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About Stocks: Market Cycles Create Stock-Buying Opportunities

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The worst quarter in almost six years is behind us, but does that mean the market has hit bottom? Unfortunately, the only sure way to know is to look back after the fact. A big question is how the market will react to the Bush plan to close the barn door (but not very much) now that most of the cows have been turned into quarter-pounders. A major overhaul of financial regulations isn't going to happen anytime soon and certainly not before presidential elections in November.

 
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Market Cycles Create Stock-Buying Opportunities
Observant investors can find good stocks in just about any market, however it is easier in some situations than others.

 
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Interest Rates and Stock Prices
The direction of interest rate movement is of primary importance to the stock market. The recent rate cut by the Fed was a good example of what can happen when the market wants some good news and responds with big bump. Although timing the market is usually not a good idea for long-term investors, it makes sense to be aware of upcoming events that are likely to move the market. If you were planning to sell and knew the Fed was planning a rate cut, you should hold off until after the announcement to pick up any bounce. Of course, if a rate hike was anticipated, you might want to sell before the announcement. In many cases, the market prices a rate hike or cut in advance of the actual event, so there is often little change in the market. However, when the market is particularly volatile, the rate cut or accompanying statement can move prices significantly.

 
Buying Growth Stocks is all about the Future
What will the stock do tomorrow? Will the company continue to grow at a faster pace than the market in general? Important questions for the growth investor. Keep in mind that growth stocks in the right industries have done well in the past recessions and, as a group, did very well when the economy picked up. Investors confuse the economy and the stock market - they are not the same. The overall market is slumping badly, but 40 stocks hit new highs yesterday.

 
 
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What was Charles doing?

Why Was I Crammed Inside a Dodge Caliber (in the Pouring Rain) Looking for the Internet at a Holiday Inn Parking Lot in Downtown Oregon?

To Give Readers a Chance to Cash-in $7,607 in Pure Profits!

And If You Contact Me by April 5th, I'll pay you $500 to Join Us for the Next Big Profit Payout.

Dear IDE Reader,

It was a wet, cold, and dark January morning in Portland, Oregon...

... And there I was sitting uncomfortably inside a rented Dodge Caliber in a Holiday Inn parking lot, looking for any internet connection I could find.

This was my winter vacation - but it didn't stop me from sending out a very important letter to my readers.

Since the markets had been crashing since December, my readers NEEDED a new winning trade to help them bring in 2008 with a bang. And I thought this one could do the trick. So on January 3rd, I sent them an e-mail which in part said...

Place a day limit order to buy to open the Nymex January 140 Put (symbol - NMXMH) at a maximum entry price of $11.90. 

Since Nymex hit the top of their range at around $134, they began moving down. Let's ride them down to the bottom of their range - to around $117.

Good investing,

Charles (From Portland)


Just six days later my readers had a chance to pocket $7,607 on this trade alone!

But this wasn't the end of their opportunities...

  • The month before, my readers had the chance to pocket $3,047 with a call on Silver Wheaton...
  • In February they had a chance to pocket $2,432 in less than 30 day's time with a put on Toyota Motors...
  • And right now, they're holding onto a put on the Dow Jones... And so far they're up $3,168 in just a few days time.

It didn't matter that the markets had been crashing since December... Because my readers made money in every single month!

And the best part is that starting right now; you can join them on the next string of profitable trades just like these.

How can we be so sure that we'll repeat this performance for you? Let me explain...


Does an Average 73% Gain Sound Good to You?

Over the past eight years, I worked on finding and developing a trading strategy that could consistently lock in gains just like the ones I told you about, over and over again.

After years of work, I finally found a strategy that seemed to work. But I had to test it out and make sure.

Over an 18 month time frame, I started seeing gains of...

  • 73% on Motorola Calls
  • 90% on BHP Puts
  • 109% on Budweiser Calls

And those were just some of the gains I saw. By the time I showed this to my publisher, it could predict which way a stock would move over 70% of the time!

After my publisher saw that this strategy was producing an average gain of 73% on the winners, she told me to get this opportunity out to you as soon as possible.

That's exactly what I'm doing right now.

The strategy itself uses a powerful combination of three popular indicators to hone in on the best opportunities the market has to offer. But in reality, you don't have to do a thing if you choose.

That's because I'll do all the work for you. All you have to do is sit back, relax, and pocket triple digit gains.

Before I show you how you could use these indicators to pull profits from the market, you should know that since we opened up this strategy to readers, it's performed even better. In fact...


While the Dow Jones Plummeted 10% in January, My Readers Cashed-in
$7,607 in Just Six Days!


And there's a chance that you could do even better.

The more the markets fall, the more my readers stand to make. And even if the market goes up, my readers stand to make a fortune.

Double those one-month potential profits and you could have an opportunity to make $15,214 in just 60 days!

That's why I'm going to guarantee that you'll see at least 196% gains on the winners in my track record (double the gains of the first two recommendations I told you about) - in the next 60 days.

But if for some reason I'm wrong and you're not completely and utterly satisfied with the plays you receive, just send us an e-mail in the next 60 days and...

I'll personally make sure you
don't pay a cent.

Further more, if you only see gains half as large - or even only one percentage point lower - in the next 60 days, just let us know and we'll give you another year absolutely free.

More details on that in a moment. But as you can see, the guarantee I'll make you is in your best interest - which is how it should be.

I'm more than willing to give it to you because I have no doubt that the strategy behind these gains is capable of generating at least 328% in the next 60 days.

Let me show you why...

