newspapers… brick-and-mortar retailers like Sears… travel agents… music stores.

All industries decimated by the Internet.

Cable television, on the other hand, has been surprisingly resilient against the onslaught from streaming video. Despite the rise of the web, pay TV has remained a dominant factor in our daily doses of news and entertainment.

That's largely because of the lack of live TV offerings, especially news and sports. Just try to imagine life without FOX News or ESPN. Comcast is coming off several years of very strong growth.

However, that's changing rapidly.

Really rapidly.

In fact, a new statistic I just saw tells me that cable will soon be as dead as the morning newspaper – and much faster than anyone expected.

Today I'll show you that stat.

And we'll look at a great way to play the growth in online streaming.

It'll put you on the road to wealth – fast.

Check it out...

Stocks

Listening to the Permabears Is a Great Way to Go Broke

The other day, I had an interesting question thrown my way: What's the single most dangerous investing trend you're seeing out there right now? What could people be doing that's a surefire way to just go flat broke?

My answer is probably not what you would expect – after all, today and every day, I'm "Opposite Guy."

So I'm going to give you the answer you didn't expect. But it's the right answer historically.

It'll help you along your path to becoming a successful, independent, self-directed, and, above all, wealthy investor.

And the best part is, the answer is going to save you a ton of money and heartbreak...