Nicholas Vardy
Doubling Up on the 3D Printing Revolution
Global stock markets recovered last week with the Dow Jones up 1.29% and the S&P 500 rising 1.41%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index jumped 1.50% Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included biotech bets Novo Nordisk (NVO) and last week’s pick Medivation (MDVN), which ended the week up 4.81% and 3.80%, respectively. You […]
Booking 71.18% Biotech Gains in Just Five Days!
On Monday, I recommended that you bet again on biotech by buying Medivation, Inc. (MDVN). Well, if you did, you’ve already made a quick 71.18% gain on your December $62.50 call options in the stock. Today, I am recommending that you sell half of your options here to lock in your quick gains. […]
A Leveraged Bet on MPLs Yielding 10.12%
This week’s Dividend Pro recommendation expands your sources of high-yield income in the red-hot master limited partnership sector. You already own a master limited partnership (MLP) sector in the form of Vanguard Natural Resources (VNR), currently paying an impressive yield of 8.3%. This week’s Dividend Pro recommendation — UBS E-TRACS 2x Leveraged Long Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN (MLPL) — is […]
Book Your Profits on the Buyout of China Kanghui Holdings (KH)
Last week was a staid one for most global stock markets. The Dow Jones was up 0.18%, S&P 500 rose 0.29%, while the NASDAQ remained essentially flat. Emerging markets outperformed developed ones with the MCSI Emerging Markets Index ending the week 1.65% higher. The big news in your portfolio was the buyout offer for […]
The Global Guru: Three Surprising Truths behind Today’s Economic Headlines
1. The “Great Recession” in the United States Was Worse Than You Thought According to original estimates, U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) fell 3.8% for Q4 of 2008 — the quarter following the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Since then — in one of the most underreported stories ever — that number has been revised up to […]
Another Bet on Booming Biotech — If You Dare
Global stock markets continued their recent pullback last week. The Dow Jones was down 1.05% and the S&P 500 dropped 1.33%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index (EEM) also fell back 1.08% As a result, you were stopped out of both Standard Pacific Corp. (SPF) and ProShares Ultra NASDAQ Biotechnology (BIB), both at a gain. […]