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Daily Profit Weekend Edition
What happened up and down the east coast this week was essentially a microcosm of what's occurred on Wall Street in 2014.
A massive winter storm pelted the eastern seaboard, leaving cities from Atlanta to Bangor, Maine buried under as much as a couple feet of snow. As you read this, however, the storm has passed in most places, and people are shoveling their way out from under the rubble.
Similarly, investors are digging out from the foot of snow Wall Street dumped on them in January. The S&P 500 fell more than 5% in January, prompting many analysts to postulate that it was the beginning of an extended correction. Now that February has arrived, the tide has turned.
Since bottoming out on Feb. 3, stocks have risen 5%, erasing most of the January losses. Suddenly, we're back within striking distance of the record-high level where we started the year.
Investor sentiment, like the weather, can change quickly. We've weathered the January storm, and have almost fully dug ourselves out. Now, with Q4 corporate earnings better than expected and GDP expanding by another 3.2% last quarter, the cloudy skies on Wall Street are beginning to part.
The brighter investment forecast gave us plenty to talk about at Wyatt Investment Research this week. Here's a sampling of what was on our analysts' minds:
Are American Consumers Pulling Back? - Data shows that that American consumer still isn't quick to part with dollars that they don't need to spend... unless they see those dollars going towards fixing up and/or maintaining assets like homes. That's why I'm not overly bullish on retail stocks.
Your Magic Number for a Comfortable Retirement - We all want to make sure we save enough for a comfortable retirement. But in today's world, how much is "enough"? Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Zweig thinks he has the answer.
Diamond Offshore Drilling: Ideal for Income Investors - Most investors head for the hills when a stock is hit by analyst downgrades. As for me, I want a closer look. Value frequently materializes after an exodus.
And I see value following the investor exodus from Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE: DO).
Triple your dividends with one stock -- starting Wednesday, Feb. 26! - With so many investors grabbing up shares of blue chips, yield is getting hard to come by. In fact, the average yield of the Dow has sunk to 2.1%. But our group of investors isn't worried. We're collecting big monthly dividends... up to $550 every 30 days... from a little-known investment that yields a whopping 12%. If you'd like to tap into this income stream, and earn up to triple the dividends of even the best blue chip, click here for our full report on this opportunity.
Why You Should Invest Like Robert Kinder - Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) CEO Robert Kinder bought $27 million of his company's stock on Dec. 18 when shares traded at $33. Less than one month later, the company announced a healthy 11% increase of its quarterly dividend payment. The combination of insider buying and a growing dividend is great news for Kinder Morgan investors.
How Coca-Cola's GMCR Deal Changes the Beverage Industry – Coca-Cola's (NYSE: KO) $1.2 billion deal with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Nasdaq: GMCR) could not only alter the face of the beverage landscape as we know it, but make the sector more appealing to investors.
Use this Options Strategy in Down Markets - Alternative investments, more specifically options, may seem like voodoo to the uninitiated. But given the fact that you can make money in up, down, or stagnant markets, why would you not invest your time to learn what is becoming the wave of the future in the investment world?
Selling Puts for Steady, Reliable Income - Today, I'd like to tell you about my favorite income strategy.
It's a strategy that has allowed subscribers in my High Yield Trader service to reap 41% in Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDX), 28.99% in Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT) and 16.92% in Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) all within the last six to nine months.
Should You Invest in Bitcoin? - When an investment grows by 7,900% in less than one year, what do you do? That's exactly what happened with Bitcoin in 2013, as the value of the virtual currency soared from $15 in January to more than $1,200 in November. But does the recent surge make Bitcoin a good investment?
VIDEO: Twitter Earnings a Reality Check for Investors - Twitter (Nasdaq: TWTR) disappointed in its first earnings report as a public company, failing to turn a profit and demonstrating slow user growth. A mass sell-off of TWTR shares followed on Wall Street. It may continue if Twitter doesn't start making money.
Thanks for making us part of your weekend. Throughout the week, please make sure to visit WyattResearch.com for the information you need to know and opinions you need to read to become a better investor.
Best Regards -- and Stay Warm,
Chris Preston Investment Editor Wyatt Investment Research
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