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Nicholas Vardy

‘Buy on the cannons, sell on the trumpets’

It was one of the worst weeks for global stock markets this year, with the Dow Jones down 2.35% and S&P 500 tumbling 1.97%. Not surprisingly, the MCSI Emerging Markets Index fell 2.83%. Nevertheless, your Bull Market Alert portfolio held up well, with both the Bank of Ireland (IRE) and AbbVie, Inc. (ABBV) managing to […]

How You Can Beat the Market with Share Buybacks

The idea of having an index-linked, mainstream market-beating strategy that does not rely on the brilliance of a Warren Buffett or a Carl Icahn — all for the relatively low fees of an ETF — has to be one the best deals in the world of investment.

Book 30.08% Gains in Your Tech Options

It was a positive week overall for markets, with the Dow Jones up 0.80% and the S&P 500 rising an even 1.00%, hitting yet another record high. Notwithstanding the crisis in Ukraine, the MCSI Emerging Markets Index ended the week essentially flat. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included last week’s recommendation, Micron […]

Global Markets Rally as Putin Blinks

Global financial markets ended on a strong note with the Dow Jones rising 1.34% and the S&P 500 up 1.56%. Even the MCSI Emerging Markets Index ended the week 1.18% higher, after bouncing strongly yesterday. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS), up 4.59%; Berkshire Hathaway Class B […]

What the Most Profitable Markets of 2014 Have Been

I monitor 44 global stock markets on a daily basis; doing so allows me to shift money into the best-performing markets in the world — no matter where they may be.

Upping Your Bet on Tech

It was a solid week for U.S. stock markets last week, with the S&P 500 rising 1.26% and the NASDAQ up 1.05%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index eked out a gain of 0.13%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included The Bank of Ireland (IRE), which added 6.51%; Grifols, S.A. (GRFS), which gained […]