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Invest in Your (or Your Parents’) Long-Term Care Today
The "Pension Protection Act" makes it possible for Americans to cover the costs of long-term care. $50,000 of cash can create up to $500,000 of LTC coverage! …
Goodbye 2017; Hello 2018!
Tony Sagami believes many investments will be cheaper in 2018 than they are today. And he suggests investors have some cash on hand to buy them when the time is right. …
Economics: Millennial Style
Have you spoken to a 20-something Millennial about economics lately? You really should. But I want to warn you; you may be VERY surprised at how they feel about capitalism, communism and socialism. …
Are you Prepared for Retirement?
How much do you have saved for retirement? Most financial planners recommend a nest egg that is 10 times your annual salary. However, numbers can be deceiving. Here's why ... …
You Did WHAT With Your College Money?!
Tony Sagami gives his children four years’ worth of college tuition in one lump sum when they are ready to head off to college. It’s their responsibility to make that money last until they finish their undergraduate education. Here’s one son’s success story… …
Janet Yellen Has Destroyed Millions of Nest Eggs
By keeping interest rates at or near zero, Fed Chair Janet Yellen has destroyed the retirement dreams of millions of Americans. Here are two defensive strategies to help keep your retirement dreams alive. …
It’s Called ‘Junk’ For Good Reasons
You can make a killing off of junk-bond mania – but not by buying junk bonds. Instead, you should bet against the risk-taking maniacs by buying an inverse ETF. …
The Rich Get Richer — and Whose Fault is That?
According to a recent poll, a smaller and smaller percentage of Americans have profited from the raging bull market. That’s because so few Americans are invested in stocks. Here’s an easy way to climb aboard the profit express. …
Fed Needs a Street-smart Leader
The economists have had their shot at running the Federal Reserve. Now, it's time for the Fed to get a leader who has more street smarts than book smarts. …
Banzai! Jump into Japan’s Hot Stock Market
Think American stock markets are on fire? Then you've got to check out the Japanese Nikkei. Bank of Japan policies have turned it into a mega-firestorm. …
It’s Time to Switch Gears on Tesla
Most of the investment news you’ve been reading no doubt has a bullish bias. And the reason is quite simple: Greed sells. But it may be time to switch gears on one of Wall Street's darlings: Tesla. Here's how to play it... …
Follow the M&A Boom to Profits
Tony Sagami thinks a huge chunk of the cash from Trump's proposed tax holiday will go to mergers & acquisitions. Add some M&A spice to your portfolio ahead of the coming boom! …
Why the U.S. $20 Trillion Debt Disaster Is a Threat to Your Wealth
$20.162 billion is where our national debt now stands after Congress extended the debt ceiling. Learn how to protect your investments AND profit... …
2 Letters That Could Turbocharge Your Investment Results
If you're interested in technology (and tech stocks), then there's one metric that you should be paying close attention to turbocharge your investment results. …
Minimum Wage and the Robot Employment Act
Raising the minimum wage in the U.S. will only hasten the advance of robots and artificial intelligence. The trend offers investors chances for profits. …
Emerging Markets: Red-Hot and Dirt-Cheap
You're not truly diversified if you only hold American stocks. And emerging-market stocks are the perfect way to widen your net for some fabulous profits. …
On the Road Again: Netherlands and Belgium
Belgium and the Netherlands boast economic growth that makes the U.S. green with envy and investors salivate for profits. …
Wall Street’s Accounting Hocus-Pocus Turns Losers into Winners
My daughter and I were going through an old family photo album recently, and we came across some of my high school photos. “You were a babe in high school, Dad,” said …
Blame a Weak Economy for Too Many Renters
When people can’t afford houses. And Millennials must live at home. Smart investors find a way to make money from the sagging real-estate market. …
3 Fertilizer Stocks to Play the Global Population Boom
All of us have enduring childhood summer memories. I remember the sweet taste of fat, wild blackberries we picked by the Puyallup River … the neighborhood pickup game of baseball in the …
Could China Blockade the Red Sea?