90% Gains on BHP Billiton in Just 2 Hours

It was May 15th at 8:45 in the morning.

I noticed three predictive indicators were telling me that BHP Billiton should go down in price.

I know that when these three indicators are combined to show you stock trends, you'll get results that are on the money about 70% of the time. If you play options to take advantage of the trend they reveal, you could leverage your gains by up to 20 times.

That's what happened to BHP.

When my indicators told me the stock should fall, I looked at a highly leveraged BHP June Put (put options make money when a stock goes down in price).

Within two hours the Puts were up 90.48%.

This play alone could have transformed an initial $5,000 investment into $9,521 - in just two hours!

This was just one of the many gains I saw while fine tuning my strategy for the past 18 months.

And the best part is that when you combine three indicators, you get up to 70% accurate signals that could tell you when the market is rising or falling.

You can use these signals to predict where the overall market will go... where commodities will be a week from now... and even when individual stocks are poised to rise or fall. Consider...

Waking Up to 74% Gains on Motorola

I'll never forget the gain I made on Motorola - because it was the first play I made while testing my three indicator strategy.

It was March 14th, 2006 and my three trusty indicators were telling me to buy Motorola.

So I pulled the trigger on the Motorola April Calls (call options make money as the stock price goes up).

By the next day, this option had already gained 74%.

Pile on the Gains with the
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As you've already seen, the real secret to how I pick options lies in three very commonly used indicators, which are rarely combined.

But when you do combine them - it doesn't matter if the market is crashing or soaring - because you open the floodgates to potentially profitable opportunities, over and over again.

It's these same indicators that have helped me see many gains like...

  • 98% on a NYMEX Put
  • 129% on a Garmin Call
  • 213% on a MEMC electronics call

The truth is that out of every indicator I've ever used, none has ever matched the results I've gotten from combining these three. And when I say that this is the best trading strategy on the planet, it's not just an empty boast.

If you apply this strategy to your own portfolio, you'll find out for yourself that there's no other strategy which can produce the gains you'll see.

So what are these three indicators, and how do you use them?

Believe me; I don't mind sharing them with you. But because I want you to completely understand how powerful and potentially profitable these indicators can be, I'd rather tell you what they are in my just finished special report: The Only Three Indicators You'll Ever Need to use to Trade Profitably - which I want to give to you at no charge.

When you get to the end of the letter, you'll click a button which has the instructions on how to get the special report.

Once you get the special report, just open it up and you'll have a full explanation showing you how these indicators work, and how to use them to produce the types of gains I've had using them.

As you'll see, my three indicators work like clockwork. And when used properly, they have the ability to show you gains like...

133% Gain on Budweiser in 32 days!

On May 3, 2007, these three indicators alerted me that shares of Budweiser were cheap and poised to move up.

Since you have a choice of options to buy on the market, I priced out every Budweiser option I could find. My goal was to hunt for the best risk/reward relationship out there. And the Budweiser September call options were just what I was looking for.

Just 32 days later, those call options were worth 133%!

And that's just one of the many gains you could see by using this technique to play the markets.

But I don't want you to feel that the only way to use this is to be some kind of technical whiz. That is part of the process - but I'm doing that part of it.

I want to invite you to join a small group of readers who are following the same system. This is the same group that had the opportunity to cash-in $7,607 while the markets fell in January.

You'll receive 1-2 trading recommendations per month. It'll take you less than five minutes to place the trade, if you choose to do so. And so far, my system has shown an average gain of 73% on the winners it's uncovered.

And the best part is that you could see gains of 196% over the next 60 days using this very same strategy.

Let me show you another example of how this works...

110% Gain on Silver Wheaton

One important aspect to the strategy I use is to only pick stocks that have worked well in the past or work well with my three indicators.

Silver Wheaton fit the bill perfectly.

I've been following them for some time - but this time I wanted to make an option play and leverage the gains.

Back in January I noticed that Silver Wheaton was bottoming out. My indicators told me a buy was in order, so I priced out the February Call options.

Just 23 days later, my strategy told me to close the play - locking in a tidy 110% gain!

As you can see, this is one of the most powerful predictive market strategies out there. In fact, I really don't think anyone else should be  playing options any other way.

The beauty of these indicators is not only the fact that they are right about the trend about 70% of the time - but that they also help limit your losses.

Pretty good right? And all of these plays were made by using the same three indicators that have unlocked countless gains over the past year and a half.

Three Indicators Could Beef Up Your Gains

Since I don't want this to be a technical discussion, I'm not going to tell you what these indicators are here. That's why I just completed a special report which shows you exactly how you can easily collect double and triple digit gains and over again.

After you read the report and see some of the trading recommendations I send, you can decide for yourself whether this system will work for you.

All I know is that it's worked for a small group of readers already. And it's worked for me for the past year and a half - regardless if the market was soaring or crashing.

At this point you might be wondering who I am.

My name is Charles Delvalle and I'm a financial editor for Investor's Daily Edge. I couldn't help but feel flattered when my publisher told me that I was the most highly read and commented contributor of the team.

A few months ago, I sent you a letter telling you about a silver company that had a huge upside.

As of this writing, that silver company was up over 113% in about seven months. While that's a great gain, I know that if you listen to what I have to say, you could see gains of 196% in the next 60 days.

Here's why...

I've mentored under some of the best stock and options experts in the business. I've tried nearly every theory on investing you can think of - from candlestick investing to Fibonacci theory.

The point is, I've been working hard over the past eight years to find a strategy that could consistently unlock gains in the market.

