The U.S. economy has been showing some positive growth that has helped to propel the stock market higher, but be careful: there appears to be some cracks forming in the global economy to which the U.S. economy will not be ... Read More

This article Investors Beware: U.S. Not Immune to Stalling in Global Economy originally published at Daily Gains Letter by George Leong.

The Federal Reserve made it official on Wednesday, announcing it would be cutting the remaining $15.0 billion from its monthly bond-buying program, also known as QE3.

So with that, the period of easy money flowing into the pockets of investors ... Read More

This article Investing in a Post-QE3 Market originally published at Daily Gains Letter by George Leong.

For investors in small-cap stocks, this year has been quite a different experience from 2013, when the sector was raging and sizzling on the price charts.

Small-cap stocks are the laggards this year, with the benchmark Russell 2000 down ... Read More

This article Why You Need to Stick with the Big Guys Right Now originally published at Daily Gains Letter by George Leong.

In 2013, when it was announced that the eurozone had emerged from its double-dip recession, the European stock market was optimistic and drove stocks higher.

Yet there was a sense the route to higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth was ... Read More

This article How to Play the Coming Eurozone Depression originally published at Daily Gains Letter by George Leong.

If you think Americans are firmly comfortable in the economy and jobs, think again. Yes, the stock market has returned strong gains and has been an investment opportunity over the past five years (since the end of the Great Recession ... Read More

This article Why This Company Will Fare Well as the Economy Stutters originally published at Daily Gains Letter by George Leong.

Simply put, if Russia is held accountable, the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight ML17 in eastern Ukraine could destabilize the situation in the region and filter into the eurozone and Europe. That’s bad news.

When the conflict first surfaced regarding ... Read More

This article How to Profit from Russia’s Eventual Demise originally published at Daily Gains Letter by George Leong.

The stock market is looking higher. The DOW and the S&P 500 closed up for the fifth straight month as we enter into the second half of what has largely been a mixed and cautious year.

For growth investors, the ... Read More

This article How to Profit from the Improved Jobs Numbers originally published at Daily Gains Letter by George Leong.

The situation in Crimea should be closely monitored as it pertains to Europe and the eurozone. Russia is a major trading partner with the eurozone as well, supplying about 40% of the energy requirements in the area. That is ... Read More

This article Six Ways to Profit from Russia’s Geopolitical Posturing originally published at Daily Gains Letter by George Leong.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen confirmed what we’ve been espousing in these pages for the last couple of years—that the so-called recovery feels an awful lot like a recession for most Americans.

Addressing a crowd in Chicago, the head of ... Read More

This article Three Ways to Combat a “Recovery” That Even the Fed Says originally published at Daily Gains Letter by John Whitefoot.

The winds are changing, my friends. For most of the past year, each time the S&P 500 sold off, it was a buying opportunity. I think we are at an inflection point this year, as we all know nothing lasts ... Read More

This article S&P 500 Approaching Inflection Point; How to “Insure” Your Portfolio originally published at Daily Gains Letter by Sasha Cekerevac.