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View Our Website [»] Archives [»] Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Thursday, July 28, 2011 YOUR BEST SOURCE FOR THE UNBIASED MARKET COMMENTARY YOU WON'T GET FROM WALL STREET How to Invest in the Fountain of Youth by Ron Rowland Thrursday, July 28, 2011 at 7:30am Like many of you, I'm a Baby Boomer. Now I find myself north of 50 and the prospect of getting "old" isn't very attractive. What does this have to do with investing and ETFs? Plenty!  Social and demographic trends eventually show up in the financial markets. The post-war generation's passage into retirement age is driving growth for a certain sector. Today I'll describe that sector, and then list some ETFs that will help you participate. The Fountain of Youth Humans have sought eternal youth for thousands of years. Ancient stories describe Alexander the Great crossing a vast desert in search of a spring whose waters would reverse aging. The Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon may have been looking for the same thing when he discovered Florida in the 16th century. He wanted the Fountain of Youth, but found Florida instead. There's no evidence any such fountain ever existed, but people still seek it today. Baby Boomers are particularly resistant to riding quietly into the sunset. Many of us want to hold on to youth as long as we can. When consumers want something bad enough, capitalism usually obliges. The biotechnology industry's explosive growth in the last two decades was no accident ... and I think it's only just beginning. As I described in my 2009 column, Get on the Biotech Bandwagon with ETFs, modern genetics are the key to unlocking the real fountain of youth. The resulting biotechnology hasn't made us any younger ... but it helps us not feel so old! Hidden Asian Gems Await Tony Sagami's latest video is critical to growing your wealth. In it, Tony and Larry Edelson discuss the biggest mega-forces impacting the global economy today. Plus, Tony reviews three triple-your-money opportunities and 15 more investments on his radar screen right now. But we simply can't keep it online past this Sunday. So if you haven't already seen the online presentation or want to watch it again, be sure to do so right away. Click here to watch now. Internal Sponsorship The demographic trend is this sector's friend. By 2020, the world will have more than 1 billion people age 60+. Those in the developed world (a group that by 2020 will include China) control vast wealth.  How will they spend it? By searching for that same elusive fountain. Baby Boomers are pouring their capital into the best medical treatments money can buy. They aren't just after longer life; they want better life. They want cures for whatever stands in the way of an active retirement. Cancer, heart disease, obesity, arthritis, wrinkles, you name it: Scientists are working on expensive treatments for well-heeled patients. Genetic research may lead to a real fountain of youth. Is eternal youth really a reasonable expectation? No, of course not.  Nevertheless, this generation grew up watching men travel to the moon. They received polio vaccines and saw smallpox wiped off the map. If they think any challenge can be overcome with enough cash and effort ... well, it's hard to blame them. Biotech Thrives Even in Crisis All well and good, you might say, but we live in tough times. Can health care in general, and particularly biotechnology, keep flying into the wind? Yes, it can, and here's why: Some very wealthy people will gladly spend almost any amount of money to extend their lives. Once they do, the knowledge gained in the endeavor doesn't just disappear. It spreads quickly. Then the price starts to drop. The new treatments become available everywhere. The rich guy who financed the initial research? He got what he wanted. If his investment lets other people live longer, too, then he did a good thing.  