Facebook Shareholders: Here's What You Need to Do

Please do not reply to this message. Replies to this message are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. You are receiving this email as a part of your subscription to Total Wealth. Your ability to alter your subscription information can be found at the bottom of this email. [Total Wealth] March 23, 2018 [If you do this by March 31, you could see $1 million in your account]( Thanks to an obscure Federal mandate, an innovative safety technology has been deployed across the United States - and could trigger an astonishing 3,982% sales surge! Over 3.6 million Americans are now legally required to obtain these devices once enforcement begins April 1 - and according to our investigation, only [one small tech firm]( can fulfill this mad dash. If you strike now, you could claim a spot on the ground floor of this millionaire-making opportunity. 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If you're not familiar with the phrase, it's an idiom dating back to at least 1512 where it appeared in Narrenbeschwörung (Appeal to Fools) by [Thomas Murner](. Loosely put, the expression is an ode to an avoidable mistake. In modern English, the expression means something akin to mistakenly throwing away something good by trying zealously to get rid of something bad. I don't want you to make that mistake which is, of course, why I am writing to you today. Team Zuckerberg really stepped in it this time. Facebook's Fall is Just the Beginning Shares have tanked a precipitous 13.28% since it reached an all-time high on February 1, 2018, and a full 8.56% of that since Monday's open, as I write... and I think that's just the tip of the iceberg. But here's the best part that most people are missing: when stocks like Facebook tank, it's the perfect opportunity to make ridiculous gains - way more than is possible from riding a stock up. For example, when EAT shares dropped 8%, readers had the opportunity to make 171.43% (including partial closeouts)... how did they do it? [Click here]( to find out. Facebook makes its money by harvesting highly personalized information from users that it then uses to accurately target advertising, content, and other data. That's often sold, manipulated, and shared in ways customers naively don't think about... or even realize. What's got everybody so riled up is the fact that this data was apparently used for political purposes, not just to sell you a new toothbrush or tell you about the luxury life that somebody at a resort in the Maldives is living. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Largest IPO in History Could Deliver Combined Quadruple-Digit Gain]( At this moment, we're tracking an [IPO that will completely disrupt the energy markets]( - one that could be four times as big as the current record holder for the biggest IPO in the U.S. But that's not all... our energy expert is also revealing [four back-door plays that could help you make a combined 1,329% profit](, even before this goes public. [Click here to make sure you don't miss out](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Puuullleeeaaase! The very notion of online privacy is long gone. So, too, is the notion that the data won't be used against you, for you, or to influence your behavior somehow. Insurance companies have been doing the same thing for decades. So have credit card providers and medical companies. Even retailers are in on the "action." Back in 2012, for example, Target Corp. ([NYSE:TGT]() exposed a teenage girl's pregnancy via data analysis of her purchasing patterns by sending her coupons for maternity clothing, nursery furniture, and more... before she even knew she was pregnant, much to the consternation of her father who reportedly didn't even know she was sexually active! Not to rub it in, but you may as well write down the most intimate details of your life and staple them to a telephone-pole if you're on social media. The Russians and Chinese don't have to hack us, nor does an "enemy" state or even a flea-bag terrorist for that matter. Anybody can find nearly anything and everything they want to know these days online via the biggest, best organized, and voluntarily constructed databases in human history, starting with Facebook. I called what's happening "Facebook's Equifax Moment" earlier this week but I think the story has the potential to be a whole lot worse. People are just waking up to something you and I have talked about for years - namely that Silicon Valley's elite have little or no understanding of the societal impact their "products" have on the world, let alone how to take responsibility for their actions. I believe many are truly bamboozled that the microscope has reversed. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Donald Trump's $18.7 Million "Secret Investment" Could Have a Huge Impact on Your Retirement]( President Trump is just one of many billionaires tapping into a Great Depression-era "program" to build massive fortunes. But you don't need to be a wealthy banker or well-connected politician to take part. A group of everyday Americans have begun to use them as well - and they're making millions. Could you be next? [Find out here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Adding to an already uncomfortable situation, Facebook execs - including founder Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg - are MIA. They have remained aloof and seem hellbent on not getting involved. Their silence earlier this week was deafening and hiding behind an in-progress audit, as reported by CNBC Tuesday, tells me they're "lawyering up" - meaning getting ready for lawsuits, regulatory scrutiny, and the modern equivalent of the Spanish Inquisition. I found Zuckerberg's "apology blitz" Wednesday to be pathetic, frankly. The company sold user data to anyone describing themselves as a "developer" from 2009 to 2015, during which the company's revenues exploded from $777 million to more than $17.93 