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Don't Keep Dying Vines in Your Portfolio

The first time I met my good friend Jim Ricci, I got him all wrong...

This was several years ago at the prestigious Sonoma County Harvest Fair. Jim's 2005 cabernet sauvignon from Dry Creek Valley was in the running to win the title of best red wine of the year.

The Two-Word Answer to Surviving a Stroke

Eric began panicking when he forgot his cat's name...

He also couldn't recall his parents' names either. And he couldn't even get a full sentence out.

We're Not in a Recession... Right Now

 Folks are worried about a recession... There's no doubt about that.

And a lot of that fear comes from President Donald Trump's trade war.

Making It to Your 150th Birthday

Are you prepared to live to 150 years old?

According to a study published in 2021, the maximum human life expectancy is somewhere between 120 and 150 years.

The Fast-Food Industry's Big Mistake

Doc's note: For decades, if you wanted a cheap, filling meal, you'd head to your favorite fast-food joint. But today, the fast-food industry is experiencing an identity crisis...

Marc Chaikin – founder of our corporate affiliate Chaikin Analytics – explains what's happening with fast-food prices and what you should be looking out for, as an investor...

You Can Still Beat the Wall Street Pros

A buzzer goes off, and chaos erupts as people jockey for position and shouts reverberate off the walls...

It's not a sports game. It's a scene from the 1983 comedy classic Trading Places. Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy are standing in the middle of a futures trading pit as traders call out their orders.

Your Guide to Starting End-of-Life Planning

More than half of us are playing "chicken" with time...

That's due to procrastinating on end-of-life planning and not having "the talk" with loved ones about how we want to die.

The True Star of March Madness Isn't an Athlete

One of the most exciting sporting events resumes in just a few hours...

March Madness.

A No. 1 Cause of Cancer... Right in Your Own Basement

While trenches served as subterranean safe havens, they conveniently doubled as burial pits under a certain kind of enemy fire... namely, poison gases like mustard and chlorine.

Since these gases were heavier than air, they sunk into the trenches and could linger there for even weeks. Soldiers breathed in the noxious fumes and suffered painful deaths from asphyxiation and blistered airways and skin.

How to Beat Stock Market Gamblers

Doc's note: Lots of folks think investing is a lot like gambling... high risk and a good way to empty your wallet. And in times of uncertainty, like we're seeing today, stocks might seem like an even riskier gamble.

But in today's issue, originally published in Ten Stock Trader, editor Greg Diamond explains how two ideas from a professional gambler can help you reduce your trading risk... without turning you into a gambler yourself.