Forget North Korea, Syria and Russia. The real balance of global military power just shifted into China's favor. Its first permanent overseas base in Djibouti, Africa, shows it's no longer Asia-centric. …
How to Profit as Seniors Say No to Retirement in Record Numbers
Seniors are saying no to retirement in record numbers. But you don't need to come out of (full) retirement to profit from seniors who pick paychecks over gold-plated watches. …
Economist: Happy Days Will Bust Again!
Financial crises are inevitable. And they open up a world of opportunities for investors who are prepared to profit from them. So what do you do while waiting for happy days to come again? …
The Danger of High Tides and High-Water Marks
The Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($RSP), measures market breadth better than cap-weighted indexes. It shows just a few stocks rallying, which may signal trouble ahead. …
Are You Investing in This Liquid Commodity?
If you’re a longtime reader, you know that I was raised on a vegetable farm in western Washington. Life on the farm wasn’t easy. My father worked my siblings and me long …
Keep Your Eye on the Calendar to Win Big
The Treasury Department reported that U.S. consumer debt hit $13 trillion as of June 1, 2017, an all-time high. Believe it or not, there's a way to turn this into a potentially profitable investment play by simply following the calendar. …
The Clockwork-Like Profits of Layoff Announcements
It's sad when your neighbors lose their jobs, but it can also be an investment opportunity. To make good money now, bet against retail with the right ETFs. …
Stand for Uncle Sam, While Investing for Your Future
Our fallen military family members made a stand for Uncle Sam. Investing in $HACK and online security stocks helps us take a stand against the assault on our personal privacy. …
The Dangers of Don’t Worry Be Happy
Investors don’t seem to have a care in the world … as long as they ignore the dangers of weak economic data like ostriches with their heads in the sand. …
Trump, Yellen, and the Long Bond Bonanza
Donald Trump, love him or hate him, has been anything but shy about laying out his political agenda, be it the repeal and replacement of Obamacare or the construction of a wall along the Mexican border. …
Cash-In on China With These U.S. Stocks
China's rapidly-growing upper middle class have money burning a hole in their pockets. Here's how to profit from their spending habits ... …
Forget the Fed — Just Ask Consumers!
The Atlanta Fed's forecast of 0.5% economic growth may be too optimistic. The truth is in the retail sales numbers. Let me explain... …
Uncle Sam Spends More,
Taxes Less
"Buy American," may not be the best stock strategy as the U.S. Deficit keeps widening. Consider gold and rock-solid stocks from Asia or Latin America. …
My Warning on the Economy
The upcoming Q1 GDP number is going to be market moving, whether that number is good or bad. Here's how to prepare ... …
Buy Tesla? It’s a Gamble, Not an Investment
Smart investors ignore all the hoopla around Tesla because they know how to make money off electric cars with safer, more financially sound stocks. …
Robots Are Comin’
Everybody talks about how robots will cost people their jobs. Well, Tony Sagami wants to tell you about how they can make smart investors a ton of money. …
The Telltale Tale of (Falling) Tax Payments
You can't trust corporations to tell you the truth about how much they make, especially with creative accounting. Fortunately, they can't lie to the IRS. …
How to Trade Ahead of the Calendar
Cycles are played out on Wall Street every month of the calendar. And following those cycles is one of the most profitable moves you can make. …
All That Glitters Isn’t (Just) Gold …
With the fiscal cliff deadline just two short weeks away, there’s no time to waste in preparing for what comes next — whether it’s economic fallout ... …
A View of the ‘Real China’ from Beijing’s Wangfujing Street