It wasn't easy and it involved a lot of hard work. But I knew that if I could find the secret to making money in the markets - it would be worth all the frustration.

That's when I came across the strategy I've been telling you about today. While most people are looking to complex algorithms to try and time the market, this strategy uses three rarely combined indicators to produce double and triple digit winners over and over again.

And the average winner since our service opened to the public, has been 73%.

When I tell you that you don't have to be an economics professor to use this strategy, I mean it. If you can read and follow instructions, then you have everything you'll need to successfully implement it.

The point of this strategy is to give you the flexibility to see fat gains in all time frames. You might see a recommendation telling you to buy and hold an option for a few months. Other times you'll get a recommendation that's meant to capture gains in only a few days.

And the beauty of this system is that it's meant to take advantage of wild market swings. And that's exactly what you're seeing today.

In just 30 days, a small group of readers had the chance to pocket $7,607- enough to buy a used car.

Imagine what you could have made if you had invested $20,000 or even $30,000?

Eight Years of Research Produce an Amazing Strategy for Producing Winning Plays

I've been researching for years to come up with this strategy. It took so long because I didn't want this to turn into another BS system.

You know the kind I'm talking about. They are based on historical gains and run by analysts that have never placed a trade in their life.

This system, on the other hand, has been extensively researched and fine tuned. Every play was done in real time. And yes, I've placed countless trades in my time.

That's why I want you to take advantage of this rare opportunity to join the other readers who had the chance to make $7,607 while the markets crashed in January.

With IDEs Global Profits Hotline, you can expect 1-2 option alerts per month. In the recommendation, you'll see exactly what to say to your broker. On your end, this is a completely turnkey process. All you have to do is look at the recommendation and decide whether to place it.

I want you to make up your own mind.

I'll keep you updated every week. And every month you'll also receive an economic whitepaper highlighting the hottest sectors and the ones that are doomed for subpar returns. Don't worry; you won't have to be an economics major to understand it. I'll explain everything in plain English.

And of course, you'll receive my recently completed special report - The Only Three Indicators you'll ever need to use to trade Profitably - instantly to your e-mail.

But there's one thing I still haven't mentioned.

IDE's Global Profits Hotline isn't just an option research service. Stocks are also recommended. But I'm not the one doing the stock picks. Instead, you'll have access to research by another analyst who has recently closed out ten straight winning positions in another one of his research services.

IDEs Global Profits Hotline Stock
Research Service

The point of the stock portion of IDE's Global Profits Hotline is to give you the chance to spread your risk throughout both stocks and options. That way, if short term noise puts one of our options into the red, the stocks should still be in the green - limiting your losses and your risk.

Remember when I told you that I mentored under some of the best investors? Well, this part of the service is run by one of them - Andrew Gordon.

He was the guest of honor at a Shanghai government dinner party, where he met with the city governor and top officials. He also ate caviar with Boris Yeltzin before he became Russia's President.

He's trudged through the hulls of oil tankers in Indonesia and met up with uranium miners in Canada.

He was also among the first foreigners to be involved in property development, infrastructure, healthcare and communications in the developing world. He's worked with steel companies, chemical manufacturers, and producers of oil and gas.

He has exactly the type of experience needed to fully dissect and analyze any company he sees. And he's looking to help you supercharge your returns by putting you into companies that are expanding on the back of the global middle class.

And not only will he tell you what stocks to buy - he'll also tell you what stocks to sell short. And he determines that by looking for companies that aren't growing on the back of an expanding global middle class.

In one of his other research services, he successfully led readers to gains of 90%, 219% and 311%. And all of these gains occurred in under a year's time.

I'm so confident in his ability to pick winning stock recommendations; that there is no one else I'd rather work with.

The Best All-In-One Research Service
on the Planet

When you order IDE's Global Profits Hotline, the first thing we do is show you how to access your special user's manual. In this manual you'll find out exactly how this service is run.

We'll also send you my recently completed special report - The Only Three Indicators You Ever Need to use to Trade Profitably. This report outlines the three indicators I use to trade stocks and options, while showing you how to use it for yourself.

You'll get 1-2 option recommendations delivered directly to your inbox telling you exactly which option to buy or sell. The instructions are easy to understand and can be repeated as is to your broker. Or you could place the trade yourself online.

You can also expect to receive 10-12 stock recommendations per year. These will generally be longer term plays that give you high upside opportunities, while limiting your risk.

We won't just give you plays and leave you out to dry. You can expect to receive an e-mail from Andy and me every single week, telling you where we feel the market will go and giving you an update on any open positions.

And last, you'll get our comprehensive monthly market whitepaper. In this report, we tell you which sectors are poised for good returns and those poised for subpar returns.

How Much Would You Pay for Peace of Mind?

Now, IDE's Global Profits Hotline isn't for everybody.

I want people who are familiar with the markets to get into this. So we set this at an appropriate price for a savvy individual - which is $1,495.

But I want you to do even better. I want to give you a $500 discount if you join IDE's Global Profits Hotline by April 5th.

That's a 33% discount - which could make it even easier for you to make your money back on your first winning recommendation.

Heck, our small group of readers already had the opportunity to make their money back 8 times over - in just 30 days!

So in essence, what I'm offering you is a research service that could pay for itself. That's right - It could be practically free after the first winning recommendation!

With that in mind, I want to be very upfront with you.

I can't tell you you're going to win on every recommendation you see. Nobody can promise that. And that's why we've come up with a performance based guarantee that puts the pressure on us to give you consistent profit generating opportunities.

