How to Double Your Stock Returns for the Rest of This Year and Next

[Zacks | Our Research. Your Success.] WeekendWisdom Tactics that Work in Good Markets and Bad [Kevin Matras - Editor] How to Double Your Stock Returns for the Rest of This Year and Next By: Kevin Matras December 1, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- After a fantastic 2017, but an extremely bumpy 2018 (especially given the two corrections we’ve seen this year), stocks are still showing gains with the broader S&P up 3.2%, the blue-chip Dow up 3.3%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq up by 6.2%. While ongoing trade tensions with China have weighed on prices lately, our robust economy, historic tax cuts, record employment, strong consumer confidence, and surging corporate profits, point to continuing gains for the market. And with December historically being one of the best months for stocks, not to mention the year after midterm elections being one of the best years for stocks (gaining an average of 17%), stocks are expected to surge into the end of the year and in 2019! So as an investor, you should be handily beating the market right now. Last year too. And planning on crushing it in the coming month and next year. If not, now would be a good time to reflect on what you're doing right in the market, what you're doing wrong, and what you'd like to do better for the rest of the year and next. This includes patting yourself on the back for your successes. Being honest with yourself for your failures. And setting big goals for what you'd like to accomplish. Like doubling your investment returns. (That's right, double!) Think Big It takes no more mental energy to work on a big goal than it does to work on a small one. But the end results can be enormous. Most people set their sights on small ideas because they don't yet know how they'll achieve them. But in today's day and age, somebody has likely accomplished the very thing you've set out to do -- and left a roadmap on how to do it. And for those who may think the market has already made its move and it's too late, think again. Continued . . . [You're Just in Time for a Santa Claus Surge]( Today, both historical and current market signals are flashing "Buy." What an ideal moment to catch all Zacks trades in real time! For the next 30 days, we are giving you access to private portfolios that so far this year have closed 207 double and triple-digit winners. The economy remains strong. The market coils for its end of year surge. This is your chance to take advantage of a special opportunity at exactly the right time. Don't miss the deadline: Midnight Sunday, December 2. [See Stocks Now »]( The market has been trading within a perfectly defined uptrend since Q1 of 2009, with many believing this bull market could last another 5-10 years or more given the record economic growth. With GDP more than doubling (for the first 8 years of this bull market, annual GDP averaged 1.5%, and this year it's forecast at 3.1%), earnings estimates soaring, and consumer confidence at a 17-year high, the stage is set for a strong finish to this year and an even bigger one next year. And with the bullish backdrop in place, that means significantly larger upside potential in individual stocks where you could see gains of 25%, 50%, even 100% or more, if you know where to look. Do What Works So which stocks should move the most? Stick with tried and true methods that work to find the best ones. This is part of the roadmap to success. For example, did you know that stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buy have beaten the market in 24 of the last 29 years with an average annual return of over 25% per year? That's more than two times the S&P. But when doing this year after year, that can add up to a lot more than just two times the returns. And did you also know that stocks in the top 50% of Zacks Ranked Industries outperforms those in the bottom 50% by a factor of 2 to 1? There's a reason why they say that half of a stock's price movement can be attributed to the group that it's in. Because it's true! Those two things will give any investor a huge probability of success and put you well on your way to achieving your goals. But you're not there yet, as those two items alone will only narrow down a field of 10,000 stocks to the top 100 or so. Way too many to trade at once. So the next step is to get that list down to the best 5-10 stocks that you can buy. Proven Profitable Strategies Picking the best stocks is a lot easier when there's a proven, profitable method to do it. And by concentrating on what has proven to work in the past, you'll have a better idea as to what your probability of success will be now and in the future. For example, if your strategy did nothing but lose money year after year, trade after trade, over and over again, there's no way you'd want to use that strategy to pick stocks with. Why? Because it's proven to pick bad stocks. On the other hand, if your strategy did great year after year, trade after trade, over and over again, you'd of course want to use that strategy to pick stocks with. Why? Because it's proven to pick winning stocks. Of course, this won't preclude you from ever having another losing trade. But if your stock picking strategy picks winners more often than losers, you can feel confident that your next trade will have a high probability of success. Stock Picking Secrets of the Pros Once of the best ways to begin doubling your returns is to see what the pros are doing. There's no one perfect way to beat the market. Some traders prefer high flying growth stocks, while others prefer deeply discounted value stocks. Some may prefer fast-paced momentum stocks, whereas others are more comfortable with mature, dividend producing income stocks. Yet others may want to focus on more specialized strategies like insider trading (the legal kind), institutional buying and selling, large-caps, small-caps, stocks about to surprise, or cheap stocks under $10. Still others may want to turn their attention to specific sectors or industries like healthcare innovators, biotech stocks, or high-tech companies. Or even incorporate options into their portfolio. Regardless of which one fits your personal style of trade, just be sure you're getting the best advice from experts who have demonstrated their ability to beat the market. I'm happy to say, our team of experts performed spectacularly last year, with many of our most popular strategies beating the market, including our Large-Cap Trader service, which was up 50.1%, my very own Options Trader service, which was up 46.3%, and our Black Box Trader service, which was up 37.9%, just to name a few. The best part about these strategies (aside from the returns) is that all of the hard work is done for you. There's no guesswork involved. Just follow the experts and start trading like a pro. Roadmap to Success As you can see, there's a clear roadmap to success to help you achieve your goal of doubling your stock returns for the rest of 2018 and for all of 2019. No need to reinvent the wheel. The path has already been created. Now it's just about doing it. And once you decide to do something, it's amazing how often those decisions come true. And just like anything, it only requires a few simple steps to get the ball rolling. 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