Yesterday we got the chance to talk about some stocks that have an extra edge with prevailing interest rate conditions like we have right now.
And unless you've been on the far side of the moon all week, you know that those interest rates have been foremost on investors' minds; it's practically all you hear about in the mainstream financial media right now.
But for reasons I alluded to yesterday, the media's not necessarily telling you the whole truth about what's happening.
Which means they’re definitely not telling you how this is a golden opportunity in disguise…
You know I'm no fan of Wall Street, but even I have to hand it to 'em: They have done a masterful job convincing regular folks that investing is difficult.
Those professional illusionists that perform from one end of the Las Vegas Strip to the other can't hold a candle to this bunch.
They baffle folks with obscure jargon, they make people terrified of volatility, and even more insidiously, they manipulate investors into acting irrationally.
The Street spends billions on advertising intended to convince you that it's hip to trade and invest, that you can do it from your car, that you can make great buys while you're picking up your kids or doing your job. In fact, I'll bet you've seen the same groovy commercials I have trying to convince you that's the case.
What they don't tell you is how they separate investors from their money...
In June, Iran announced its military had shot down a U.S. drone and claimed its nation was "ready for war."
The country has rejected accusations from the United States that it violated terms of a 2015 nuclear agreement and it could once again be facing U.N. sanctions.
This is a critical time on the world stage, but it’s also caught the attention of Wall Street and defense stock investors.
When geopolitical uncertainty rears its ugly head, defense stocks tend to soar.
And given the U.S. commitment to a strong defense, some of these investments can even be considered resistant to recessions.
The Raytheon-United merger, worth $121 billion, made waves on Wall Street. Since the merger’s announcement, the company stock has shot up nearly 4%.
That has investors wondering if now’s the right time to pick up Raytheon stock.
But instead of worrying about the merger going through, we have an even better defense stock play…
With tensions building between the U.S. and Iran, we went searching for the top defense stock to buy right now.
And we found just the one…
It has a strong balance sheet with just $2 billion in debt.
And its total debt to capital sits at just 29.4%, compared to an industry average of 68%.
The firm even pays a 2.13% dividend, which outpaces its rivals 1.9% average.
And its gross profit margins, operating profit margins, and net profit margins all outpace the industry average as well.
But the company’s standard financial metrics tell just half of the story of why it is a breakout stock with a very high VQScore.
With global tensions at an all-time high, it's perfectly normal to be concerned.
But as intelligent investors, we'll reserve judgment until the facts are clear, because we have the risk management in place to do that.
We're calm and confident while others are running around panicking.
That's why it's the perfect time for Keith to recommend this defense stock.
And with shares already moving quickly, there's really no time to lose...
I got an interesting question earlier this week while in Las Vegas, where I was speaking at the MoneyShow…
"What works best right now?"
Usually that's a question related to which specific stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other funds you want to buy.
But in this case, the person asking wanted to know what kinds of investment tactics work best given current market conditions and how you adjust to all the volatility gumming up the works.
That's a savvy question – and a critically important one, I'd add, especially right now.
Asking which stocks are "best" is only half the battle when it comes to big profits. To really hit the home runs you and I both know are out there, you've got to know which methods work best and when to use 'em.
Right now, for example, the markets are completely dominated by tweet-driven trading. This favors day traders and the institutional big boys because it caters to the short-term trading methods and tactics they use.
But that doesn't mean you're out of luck as an investor, though. Far from it. You just have to change up your approach a bit.
While ongoing trade discussions between the U.S. and China dominate the headlines, the drumbeat of military action has intensified…
This week, the United States sent an aircraft carrier to the Middle East after reports of a planned attack on American forces by a Tehran-backed proxy group in Iran.
On Sunday, the Trump administration issued a surprise order to send the USS Abraham Lincoln and a bomber task force in response to "troubling and escalatory indications and warnings."
Once again, military intervention is back in the headlines.
To find the best defense stocks to own right now, we use the Money Morning Stock VQScore™. This proprietary system tells us when stocks are about to break out to higher levels (and which to avoid in order to protect our capital).
Each stock receives a score. A score of 4 or higher puts the stock in our "Strong Buy Zone."
Today, we discuss three defense stocks to buy as tensions heat up around the globe...
Traders and investors are just now sticking their toes back into the water after being spooked by the inverted yield curve that developed late last week, warning of a possible recession.
This kicked off the selling, with many analysts on the Street advising watchers to sell and sell some more.
But we know better, and we can tell that there's very real risk in this situation.
Though it's not what you might think...
Today, our Chief Investment Strategist is bringing you the "big four" profit-robbing pitfalls that millions of investors needlessly fall into, losing billions of hard-earned money.