If in the first 60 days, this service doesn't work exactly how I say... or if you're not satisfied for any reason, then give us a call and we'll give you a full refund.

Furthermore, if you don't see total gains of 196% on the winners in our track record in the next 60 days, just give us a call and we'll give you another year - absolutely free.

And if after the 60 days you decide you don't want to receive the winning option and stock recommendations we provide, then we'll refund your unused portion of the subscription.

I'm sure you'll agree that this guarantee is more than fair. We wanted to give you an absolutely no-risk way to try this research service out and determine for yourself whether it was a winner.

We want you to make up your own mind. But with consistent double and triple digit gains - the choice should be clear.

And if you contact us by April 5th we'll take $500 off a one-year subscription.

I don't want to push you too much, but there is always a potential play Andy and I are looking at. And if you want to get on board for the next one, then you should sign up soon. Otherwise, you'll have to wait a little longer until the next recommendation.

I hope to hear from you soon,

Charles.

PS - In January, my small group of readers had the chance to make $7,607 while the markets crashed. There's no doubt in my mind that in the next 60 days, you could have the chance to do the same. And I'll show you exactly how to do it.

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Panic or Depression

Greg's Note: We may be in a recession. We may also be in a state of economic panic. But Lord William Rees-Mogg does not believe that we are in danger of entering another depression. While many are sounding the depression alarm, maybe we need to look at what is actually happening when diagnosing out conditions. Enjoy, and send any comments to the managing editor here: greg@whiskeyandgunpowder.com

Whiskey & Gunpowder
March 31, 2008
By William Rees-Mogg
London, England, U.K.


Panic or Depression

Irving Fisher was probably the greatest American economist, both in terms of the development of economic theory and as a teacher. In 1933, having himself misread the early stages of the Great Depression — and virtually bankrupted himself by ill-judged speculation — Fisher published one of his most important works. It is often referred to by its title, "The Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions," but is, I suspect, less often read by practicing economists. However, one can be sure that it has had considerable influence on what might be called the "economic philosophy" of the members of the Federal Reserve Board.

The peculiarity of the Great Depression of 1929-33 was that the American economy proved not to be self-stabilizing, although some other major economies of the period, including the British, did recover spontaneously in the early 1930s. Indeed, for Britain, the 1930s, with industrial expansion in automobiles and extensive building of houses, was a record decade.

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However, recovery in the United States was later and weaker. When one compares Franklin Roosevelt's first term, from 1933-37, the performance of the U.S. New Deal was not as good as that of Germany, rearming under Hitler, or of the United Kingdom, building cars and houses under Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain.

This is important, because there appear to be two types of depression, one of which is much stronger and longer lasting than the other. Panics, like those of 1907 or 1987, are steep, but relatively brief; great depressions can last for a decade or more. As Irving Fisher observed — prematurely — "The Depression out of which we are now (I trust) emerging is an example of a debt-deflation depression of the most serious sort."

He argues, "The debts of 1929 were the greatest known, both nominally and really, up to that time. They were great enough not only to "rock the boat," but to start it capsizing. By March 1933, liquidation had reduced the debt about 20%, but had increased the dollar about 75%, so that the real debt — that is, the debt as measured in terms of commodities — was increased about 40%."

Obviously, the combination of the need for debt liquidation with falling prices means that debt has to be redeemed in money that is harder to earn. By contrast, debt can be liquidated by currency inflation, as happened in the 1970s. The relationship between the level of U.S. debt and the level of the U.S. dollar, therefore, becomes critical. Fortunately, the dollar has been very weak, allowing excess debt to be repaid in depreciating dollars. The length of the Japanese depression after 1990 must have been affected by the high relative price of the yen, so that debts in the 1990s were being repaid in terms of a high-value currency.

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Irving Fisher argues that the "big bad actors" in the Great Depression were "debt disturbances and price level disturbances." In 2008, we certainly have debt disturbances, though these are more important in the housing market than in the stock market. However, the global economy is, on balance, in an inflationary stage, with energy prices very high and the dollar weak. China is experiencing significant inflation, and commodity prices are high, if somewhat nervous.

This is a relatively favorable situation, in that the global authorities have to deal with debt and inflation, rather than debt and deflation. As inflation helps to liquidate excess debt, these conditions are more likely to generate panics than great depressions. At any rate, one can hope so.

Regards,
Lord William Rees-Mogg

Greg's Endnote: While the terms of our economic slowdown don't seem to be forecasting a depression, the mix of rising debt and rising inflation is still a big problem. Our currency is devaluing everyday. Where can you feel safe storing your wealth? Click here for the answer…


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"Who Says We Can't
Afford to Retire?"

It's hogwash! A phenomenon called the "Inverted Nifty Fifty" is helping thousands of U.S. investors make up for lost time... in three easy steps... but this opportunity can't last!

Good Afternoon Prudent Investor,

The odds may be stacked against us, but don't despair.

Every year, hardworking investors just like you and me beat those odds. Take a look...

  • Bill and Carol Angle put $30,000 into a single stock — half their life savings at the time. Today that investment is worth over $300 million.
  • An IRS clerk named Ann Sheiber invested $10,000 in another stock at age 58, which she donated to her favorite school in 1995. It was worth $7.5 million.
  • Working class residents in Gadsden County, Florida fell in love with yet another stock in the 1950s. At last count, more than 67 of them were millionaires.

Are these extreme cases? Sure. But they give you some idea of the immense fortune-building potential of spotting the right investment at precisely the right time.