All this remains true whether the economy is in boom, bust, recession or depression. Will biotech have ups and downs? Of course. But as long as people want more years and better lives, this sector will have a bright future. ETFs: Custom-Made for Biotech You can, of course, jump into any number of biotech stocks that are pursuing some kind of breakthrough. Unfortunately, many will fail. The key is to have a diversified portfolio so the winners offset the losers. And how do you accomplish this? ETFs, of course! With a sector ETF, you can have instant access to an entire index of biotech stocks. I think this approach is far better than trying to pick stocks. Here are some biotech-oriented ETFs you may want to consider: iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB) SPDR S&P Biotech (XBI) First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology (FBT) PowerShares Dynamic Biotech and Genome (PBE) ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (BIB) My personal favorite is XBI. The others have their attractions as well, though, so make your own decision. Note that BIB has 2X daily leverage and is consequently more volatile than the others. Social Security Cuts Are "On the Table" ... Washington lawmakers are considering changes to Social Security that will mean deeper and deeper benefit cuts. So In this video, our income investment expert shows you how to secure safe, growing income streams in your golden years. Secure Your Growing Retirement Income Streams Right Now By Using this Secret Strategy! Click to here to watch it now. External Sponsorship For those times when biotech is retreating, you can also get 2X inverse leverage in ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology (BIS).  That means you stand to make 2 percent for each 1 percent drop in the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index.  So this ETF can be used as either a speculative inverse trade, or to temporarily hedge your longer-term biotech positions. And for clear, concise alerts on when to get into an ETF — and when to get out — you may be interested in my International ETF Trader service. Watch my latest video here. Biotech isn't right for everyone, of course. But if you have a long-term perspective and are willing to ride out the dips, the potential is huge. Best wishes, Ron     History Is Repeating Itself in the Currency Markets The U.S. dollar is growing weaker every day, driven by inflation caused by irresponsible borrowing and money printing by the Federal Reserve. Kevin Kerr says that the dollar will collapse just like another once-powerful currency: the Roman dinar. Click here to view [»] Whatever you do, DO NOT make this costly blunder when investing overseas! Discover why using ordinary mutual funds to invest overseas could be a costly mistake. [More »] Why hasn't Wall Street told you about this before? A special series of reports dedicated exclusively to dividend opportunities — that you can start enjoying right now! [More »] A Safe Port in a Stormy Stock Market The broad stock market is running scared as Washington goes into deadlock over the debt ceiling. But one area of the stock market is doing very well ... [More »] Three Triple-Your-Money Opportunities Tony Sagami and Larry Edelson give you their urgent forecasts from the front line in Asia ... [More »] The dollar is following a well-worn path of destruction The mighty U.S. dollar's fall from economic grace didn't happened overnight. It's been a long and painful process driven by bad judgment, irresponsible fiscal policies, and arrogance ... [More »] Internal Sponsorship UNCOMMON WISDOM China's Transformation Into A Consumer-Driven Economy by Tony Sagami It is an old statistic but one that investors should never forget: Roughly 70% of the U.S. economy is comprised of consumer spending ... [ More » ] If you're in the market or own a home, you don't want to miss this... I have a very urgent message for you. An acclaimed economy researcher who's predicted nearly every major economic trend over the past 30 years…including the 1991 recession, Japan's lost decade, the 2001 tech crash, the bull market and housing boom of the last decade and, most recently, the credit and housing bubble of 2008. But wait until you hear what he's forecast for the coming months. The scary thing is, it's already starting to happen. Details here. 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View Our Website [»] Archives [»] Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Tuesday, July 26, 2011 YOUR BEST SOURCE FOR THE UNBIASED MARKET COMMENTARY YOU WON'T GET FROM WALL STREET Looking for Dividend Stocks with Buffett's Criteria by Nilus Mattive Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 7:30am I've praised Warren Buffett in this space before, and for good reason — he has one of the most successful — and longest-running — investment track records in the world. Better yet, he always manages to keep a level head even when the markets are going haywire. In fact, he has almost always managed to use those times to make masterful moves that yield longer-term profits. And I would argue that his success is largely based on his ability to relentlessly focus on important fundamental measures of a business' worth ... regardless of what others are currently