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Investing Daily Printable PDF I believe that all investors should have a portion of their portfolio allocated to investments outside of the U.S. Although the U.S. stock market is the world’s largest, overseas markets regularly outperform U.S. markets. The major reason is, local factors can have a big impact on each country’s business cycle. Of course, that dynamic can cut both ways and you also need to be aware of the risks. How much to invest internationally is a personal preference. I...

Investing Daily Printable PDF In their emails to me, some readers are expressing concern about excessive valuations. It’s true, the market is getting frothy. But you can still find reasonably valued growth stocks that are poised for outsized gains. Below, I pinpoint a safe, efficient way to play this trend. We’ve been enjoying a prolonged bull market, with stocks hovering at record highs. The key now is to focus on strong financial metrics that include low debt, robust free cash flow, a...

Investing Daily Printable PDF For the sake of your career, personal development, and investment acumen, it’s always a good policy to surround yourself with smart people. I’m privileged to work with some of the most intelligent people in the investment world. Which brings me to my colleague Nathan Slaughter [pictured here], the chief investment strategist of our premium trading services, Takeover Trader and High-Yield Investing. As global stocks rise in tandem with the main U.S indices...

Investing Daily Printable PDF I have liberal friends who dumped stocks after Donald Trump got elected in 2016. Similarly, many of my conservative friends dumped stocks after Joe Biden won in 2020. Bad investment decisions, both times. After each election, stocks went on a prolonged tear. Repeat after me: Never make investment moves based on your electoral preferences. Stocks have continued to rally since the November 2020 election and they hover at record highs. Of course, to justify furthe...

Investing Daily I stumbled across a movie last weekend called The Formula (1980), starring Marlon Brando as a murderous oil company tycoon who’s trying to hide from the world a long-lost Nazi recipe for synthetic oil. This mediocre melodrama reminded me that “Big Oil” executives are usually portrayed as villains in the movies. But lately, it’s not just Hollywood. Wall Street also has developed a dubious view of oil companies, at least from an investment standpoint. Symbolic of this att...

New proposals to raise taxes are prompting some investors to flee the stock market. Here's why that's a very big mistake.

Investing Daily Printable PDF You should invest in the most precious commodity on the planet. It isn’t oil, nor gold. I’m referring to water, the essence of life. A news story caught my eye that underscores the growing global demand for potable water. On April 23, California’s State Water Resources Control Board issued a draft Cease and Desist order against Nestlé (OTC: NSRGY), demanding that the international consumer food and beverage giant stop pumping millions of gallons of wate...

Investing Daily Printable PDF Every weekend I run a series of stock screens from my Fidelity brokerage account. Each screen is designed to identify potential recommendations for one of my publications or for my own personal portfolio. One of the screens I run is income-oriented, which I use to identify potential investments for my Utility Forecaster newsletter. However, I don’t restrict this screen to just the sectors we cover in Utility Forecaster. I want to see what the best current i...