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Most Stocks and ETFs Are Trash - These Trades Will Actually Make You Money

By , Money Morning -

They hide it well, but the financial wizards on Wall Street do not have your best interests at heart. If trading on margin can leverage potential rewards, then they give you three - and even four - times leverage to super magnify risks.

And if diversifying a portfolio with a mutual fund is good, they give you mutual funds that invest in other mutual funds.

The common thread? No matter what the market does, they collect their fees. They'll recommend all types of stocks and ETFs, regardless of quality, just to collect that commission.

But with the strategy we're showing you today, you won't have to worry about this ever again...

How Wall Street Wins Its No-Lose Trades

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning • @ShahGilani_TW -

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The madness of the manipulation machinery on Wall Street knows no bounds.

Remember credit default swaps (CDS)? They're the risky financial derivatives traded among FDIC-insured banks that, during the 2007-08 financial crisis, took down Lehman Bros. and almost bankrupted giant insurer AIG Inc.

Well, they never went away. And now they're making a comeback, and Wall Street is using them in ever more maniacal ways.

Today, I'm going to show you how Wall Street manipulators are using CDS and a false front of "activism" to make huge profits from troubled companies - and why that's becoming routine....

How We Can Stop the Globalization That's Bleeding Us Dry

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning • @ShahGilani_TW -

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Earlier this week, Shah showed you how financialization of the U.S. economy could destroy the middle class.

Globalization is also an insidious contributor to the widening income gap and wealth inequality in the U.S. It's essentially another nail in the coffin of the middle class.

But it's still possible to stop both of these disasters before it really is too late...

A U.S. Court Practically Declared Insider Trading Legal

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning • @ShahGilani_TW -

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014, was a great day to be an insider trader.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned insider trading convictions of former hedge fund managers Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson.

Not only did the appeals court reverse the much-publicized guilty verdicts against the two traders, its 28-page decision effectively rewrites the meaning of insider trading.

The immediate outcome of the decision not only affects the two hedge fund executives, other traders convicted of insider trading, and charged individuals who pled guilty, it will also change how traders use inside information to their benefit in the future.

The court decision is as surprising as it is profound...

These Signs of Market Trouble Are Looming

By , Global Credit Strategist, Money Morning • @MichaelELewitt -

Editor's Note: By now you're familiar with Michael E. Lewitt of The Credit Strategist. We love his work. Today, he has a special report on current, troubling conditions at this late stage - and a dire warning for investors who may be unprepared. Here's Michael...

"Markets are priced to perfection...

Signs of late cycle behavior and thinking are abundant...

The latest example came from BMO's strategist Brian Belski, who published a report arguing that the bull market in stocks will continue for another ten years with annual gains of 10.5%.

This is the type of report that appears at market peaks. Despite the fact that it was dressed up in statistics and produced by a respectable brokerage house, this isn't a serious piece of research; it is nonsense and anyone who takes it seriously and invests based on its conclusions deserves the losses that will follow."

The above is excerpted from a recent report I produced for my Credit Strategist readers. I wanted to share with you some of my thinking on rapidly coalescing signs that point to growing cracks in the façade of a healthy market... Full Story

Wall Street News: Merger Mania Will Move Today's Markets

By , Executive Producer, Money Morning -

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Wall Street news today, May 12, 2014: The Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat on Friday as the market looks ahead to a critical succession vote by Pro-Russian loyalists in the Ukraine. Unimpressive jobs data also played a factor in the markets' performance.

This morning, U.S. Futures and global markets were on the rise after China's State Council committed to greater market liberalization over the weekend.

Here's what you need to know to make your Monday profitable:

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Acquisition Rumors Highlight Today's Wall Street News

By , Executive Producer, Money Morning -

Wall Street news today, May 9, 2014: The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped Thursday as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen offered a positive outlook for the U.S. economy during her congressional testimony. The Nasdaq, however, was down after technology stocks took yet another hit.

This morning, U.S. Futures are in the red as new concerns over Ukraine have emerged.

Here's what you need to know to make your Friday profitable:

Financial News Today: Alibaba’s Under-The-Radar Investor

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Financial News Today

Financial news today, May 8, 2014: The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped Wednesday after Fed Chair Janet Yellen told the Joint Economic Committee of Congress that the U.S. economy needed additional support to buffer the "considerable slack" in the labor market. Yellen also stressed risks in the housing market and rising geopolitical tensions.

This morning (Thursday), U.S. futures are flat on positive Chinese trade data and the anticipation of jobless claims.

Here’s what you need to know to make your Thursday profitable:

Financial News Today: Alibaba Files, Twitter Plunges, and Yellen Set to Testify

By , Executive Producer, Money Morning -

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Financial news today, May 7, 2014: Major indices slipped on Wednesday on news that the OECD cut its 2014 global forecast for growth by 0.2%.

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen will testify before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress this morning at 10 a.m. On Thursday, Yellen will appear before the Senate Budget Committee.

Here's what you need to know to make your Wednesday profitable.