When To Buy Growth Stocks: Why The Double-Bottom Base Still Fuels Strong Breakouts

Some folks on Wall Street and Main Street think certain patterns found in market behavior and growth stocks simply cannot last. Then the stock plunges by simply meeting or barely beating the consensus EPS forecast. Planet Fitness, an August 2015 IPO, proves this point with its strong price run in recent years.

This ICO Startup Didn’t Die During Crypto Winter. It Has DAI to Thank

MakerDAO and Monolith are now collaborating to connect DeFi loans to a European Visa debit card. Ether fans can spend crypto with a Visa debit card because Monolith liquidates designated funds on the back-end, providing the merchant with fiat. Monolith CEO Mel Gelderman told CoinDesk he wants to promote an “ethereum lifestyle,” starting with the way he runs his London-based token startup.

Mark Cuban explains how to make a 16% guaranteed return

As Mark Cuban, the “Shark Tank” star, billionaire entrepreneur, and NBA franchise owner explains, just pay off your debts. The personal finance site NerdWallet put our revolving credit card balance at $420.22 billion in late 2018. The revolving number is just the credit card debt we carry from month to month.

These 16 money wasters are why so many Americans can’t save for retirement

From the lofty perch of old age, and after a lifetime of thrift, I declare that I am qualified to comment on how not to waste money. We've all heard the reports: Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck, a large number can't come up with $400 for an emergency, and there's no money to save for retirement and other goals. Most of that data comes from surveys where people are, in effect, saying they don't have enough income.

I built a nest egg of $1 million and I’m only 46 — so why do I still spend my waking hours worrying?

We have over $1 million in investments for ourselves, an additional $50,000 in investments for our two girls to be used for college. We have made investing mistakes, but we have learned from them. All told, we currently have over $1 million in investments for ourselves, an additional $50,000 in investments (529s and a Scottrade custodial account) for our two girls to be used for college, with our only debt being the final few years of our mortgage.

JPMorgan to brief clients on volatility in equity markets

JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to host a conference call for clients on Tuesday to address recent market moves, after last week's inversion of the U.S. Treasury yield curve and a sharp sell-off on global stock markets. "In the wake of a rather violent decline in yields, inversion of the curve, and volatility in equity markets, we consider the role of poor liquidity and systematic flows in exacerbating these market moves," an invitation from JPMorgan Cross-Asset & Derivatives Strategy said.

Senior rip-offs are soaring—and you won’t believe who the crooks are

For financial scammers, that means 10,000 potential new victims every 24 hours. While anyone, anywhere, at anytime can be a victim of a financial scam—and below are some of the most common ones—seniors are particularly at risk. “Older Americans are more vulnerable for many reasons,” says Joe Snyder of the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that works with the financial industry, seniors groups and others to reduce rip-offs.

Copy insiders and buy these stocks — because they see no recession looming

I recently told subscribers of my stock letter Brush Up on Stocks to get more bullish on stocks because of robust insider buying in cyclical sectors like tech, banks, industrials, chemicals, airlines, autos, hotels, energy, mining, and brokerage and investment companies. Insiders would definitely not be doing this if — like Gundlach — they saw a recession on the way. Instead, they'd be on a buyer's strike, or at best they'd favor utilities or consumer non-discretionary companies.

The $4 billion time bomb ticking away inside the biggest marijuana companies

The 9,000-square-foot facility was only capable of growing about C$12 million ($9 million) worth of pot in a year, but that didn't seem to matter. Marijuana companies were surging in interest and market cap as Canada planned to legalize recreational pot sales, and companies that established at least one cultivation license were receiving beneficial treatment from Health Canada, which meant snagging the property and its accompanying license could lead to a legitimate growing business in more ways than one. RavenQuest BioMed Inc. (RVVQF)(CA:RQB) eventually “won” the bidding, agreeing to pay nearly C$30 million.

Why Junior Miners Will Be The Biggest Winners In The Coming Gold Boom

Based on a series of recent events that includes the announcement of a formidable new CEO and a near-term production target of 50,000+ ounces of gold per year in one of the world's hottest precious metal venues, African Gold Group (TSX.V: AGG; OTC:AGGFF) could be on a few radars. And that's just the starting point: the company is evaluating the potential for an increase in estimated annual production to 100,000 ounces per year. Not only is AGG sitting on a potential 2.2-million-ounce mineral resource at its Kobada Gold Project in Mali's prolific gold-producing Birimian Greenstone Belt … but it's also just appointed a new CEO that will turn investor heads: Legendary mining financier Stan Bharti.

Briggs & Stratton stock falls to 44-year low after surprise loss, dividend cut and plant closure

Shares of Briggs & Stratton were rocked Thursday to levels last seen in the 1970s, after the maker of gasoline engines and outdoor power equipment reported a surprise fiscal fourth-quarter loss, lowered its full-year outlook and slashed its quarterly dividend. The company also said it will close its facility in Murray, Ky., which employs about 630 people, by the fall of 2020, as it consolidates production of its walk-behind lawn mower engines into its Poplar Bluff, Mo. facility. The company said it will offer the affected employees opportunities to relocate to the company's other plants, which are located in Alabama, Georgia, Missouri and New York.

