When you’re looking for explosive gains in stocks, getting in on the ground floor is everything… That’s why, as the chief investment strategist behind Game-Changing Stocks, it’s my job to predict “the next big thing” BEFORE it happens. Over the years, my research team and I have made a number of such predictions. Though they haven’t all played out the way we expected, many of them proved to be quite accurate. For instance, in 2009 we predicted there would be a… Read More

When you’re looking for explosive gains in stocks, getting in on the ground floor is everything… That’s why, as the chief investment strategist behind Game-Changing Stocks, it’s my job to predict “the next big thing” BEFORE it happens. Over the years, my research team and I have made a number of such predictions. Though they haven’t all played out the way we expected, many of them proved to be quite accurate. For instance, in 2009 we predicted there would be a big move in nanotechnology. In the months that followed, our nanotech pick shot up 293%. Then in 2010, we predicted the “best sci-fi speculation of the year” would be a powerful technology called RFID… and that three stocks could skyrocket because of it. Our picks were up 42%… 89%… and 310% a year after we forecast our projections. And last year, we predicted that “Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) would stumble without Steve Jobs.” This chart speaks for itself: The list goes on… Today, I want… Read More

On Thursday, I told you about the advice Warren Buffett is all too happy to offer, but most investors seem to ignore. Today, I’m going to share with you — in the hopes that we can all heed his words a little more closely — the seemingly “magic” formula he uses to consistently beat the market. Ready for it? Stuff minus debt. That’s it. That’s the golden ticket. That’s how an investor can determine the… Read More

On Thursday, I told you about the advice Warren Buffett is all too happy to offer, but most investors seem to ignore. Today, I’m going to share with you — in the hopes that we can all heed his words a little more closely — the seemingly “magic” formula he uses to consistently beat the market. Ready for it? Stuff minus debt. That’s it. That’s the golden ticket. That’s how an investor can determine the intangible value of a business. A lot of people try to make this more complicated than that, but it’s really not.  After all, the accountants are not trying to trick anyone: Each line is exactly what it says it is. “Cash” is self-explanatory. “Inventory” is stuff. “Receivables” are unpaid bills sent for goods delivered or services rendered. And so forth. Yet balance sheets hold this weird mystique. They scare the hell out of a… Read More

The latest rankings of the world’s richest people show that telecom magnate Carlos Slim of Mexico is again on the top of the heap, followed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Both of these men amassed dizzying fortunes primarily with one investment: Gates with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Slim with America Movil (NYSE: AMX), one of the largest telecom companies in the world. Fourth on the list is Warren Buffett. The Oracle of Omaha also made his fortune with one company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B), but there’s a twist. While Microsoft is focused on software… Read More

The latest rankings of the world’s richest people show that telecom magnate Carlos Slim of Mexico is again on the top of the heap, followed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Both of these men amassed dizzying fortunes primarily with one investment: Gates with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Slim with America Movil (NYSE: AMX), one of the largest telecom companies in the world. Fourth on the list is Warren Buffett. The Oracle of Omaha also made his fortune with one company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B), but there’s a twist. While Microsoft is focused on software and America Movil on cellphones, Berkshire is a holding company. Its business is to own other businesses. It is Buffett’s uncanny ability to pick winning businesses that has enabled the modest man from Omaha to pile up nearly $55 billion. But is it really all that uncanny? I don’t think so. If you go to the bookstore, you’ll find a whole shelf of books on Buffett in the investing section. They will be chock-full of his witty sayings. His earthy common sense resonates with everyone. No matter… Read More

This is a true story. A man walks into a Target store and asks to see the manager. The manager asks if he can help and the man produces an advertisement that his daughter had received in the mail at their home. It was for diapers, wet wipes, strollers and… Read More

The Wall Street crowd is starting to get the picture.   On the cover of a recent issue of Fortune magazine: “The Death of Cash,” an article… Read More

Would you ever consider putting your hard-earned investment dollars in a place like Nigeria or Kenya? It’s a question that strikes at the heart of an investor’s risk tolerance.  But how you answer it may be a key… Read More

It’s an idea that the richest and most powerful people in the business world almost never say out loud. But takeover king Wilbur Ross knows it. So does Herb Allen, the most exclusive banker in the world. And you can bet your boots… Read More

Every intelligent investor’s portfolio must devote assets to aggressive growth.  No exceptions.  Because finding a winning aggressive growth stock isn’t easy, I want to share with you how I do it… I look for companies with products, technologies or other innovations that materially change… Read More

The rich are different — they invest in better companies than the average investor. But exactly how do they do this? Well, rather than buying shares on the stock exchange, savvy big hitters write… Read More

Private equity is an exclusive playground. To invest in one of these exclusive funds, you have to have a serious bank balance — more than $2 million, excluding the value of your primary residence, and a half-million… Read More