I just returned from an 18-day Asian treasure hunt, this time taking a close look at what’s really happening in China from inside the heart of Beijing. …
3 U.S. Companies Cashing in on China’s Consumer Spending Boom
One of the consistent themes I’ve been repeating over the last few years is China’s transformation from an export-dependent manufacturing ... …
A Little Digging Often Leads to Great Treasures
I was shocked to read last week that the Great Wall of China is even greater than anybody thought. Scientists uncovered a 180-mile link of the Great Wall of China that was obscured by ... …
Seven Positive Signs for China …
Have you become more optimistic about the stock market? If you listen to the experts on CNBC, you might think that a great bull market is right around the corner. The most commonly cited ... …
World Bank Calls China: A "Ray of Hope"
The Dow has been on a mini-roll. Therefore, most investors are thrilled to see battered stock portfolios recover even a smidgen of their massive losses. The problem is that these investors ... …
Even Walt Disney Couldn’t Have Imagined This …
My son, Kenji, was only three years old when I took him to Disneyland. And his favorite two rides were Dumbo the Flying Elephant and It’s a Small World. I swear, I had to listen to my son sing ... …
Eight More Painful Observations from Montana
A lot has happened up here in Montana over the past week. And I got so much positive response about my “Eight Not-So-Pretty Observations from Big Sky Country†column in last week’s Money ... …
Eight Not-So-Pretty Observations from Big Sky Country
My kids and I love it here in Montana ... the rugged Rockies, the majestic wildlife, the crisp air. And if I ever meet Al Gore, I am going to thank him for inventing the Internet. After all without ... …
China Sends Obama a Clear Message
What would happen if your boss cut your salary, you had no savings, and none of the banks or credit card companies would lend you any money? You’d be in some deep doo-doo, wouldn’t you ... …
Things Go Better With Coca-Cola – At Least Overseas
The recession is dragging U.S. corporate sales down the toilet, so strong profits reports have been few and far between. However, last week, Coca-Cola reported an impressive quarterly profit of ... …
Is Buffett Right About Asia?
Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about investing. But what I really admire is that he always tells it exactly like it is ... good or bad. Buffett really caught my attention a few days ago when ... …
How to Profit from Switzerland's Loss
For years, numbered, Swiss bank accounts have carried the cache of wealth and secrecy. That is, until recently ... You see, those secret Swiss bank accounts aren’t so ... …
Following the Warren Buffett of China
He’s been called chiu yan (Superman) and the Warren Buffett of China. He earned that title as one of the most successful Chinese businessmen in the history of China. And according to Forbes ... …
The loudest, boldest, and clearest statement you'll ever hear about China
I was watching CNBC last week and listened to expert after expert rub their crystal balls and predict the best places to invest your money: gold, bank stocks, Brazil, oil companies, large cap ... …
Global gloom … spreading recession … and blame
Dozens of the world’s leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum last week. The main topic was gloom … the spreading global recession … and whose fault it was ... …
U.S. recession knows no borders
President Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress are on a multi-trillion dollar spending spree to keep our economy from slowing even further. Whether all that spending will revive our economy ... …
Gaming stocks down on their luck
I don’t go to Las Vegas very often. But I’m always amazed at the over-the-top glitz and glamour of The Strip. My jaw just drops when I walk through the Bellagio lobby adorned with hundreds ... …
Is it time to bottom fish U.S. or Asian automakers?
