I’m not sure what it is about October, but it has historically been a spooky month for investors. The haunting traces back to the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a four-day collapse of stock prices that began on October 24. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 25%, making it the worst such decline in U.S. history. Another notable plunge took place in late October 1987, known as Black Monday. The Dow dropped just over 22% — making it the largest one-day stock market decline in history.  Then there was the tumultuous 2008 market crash. The first big drop in the… Read More

I’m not sure what it is about October, but it has historically been a spooky month for investors. The haunting traces back to the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a four-day collapse of stock prices that began on October 24. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 25%, making it the worst such decline in U.S. history. Another notable plunge took place in late October 1987, known as Black Monday. The Dow dropped just over 22% — making it the largest one-day stock market decline in history.  Then there was the tumultuous 2008 market crash. The first big drop in the Dow took place on September 29, 2008, when it shed more than 777 points. It fell by another 733 points on October 15. And just last year you may recall that the market peaked at the end of September. A fourth-quarter slide began in October, which ultimately  set stocks back about 14% through December. With events like these, it’s easy to see why the month of October carries a negative connotation. In truth, though, outside of these major declines, the month has historically been a good one for markets. In fact, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac, October is the… Read More

As he stepped through my front door, he blew a big puff of smoke and tucked the vape pen into his pocket. I kept quiet, as I was in the middle of working through some remaining remodeling logistics. But I wasn’t happy about what I just saw. I later told my contractor that I did not want to see another person vape or smoke in my house. Plain and simple, vaping irritates me in much the same way that many people are irritated by the smoking of cigarettes. Maybe it has something to do with seeing kids in the parking… Read More

As he stepped through my front door, he blew a big puff of smoke and tucked the vape pen into his pocket. I kept quiet, as I was in the middle of working through some remaining remodeling logistics. But I wasn’t happy about what I just saw. I later told my contractor that I did not want to see another person vape or smoke in my house. Plain and simple, vaping irritates me in much the same way that many people are irritated by the smoking of cigarettes. Maybe it has something to do with seeing kids in the parking lot hitting their vape pen and blowing a big plume in the air, thinking it makes them look cool. In case you’re not familiar, vaping is the use of a small battery-powered device called an electronic pen, or e-cigarette. This e-cigarette heats nicotine (extracted from tobacco), flavorings and other chemicals to create a water vapor that is inhaled. The tobacco itself doesn’t ignite as it does with a traditional cigarette. So, there’s no smoke, just water vapor containing nicotine. Vape pens are also used to smoke marijuana. E-cigarettes have taken the smoking world by storm, ballooning into a multibillion-dollar industry.  —Recommended… Read More

We’ve been on a roll over at Maximum Profit lately.  Our system has identified a string of winners that my subscribers and I have been able to buy at just the right time as momentum carries the stock higher — while getting out before the tide washes out.  A significant chunk of our winners has come from the tech space to be more specific, with gains of 39% on CyberArk Software (Nasdaq: CYBR), 66% on Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU), and 89% on Shopify (Nasdaq: SHOP). This makes sense, of course. Tech has been one of the hottest sectors during this entire… Read More

We’ve been on a roll over at Maximum Profit lately.  Our system has identified a string of winners that my subscribers and I have been able to buy at just the right time as momentum carries the stock higher — while getting out before the tide washes out.  A significant chunk of our winners has come from the tech space to be more specific, with gains of 39% on CyberArk Software (Nasdaq: CYBR), 66% on Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU), and 89% on Shopify (Nasdaq: SHOP). This makes sense, of course. Tech has been one of the hottest sectors during this entire bull market. And if all goes according to plan, we’ll add another to the list in short order… Our Next Big Winner… Before companies can launch a new product, or even keep producing existing products, they need to continually test their design and optimization. After all, a failed product could cripple a company. But with technology rapidly changing, it would cost firms billions to continually update their testing and design equipment and software.  That’s why most firms work with a company like Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS). #-ad_banner-#Keysight has been in the electronic measurement business since 1939. It offers electronic… Read More

Ever thought about getting solar panels installed on your roof?  If you’ve ever been interested in seeing what it might cost, or what the payoff would be to install solar on your home, check out Google’s Project Sunroof. Simply enter your address and it will tell you what it will cost to install solar and what the payoff over time would be. It also shows a google map of your house and how much sunlight it receives. Pretty cool, right? I came across this nifty little tool when researching a company in the solar energy space… Read More

Ever thought about getting solar panels installed on your roof?  If you’ve ever been interested in seeing what it might cost, or what the payoff would be to install solar on your home, check out Google’s Project Sunroof. Simply enter your address and it will tell you what it will cost to install solar and what the payoff over time would be. It also shows a google map of your house and how much sunlight it receives. Pretty cool, right? I came across this nifty little tool when researching a company in the solar energy space back in April. My subscribers and I ended up adding it to our portfolio thanks to an even better tool: the Maximum Profit system. Bringing Solar To The Masses The company in question, Enphase Energy (Nasdaq: ENPH) plays an important role in the solar process. In short, they will help you manage, convert and store the energy that those panels collect from the sun. The company’s aim is to help advance the worldwide potential of renewable energy. Over the years, solar power has become a more viable option as the technology has improved, which in turn has lowered the… Read More