Welcome to the Energy and Capital Weekend Edition — our insights from the week in investing and links to our most-read Energy and Capital and sister publication articles.
I’m an energy bull, no two ways about it.
Not an oil man. Not a gas man. Not a green man. But an energy man.
It’s not difficult to see why…
You don’t need to argue about production rates or subsidies or bird deaths or fracking techniques. You just need to look at this:
That’s it.
If you want to make safe, long-term profits in the market for the next forty years, invest in energy of all kinds.
Here’s a list of energy ETFs to get you started:
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Oil Services (NYSE: OIH)
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Ultra Crude Oil (NYSE: UCO)
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Global Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ: NUCL)
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Cleantech (NYSE: PZD)
If you’re 30 years away from retirement, you should be all set. If you’re not — or if you want to do more than buy and wait — listen up…
The Momentum’s Against You
While long-term population and energy demand trends will yield unavoidable profits in the market, short-term scenarios aren’t as cut and dry.
Political debate continues to swirl around various types of energy technologies.
The dollar ship continues to sink while the Fed adds holes to the hull.
Public debt in Europe and the EU continues to mount, putting pressure on both pension funds and traditional safe havens like bonds.
The middle class continues to erode.
Staying above water can be difficult enough in this environment, let alone trying to turn a respectable profit…
A study out this week from the National Bureau of Economic Research showed 50% of Americans would struggle to come up with $2,000 in a pinch.
Two Things
One…
I talk to and know a lot of people in that very situation. Some of them are bogged down by circumstances outside their control, but most simply don’t know how to manage money or make a winning investment.
Even worse, they don’t know how policy, politics, and world markets affect them, their livelihoods, and their investments.
The first step to financial freedom is knowing what’s going on around you at any given time. Right now, we’re dealing with high prices for goods because of currency issues and inflation. Understanding what that means for you is a good place to start.
Two…
Once you’ve got a grasp on basic economic and market tenets, you can focus on investments that really grow your capital.
It takes connections, foresight, hard work, and guts to make it happen.
But when you get that first double- or triple-bagger, it’s all worth it.
Obviously, you won’t get those with the ETFs I mentioned earlier; but you can with exclusive stocks picks from me and my fellow editors.
Think of it like this: Solid demand growth for energy will foster stable profits for decades. But inside that macro opportunity, there are thousands of micro opportunities — not for stable appreciation, but for explosive gains from oil discoveries, new natural gas drilling techniques, game-changing clean technology breakthroughs, and more.
You can’t have an either/or approach; it has to be both.
You can’t secure a safe retirement only going after huge wins.
And you can’t bank huge wins by simply playing it safe.
But you can find all of this week’s profit ideas below.
Call it like you see it,
Nick Hodge
Editor, Energy and Capital
Energy Investing 101: It Begins and Ends with Batteries
Editor Nick Hodge tells readers in this investment webinar about the groundbreaking development in the battery storage sector… and why oil companies are shakin’ in their boots.
Sink Your Teeth into This Metal: The Future of Energy — and Your Wealth
Editor Luke Burgess explains why uranium is the one metal we can’t live without — and thanks to spiking global demand, he’s on the trail of a company that will make early investors a fortune.
Top 10 Electric Vehicle Charging Companies: The New Way to Play the Electric Vehicle Market
Editor Jeff Siegel reveals the top 10 electric vehicle charging companies.
Trouble Ahead: Don’t Go Down With the Ship
Editor Steve Christ discusses the end of QE2 and what this potential iceberg means for the burgeoning ship of state.
Vanadium: The Best Thing Since Lithium: Poised to Take Over Battery Tech
Vanadium can charge and discharge simultaneously, can release energy instantly, and is ideal for both transportation grid applications. In other words, it’s the new holy grail of battery materials.
“I Will Destroy the Dollar” — B.B.: Hyperinflation and the Next Depression
How to protect yourself from hyperinflation and the next depression: Christian DeHaemer’s back from Nairobi with deeper global perspective.
Oil Boom In Kenya: Good Oil is Hard to Find
Christian DeHaemer gives readers the three secrets to finding oil, straight from the horse’s mouth at the second annual Eastern Africa Oil, Gas & Energy Conference.
Energy Independence or OPEC Enslavement?: A Flood of Canadian Crude
Where will we turn for help as the U.S. government plans to rid us of our nasty OPEC addiction?
The Next Step for the Dollar and Gold: It’s Time to Leverage the Dollar Fantasy into Hard Gains
The dollar is about to turn a major corner. Here’s how to use gold to leverage the next cycle.
Venezuela’s Investment Crisis: Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
Editor Keith Kohl delves into the latest Venezuelan oil crisis, and explains why Chavez’s fiery rhetoric is falling on deaf ears.
Uranium Price Rebound: If There Was Ever a Time to Buy…
Editor Ian Cooper takes a look at why it’s time to back up the truck on uranium, and offers three ways to trade it.
My Favorite Silver Trading ETF: Silver May Nearly Double by Labor Day
Analyst Greg McCoach shows investors how silver could be trading near $70 an ounce by Labor Day and gives readers one of his personal favorite silver trading tools.
