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Dick’s Sporting Goods has lots going for it. It’s a well-known brand with a trusted customer base, and its sales have been on the rise the past few years, up 28.3% in 2022 alone before slowing down in 2023.

It’s also got a pretty attractive dividend, paying out 2.7% to loyal shareholders. And at an 11.7x P/E ratio the company is not trading at a particularly lofty multiple.

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Disney is a well-known brand that has had a significant impact on popular culture for over a century. It all started with a mouse, but the company has since expanded to include the Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar brands, as well as streaming services and theme parks.

Despite its success, Disney is no stranger to controversy.

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We’re not out of the woods yet. Large macroeconomic forces loom that could derail the US stock market beyond its recent correction, and China ranks among the top of them.

Key Points

Oliver Kell is a US Champion Trader who returned an audited 941.1% a few years ago in competition, blowing away all others in the field.

A return so astronomical cannot be done with luck. While any given trade can produce such a return through luck – for example, buying options prior to earnings and getting the direction right –

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Do insiders know stuff that the public doesn’t and trade on it? To help you draw your own conclusions, we’ll share a story of how one trader turned $230,000 into over $1,000,000 in about 24 hours.

Is the stock market manipulated? Of course, it is. Here are five prime examples of how nefarious traders can manipulate share prices to profit:

1. Fake news: They spread false or misleading information about a company or its stock in order to drive the price up or down. For example, a trader might spread rumors that a company is about to announce good news,

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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark was a line made famous by Shakespeare, but it could be applied equally to the USA now. Why is everything so much more costly than a generation ago, and insanely more expensive than a generation before that? In a word: inflation, which is caused by an increase in the money supply.

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s investment in Waste Management (NYSE:WM) may seem surprising at first glance. After all, the foundation is known for its focus on global health and development, not trash removal.

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Sometimes you look at a chart and just get giddy with excitement about the prospects of selling the tippity top or buying the absolute low.

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It really sucks missing a big move, but it’s happened us all. The question is how do you profit from it after the fact, when it seems like the ship has already sailed. Below, I’ll show you a way that has the potential to 2x your money over time, even if you think you have missed out.