thinking. Of course, dividends are an area where Warren and I somewhat disagree ... or at least where our purposes dictate we differ. It's not that Buffett doesn't buy dividend-paying companies. In fact, many of his biggest holdings — stocks like Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble — are among the elite stocks that I like to call "dividend superstars." [Editor's note: To hear Nilus talk about his favorite dividend superstars right now, just click here.] Of course, I tend to emphasize dividend payments far more than Buffett does. Three Triple-Your-Money Opportunities The window is about to slam shut on your chance to get the details on three hot profit opportunities that Tony Sagami uncovered on his recent trip to Malaysia that could triple your money in 12 months or less! If you want to jump on the profit potential right away, don't miss Tony's new video presentation. Click here and it will begin playing immediately. Internal Sponsorship That's why I recently combined some of Buffett's favorite fundamental measures with a couple of dividend metrics to come up with a short list of stocks worth investigating further. Here's what I came up with ... NAME SYMBOL INDUSTRY P/E IND. YIELD ROE PROFIT MARGIN UNIVERSAL INSURANCE UVE Property & Casualty Ins. 4.3 8.5 64.8 26.0 MESABI TRUST MSB Steel 14.6 7.0 1341.6 97.4 TERRA NITROGEN TNH Fertilizers & Agricultural Chem. 9.2 7.0 110.7 35.7 UNILENS VISION UVIC Health Care Supplies 9.5 5.1 27.1 39.6 CHEROKEE CHKE Apparel 18.5 4.7 66.8 42.0 LORILLARD LO Tobacco 14.7 4.7 145.1 40.3 TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS TCCO Communications Equipment 2.4 4.7 28.5 49.8 BRIDGE BANCORP BDGE Regional Banks 14.3 4.4 16.1 25.2 EASTERN AMERICAN NAT. GAS NGT Oil & Gas Exploration & Prod. 25.0 4.3 48.9 70.1 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY MCHP Semiconductors 16.2 4.2 21.2 31.0 CTC MEDIA INC CTCM Broadcasting 22.7 4.2 20.6 36.1 MERCHANTS BANCSHARES MBVT Regional Banks 11.0 4.2 15.4 28.0 PAYCHEX PAYX Data Processing 21.2 4.1 35.4 38.0 ARROW FINANCIAL AROW Regional Banks 12.5 4.1 15.3 30.4 INTEL INTC Semiconductors 10.2 3.7 16.1 36.8 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ Pharmaceuticals 13.6 3.3 24.3 27.5 SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES SBSI Regional Banks 9.6 3.3 18.4 28.7 WESTAMERICA WABC Regional Banks 15.6 3.0 21.1 46.5 S.Y. BANCORP SYBT Regional Banks 13.9 3.0 15.5 26.7 AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS AXS Property & Casualty Ins. 5.2 2.9 16.9 25.2 STRAYER EDUCATION STRA Education Services 14.0 2.9 48.4 34.1 U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS GROW Asset Management 17.8 2.8 32.3 24.3 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING ADP Data Processing 21.0 2.7 27.3 20.9 ERIE INDEMNITY ERIE Property & Casualty Insurance 26.3 2.7 25.8 20.4 ANALOG DEVICES ADI Semiconductors 11.8 2.7 17.9 32.7 MOCON MOCO Electronic Equipment  18.7 2.3 15.5 20.5 MICROSOFT MSFT Systems Software 10.2 2.3 40.5 40.0 CKX LANDS CKX Real Estate Operating Co. 29.0 2.1 18.2 77.8 T. ROWE PRICE TROW Asset Management 18.2 2.1 21.2 45.1 RLI RLI Property & Casualty Ins. 10.3 1.9 16.0 30.6 BUCKLE BKE Apparel Retail 14.9 1.7 29.9 22.6 CASS INFORMATION SYS. CASS Data Processing 16.4 1.7 17.2 29.0 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM. OXY Integrated Oil & Gas 12.8 1.7 20.5 39.7 CBOE HOLDINGS CBOE Specialized Finance 20.4 1.7 42.5 37.7 COMPUTER SERVICES CSVI Data Processing 18.5 1.6 23.9 24.2 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TXN Semiconductors 13.5 1.6 22.9 32.6 Now, a Brief Explanation of What Particular Measures I Used to Find These Companies ... I started with four of the same criteria that classic value investors like Benjamin Graham — and his more famous student Warren Buffett — have favored, including: #1. A healthy return on equity: In plain English, return on equity (ROE) is net income divided by shareholder's equity. It tells you how much profit a company can generate from what shareholders have invested. I opted for a five-year average ROE of 15 percent or better. #2. Solid profit margins: This is a company's net income divided by net sales. It's a great way to determine how strong a company's pricing power is, and how well it's controlling costs. I screened for profit margins in excess of 20 percent. #3. Low debt: As the name implies, a company's debt-to-equity ratio tells you how much long-term debt it has. The higher the percentage, the more debt. That's why I looked for stocks that had a total debt to total equity ratio under 20 percent. A few of the companies actually had