Three Predictions for the New Year... and How to Know if You're Rich

Sunday, January 5, 2014 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... Turnaround Stories in Coal Can Potash Make a Comeback? The "Slap in the Face" Award: Who's the Fairest? You can check it out in this video. This Week's Best-Sellers: Watch This or Die A medical miracle is hitting the market in a few months and it could directly impact your health and wealth. Details here. When NASA Needs Futuristic Technology, They Go Here It doesn't get much more high-tech than sending a spaceship to Mars. And when NASA's Curiosity rover recently landed on the red planet, it was all thanks to one small company. Next up for it? Conquering a $357 billion consumer technology market. As it does, we expect shares to shoot from $9 to $224. Details here. A No-Brainer Investment What if you could buy a company that's more profitable than every one of its competitors... for three times cheaper than it should be trading? Wouldn't you do it? Go here to find out how you can right now. Here are the stories that were featured in Investment U this week... Mailbag: How to Know if You're Rich Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist It's a vital question. Who is "rich"? For today's discussion, I'll leave aside the truism that you are rich if you enjoy good health, a loving family, close friends and varied interests. Most people seem to believe that a person's wealth can be determined by his or her income. I would argue that you determine real wealth by looking at a balance sheet, not an income statement. Click here to read the full story. It's Not an Emergency, But... Chris Rowe, Special to Investment U It's painful to sit on the sidelines while markets break new highs, as they are now. It's almost as painful as staying in the stock market as prices decline. But some savvy investors are treading lightly these days. And the Investors Intelligence Advisors' Sentiment readings are a big reason why. Click here to read the full story. Three Predictions for the New Year Marc Lichtenfeld, Chief Income Strategist Every year around this time we make promises to ourselves or our loved ones - that despite our best intentions are difficult to keep. We start sneaking chocolate around January 15. We stop going to the gym around February 1. And you can kiss that resolution to get rid of all of your junk the first time there's a Chuck Norris marathon on TBS. Click here to read the full story. My Top 5 Resolutions for 2014 Sean Brodrick, Resource Strategist We've closed the book on 2013, and it's time to make resolutions for the new year. Alexander Green's "Four Resolutions That Will Make You Rich" is great advice for investors. Now, let me share with you my five resolutions... Click here to read the full story. An Abundance of Caution Eric Fry, Special to Investment U Prudence can seem very imprudent in a runaway bull market. In fact, it can seem downright stupid. Jean-Marie Eveillard's career provides a delightful insight into this irony - both the downside of exercising prudence when share prices are soaring and the satisfaction of exercising prudence long enough to prove its value. 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. The Hunger Games Eats up the Competition A Closer Look at JPMorgan's $13 Billion Settlement WARNING: This Bull Market Won't Last Forever Two Stocks Poised to Perform This Holiday Season – SHARE INVESTMENT U – If you enjoy reading Investment U, why not share it with your family and friends? 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