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February 2019 - Page 6 of 13 - Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From

Why the Dow Jones Industrial Average's Winning Streak Is In Jeopardy Today

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average could see its winning streak end as optimism over a trade deal with China fades.

The Dow Jones futures project a 63-point slide in premarket hours as the U.S. and China reach a standstill over technology transfers and cybersecurity threats.

But an earnings beat this morning is propelling this global retailer higher, and that could be enough to keep markets in the green...

The "High-Yield" Craze Is Masking a Thoroughly Fatal Market Sickness

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Looking for yield? Be careful what you ask for…

Every slick Wall Street operator is hawking junk bonds and leveraged loans as the ultimate drug for yield-starved investors – those seeking "juicy returns" in an otherwise risk-saturated bond market.

What they'll find is suicide by credit overdose.

I'm not surprised we've come to this point.

Now, those who know me know I'm not a big fan of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Acting as Wall Street's un-official "drug pusher" for decades, it went hog wild post-2008, dispensing low-rate, cheap, and always freshly printed money at grotesque levels.

As a result, today's "stimulus-addicted/Fed-supported" securities markets – thoroughly embroiled in bubbles – have crossed the Rubicon of debt and are now limping toward their own suicide, as you'll see.

But it doesn't have to get you.

Your broker and even your friends might think you look crazy for doing what I'm about to suggest, especially because the "good times" still appear to be rolling, but when the reckoning comes - and it will come soon - you'll look not only smart, but downright rich compared to the folks who didn't listen... Full Story

Wall Street Would Kill for the Kind of High-Profit Momentum We're Riding Every Day

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As always, Wall Street is imagining things.

CNBC recently reported on findings from Credit Suisse that an unusually high number of companies have fallen from the ranks of top earnings growers to the bottom 20.

That sounds bad, but there's much more going on behind the scenes.

Our Keith Fitz-Gerald's got all the details on the tremendous implications this has for our moneymaking journey together...

If You Know How to Wait for a Bus, You've Got What It Takes to Double Your Investment Here

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I've been watching – and profiting on – a ridiculously profitable wave I've seen developing over the years. It's not exciting, but it's the easiest money there is: bank consolidation.

The trend has its roots in the 1980s, when the interstate banking regulations were changed to allow ownership across state lines.

Things got "interesting" in the aftermath of the savings and loan crisis, when the prices of great banks fell right alongside the dogs, overstuffed with junk bonds and dubious mortgages. At the time, it was cheaper by far for any CEO worth their salt to just up and buy a smaller competitor rather than try and expand in a new state or region.

The consolidation continued right on through the Internet "dot-com" bubble and collapse, right up until the eve of the credit crisis in late 2007.

Consolidation went on a holiday of sorts until about 2011, when it started right back up where it had left off 34 years earlier.

That brings us up to speed.

The news is, bank consolidation will – I repeat, will – make you stinkin' rich if you kick back and let it work for you. Maybe the easiest fortune ever made.

Why? Simple – there's a lot more consolidating left to do. A whole lot more.

Each year, somewhere between 3% and 5% of American banks are taken over, and that's going to continue until we get below 2,000 banks.

As you'll see in a minute, we're quite a ways from that milestone.

Making money off this trend is ridiculously easy. If you can sit around waiting for a package from Amazon, you have the specialist skillset required.

I've got two plays all lined up for you...

Here's the Right Way (for You) to Make Money in the Markets

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By my count, I've taught around 300,000 people how to jump in and start trading profitably. Every single one of those people was different.

Of course they were different people, but I mean everyone had different moneymaking goals: Some wanted to retire early; some just wanted to retire, period. Others were doing it for fun. People were speculating for monster gains. Folks were doing it for extra, supplemental income every month. People wanted to take vacations, buy cars, or put the kids through school.

All this and everything in between – take my word for it, I've heard it all!

The key to moneymaking success for every single one of those 300,000-plus people, no matter their ultimate goal, was finding the right way to trade at the lowest possible level of risk that was right for them.

To get you started out the right way, on the same profitable path, I'm going to share this quick video. I made it late last month for my Fast Fortune Club Members, but my editor loved it so much he begged me to take it "big time" and give everyone a chance to see it.

My editor thought, and I agree, that by the time you're done watching this, you'll be "good to go," armed with everything you need to start making money in the way that's just perfect for you...

These 2 REITs Just Earned Our Highest Score - One Pays Nearly 12%

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Investors interested in safer alternatives to buying stocks just as the economy is teetering should be looking at real estate investment trusts, or REITs.

REITs are even more attractive for investors looking for income.

The stars are aligning perfectly for investing in REITs, and the Money Morning Stock VQScore™ system just identified two that rank highly. Best of all, one pays a dividend yield of over 12%.