ratios of zero, indicating no long-term debt at all! #4. Plus, favorable valuations: There's no point in getting a solid company at too high of a price. While there are lots of ways to gauge a stock's valuation, the simplest method is using price-to-earnings ratios. Any company with a P/E over 30 was automatically ruled out in my search. $14+ Trillion in Debt and a 9%+ Unemployment Rate It doesn't look good for the U.S. right now. We have a lot of work to do to get this country back on track. It could take 5 years...10 years...maybe more... And I don't know many investors who can wait 10 years for their U.S. investments to get back on the winning path. I know I can't. And that's why I've created the U.S. Debt Protection Fund. I'm Ian Wyatt of Wyatt Investment Research. My simple and easy to implement U.S. Debt Protection Fund will quickly and effectively protect your wealth as the dollar loses more and more of its value. Click here to find out how to get your complimentary copy of the U.S. Debt Protection Fund special report... External Sponsorship Then, I limited the results to companies that currently pay dividends worth at least 1.5 percent annually. Any company with a payout ratio above 70 percent was automatically eliminated ... which ensured that the dividend was at least somewhat sustainable going forward. Obviously, I'm not saying Buffett himself is considering investing in any of these companies. But I do think there are plenty of interesting opportunities to be found in this list ... and I encourage you to do a little more digging on your own! Best wishes, Nilus P.S. After some more investigating of my own, I did just recommend one of the companies above to my Income Superstars subscribers. If you'd like to learn which stock it was — and get the details on 16 more dividend superstars that I like right now — just click here to watch my latest presentation.     Europe Moves One Step Closer to Revolution The latest bailout for Greece goes even further than the last one. As Bryan Rich points out, the EU is throwing out its rule book to keep the banks liquid and create a "United States of Europe." This may lead to public uprisings and even revolutions. Click here to view [»] A special series of reports dedicated exclusively to dividend opportunities Nilus' proprietary research reports give you everything you need to start earning the safest and richest dividends available today ... [More »] "If everything's really looking so good, why do I feel SO DARN BAD?" Washington politicians and Wall Street fat cats are swearing on a stack of Bibles that the recession is over. But most Americans can see with their own eyes paint a very different, much darker, picture ... [More »] 485 million Chinese Internet Surfers In just four short years, the number of "connected" Chinese surfers has more than doubled. Somebody is getting very rich off ... [More »] Three Triple-Your-Money Opportunities Tony Sagami uncovered three hot profit opportunities on his recent trip to Malaysia that could ... [More »] Countdown to D-Day The United States government is now just eight days from D-Day — the day of debt default. If it actually happens ... [More »] Internal Sponsorship UNCOMMON WISDOM Who says the U.S. has never defaulted? by Larry Edelson Despite all the grand-standing and dirty politics in Wash-ington, any day now the United States debt ceiling of $14.294 trillion will be raised ... 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View Our Website [»] Archives [»] Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Tuesday, July 26, 2011 YOUR BEST SOURCE FOR THE UNBIASED MARKET COMMENTARY YOU WON'T GET FROM WALL STREET Looking for Dividend Stocks with Buffett's Criteria by Nilus Mattive Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 7:30am I've praised Warren Buffett in this space before, and for good reason — he has one of the most successful — and longest-running — investment track records in the world. Better yet, he always manages to keep a level head even when the markets are going haywire. In fact, he has almost always managed to use those times to make masterful moves that yield longer-term profits. And I would argue that his success is largely based on his ability to relentlessly focus on important fundamental measures of a business' worth ... regardless of what others are currently thinking. Of course, dividends are an area where Warren and I somewhat disagree ... or at least where our purposes dictate we differ. It's not that Buffett doesn't buy dividend-paying companies. In fact, many of his biggest holdings — stocks like Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble — are among the elite stocks that I like to call "dividend superstars." [Editor's note: To hear Nilus talk about his favorite dividend superstars right now, just click here.] Of course, I tend to emphasize dividend payments far more than Buffett does. Three Triple-Your-Money Opportunities The window is about to slam shut on your chance to get the details on three hot profit opportunities that Tony Sagami uncovered on his recent trip to Malaysia that could triple your money in 12 months or less! If you want to jump on the profit potential right away, don't miss Tony's new video presentation. Click here and it will begin playing immediately. Internal Sponsorship That's why I recently combined some of Buffett's favorite fundamental measures with a couple of dividend metrics to come up with a short list of stocks worth investigating further. Here's what I came up with ... NAME SYMBOL INDUSTRY P/E IND. YIELD ROE PROFIT MARGIN UNIVERSAL INSURANCE UVE Property & Casualty Ins. 4.3 8.5 64.8 26.0 MESABI TRUST MSB Steel 14.6 7.0 1341.6 97.4 TERRA NITROGEN TNH Fertilizers & Agricultural Chem. 9.2 7.0 110.7 35.7 UNILENS VISION UVIC Health Care Supplies 9.5 5.1 27.1 39.6 CHEROKEE CHKE Apparel 18.5 4.7 66.8 42.0 LORILLARD LO Tobacco 14.7 4.7 145.1 40.3 TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS TCCO Communications Equipment 2.4 4.7 28.5 49.8 BRIDGE BANCORP BDGE Regional Banks 14.3 4.4 16.1 25.2 EASTERN AMERICAN NAT. GAS NGT Oil & Gas Exploration & Prod. 25.0 4.3 48.9 70.1 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY MCHP Semiconductors 16.2 4.2 21.2 31.0 CTC MEDIA INC CTCM Broadcasting 22.7 4.2 20.6 36.1 MERCHANTS BANCSHARES MBVT Regional Banks 11.0 4.2 15.4 28.0 PAYCHEX PAYX Data Processing 21.2 4.1 35.4 38.0 ARROW FINANCIAL AROW Regional Banks 12.5 4.1 15.3 30.4 INTEL INTC Semiconductors 10.2 3.7 16.1 36.8 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ Pharmaceuticals 13.6 3.3 24.3 27.5 SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES SBSI Regional Banks 9.6 3.3 18.4 28.7 WESTAMERICA WABC Regional Banks 15.6 3.0 21.1 46.5 S.Y. BANCORP SYBT Regional Banks 13.9 3.0 15.5 26.7 AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS AXS Property & Casualty Ins. 5.2 2.9 16.9 25.2 STRAYER EDUCATION STRA Education Services 14.0 2.9 48.4 34.1 U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS GROW Asset Management 17.8 2.8 32.3 24.3 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING ADP Data Processing 21.0 2.7 27.3 20.9 ERIE INDEMNITY ERIE Property & Casualty Insurance 26.3 2.7 25.8 20.4 ANALOG DEVICES ADI Semiconductors 11.8 2.7 17.9 32.7 MOCON MOCO Electronic Equipment  18.7 2.3 15.5 20.5 MICROSOFT MSFT Systems Software 10.2 2.3 40.5 40.0 CKX LANDS CKX Real Estate Operating Co. 29.0 2.1 18.2 77.8 T. ROWE PRICE TROW Asset Management 18.2 2.1 21.2 45.1 RLI RLI Property & Casualty Ins. 10.3 1.9 16.0 30.6 BUCKLE BKE Apparel Retail 14.9 1.7 29.9 22.6 CASS INFORMATION SYS. CASS Data Processing 16.4 1.7 17.2 29.0 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM. OXY Integrated Oil & Gas 12.8 1.7 20.5 39.7 CBOE HOLDINGS CBOE Specialized Finance 20.4 1.7 42.5 37.7 COMPUTER SERVICES CSVI Data Processing 18.5 1.6 23.9 24.2 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TXN Semiconductors 13.5 1.6 22.9 32.6 Now, a Brief Explanation of What Particular Measures I Used to Find These Companies ... I started with four of the same criteria that classic value investors like Benjamin Graham — and his more famous student Warren Buffett — have favored, including: #1. A healthy return on equity: In plain English, return on equity (ROE) is net income divided by shareholder's equity. It tells you how much profit a company can generate from what shareholders have invested. I opted for a five-year average ROE of 15 percent or better. #2. Solid profit margins: This is a company's net income divided by net sales. It's a great way to determine how strong a company's pricing power is, and how well it's controlling costs. I screened for profit margins in excess of 20 percent. #3. Low debt: As the name implies, a company's debt-to-equity ratio tells you how much long-term debt it has. The higher the percentage, the more debt. That's why I looked for stocks that had a total debt to total equity ratio under 20 percent. A few of the companies actually had ratios of zero, indicating no long-term debt at all! #4. Plus, favorable valuations: There's no point in getting a solid company at too high of a price. While there are lots of ways to gauge a stock's valuation, the simplest method is using price-to-earnings ratios. Any