An Unstoppable Trend... and Keep Big Government Out of Your Portfolio

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

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... Drilling for an 8.4% Dividend Google for the Long Run The "Slap in the Face" Award: Hide This Guy's Checkbook You can check it out in this video. America's Last Hope for Freedom There's an event coming that is so big and so profitable that Forbes, Business Insider and The Wall Street Journal are predicting it will funnel trillions of dollars into the American economy... And there may be a way for even the smallest investors to ride a massive wave of profits. Discover exactly how to prepare yourself for the biggest undertaking in American history here. And in case you missed any of them, here are the other stories that we've featured in Investment U this week... Steve McDonald Senior Analyst A 12.3% Yield... and a $40 Bonus As the stock market hangs around all-time highs, a lot of folks are questioning the strength of the bond market. But don't be fooled by the folks who paint the picture with a broad brush. There are many easy ways to make money with bonds. First, you need to understand how they work. With bond prices through the ceiling and yields through the floor, it is a good time to look at how to earn some hefty returns from bonds even in this "frothy" market... Click here to read full story Carl Delfeld Senior Analyst An Unstoppable Trend One of my favorite television series as a child was The Jetsons. Its creators worked to give us their vision of life in 2062 - a full century from the show's debut in 1962. We're halfway there. But many of the gadgets in the show still seem farfetched. First to mind is the folding space car that fits neatly into a briefcase. And how about eating nothing but a pill for dinner? On the other hand, the family's robot maid "Rosie" highlights an area where we are well ahead of the game... Click here to read full story Marc Lichtenfeld Associate Investment Strategist Keep Big Government Out of Your Portfolio It feels like every news story these days is about the government intruding on our lives. The IRS is out of control. And the NSA can monitor your calls, read your emails and tap into your brain to see what you're thinking. (Well, not yet. Or can it?) As most people painfully discover each April, the government wants a big chunk of your money for the privilege of following every move you make. Those wiretaps aren't free, you know. Fortunately, there's a way income investors can keep their hard-earned money out of government coffers and it has nothing to do with IRAs or 401(k)s... Click here to read full story David Fessler Senior Analyst Most Folks Have Never Heard of This Company The best way to play the oil and gas sectors is through pipeline companies. They are the toll roads of the energy world. Today, I'm going to "leak" some intel on one of my favorites in this sector. After all... isn't that the trend these days? For over 75 years, pipelines have been transporting crude oil and natural gas across the continent. Today, there are nearly 500,000 miles of interstate pipelines. They carry everything from raw crude oil to diesel fuel. It is an exciting time for pipeline operators... Click here to read full story Alexander Green Chief Investment Strategist If There's a Time to Panic... It's Now I received several letters from readers concerning my recent column opining that the 30-year bull market in bonds is over. Some asked if it was really that big a deal that bonds fell by 2% in May. The answer is yes. It is a big deal, especially when 10-year Treasurys yielded just 1.7% a month ago. That slight sell-off erased more than a year's worth of interest. The paltry income from these bonds is why longtime credit analyst Jim Grant says Treasurys offer "return-free risk." Of course, some say the bonds could rally 2% from here and investors would be made whole again. It's possible, but how likely is it? Successful investing is about analyzing probabilities not possibilities. With the economy improving, commodity prices (including gold) down, the dollar up and the stock market strong, more investors believe measly yields that offer safety from the storm is not what they're looking for... 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: www.InvestmentU.com. Lululemon Athletica: Three Components for a Meltdown The 245% Investment Case for Nvidia SINA: Don't Get Left Behind As This Chinese Growth Stock Takes Off Is Japan a One-Trick Pony?

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