Moreover, the investments that freed these folks from financial worry were NOT arcane... obscure... or even high-risk speculations.

When I reveal their names just ahead, you may be surprised. You may be expecting something much more... well, dangerous.

But don't let that fool you. Unusual market conditions — nearly 20 years in the making — have some of the biggest brains in the investment community raving about opportunities like these...

Pat Dorsey, Morningstar's Director of Stock Analysis, says they "offer an embarrassment of riches for long-term investors looking to build core holdings."

David Reilly, Director of Portfolio Strategy at Rydex Investments says, "All of the dynamics of the economy are favoring [these companies]."

Christopher Davis, 2005 Domestic Stock Manager of the Year for Morningstar, says you might get an opportunity like this, "once every 10 years or so."

I'll explain everything in the next five minutes. All I ask is that you keep an open mind. And promise me you won't dismiss the simple strategy I'm about to reveal... because it's too simple.

Yes, this is a "head-slap" moment!

Five, 10, 15 years from now, investors will look back on the "Inverted Nifty Fifty" I'm about to describe and wonder what in the world they were thinking.

Some won't recover. The lucky ones may remember the first half of 2008 as a turning point in their financial and personal lives.

Likely, they will have followed the simple strategy I'm going to share with you in the next few minutes. So, let me introduce myself.

My name is Paul Elliott. I'm 43 years old and hell-bent on retiring wealthy on my own terms. Just as I imagine you are.

If my name sounds familiar, it's because I've been writing about the markets and investing for years, both in print and online.

As a senior writer for The Motley Fool, I am thrilled to serve a grassroots community of investors The Economist calls "an ethical oasis in an area that is fast becoming a home to charlatans."

The folks at Barron's named us "the No. 1 source for financial education on the Web."

So, you'd imagine I have it pretty much figured out. Not even close. I've done well with my investing, but I have nowhere near the capital I need to retire in comfort — after nearly 20 years in the markets.

But all that may be about to change. Now that I've been personally clued in on the once-in-a-generation phenomenon I'm going to share with you in the next five minutes.

"The planets are aligning for investors like us"

I heard that recently from one of the grumpiest, most hardcore value investors I've met in 20 years — and one of the best, too.

His name is Philip Durell. You'll hear more about Philip just ahead... and why I see dollar signs when a curmudgeon like Philip says the planets are aligning.

I'll even show you how I'm personally using Philip's simple strategy to bolster my own retirement. And how I'm sleeping better at night as a result.

In short, you'll hear everything Philip revealed to me in a series of discussions about a phenomenon insiders are calling the "Inverted Nifty Fifty" and how it stands to make some of us extremely wealthy.

If you're as impressed as I was, I'll also tell you about one specific "Inverted Nifty Fifty" investment opportunity Philip calls... "The One Stock to Own for the Next 10 Years."

I think you'll be amazed by how it reminds you of a younger version of what is perhaps the single greatest stock market miracle in American history — Berkshire Hathaway.

If you're not familiar with the Berkshire Hathaway story, you probably do know about its legendary founder, Warren Buffett — after all, he's the richest man in the world.

But it may surprise you to hear that since the 1970s, ordinary Berkshire Hathaway investors just like you and me have seen their own modest holdings balloon more than 5,500%!

Investors like Bill and Carol Angle, the young couple we discussed earlier. The ones who invested $30,000 and walked off with more than $300 million!

Or like David Gottesman, who piled up $368 million... or Ernest Williams and his family, who grew their investment into $250 million!

In Omaha alone, some 30 families are sitting on more than $100 million worth of Berkshire stock. I imagine you could get by on a fraction of that. I sure know I could...

Well, this company is one step ahead of where Berkshire was in the '70s!

Now, let's be realistic. You and I both know the Berkshire miracle doesn't come along more than once in a lifetime. But suppose you could do half as well... or even a quarter as well.

We'd still be talking about hundreds of thousands of extra cash, if not millions. And that's entirely reasonable for a company that's following the Berkshire model to a tee — like this one has.

In other words, if you missed out on the Warren Buffett stock market miracle — like I did — you may have a chance to turn back the clock, with the potential for serious wealth-building results.

You see, unlike Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, this company is still small. With a market cap that's just under $5 billion — in an industry where competitors routinely top $40 billion. (Right there, you have the potential to pocket eight times your original investment.)

But just like Berkshire in the early days, this company is accumulating a mammoth stockpile of cash. More than $400 million and growing. Also like Warren Buffett at Berskshire Hathaway, this company's expert management deploys its capital when the time is right to snap up fire-sale investments.

In other words, this less-than-$5 billion company is following the very same battle-tested strategy that built Berkshire into a $200 billion global powerhouse (and made Buffett the wealthiest man alive). No wonder the herd on Wall Street is finally catching on.

This stock is already starting to move

In the last few years, every dollar you held in this stock would have more than doubled. Meanwhile, how would you have fared holding shares in the S&P 500? Not nearly so well, I'm afraid.

That's right, by holding just this one SAFE stock, you would've left most investors in the dust. Not to mention most mutual funds.

And yes, that includes all the folks who shrewdly bought the smaller, faster-moving stocks of the Russell 2000.

So, you're right to wonder: Why would Philip Durell, the stodgiest, most conservative value investor I know, recommend a company that's already up this much?

Because it's just getting started! And I intend to prove it to you. But I want you to have the full story, straight from the source.

The best way I know to make it happen is to rush you Philip's new report with all the details on this opportunity. It's called "The One REMARKABLE Stock to Own Now!" I'll even show you how to download the full report instantly.

