The place was St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. It was a hot, humid day in August 1984. I was very young. I sat under fluorescent light on a padded exam table covered with crisp white paper. My mother was by me, holding my hand for both our sakes. My… Read More

A recent report by Accenture highlights an amazing statistic. Its research shows that just 15... Read More

A recent report by Accenture highlights an amazing statistic. Its research shows that just 15 public, digital-ecosystem companies have a market capitalization totaling nearly $3 trillion.... Read More

Back in November of last year, my colleague Jimmy Butts told readers about the release of our flagship investment report: The Top Stocks For 2018. (He also gave away one of the top 10 picks — technology giant Cisco — which is up more than 17% since the reveal.) This… Read More

We’re only three weeks into 2018 and it’s already been a particularly wild year for cryptocurrency investors. And that’s saying something for a market where 15% moves are brushed off as daily trading swings. The euphoric first week of January, when a number of coins achieved all-time highs and bitcoin… Read More

The Russell 2000 had a good year — all things considered. The index has gained 13.7% in 2017... Read More

The Russell 2000 had a good year — all things considered. The index has gained 13.7% in 2017 compared to a 19.6% return for the broader S&P 500 index. Both indices are charted in the graph... Read More

Editor’s Note: We’ve officially reached the last trading week of the year. We also know this is one of the slowest trading weeks of the year. Everyone’s on vacation… Volume is low… And we’re all just waiting to ring in the new year before making our next move. That’s why,… Read More

As if the 800-fold increase in the value of one bitcoin from February 2011 to the beginning of 2017 were not enough, the 2,200% surge this year has everyone talking about the cryptocurrency.  Bitcoin could be one of the biggest bubbles in history. But should that stop you from booking… Read More

It’s perhaps the most hotly-anticipated, controversial, thought-provoking thing we do as a company. It could also be the most profitable thing you read all year. I’m talking about our annual predictions report. #-ad_banner-# Each year, the research team behind our Game-Changing Stocks newsletter releases a set of investment predictions for… Read More

Clues are emerging to what could be one of the biggest trends in 2018. The rate on the 10-year Treasury has jumped 15% since early September and is causing an investor exodus from one segment of the market. The selloff could get worse as rates rise further and a wave… Read More

Editor’s Note: Today, we’d like to bring you something a little different. This piece is from Jimmy Butts, one of the top analysts over at our sister company, StreetAuthority. We hope you enjoy…  Here at StreetAuthority, we spend a great deal of our research efforts digging through hundreds of investment… Read More