Your Most Important Tax Moves Before December 31... and Investors Need Strong Stomachs (Not Big Brains)

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Sunday, November 18, 2012

In the current edition of the Investment U Weekly Update, Investment Analyst and Host of The Oxford Club's Market Wake-Up Call, Steve McDonald, runs down the key issues affecting the global economy - and your investments. (Click the image to play.) This week, you'll find... Should You Set Your Sights on Target (NYSE: TGT) This Holiday Season? A Huge Breakthrough in Alzheimer's Research? The "Slap In The Face" Award: Secession Edition... You can check it out in this video. Sponsored The so-called "Golden Cross", an investment phenomenon... It has made thousands of otherwise ordinary investors profoundly rich over the last 60 years. In fact one couple were able to turn $50,000 in savings from their teaching jobs into generations-worth of wealth. But the timing must be right - and the nature of these investments is such that the opportunity is only available at certain times, under very specific economic circumstances. Like now. Click here to learn more. Here are the top stories that were featured in our Investment U Daily this week... Alexander Green Chief Investment Strategist Investors Need Strong Stomachs (Not Big Brains) Fortunately, you don't need to take huge risks or boast a Mensa-like I.Q. to succeed at investing. All you need is a sensible, battle-tested investment system and the emotional fortitude to see it through. Just ask Warren Buffett. At the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders' meeting two years ago, he told the audience: "If you are in the investment business and have an I.Q. of 150, sell 30 points to someone else. What you need instead is an emotional stability and inner peace about your decisions." How right he is... Click here to read full story Alexander Green Chief Investment Strategist Your Most Important Tax Moves Before December 31 In his acceptance speech after his re-election, President Obama said he will make reducing the deficit a priority in his second term. During the long campaign, neither he nor Mitt Romney gave many details about how much they would cut from which programs. But Obama did make some very specific tax proposals. In particular, he promised to... Click here to read full story Marc Lichtenfeld Senior Analyst This Investment Will Destroy Your Buying Power Last week, while speaking at a conference in Washington, D.C., I told the audience that a 10-year Treasury bond is about the most dangerous thing you can have in your portfolio. Not because I think the United States is about to go belly up and not pay its debts. A Treasury is still the safest thing you can own, if you want to ensure you get your principal back. But owning Treasuries is all but guaranteed to destroy your buying power. Here's what I mean... Click here to read full story Carl Delfeld Senior Analyst How to Buy Berkshire on the Cheap There are a lot of Warren Buffett wannabes out there. And why not associate your fund with this legendary investor and his conservative strategy? The problem is pulling it off. You need the patience of a saint to wait for the right combination of quality and value, and the steely discipline to stay the course. Many try, but few succeed... Click here to read full story Clean Up Like a Robber Baron After Hurricane Sandy by David Eller Contributing Editor Investment U For the last two weeks, we've seen articles trying to handicap which companies would benefit from hurricane Sandy. This may be a way of making money if you're glued to your screen and don't mind trading on speculation, but we think there's a saner approach for investors. Follow the money and look for stocks that offer a superior yield. As my colleague Marc Lichtenfeld pointed out last week, cash is king and these stocks will pay you for waiting out the storm... Click here to read full story Be sure to check out some of the other investment stories that we've published this week on our website at: www.InvestmentU.com The Uranium Mining Forecast for 2013 and Beyond Age-Based Asset Allocation: Following the Best "Flight Path" to Retirement Housing Stocks: Possibly the Easiest Gains in the Market Today Is it Time to "Fire" Some of Your Stock Holdings?

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