November 30, 2010
No Money? No Problem. Simple Secret to Retiring Rich Even if You Haven't Saved a Dime
"Back in the San Francisco area, there was no way we could afford not to work. We would have burned through our money. And in seven years, I would have been knocking on the door at the Safeway Supermarket, asking for a job in the deli!"
But Maggie (a therapist) and Tony (a chef) discovered a secret: There's a better way... a way to trade up in retirement and live a richer life - for less than half what they were paying back home. Today they live three minutes (in flip-flops) from a sparkling white sand beach where bottle-nosed dolphins play offshore. And they don't worry about money at all.
How often do you wonder how long your retirement nest egg will hold out? Too often, right? Here's the easy secret to a better retirement for you... Learn more in this new video.
U.S. Economy Forecast: Five Ways to Profit in 2011 - Even With a Double-Dip Recession
[Editor's Note:This special report on the U.S. economy is part of Money Morning's annual "Outlook" series, which will forecast the prospects for gold, oil, U.S. stocks and other top profit opportunities in the New Year. Make sure to watch for upcoming installments in the days and weeks to come. Click on the “Outlook 2011” logo to see past installments.]
By Martin Hutchinson, Contributing Editor, Money Morning
It's been a dull year for the U.S. economy.
But don't expect a repeat in 2011.
In fact, as we enter the New Year for the U.S. economy, investors face some major risks. Should the U.S. Federal Reserve opt to maintain its record-low-level of interest rates, it's very likely that we'll see the kind of virulent inflation that will send commodity prices skyward, and inflict some real long-term damage in the process.
With higher rates, the U.S. economy could experience its second downturn in three years, the kind of "double-dip" recession that would boost an already scary jobless rate - while also sending U.S. stocks into a bearish tailspin.
With uncertainty the watchword for the New Year economy, U.S. investors need to position themselves to cash in should the currently anemic U.S. advance continue, while at the same time making sure to protect themselves against a potential downturn.
As contradictory as that might sound, it is possible to do both.
For top investment ideas for 2011, please read on...
5 Days From Now, This Stock Could Pop By 20%, 40%, Even 100%
What happens when a tiny medical lab makes a major medical breakthrough? The world finds out just five days from today. That's when FDA trial results on a stunning new cancer-blasting drug become public. Right now, only a handful of people know the outcome in advance... and we're among the few.
Scientists at the American Society of Hematology's Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL will announce this drug "seems capable of eradicating chemotherapy-resistant tumor cells" and causes "long-lasting remissions." It's not unusual to see a stock pop by 20%, 40%, even 100% on important clinical data or FDA trial results like these. So you'll want to act immediately. Go here for the all the details.
Cyber Monday: The "Online Black Friday" Signals Shift in U.S. Holiday Shopping Trends
By Kerri Shannon, Associate Editor, Money Morning
U.S. retailers are hoping consumers' growing shift to online shopping will carry Black Friday's spending momentum through this week, which kicked off with Internet-only deals and discounts on yesterday's "Cyber Monday."
The Monday after Thanksgiving in the past few years has evolved into one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. The number of Cyber Monday shoppers has almost doubled in the past five years, from 59 million in 2005 to an estimated 106.9 million in 2010, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).
Last year, shoppers spent $887 million on Cyber Monday, according to research firm comScore Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), and analysts expect a higher turnout this year.
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Don't Let the Third-Quarter GDP Revision Sour You On Stocks
By Jon D. Markman, Contributing Writer, Money Morning
There has been a lot of hand wringing and tongue clucking about the latest revision to U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). But the reality is that the third-quarter U.S. GDP data isn't as important as most people think.
In fact, there are plenty of reasons to remain bullish on stocks.
The second read on third-quarter GDP growth came in at 2.5%. That is nothing like the 9% growth of China, the 8% of Singapore or the 5% growth of Thailand. It's not even like the 4% growth that we expect from of a full-strength U.S. economy.
However, forward indications of economic growth suggest the economy is stabilizing.
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