The Death Knell for Stocks... and the Top 4 IRA Blunders

Sunday, November 17, 2013 In the current edition of the Investment U Weekly Update, Bond Strategist 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... Coal Is Smoking Big Bucks for Beer Cans The "Slap in the Face" Award: Mad About Moochers You can check it out in this video. This Week's Best-Sellers: Cheat Death, Get Rich Cancer, heart disease, diabetes... conquered. Getting sick from old age... a thing of the past. Profiting from this historic event... a near certainty. Here's why. A Marble-Sized Piece of the "Junk Metal" Could Provide All the Energy You'll Ever Use... It's on the verge of becoming the most precious resource on the planet. And when it does, it will send one undervalued mining company soaring. To find out how you can get in ahead of the masses, go here. How to Raid the Fed Every 30 days, a few Americans walk away with more than $3 billion of the Fed's assets. Here's how... Here are the stories that were featured in Investment U this week... The Death Knell for the Stock Market Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist Investment legend John Templeton famously said that bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, peak on optimism and die on euphoria. The last 13 years confirm just how right he was - and also show why smart equity investors should start pulling in their horns now. Your own experience will easily confirm it... Click here to read the full story. The Top 4 Mistakes Made by IRA Holders By David Fessler, Energy and Infrastructure Strategist If you have an IRA - and you certainly should have one, given their potential as a vehicle for tax-advantaged retirement savings - then you should know that the value of most IRA accounts is pitifully low. In fact, according to the Workers Retirement Institute, the average value of an IRA held by U.S. workers is less than $28,000. The reason: People keep making the same four silly mistakes. Click here to read the full story. This Advice Is Timeless By Marc Lichtenfeld, Chief Income Strategist This weekend, my family and I watched an old Steve Martin special from 1976. Though the styles were dated, his comedy is timeless. I've been a huge fan since I was a kid. It was great to see that his comedy has held up over the years. My 12-year-old enjoyed it as much as I did. Whether you're talking comedy, music or movies, there are some things in this world that stay relevant no matter how many years they've been around. The same can be true of investment advice. Click here to read the full story. Profit From China's Metal Mania By Sean Brodrick, Resource Strategist Iron-ore cargos to China are soaring - another sign that the Chinese economy just won't call it quits. In fact, the economic news on China keeps getting better. Its economy is expected to grow 7.6% this year - nearly three times the pace of growth in the United States. As a result, China's imports of coal, oil, iron and other metals are rising. And this means mega-profits for some well-positioned companies. Click here to read the full story. Why Gold's Tumble Will Continue By Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist All that glitters is not gold. Especially gold itself, these days. From its peak on Aug. 22, 2011, gold has declined more than 30%. And there are troubling signs this trend will continue. Gold is traditionally viewed as a hedge against inflation and against falling equities. The problem is that inflation has been MIA lately and stocks are doing anything but falling. Click here to read the full story. Be sure to check out some of the other investment stories that we've published recently on our website at InvestmentU.com. 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