Nicholas Vardy
‘The Myth of America’s Decline’ Revisited
Few ideas challenge conventional wisdom more than one that questions the pervasive notion that America has seen its best days.
Booking Triple-Digit Percentage Gains in Cybersecurity Options
Your position in LifeLock, Inc. (NYSE: LOCK) jumped 4.53% yesterday. Any time there is a big jump in a stock, it’s a good time to book option gains, as the implied volatility makes the value of options soar. So sell your February $17 call options (LOCK150220C00017000) to lock in a 105% gain. Hold on to […]
A Bet on Cybersecurity
The Santa Claus rally continued last week, as the Dow Jones closed up 1.40%, the S&P 500 rose 0.88% and the NASDAQ gained 0.87%. After many long weeks of negative returns, even the MCSI Emerging Markets Index (EEM) ended the week higher, bouncing 1.49%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included Euronet Worldwide […]
How U.S. Small Caps Will Pay for My Son’s College Education
I recently opened and funded a 529 College Savings Plan for my six-month old son. Suddenly, I realized I had a case study of an ideal investment advisory client: someone with a long-term investment horizon who doesn’t need to access the funds any time soon; one who trusts my judgment unconditionally and who could not […]
Global Markets Crumble as Oil Continues to Plummet
Last week was a lousy one for stock markets across the board. The Dow Jones fell 4.11%, the S&P 500 dropped 4.23% and NASDAQ tumbled 4.59%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index fared the worst, plummeting 5.44%. None of your Alpha Investor Letter positions posted gains this week. But your defensive bet on the PowerShares DB […]
These Elite S&P 500 Stocks Beat the Rest of the Market
Launched in 2005, Standard & Poor’s developed this index as a way to mimic an investment strategy that some sophisticated dividend investors had been employing successfully for decades.