Money Morning's Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald has been following this growing sector throughout 2014, because it promises to offer some of the best investments for years to come.
"There is not a single industry or product that will have a more profound impact on our lives, our future, and, of course, our money," Fitz-Gerald said.
Money Morning's Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald has been following this growing sector throughout 2014, because it promises to offer some of the best investments for years to come.
"There is not a single industry or product that will have a more profound impact on our lives, our future, and, of course, our money," Fitz-Gerald said.
One of the reasons the rich keep getting richer is that they know where to put their money to get the best returns - and, typically, the wealthier the investor, the more savvy the investments.
So for those of more modest means, it can pay to learn how to invest like a millionaire.
If you're a do-it-yourself type of investor, you might be overwhelmed trying to make heads or tails of all the information at your disposal.
And that's totally understandable.
Sifting through the information bombarding us every day is like being a five-year-old in a candy store with only enough money to buy one thing.
One of the quickest ways to filter out the noise and drill down to a short list of investment winners is to use a stock screen.
It used to be that only professionals had access to anything beyond just basic screens - but that's all changed. With the explosion of information products on the Internet, individual investors now have access to many of the same screening tools that the pros use.
I want to take a moment to demystify how to use a stock screen - and then we'll finish up with something I like to refer to as the cherry on the top.
It's an additional input that will take you quickly to tremendous gains... Full Story
A few weeks ago, I told you a story about a woman who took my advice and used it to overcome her fear of investing.
As it turns out, it was an incredibly popular column.
Reader Robert from Vancouver wrote:
Thanks Shah for trying to provide some financial education.
There is a real and urgent need to teach people at least the basics of investing, the economy, and business.
I wholeheartedly agree.
That's why I wanted to come back and build on the advice I originally gave you.
You see, once you make a decision to start investing, the next step is to make a commitment to become successful.
And today I'm going to show you how to make that next step... Full Story
I've written about the dangers of relying on stockbrokers before.
You see, most stockbrokers aren't traders, and they aren't analysts, but salesmen. They usher clients into financial products with little regard for their individual financial situation or the broader markets.
That doesn't make them bad people. In fact, I have friends who are stockbrokers, and they're nice people.
These friends of mine are trustworthy and try hard to make their clients money. But at the same time, I would never let any of them handle my money, not even a small portion of it.
When most investors hear the phrase "hedging," they typically take an exasperated breath, roll their eyes, and think to themselves that it's far too complicated - but it's actually not.
Last week I covered a simple but very effective method to buy highly speculative biotech stocks ahead of critical announcements - and guarantee a safe exit price - even if the stock crashes as a result of poor trials results.
Most money managers are happy when they can figure out how to beat the S&P 500 for two consecutive years. But we've discovered the best investment that has crushed the S&P Index for 12 consecutive years.
And it's set to outperform broad markets again in 2014.
The correlation between this strategy and investor returns is just too powerful to simplify or dismiss.
With each passing week, ideas on how governments should "manage your money" seem to be repeatedly echoing across the Atlantic.
Here and abroad, discussions on how governments should "manage your money" are becoming more and more common.
"Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it." -Warren Buffett
It's tough to argue with the "Oracle of Omaha." And Buffett is right: Investor "folly" creates some of the biggest moneymaking opportunities you'll find in stocks.
Just look at the whipsaw-trading we've been seeing in recent weeks...
Dividend stocks update: One of the many advantages of dividend-paying stocks is that they provide investors with consistent income.
Wharton School professor and famous investment book author Jeremy Siegel has found that up until the early 1990s, roughly three-quarters of the real return from the stock market came from dividends, compared to just one quarter from capital gains.
Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) new CEO Satya Nadella could bring the company what it's been missing, as we recently pointed out, but Nadella will have to tackle two very troubling numbers just reported for Microsoft.
These are figures that give us a glimpse of what could prevent MSFT stock from climbing in 2014 following its 40.9% rise last year.
These numbers were just released last week - and they're ugly.
I get a lot of questions from you folks here at the Strategic Tech Investor.
And the single most frequently asked query is this one:
"Michael, what's the best way to get started as a tech investor?"
I'll grant you: As questions go, that's probably the most basic one that you'll find.
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One way to profit from gold's rise is by investing in physical gold. But another sometimes more lucrative way to profit from rising gold prices is to invest in gold stocks.
From gold miners to royalty companies and ETFs there are many different ways to invest in gold stocks.
Find out which gold stocks could be the best investments this year...
Today's stock market news, Feb. 10, 2014: The markets recovered last week after a choppy start to February trading. On Thursday and Friday, the markets dismissed disappointing unemployment numbers and tepid economic data. The S&P 500 increased 2.6% over the two days.
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During the Depression-ridden 1930s, with the United States circling the financial abyss, an American industrialist named Thomas J. Watson Jr. gambled the future of his business-equipment company on an expansion plan that included wholesale hiring, investments in technology, and the construction of new factories.
For six years, Watson had his factories at full bore - churning out tabulating equipment there were no buyers for. But he believed in his plan and stayed with his strategy.
His strategy could make this computer king one of the best investments...