billion over the same time frame. He and his officers clearly put profits ahead of people, which really stinks considering that it is unclear what checks, if any, existed to vet developers before user data was shared - for instance whether there were mafia, hostile foreign governments, companies, or even a group of 10-year-old programmers with a grudge. I've got to imagine the company is scrutinizing internal records. I hope for Mark Zuckerberg's case that he truly didn't know about what was happening. For, if he did, he could have a situation on his hands that's like Volkswagen's "Dieselgate," in which execs knew about what was happening but told neither shareholders, nor regulators, nor the investing public. I made the exact point Tuesday [on Neil Cavuto's Coast to Coast]( in case you'd like to hear a bit more of my perspective on it. Making matters worse, according to CNBC as well, there are reports that Zuckerberg and other execs have been selling huge amounts of shares. I don't think that's a coincidence any more than I thought Equifax Inc. ([NYSE:EFX]() execs selling ahead of the data breach that rocked that company at the end of July 2017 was a coincidence. Apparently, neither does the SEC, which just charged former Equifax honcho Jun Ying with selling nearly $1 million in shares after learning about the hack that exposed 143 million Equifax customers' most intimate information... but before the company made the information public. Zuckerberg failed to respond to Congress last year during inquiries about Russian meddling using Facebook and instead spent the year learning how to hunt for his own food, speak Mandarin, and take selfies with people around the country. Call me crazy, but that's hardly what somebody like Jamie Dimon (of JPMorgan Chase & Co. ([NYSE:JPM]()) or Tim Cook (of Apple Inc. ([NasdaqGS:AAPL]()) would be doing if either of those companies were under the proverbial microscope. And, finally, Facebook advertisements are now so precise that many users are now concerned that cameras and microphones in their cell-phones are listening in, processing that information, and serving up advertisements that could not otherwise be relevant. Naturally, the company denies that, but I don't believe in coincidences in today's data-driven era... having had an advertisement recently show up for the Monaco Grand Prix on my tablet in Japanese following a conversation I had with my wife while we looked at a French website, in America, by discussing the complexities of travelling from Kyoto to attend! ... sigh. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Here's how to play the cryptocurrency rally (step-by-step guide)]( Trading expert Tom Gentile just released [an eye-opening presentation]( showing you exactly how to play the cryptocurrency rally... and if you're thinking it must have to do with Bitcoin, think again. He gives you step-by-step instructions on [making this cryptocurrency trade recommendation](... including how to buy a little-known alt-coin that could turn a tiny stake into $45,000. [Go here for all the details](. --------------------------------------------------------------- What to Do Immediately If You Own Facebook Stock So, now what? This situation could get out of control far more quickly and far more completely than unsuspecting investors are prepared to believe. It's a very slippery slope from users, to advertising, and to earnings. Factor in regulatory scrutiny, hostile customers, and outright anger, and I think the situation could get totally out of control very quickly. Here's how to play the situation: - I told paid subscribers to sell Facebook shares if the company's stock closed below $170 on Tuesday, and those instructions still stand now that that's happened. Immediately redeploy the money into other great "growth" companies like Alphabet Inc. ([NasdaqGS:GOOGL](), Amazon.com Inc. ([NasdaqGS:AMZN]() and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ([NYSE:BABA]() - all have solid revenues and real businesses, not just fancy, self-absorbed commentary. Chances are good that you've got some nice profits on tap if you've been following along as directed over the years. - Do not buy the stock on this dip. You will hear and see that idea being advanced in the headlines in the coming days as Facebook stock comes under additional pressure. There's probably going to be a good "pop" as other investors fall for it, but you shouldn't. That's an excuse to lighten up or sell into strength in my book. In case you're wondering, I'd normally consider options in a situation like this one, but the stock is a bug in search of a windshield at the moment - which means there is no statistical advantage to buying, selling, or ever spreads because the "deltas" that govern them are out of whack, given the highly charged [emotional overlay]( here. At the end of the day, Facebook is in a world of hurt. I don't think it's inconceivable that the stock goes into full-on crash mode and falls 50% or more. This situation is NOT a minor speed bump in the scheme of things. Institutions own nearly 20% of Facebook stock and if Zuckerberg cannot keep them on board, the speculative unwinding we've seen to date will become an onslaught that gives millions of unsuspecting investors a multi-billion-dollar buzzcut. Confidence in a public company is everything. And, there won't be any until Zuckerberg accepts full responsibility for what's happened, forces his management to get in line with a unified voice and tone that he sets, and makes the case for users in a way that allays their concerns. Stay tuned! Until next time, Keith Fitz-Gerald Chief Investment Strategist --------------------------------------------------------------- More from Keith... [How to Play 2018's First Big Tech IPO]( The biggest tech IPO of the year so far is kicking off today and there's one simple reason why you shouldn't be touching shares with a ten-foot pole... yet. 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