How to Spot "The Next Big Thing"

Imagine if you’d gotten in early on Apple...

Or Facebook...

Or more recently, Uber or Airbnb.

None of these companies seemed so mind-blowing when they were getting started—in fact, many of them seemed silly.

But each went on to return millions (or in some cases, billions) of dollars in profits…

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Did You Make 1,011% in 6 Months?

General Motors just acquired a tiny start-up for $1 billion.

In the blink of an eye, the start-up’s investors made more than 10 times their money.

Some of these investors were ordinary folks just like you.

Actually… were you one of them?

Cruisin’ to the Bank

The name of this…

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Bad News for Retirees

Stocks staged a death-defying recovery in Q1.

In fact, they did something they haven’t done in more than 80 years: after dropping more than 10% at the start of the year, they finished the quarter in the black.

Unfortunately for you, there’s a downside to this news:

After their Q1…

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The Most Profitable Fund of All Time?

For decades now, investors have poured money into all types of funds:

Mutual Funds...

Index Funds...

ETFs…

All with the goal of capturing financial upside and lowering risk.

Unfortunately, most of these funds stink. In fact, a 2014 study performed by Dow Jones concluded that 98% of mutual funds failed…

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Could This Robot Stop a Terrorist Attack?

I live in one of the most highly trafficked neighborhoods of New York City.

My home is one block from Penn Station, one of the busiest transit hubs in the country...

The Macy’s flagship store is directly across the street from me—that’s where they host the Thanksgiving Day parade…

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