The government has spent so much and bailed out so many businesses that the news of the $17.4 billion bailout of General Motors and Chrysler failed to surprise many people ... …
Safety is the name of the game for 2009
Economically, 2009 has been handed some horrible numbers: It inherited the steepest contraction in manufacturing activity since 1980. The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) factory index tumbled ... …
Five Fearless 2009 Predictions
2008 has been a very difficult year for investors. And most are eager to put it behind them while hoping for a better 2009. I don’t have a crystal ball. But I believe there are five powerful trends ... …
Miracle on Nanjing Road
Did you finish your holiday shopping yet? I have and mainly because I was one of those die-hards who woke up at 4:00 AM to take advantage of the big, Black Friday day-after-Thanksgiving sales ... …
Five Insiders Give Dire Warnings About China
Because of its rapid economic growth over the last 30 years, it's easy to forget that China is a communist country. The Chinese, like everybody else, love money. But the Communist party is ... …
Global decline spells trouble for India’s tech sector
The deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India dominated the global headlines last week. What didn’t get a lot of attention, though, was the reason behind the attacks ... …
Here's one bright spot in the unfriendly skies of the travel industry
One of the themes that I regularly repeat is that the key to making money in the next decade is to get 'long' whatever the Chinese are buying. A country with 1.4 billion consumers and $1.9 trillion in... …
Hitch Your Wagon To A Recession-Proof Stock
Our country has been losing millions of jobs to cheaper foreign competitors and losing our edge in many industries — electronics, automobiles, semiconductors, clothing to name a few — but one ... …
Global recession spreading – time to be cautious
In 1944, our country had recently emerged from the Great Depression and was in the middle of World War II when 730 delegates from 44 Allied nations met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire ... …
American Baseball Vs. Chinese Basketball
Beijing's latest stimulus package was a great sign that the country is devoted to future economic growth. And I think all the measures — which include infrastructure spending and tax deductions ... …
Nikkei Hits 26-Year Low: Bargains Galore …
Black Monday, October 19, 1987, seems like a long, long time ago, doesn't it? The Dow plunged from 2,246 to 1,738, losing a whopping 22% in a single day. I was a retail stockbroker at the time ... …
Bailouts Continue; China Does It Differently
Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke will go down in history as two of the most incompetent Federal Reserve chairmen our country has ever had. Like Mr. Magoo, they blindly drove the stock market ... …
The Chinese Perspective: What Global Recession?
You've probably never heard of the Canton Fair, but it is the largest trade fair in the world, where thousands of manufacturers, businessmen, and merchants gather to conduct business ... …
Asia and the Monetary Cavalry
If you're an early riser and watch Fox News, you may have seen me on TV last Thursday morning. Markets all over the globe were falling in response to the plunge in our stock market and the ... …
Cash In On China's Tourism Industry
It has been a very difficult year for the Chinese. China had to endure its worst snowstorms in 50 years, then the tragedy of the Sichuan earthquake, global scrutiny of the Tibet protest, and the ... …
More Crash Coming; Asia Opportunity
The crash in the Dow is not going to be just a one-day event. It's going to continue, and it's going to be ugly. But it's also going to open up some great buying opportunities ... …
Don't Let the Dow's Jump Impress You
Did you breathe a sigh of relief when the Dow Jones jumped by 779 points last Thursday and Friday? Did that 7.3% two-day jump impress you? I Wasn't. Let Me Give You Three Reasons ... …
Foreign stocks: Wall Street is screaming BUY. Should you run the other way?
Wow — talk about a disaster. Bad news at AIG, Lehman, and throughout the financial sector led to a world-class pummeling on Wall Street. The Dow lost more than 504 points, while the ... …
U.S. Economy Is Running On Empty
The first car I ever owned was a 1963 Ford Falcon. It was round, ugly and slow ... and it took me two summers of hard work on my father's vegetable farm to save the $100 to buy it. I then ... …
Investment Banker Confirms My #1 Rule for Profits!
When I am in Asia, I'll talk to anyone I think can help me find the next home run stock. I have often learned a great deal by talking to bellmen, taxi drivers, sales clerks, or the lone diner at ... …
Post-Olympic Moon Shot
I had an amazing time at the Beijing Olympics, and even though I didn't have tickets for the closing ceremony, I did watch it on TV and was again blown away by the scale, precision, and ... …
Beyond The Olympics: China's Golden Opportunities
This is proving to be one of the most exciting research trips to Asia that I have ever made. Not just because of the buzz surrounding the Olympics, but mainly because of the cascade ... …
China Tech Strikes Olympic Gold!
About 840 million people from around the globe tuned in to watch the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, making it the most watching sporting event in history. I hope you were ... …
Chinese Food Stocks Look Attractive!
As a teenager, I couldn't wait to get off the family vegetable farm. While the rest of my friends were joyriding around town, swimming, and otherwise having tons of fun, I was always ... …
Finding Great Chinese Real Estate Investments!