But first, let me show you why this is much more than an ordinary stock research report...

This is Step One in your Retirement Rescue Plan

Why do I say that? Two reasons. First, when you invest directly in the "Inverted Nifty Fifty," you instantly increase the odds that you'll have the wealth you need when you need it most.

You also break free from a corrupt U.S. retirement system that the most respected voice in mutual funds calls "the next big financial crisis in this country."

And that's because, when you buy this "Inverted Nifty Fifty" stock (or any of the others we'll discuss today) and hold it in your own personal account, you won't pay a red cent in fees beyond your modest brokerage commission.

That means no finder's fee... no management fees... no marketing fees. And you'll never pay a commission or taxes associated with needless turnover.

In short, you'll pay none of the outrageous "financial intermediation" costs that routinely eat up nearly 80% of your profits over the course of a long investing career.

Yes, you read that right, up to 80% of your rightful profits... PROFITS earned on YOUR money... at YOUR risk.

And I didn't pull that out of my hat, either. I got that figure directly from an industry insider. His name is John Bogle, and he's the founder of the prestigious Vanguard Group of mutual funds.

But that doesn't have to be your concern. Once you start following Philip's simple plan, you won't pay ransom to a financial services industry that Mr. Bogle calls "a giant marketing system... to bring in the most money by fair means or foul."

Your profits are yours to keep compounding away
until YOU decide to sell!

I'm sure you can see what a great advantage it would be if we could consistently identify the market's best opportunities... then buy them and simply hold them in our personal accounts cost-free... essentially forever.

So, what's stopping us? Well, according to Vanguard's Bogle, we've been duped by a bunch of unscrupulous fund managers and advisors, whose behavior he calls "disgusting, for lack of a better word."

In short, we are being robbed blind by an endless stream of middlemen, all looking to share in our hard-earned profits. You see why Bogle warns that if we want any shot at a comfortable retirement, we MUST kick these rascals to the curb.

At the same time, you may be uneasy finding stocks entirely on your own — ones you're comfortable holding on to for years at a clip. I know the feeling. And to sleep well at night, you need someone to keep an eye on them in case something changes.

That's why I'm so eager for you to meet my colleague Philip Durell.

You see, unlike most mutual fund managers or fee-based investment advisors I've known over the years, I truly believe Philip can help you make more and keep more of what you make. Here's why I say that.

Philip is no financial services crony. He spent 20 years as an executive, specializing in company turnarounds. And to have the kind of success Philip had resurrecting failing companies requires a first-rate set of valuation skills and a specialized knowledge of the bottom line.

Of course, these same skills helped make him a top-notch investor and teacher, as evidenced by the stunning track record he's racked up for the investors he advises.

That includes previous recommendations that enabled members to SAFELY lock in "growth stock"-style returns of:

  • Mittal Steel — up 50% in 8 months
  • Intuit — up 83% in 18 months
  • Omnicare — 103% gain in 13 months

Or maybe you're more interested in hearing how Philip is applying legendary investor Benjamin Graham's "margin of safety" approach that helps his clients win by never losing. Well, you're going to love this...

Overall, across every value stock Philip has recommended to me and the rest of his inner circle of investors, there's never been a time when our portfolio failed to beat the S&P 500.

So, how exactly does Philip make us money?

For starters, he cracks opens the company's books. He burrows deep into the numbers... digging out hidden liabilities... and sometimes finding hidden assets Wall Street never seems to know about.

Like Benjamin Graham (and his prize student, Warren Buffett) Philip turns every stone. And I'm not talking about price-to-earnings ratios and the other blunt instruments that slaphappy Wall Street brokers love to wave around.

And that's a major reason Philip's time-tested value investing approach can help you safely make money just about EVERY TIME you invest. But there's also research showing you could clobber the returns of all other investments with these stocks...

Value turns 1K into 8M

This chart shows that if you had spent $1,000 exclusively on growth stocks — beginning seven decades ago — you'd have grown your money into $800,000. If you put the same $1,000 into the S&P 500, you'd have $1,800,000 today. Not bad.

But if you owned only the kind of stocks Philip invests in instead, you'd have more than $8 million!

That's right. Disrespected, undervalued stocks like these actually crushed the performance of the top stocks in the S&P 500, which, of course, are the core of popular "index" funds.

Now, I admit, 70 years is a long time. But that's just the point: When it comes to investing, fads come and go. You must look at the long term to know what really works.

And buying and holding those special stocks I just showed you in that graph works. Period. And that's before you take into account the extra boost I expect from the "Inverted Nifty Fifty."

"These overlooked stocks are overdue." — CBS MarketWatch

You read that right. Even though these stocks turned $1,000 into $8 million over the course of EVERY TYPE OF MARKET, I think we can expect even better results today — thanks to the "Inverted Nifty Fifty."

Perhaps Philip said it best to his subscribers in a recent issue of his Motley Fool Inside Value newsletter:

"As long-term buyers of stocks, we can hardly contain our delight at this lucky break."

As you may have guessed, Philip's Inside Value subscribers are the tight-knit group of investors I mentioned earlier. The ones Philip is helping to "win by never losing."

In a moment, I'll tell you how you can join them without risk today, if you like — at a special low charter member price. But if you're anything like me, you want to hear a lot more before accepting an invitation, even if it is risk-free.

So, why don't I tell you about another "Inverted Nifty Fifty" opportunity Philip revealed to me in our recent discussions. Though, don't be surprised if you find yourself itching to get invested right away. You'll be in good company.