company with a P/E over 30 was automatically ruled out in my search. $14+ Trillion in Debt and a 9%+ Unemployment Rate It doesn't look good for the U.S. right now. We have a lot of work to do to get this country back on track. It could take 5 years...10 years...maybe more... And I don't know many investors who can wait 10 years for their U.S. investments to get back on the winning path. I know I can't. And that's why I've created the U.S. Debt Protection Fund. I'm Ian Wyatt of Wyatt Investment Research. My simple and easy to implement U.S. Debt Protection Fund will quickly and effectively protect your wealth as the dollar loses more and more of its value. Click here to find out how to get your complimentary copy of the U.S. Debt Protection Fund special report... External Sponsorship Then, I limited the results to companies that currently pay dividends worth at least 1.5 percent annually. Any company with a payout ratio above 70 percent was automatically eliminated ... which ensured that the dividend was at least somewhat sustainable going forward. Obviously, I'm not saying Buffett himself is considering investing in any of these companies. But I do think there are plenty of interesting opportunities to be found in this list ... and I encourage you to do a little more digging on your own! Best wishes, Nilus P.S. After some more investigating of my own, I did just recommend one of the companies above to my Income Superstars subscribers. If you'd like to learn which stock it was — and get the details on 16 more dividend superstars that I like right now — just click here to watch my latest presentation.     Europe Moves One Step Closer to Revolution The latest bailout for Greece goes even further than the last one. As Bryan Rich points out, the EU is throwing out its rule book to keep the banks liquid and create a "United States of Europe." This may lead to public uprisings and even revolutions. Click here to view [»] A special series of reports dedicated exclusively to dividend opportunities Nilus' proprietary research reports give you everything you need to start earning the safest and richest dividends available today ... [More »] "If everything's really looking so good, why do I feel SO DARN BAD?" Washington politicians and Wall Street fat cats are swearing on a stack of Bibles that the recession is over. But most Americans can see with their own eyes paint a very different, much darker, picture ... [More »] 485 million Chinese Internet Surfers In just four short years, the number of "connected" Chinese surfers has more than doubled. Somebody is getting very rich off ... [More »] Three Triple-Your-Money Opportunities Tony Sagami uncovered three hot profit opportunities on his recent trip to Malaysia that could ... [More »] Countdown to D-Day The United States government is now just eight days from D-Day — the day of debt default. If it actually happens ... [More »] Internal Sponsorship UNCOMMON WISDOM Who says the U.S. has never defaulted? by Larry Edelson Despite all the grand-standing and dirty politics in Wash-ington, any day now the United States debt ceiling of $14.294 trillion will be raised ... [ More » ] Internal Sponsorship MoneyandMarkets.com UncommonWisdomDaily.com WeissRatings.com WeissWatchdog.com WeissResearchIssues.com Have comments? Tell Us! About Money and Markets For more information and archived issues, visit http://www.moneyandmarkets.com Money and Markets is a free daily investment newsletter published by Weiss Research, Inc. This publication does not provide individual, customized investment or trading advice. All information is based upon data whose accuracy is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Performance returns cited are derived from our best estimates, but hypothetical as we do not track actual prices of customer purchases and sales. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of third party advertisements or sponsors, and these ads do not necessarily express the viewpoints of Money and Markets or its editors. For more information, see our Terms and Conditions. View our Privacy Policy. Would you like to unsubscribe from our mailing list? To make sure you don't miss our urgent updates, just follow these simple steps to add Weiss Research to your address book. Attention editors and publishers! Money and Markets content may be republished with a link to the full story on MoneyandMarkets.com. Such republication must include attribution with a link to the MoneyandMarkets home page as follows: "Source: http://www.moneyandmarkets.com" Weiss Research, Inc. | 15430 Endeavour Dr. | Jupiter, FL 33478 | 1-800-291-8545