The past month has witnessed several major price movements in our Equity Trades Portfolio, which is not entirely surprising since this portfolio contains those stocks that we believe are due for a quick and severe change in value.  To make it easier for you to follow, we have divided them… Read More

A fast four weeks has passed since the prior issue of Smart Tech Investor, which has included quarterly earnings reports from most of the major tech companies we follow.  And just as we thought, many of these reports have caught the market by surprise.  While most Wall Street pundits shrug… Read More

The period between the current long macroeconomic wave’s first and second halves has radically changed retail, and Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) has leveraged the rise of the Internet very similarly to the way Dell did during the first half of the wave to dominate the retail space. When the major PC… Read More

Last month’s In Focus article, “Get Your Clicks on Route 66,” introduced the idea that the rise of the Internet during the current macroeconomic long wave is analogous to the construction of the National Highway System during the immediate postwar era (for a detailed explanation of Long Wave Macroeconomic Theory,… Read More

You can generate tax breaks plus a stream of income by making well-planned charitable gifts. Read More

The Southeast Asian nation is an oasis of calm in the emerging market storm. Here’s how to profit from its continued development. Read More

Diversified energy utilities are achieving new levels of earnings growth, thanks in part to prolific US shale plays. Read More

Last week's big sell-off in 3D Printing Systems came as no surpise to us, especially since we recommended it as one of our two featured short sell recommendations just last month.  What does surprise us is the extent to which most investors still don't recognize how much things have changed for the tech sector now that Fed tapering is officially underway, and where the future growth opportunites will be. Read More

As hedges against inflation, asset-heavy companies can be a double-edged sword. Read More

There’s more turmoil in the long-term care insurance, with insurers either raising rates or dropping out of the market. Long-term care is a major risk, so you need a plan to pay for it that takes into account changes in the market. Read More