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PowerTalk: What You Need to Know as the Fed Gets Ready to Taper its Stimulus: Advice from Experts Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Ever since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the U.S. central bank could begin tapering its stimulating efforts, volatility returned to the stock market. There has been much discussion about when and how the Fed will deal with the sugar stimulus-addicted economy. The concern is if the Fed acts too quickly, much like a child on too much sugar, it more»

PowerTrend Brief: The Informed Investor Scores Big Profits by Embracing Volatility

Ever since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the Fed could begin tapering its stimulating efforts, volatility returned to the stock market. more»

PowerTalk: Sizing up Cyber Security with Sourcefire (FIRE) CTO and Founder Martin Roesch

Joining me this week on PowerTalk to discuss the growing threat we all face — cyber attacks — as well as a set of new solutions to combat them is Martin Roesch. Martin is not only a founder of cyber security company Sourcefire (FIRE) but also its chief technology officer (CTO) and a board member.

Cyber attacks not only are growing more»

PowerTrend Brief: Bullish Sentiment Falls, CNBC Ratings Drop and Outflows Occur as the Market Pulls Back

Volatility has returned to the stock market in the past few weeks, you’ve probably noticed. One of the factors fueling that volatility is the question about when the Federal Reserve will taper its stimulus plan. When we get better-than-expected economic data, the market fears the Fed will taper sooner than expected. When we get weak data, the market rallies because more»

PowerTalk — Online Gaming with Ultimate Gaming Chairman Tom Breitling

Thanks for joining me for another edition of PowerTalk. I’m your host Chris Versace, editor of the investment newsletter PowerTrend Profits. Joining me today to take you behind the scenes and in the know is Tom Breitling, the co-founder and chairman of Ultimate Gaming.

As you may have noticed during the last few years, gambling has grown from a focus on more»

PowerTrend Brief: The Tea Leaves for the Market’s Next Move

Even though this morning’s equity futures are signaling an up day today, there are a growing number of reasons to be concerned near term following the late drop in the market on Friday. As I’m sure you are aware, in the last two hours of Friday’s trading, the S&P 500 fell 1.42%, just shy of 24 points, and that capped more»

PowerTalk: Unveiling the Future of Coupons with Michael Vivio, president of Cox Target Media

Joining me on PowerTalk this week is Michael Vivio, president of Cox Target Media. Now, you may be scratching your head, wondering what kind of company that is… but as you’ll soon learn, Cox Target Media is the company behind that blue Valpak envelope you get each week in the mail. Each and every week, it’s packed with coupons, discounts more»

PowerTrend Brief: Collecting Investing Tidbits by Talking to Company Leaders

My preference for speaking directly with company leaders pays big dividends. I wrote last week about my recent participation at the Las Vegas MoneyShow, and I shared that I served on a number of panels and hosted several others as well. During the last few MoneyShows, I’ve become the go-to guy for hosting the public company panels, and I’ll be more»

PowerTalk: Immigration and Immigration Reform with former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez

There is a lot going on in the press these days — with the IRS targeting conservatives, federal officials scandalously obtaining the phone records of AP journalists and the killing of four Americans by terrorists at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Another key concern is immigration. more»

PowerTrend Brief: Wondering Where to Invest Next? Confirming Data Are All Around Us

I spent the majority of last week at the Las Vegas MoneyShow giving presentations, sitting on panels and hosting a few as well. Not only was it good fun to be a part of the conference, but it was great to connect with a number of my PowerTrend Profits and ETF PowerTrader subscribers. The stock market, as you no doubt more»