You see, this very stock is heavily owned by the man many consider to be the world's greatest living investor. And get this: We can get in way cheaper than he did — at more than 50% off its recent highs.

Of course, I'm talking about Warren Buffett again. As it turns out, Berkshire Hathaway owns nearly 20% of this remarkable little company.

And it's little wonder. In 2007, this little business earned a whopping $701 million on revenues of $2.26 billion — a figure that's grown an average 17.2% each of the last five years.

Profit margins are fantastic — consistently hovering around 30%, while the company's ultra lean business model requires minimal capital to grow. Yet the balance sheet is stocked with $426 million cash.

Of course, given that the company has a long history of returning free cash to shareholders via share repurchases and dividends, this is great news for investors like us.

With such great numbers, a solid business model, and an impressive commitment to shareholders, it's no wonder that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns nearly one-fifth of the company's common shares.

Ordinarily, you'd pay through the nose for a company of this quality

After all, we're talking about a 100-plus-year-old company that provides a unique service the global financial markets can hardly function without.

A company whose customers read like a "who's who" of top corporations and governments, as well as investors, depositors, creditors, investment banks, commercial banks, and other financial intermediaries.

And here's another big plus Philip points out. Nearly 40% of the company's trailing 12 months' revenues were earned outside the borders of the United States, up from 30% in 2001.

Great business... superwide moat... tested, trustworthy management... rock-solid balance sheet... quality international exposure... So, what's the problem?

Why can we still buy this blue chip company at blue-light-special prices?

Frankly, the company slipped up. It was one of a handful of top-notch specialty finance companies blindsided by the collapse of what is known as the structured finance market.

The misstep was real, and management owned up to it... but Wall Street's knee-jerk response was an overreaction. If you ask me, Wall Street needed a convenient scapegoat!

Philip agrees. He's been over and over the situation, and he assures me that the company's management has earned its sterling reputation and has proven itself to be totally independent, accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.

More important, the hysteria on Wall Street has punished this stock way more than is warranted by the fundamentals and the business outlook.

And that's more great news for us. This gives us a brief window to scoop up shares in a blue-ribbon company that's trading at a 56% discount to its 52-week high!

Most investors run from opportunities like this one. And that's probably a good thing. Few of us have the financial chops to unravel such a complex situation.

Philip Durell licks his chops at opportunities like this.

Now, for Step Two of your Retirement Rescue Plan

OK, we've discussed Step One of your Retirement Rescue Plan — claiming Philip's report and getting the full details on "The One REMARKABLE Stock to Own Now!"

As an added bonus, I'll also rush you a second free report — "Excellence Has Just Gone on Sale" — that will fill you in on the 100-year-old company that's good enough for Warren Buffett.

Step Two is gradually supplementing these core holdings with a portfolio of undervalued "Inverted Nifty Fifty" stocks. And here's why there has never been a better time or an easier way to get started...

If you have some experience with investment newsletters, you can appreciate what a hassle it can be to get caught up. That's why many subscribers never actually buy a recommendation. Well, getting started with Philip's Inside Value is a breeze. Let me show you why...

First, the instant you join, you get both stock reports we just discussed. Plus, you get two more top recommendations — right there on pages 2 and 4 of Philip's just-released April issue of Inside Value.

Those four timely investment opportunities should be more than enough to get you started. Still want more? You also get Philip's Top 10 Picks for new money right now — adjusted for risk level and handpicked from more than three years of Inside Value top recommendations.

Now, you're up to 14 timely opportunities to choose from — all in less than five minutes. There's no need to get overwhelmed by model portfolios and watch lists and heaven knows what else.

You can see why I say that getting Philip's special April issue of Inside Value is a lot like getting three full years of the valuable advice Philip delivers to his Inside Value subscribers each month — all in one concise volume.

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Best of all, within mere minutes, you can see for yourself whether the Inside Value service is of value to you (of course, all the archived issues are waiting for you — when you have the time to read them).

If for any reason you don't like what you see, no worries. You risk nothing. Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed personally by me and by The Motley Fool (more on that just ahead).

"People have called for large caps to lead... and have been proved wrong. However, history is on their side." — RealMoney

Earlier, I showed you the real-life stores of three successful investors. Now, it's time I revealed the three investments that secured their fortunes.

The first, you may have guessed, was Warren Buffett's stock market miracle, Berkshire Hathaway. The second was Schering-Plough, one of the world's premier drug companies.

And the third? You may have guessed this one, too. It was Coca-Cola. Hardly needles in a haystack, right?

But it's important to realize that those folks I showed you, who quietly got rich and retired in luxury, not only bought the right stocks... they bought them at the right time.

And thanks to the "Inverted Nifty Fifty," great companies just like these are incredibly attractive right now. In fact, Philip has already recommended Coke to his Inside Value subscribers (I bought it myself - and I'm already up 53%).

But just so we're 100% clear on this point, it bears repeating... When you get right down to it, there's really only one factor that determines who gets RICH buying America's best companies and who does just okay.

And it's not necessarily what stocks you buy. It's WHEN you buy them. This is the secret that makes the "Inverted Nifty Fifty" so powerful... and how it can make us rich. But what the heck is it?

The "Inverted Nifty Fifty" — what it means and how you can profit today

Amazingly, this story has its roots in the 1960s. If you were investing then, you recall how investors drove the stocks of America's top companies to astronomical levels. These bluest of the blue chips came to be called the "Nifty Fifty."