The new math of saving for retirement may boil down to this one, absurdly simple rule

There's research that can help — from institutions that don't have a conflict of interest because they don't invest or give advice. My favorite is the Employee Benefits Research Institute in Washington, D.C. EBRI, as it's called, gathered anonymous information on tens of millions of people and how they actually save. It won't tell people what to do, but from its research there's a pretty useful rule of thumb for young people: Count on your fingers and … Save 10% — now Between you and your employer, set aside at least 10% of your paycheck.

Here’s the game plan for U.S. stock investors if China retaliates against Trump

In the past, China has shown extraordinary restraint in response to U.S. tariffs and President Trump's critical tweets. Let us discuss your game plan if China retaliates, starting with the help of two charts. Please click here for an annotated chart S&P 500 ETF (SPY) Even though the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is the most popular index, for analysis purposes, investors ought to focus on S&P 500 because the most money is tied to the S&P 500 Index (SPX) of the largest U.S. companies.

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  Trump’s tariffs and bad weather take toll on U.S. farmers

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Door-to-door thieves are using DNA tests to scam you

She did hand over a Medicare card, which fortunately was a new card that did not have her Social Security number on it. Even so, her card still has important information that can be used by thieves. New tax tool: This offers a new way to estimate next year's tax refund Wrong Social Security estimates: What you need to know Hot new scam involves 'genetic testing' kits This summer, both the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued fraud alerts about crooks targeting Medicare beneficiaries.

China could unload US Treasuries — but here's why they (probably) won't

Long term government bond yields have been transmitting a potentially recessionary signal that's shaken investor confidence and reverberated across worldwide markets. As investors fret over the weakening global economy, plunging bond yields may dissuade Beijing from potentially exercising what some fear could be a weapon in its trade dispute with the U.S.: Selling Treasuries (TNX). The historic lows in long-term interest rates, and the resulting inversion of the yield curve, suggests that China would be fighting what's currently the market's most powerful trend.

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Here’s what smart rich people really do with their nest egg

Most people think they're above average in intelligence, relationship status and professional achievement. Social scientists call this “illusory superiority.” My business partner Scott Puritz, has found the one area where even above-average people, objectively smart, rich, successful professionals, seem to wave the white flag and admit to not understanding — money and investing. “One of the most shocking things is the low-level financial literacy throughout our culture,” Puritz told the Washington Post.

Baidu Reports Earnings With Stock Holding a Value Level

Baidu shares closed last week at $96.70, down 39% year to date and in bear market territory at 58.8% below the 52-week high of $234.88 set on Sept. 21, 2018. On May 16, Baidu missed earnings estimates for the first time since it became a publicly traded company in 2005. Baidu is losing market share to NetEase, Inc. (NTES) in the gaming space.

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  Baidu Stock Has a Lot to Prove This Week

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  Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU): A Fundamentally Attractive Investment

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Wall Street’s latest billion-dollar pot company had a half-ton of bad weed returned as it was going public

The newest cannabis company on Wall Street, Sundial Growers Inc., sold a half ton of pot that was returned by corporate buyer Zenabis Global Inc. because it contained visible mold, parts of rubber gloves and other non-cannabis material, according to people familiar with the matter. The attempted sale would be the equivalent of 10% of Sundial's (SNDL) total second-quarter cannabis sales of five metric tons. In its own June-quarter report the same morning, Canadian cannabis company Zenabis Global (CA:ZENA) disclosed that it had returned a half ton of pot and terminated its agreement to buy weed from a “third party” that it did not name.

Hedge Fund Legend Jim Simons Pours Money Into Aurora Cannabis (ACB) and Aphria (APHA) Stocks

In the last two quarters, billionaire, hedge fund manager, and mathematical genius Jim Simons has moved decisively into the cannabis sector, taking large positions in both Aurora Cannabis (ACB) and Aphria (APHA). Simons, known for his work in higher mathematics and military cryptography, founded the Renaissance Technologies hedge fund in 1982. The firm was a pioneer in quantitative trading, the application of higher mathematics to the financial markets, and has developed a reputation as one of the best returning hedge funds in the business.

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  Better Buy: Aurora Cannabis vs. Cronos Group

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  Have These Tumbling Cannabis Stocks Hit Bottom Yet?

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Kevin O’Leary: This easy math trick helps you crush retirement goals

“Shark Tank” star Kevin O'Leary has some simple advice for anyone who finds investing scary: Just do it. Ten percent might not sound like a lot, but the reason O'Leary is right is the mathematical fact of compounding interest. If you save, say, $5,000 in one year, a typical stock market return in a diversified, low-cost index fund means that a year later you will have $5,365.

9 ways California’s new retirement plan changes the retirement savings landscape

On July 1, private sector employers in California gained access to an innovative new program that enables them to facilitate retirement savings for their employees. In a state where half of all private sector workers do not have a retirement savings account or participate in a pension, CalSavers stands to make a significant difference in the lives of everyday workers. Workers are automatically enrolled in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) with a default savings rate of 5% of their paychecks.