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40 Years of Data Doesn’t Lie

When you're researching stocks to add to your portfolio, how much do you focus on dividends? If it's not a focal point, then you could…

Big Gains Coming Fast From Solar

  In today's Digest, we're doing something a bit different. We're featuring an essay from Chris Skokna, who works closely with Eric Fry, editor of The Speculator and Fry's…

A Historic Day in Congress Puts This HUGE Money-Making Theme One Step Closer

It’s only a matter of time before marijuana legalization hits more states -- and with federal government out of the way, the entire U.S.

37 New “Londons” About to Be Created

Trillions of dollars of investment wealth will flow from China over the coming years. Here's one way to be a part of it When's the…

3 Reasons Alibaba Stock Will Continue to Rise

Even with the uncertainty with trade, Alibaba stock has continued to rise. But the bull run is not over. And here are three reasons why.

A Yield Investment for Falling Rates

Millennials are renting far longer ... how this is creating an investment opportunity with big yields $8,000. That's the net worth of the average millennial.…

Latest Brick-and-Mortar Pacts Make Amazon America’s Middleman

For years investors focused on Amazon’s growth rate and cash flow. The AMZN stock investment thesis from here on will be watching its middleman margins grow.

Federal Weed Legislation Starts Tomorrow

Federal marijuana reform legislation is a matter of "when" not "if" -- and "when" could begin with tomorrow's hearing For most of us, there aren't…

Does Friday’s Jobs Report Jeopardize a July Rate-Cut?

John Jagerson walks us through the numbers surrounding Friday's jobs report. What historical data suggests the market will do over the next 30 days The…

Nasdaq Today: Google-Dish vs. T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon?

Apple caught a big downgrade, while Broadcom fell on further progress of its deal for Symantec. What else is happening in the Nasdaq today?

The #1 Way to Invest for Retirement

In this Sunday edition of the Digest, we're featuring an essay from our CEO, Brian Hunt. It details what's truly important for making big, safe returns…

Marijuana by the Numbers

In today's Digest, we're going to feature a recent short-but-powerful piece from Matt McCall which looks at the marijuana industry by numbers alone. You see, despite…

Profiting From Blockchain

Blockchain is about to make our online data much safer ... and the companies that make blockchain transacting the simplest are going to see huge…

If You Still Need a Reason to Buy Google Stock, Take a Look at AI

Google stock has been a poor performer in this year's tech bull run. But investors should not give up on the stock. Keep in mind that the company's investments in AI will likely have a major positive impact.

Beating the Market With “Wealth Zones”

Given today's July 4th holiday, we're going to feature a special essay from Eric Fry. Eric is InvestorPlace's "Global Macro Specialist." For those unfamiliar with the…

Your Smartphone and … Mind Control?

Tomorrow's technologies are mind-boggling ... but we need next generation batteries to keep up "So, what happens when you're racing to make the F train…

Nasdaq Today: M&A Heats Up as Nasdaq Flirts With New Highs

Tesla, Broadcom and Symantec stole the show in the Nasdaq today, as the index flirts with new all-time highs. Can it get there now that it's over resistance?

Why Microsoft Stock Owners Shouldn’t Worry About Linux

Recent MSFT news that the Linux OS dominates presence in Microsoft's Azure cloud platform shouldn't worry you. In fact, it just proves that the transition to a service-focused organization is working for Microsoft stock.

The Best First-Half in 2 Decades … What Now?

A look back at the first half of 2019 -- and where we might be going next The first six months of 2019 are officially…