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June 24, 2008
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Hot Stocks

The Next Bill Gates

June 27, 2008
Georges Yared, GameChangers

This week, the torch was passed from one of the great GameChanging CEOs of the past to one of the great GameChanging CEOs of the future. As of today, Bill Gates ends his 32-year run as co-founder and chairman of Microsoft. He is leaving all day-to-day operations to focus on philanthropic and charitable good works through the foundation he and his wife started called – appropriately enough – the...

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Global Investing

Profit from China's Insatiable Demand for Iron Ore

July 17, 2008
Robert Hsu, China Strategy

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Investing Trends

Can You Take Profits From the Financials?

July 23, 2008
Tobin Smith, ChangeWave Investing

July 15 may have been the last bottom we're going to see in the financials in this bear market. ChangeWave Investing Editor Toby Smith explains how investors with a long-term investment time horizon could bank big bucks.

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Small Caps

The Incredible Shrinking Market Paid Content

June 27, 2008
Tobin Smith, ChangeWave Inner Circle

As of today's close, we were just under official bear market territory, meaning we've come down nearly 20% off our highs so far this year in the major market averages like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and the S&P 500 (SPX). In my book, that definitely qualifies as an incredible shrinking market.

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Tech and Biotech

Time to Add Some Green to Your Portfolio

July 18, 2008
Tobin Smith, ChangeWave Investing

With the help of rising technologies, we are beginning to wean ourselves off of fossil fuels. Toby Smith explains why investors should be riding this transformation now.

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Options

2 Billion Options Contracts Traded So Far in '08

July 23, 2008
OptionsZone Insider

More than 2 billion options contracts changed hands in the first 140 trading days of 2008.

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Retirement

Louis' Exclusive Investment Videos

June 23, 2008
Louis Navellier, Blue Chip Growth

We've posted exclusive videos of Louis Navellier offering investment advice, market insight and more!

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Mutual Fund Investing

Presidential Investments

July 15, 2008
Dan Wiener, Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors

The debate over who, and which party, will next inhabit the White House is heating up. On Wall Street, those in the know can ignore the impact the election will have on investors. While there are plenty of reasons to focus on who you'll vote for in November, investing isn't one of them.

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Income Investing

Red Ink Turns Black Paid Content

July 22, 2008
Richard Band, Profitable Investing

I'll remember today's madcap trading for a long time. How often does a blue chip company report an $8.9 billion quarterly loss -- and the stock proceeds to skyrocket 27% in a single session?

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Active Trading

ChangeWave Accurately Predicts Apple Mac Sales Boom

July 21, 2008
ChangeWave Research

ChangeWave has hit a bull's-eye when predicting future sales growth for Apple (AAPL) Macs.

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Stocks to Sell

High Inflation Hurts Coal Producers

July 21, 2008
Robert Hsu, China Strategy

Back in February, I recommended a Chinese coal miner as a way to profit from China's booming demand for the hard substance. But now, with record-high inflation, the Chinese government is taking strong moves to curb inflation. This is ultimately hurting coal miners and related China stocks, and there's one you should sell today.

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