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Don't Play the 'Watch and Wait' Game With Hackers

Nearly 73 million Americans got a big – and terrible – surprise over Easter weekend...

Telecom giant AT&T broke the news that it failed to protect data on millions of customers... Hackers stole personal information like Social Security numbers, names, and dates of birth.

Money Managers Are Going 'All In'

Wall Street is starting to make me nervous about stocks.

To find out why, let's consider our ancestors for a moment...

This Isn't Just for 'Hippies' Anymore

For decades, it was something that only monks and hippies did. But today, it's a nearly $2 billion industry...

I first learned about meditation during my freshman year at Carleton College in Minnesota. My roommate from Michigan practiced something called Transcendental Meditation ("TM"). He swore by it.

This Misunderstood Sector Is Full of Buffett's 'Free Puffs'

Doc's note: There's a reason Warren Buffett's annual shareholder's letter is one of the most widely read commentaries in the financial world. Investors want to know what Buffett is thinking about the markets and what he's doing with his money.

But few folks talk about how Buffett grew his fortune. In today's issue, originally published in Altimetry Daily Authority, Joel Litman explains the kinds of companies that helped Buffett become a billionaire…

'The Start of a Major Bull Run'

Earlier this week, the price of gold hit a new all-time high...

The precious metal has climbed higher amid uncertainty about the future of interest rates – and when the Federal Reserve will finally start cutting them.

The Light at the End of the Bear Market

Toward the end of 2020, I went on record with a group of stocks I absolutely loved...

Unfortunately, my timing was off.

My Cheat Code for a Healthy Spring

 It's that time of year again when many of us feel the pressure to complete this annual unwanted task...

Spring cleaning.

This U.S. Stock Anomaly Is Here to Stay

Doc's note: There's no greater wealth-building tool than the U.S. stock market...

Longtime readers already know this. Despite the market's ups and downs, the overall market is up since the start of U.S. stock investing. And stocks have outperformed every other asset. But this trend isn't true everywhere.

The Real Way to Know When a Stock Is Expensive

Everyone loves a great deal...

For example, so many people flock to second-hand stores because of the low prices. People think they're going to pay $2 for a watch that's really worth $50... But that $2 watch is usually just a $2 watch. It's the illusion of a bargain.

The 30-Hour Australian Epidemic Waiting to Wallop America

David McGann spent most of his Monday night being pinned down by an elephant.

At least that's what the immense pressure on his chest felt like... As he recounted to ABC News the next day, on November 22, 2016, "It was insane. I couldn't get off the couch for three hours last night just due to shortness of breath."