The idea was that these businesses were so rock-solid, you simply couldn't lose money on them. Of course, this was nonsense. In fact, because the stocks were so expensive, investors who showed up late to the party got creamed.

Here's why: They overlooked valuation. The lesson of the "Nifty Fifty" was that when investors get too enthusiastic, the shares of even a great company can become way overpriced.

But what if the opposite occurred? What if the world's best businesses went on sale? That would be an "Inverted Nifty Fifty" — and it would be extremely rare. In fact, this is the first time I've encountered it in more than 20 years.

Right now, America's top companies are unbelievably among the cheapest on the market. It's the investing equivalent of buying a Mercedes for the price of a Toyota.

But how can such an opportunity arise? Well, it really would take the "perfect storm."

First, profits would have to soar to record levels. And cash would be overflowing the companies' coffers. Yet the stocks will have gone nowhere fast... for at least five years running!

Were every one of these improbable pieces to fall into place, America's best and most profitable companies — the Mercedes and BMWs — could get downright cheap.

Cheaper than their overpriced mid-and small-cap peers. And that's precisely what's happening now. But I assure you, it can't last.

Christopher Davis, the brilliant money manager we discussed earlier, insists that we get an opportunity to fill our portfolios with top-shelf companies when they're at the top of their games, "once every 10 years or so."

I'd say it's far less often than that. And remember the investors I showed you earlier? In each case, when the market offered them "an embarrassment of riches," they took the bait and quickly made up for lost time.

Now's your chance to do the same. Even Warren Buffett himself — yes, the same fellow who made investors millionaires many times over with Berkshire Hathaway — is gobbling up blue chips right now!

And the "Inverted Nifty Fifty" is just one reason Wall Street's "real" smart money is waking up to the stocks Philip is recommending...

Here are three more urgent signs that the perfect storm may be brewing for investors buying the stocks Philip and his team are recommending RIGHT NOW...

STRONG in a shaky economy... the credit crunch... the housing crash... $106 oil... you've heard the news. Nobody knows how long the slowdown will last, but Americans are already feeling the pinch.

Investors looking for safety in a cyclical downturn will be attracted by the lower valuations, higher dividends, and more stable earnings of bigger companies.

SAFE in a choppy market... Large-cap value stocks are historically less volatile... especially in dicey markets. Remember the 1970s — after the Nifty Fifty burst?

The S&P 500's loss of 14.7% and 26.5% in 1973 and 1974 was tame next to the 35.1% and 28.2% declines of small caps in the same years, according to the Center for Research in Security Prices.

DIVIDENDS... dividends... dividends... Tax laws make dividends more desirable than ever. Plus, America's top companies are sitting on billions in excess cash, some of which will have to be paid out to shareholders.

Should the markets continue to roil, dividends will be even more in demand... and so will the blue chip stocks that pay them!

Put it together, and this once-in-a-generation disconnect could be YOUR chance to stuff your portfolio with investments that offer...

  • Story stock profit-potential and  
  • Fort Knox safety!

Of course, you're smart to wonder... If these are such commonplace names, then why do you need Philip to advise you? Why not just rely on The Wall Street Journal or CNBC for advice?

Fair question. But don't be fooled: Those guys are largely entertainers. Stockbrokers and Wall Street analysts, meanwhile, are notoriously conflicted.

You need someone who can really dig into the numbers. And whose only allegiance is to you. Frankly, you need somebody honest you can trust, like Philip.

And there's something else. Just as "advisors" aren't created equal... neither are all "blue chips" created equal.

In fact, some of America's blue chips have run their course and have seen their best days. Others have decent fundamentals but are still overvalued. Still others may be disasters waiting to happen. (Remember Enron and WorldCom?)

That's why, now more than ever, we have to be selective. But how can you be certain which of the 5,000-plus U.S. stocks are poised to make you money in 2008?

Philip Durell's special April issue of Inside Value will show you those companies. But before you take a look, it's time that we discussed...

Step Three of your Retirement Rescue Plan — one full year of valuable investment advice at a special charter member price!

Now that you see how Inside Value can help you take advantage of this rare opportunity and safely build your wealth, you're probably curious how much it would cost you to join.

Well, ask yourself this: How much would you pay to never have to worry about making money on your investments again?

After all, you could hire a personal advisor with Philip's credentials, but that might realistically set you back $1,000 or more. Financial services firms already charge that much just to let you sit down and talk with advisors about your financial affairs.

And these guys typically don't work half as hard on your behalf as Philip does... piling up the research, building the contacts, poring over the financial books, and doing the key calculations...

But you won't have to pay $1,000 for this valuable advice. You won't pay half that. In fact, when you invest in Inside Value today, you can lock in the lowest price we've ever offered.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised when you hear it. So let's quickly revisit what you get in return...

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The instant you access Philip's Special April issue of Inside Value, you'll be amazed by how many top-quality stocks you've always wanted to own are finally within your reach.

And by how the "Inverted Nifty Fifty" has blessed us with "an embarrassment of riches" and a long-term profit opportunity the likes of which I've identified on just two prior occasions.

The first was in 1982. The second was in 1991. Both heralded historic bull markets in top-quality stocks and helped millions of American investors retire in comfort and security.

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To you and your happy retirement,

Paul Elliott

Paul Elliott
Senior Investment Writer

PS: Earlier I told you that I am implementing Philip's simple strategy to help secure my own retirement. In fact, I recently rolled over a large portion of my retirement savings into a self-directed IRA. So far, I have purchased Coca-Cola plus four other of Philip's Inside Value recommendations... I will be adding to it with confidence shortly.

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