In 12 days, I will be stepping off a Hainan Airlines flight at the new Beijing International Airport and setting out to investigate some investment ideas. I'm particularly excited about two real ... …
What China Wants, China Gets!
For thousands of years, China was ruled by dynasty after dynasty before finally becoming a republic in 1912. In 1949, the Communist People's Republic of China was formed after the ... …
Five Investments for a Tough U.S. Stock Market
The U.S. stock market has been pretty darn ugly, and if you ask me, it's going to get even uglier. You could go looking for the few stocks that could buck the trend and go higher in spite of ... …
A Big Winner from Asia's E-Commerce Boom
MasterCard knows a thing or two about consumer spending, so I pay close attention to what the credit-card giant has to say about spending patterns. Such information often helps me ... …
Big Brother Stoking China's Red-Hot Economy
One of the first books I read as an economics major at the University of Washington was Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations. It was then that I first learned about what he called the 'invisible ... …
Higher Gas Prices Will Help the Chinese Economy
With all the great economic strides China has made, it is sometimes easy to forget that China is still a communist country and is controlled by the Communist Party of China. Part of that ... …
Where the Chinese Spend Father's Day
If you're a dad, I hope you enjoyed Father's Day as much as I did. My children and I went on a hike in the Jewel Basin, a part of the Flathead National Forest. With 15,349 acres, 27 lakes, ... …
Three Lucrative Trends in China
I just returned from China and boy was it an informative trip. Of course, you have to understand that when I travel to Asia, I don't limit my conversation to just corporate bigwigs. I chat up ... …
Finding the Best Chinese Real Estate Stock
I'm in China right now. Every time I return, I am amazed at how drastically the skyline has changed. The pace of construction here is dazzling. In fact, I've seen estimates that as many as 75% of ... …
China stocks rebounding! Here are my 7 favorites …
When Martin called me for a chat the other day, I had no idea he was going to record it, put it up on the Web, and give all our readers a chance to hear it. But I'm glad he did — for two reasons ... …
How to Cash in on Chuppies
Even though I'm the right age, I've never considered myself to be a yuppie. Even when I was young and dumb, I never drove a BMW ... bought a Rolex ... or belonged to a country club. But I know a ... …
Four Possible Takeover Candidates in China's Sights
As I've told you before, I believe the #1 rule for making money in the next decade is to get long whatever the Chinese are buying. After all, China will need to consume an unprecedented amount of ... …
Your Essential Chinese Investing Toolbox
If you read my Money and Markets column on a regular basis, you're probably interested in the lucrative investment opportunities that can be found in Asia and particularly China. One of the ... …
Chinese Stock Market Comes Roaring Back!
Last week, I wrote about Chinese stocks being grossly oversold and pounded the table, urging you to take advantage of that profitable anomaly by being an aggressive buyer. I sure hope you listened ... …
Buying China On Dips Proves Lucrative
When it comes to China, the media has been focused on the riots in Tibet and the protests following the Olympic torch around the globe. For emerging market investors, getting swept away by newspaper ... …
Two Important Lessons from GE's Earnings
In 1896, General Electric was one of the original 12 companies listed on the newly-formed Dow Jones Industrial Average. After 112 years, GE is the only original company remaining in the Dow ... …
Wired for Profit: How to Play China's Internet Boom
It's no surprise that computers, video games, cell phones, and the Internet have become a fact of modern life in America. After all, we live in a very wired country. But you may be surprised to learn that ... …
China Life Scores Big! Plus, My Take on U.S. Stocks …
Did you see Visa's smoking-hot IPO last week? The stock surged from its $44 IPO price to more than $60 at the close of last week's trading. However, you had to be a whale-sized institutional investor ... …
Taiwan: The Other China
You can't flip through the business section of any major newspaper in America or watch CNBC for more than ten minutes without China being mentioned. For better or worse, the global financial ... …
This Company Is Cleaning Up in China!
Two weeks ago, I started telling you about China's horrendous pollution and the great lengths the country's government was going through to clean up before the Beijing Olympics this summer ... …
