How to Survive Global Chaos with Strategic Intelligence

[Wiz]

^^^ The Bloody Phooking Irony in the POT-KETTLE-BLACK WIZZwaanker's infographic is that was all started out of the BLOODY City of London that owns the various controlling interests in US Banks via offshore UK Trusts and US Foundations that actually owns the US Federal Reserve so it is, in fact, the UK Crown's Rothschilds Banksters in the Bloody City of London that is the world's greatest War Mongers.

Cufflinkswaanker, why do you have to be rude?

Wiz was educated from day one of his arrival in UK by his ex father in Law ....... a member of that nice City, so I have never had any illusions.... unlike you that finally you started to learn the truth..... poor chap. I simply kept my eyes open.............. 

 

Phocking WIZZwaanker - this is a rich example of your disgustingly uncivil Marxist motivated Anti-Yank Anti-USA hatred Pot-Kettle-Black projecting your own horrendous demented anti-social behavior on others. I am actually one of the most polite men in the world - WHY? - More and More USA states are constitutional concealed carry firearms states and if you humiliate, disrespect or worse physically attack another man you activate their right to a potentially lethal self-defense response protocol.  (They might shoot your dumb Marxist arse).

You are a vicious swirling negative vortex on RUA attacking anyone and anything American and you constantly deface, deride, denigrate and randomly shite on this thread where your nattering nabobist negativity is completely unwelcome.

Go play in traffic for a while and minge-off.

Don't forget to take your pills.....

 
Sorry Confed.....that is his high IQ score......
He is ready for the asylum, please call an ambulance.

Thank you!

[cufflinks]

 

Classic WIZZwaankology - Using clever graphics to shame me into attacking the argument and not the person - and then he immediately personally attacks me...  Brilliant deflection strategy actually though quite twisted logic.

[dcguyusa]

America has a huge problem that it shares with the rest of the world.

Some companies have become experts in tax-evading (Apple, Facebook, Google, etc.) and are not contributing to society with their money.

Trillions of dollars are flowing away to the big-tech without spending said money in America through taxes or purchasing stuff.

I guarantee that all of the FAANGS Facebook Apple, Alphabet, Netflix, Google and every other major US Company's employees through weekly payroll deductions pay enormous Federal Income Tax, Medicare Tax, SocialSecurity Tax, State Workmen's Comp and Unemployment insurance - mandatory - no way around those taxes - so Saying the large Corporations "Pay No Taxes" is pure Marxist Socialist Communist Bull shite to destroy the USA Economy.

I  think what he is saying is "Pay No [FEDERAL INCOME] Taxes"

MArk is saying that the big companies do not pay TAX and have their money pile in a safe heaven.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/29/apple-now-has-tk-cash-on-hand.html

Apple said a year ago it would be contributing $350 billion to the U.S. over the next five years due in part to the new tax law. Part of this contribution will come through taxes on repatriated cash, the company has said.

I hope you understand what they say..... Simply they have not paid any tax.... but now due to the new Law......they will have to pay. Most probably will make or have made a deal with the Government.......

Actually I think MarkJ was absolutely right!

If Apple are going to pay  the Government $350 Billion, over 5 years, I.E 70 Billion a year......looks they have agreed to pay less than 8 % tax for repatriating their money.....otherwise why they should repatriate the Money of $ 4-5 Trillion from the safe heaven where they do not pay almost any tax...maybe some peanuts for the safe keep to the local Government.

Do you know what % is the tax they have to pay for the repatriation of the money?

 

Are you referring to the Tax Reform Repatriation Act  IRC Section 965?   

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The WIZZER posted:

If Apple are going to pay  the Government $350 Billion, over 5 years, I.E 70 Billion a year......looks they have agreed to pay less than 8 % tax for repatriating their money.....otherwise why they should repatriate the Money of $ 4-5 Trillion from the safe haven where they do not pay almost any tax...maybe some peanuts for the safe keep to the local Government.

More WIZZheadBANGING ILL-logic and damnable LIES ...  $4 to $5 Trillion USD exceeds the entire foreign exchange surplus of the Communist Freaking Red Chinese Government...  I posted the Financials of Apple Upthread - approximately $80 Billions Cash and $112 Billions Debt - How the phook can a company that earns Net Income of $57B per year Pay $70B per year or a 150% Tax rate - no wonder Russia is booming with a negotiable 13% Total Tax rate (Except for the Russian Mafiya Tax that's another story):

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AAPL/
Apple's current market cap is Market Cap = $874.895B = Value of all outstanding shares of AAPL including Cash on Hand in the Balance sheet.

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AAPL/key-statistics?p=AAPL
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm)   258.49B
Revenue Per Share (ttm)   54.15
Quarterly Revenue Growth (yoy)   -5.10%
Gross Profit (ttm)   101.84B
EBITDA   77.34B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)   57.17B
Diluted EPS (ttm)   11.89
Quarterly Earnings Growth (yoy)   -16.40%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq)   80.09B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq)   17.41
Total Debt (mrq)   112.63B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq)   106.39
Current Ratio (mrq)   1.32
Book Value Per Share (mrq)   22.98
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm)   71.86B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)   45.63B

Bottom line Cash on Hand $80.09 Billions USD, Total Debt $112.63 Billions

What do Marxist Communists like the WIZZlunatic do - they LIE and then MURDER as evidenced here:

Free Video Stream in 21 Chapters:
https://communismbythebackdoor.tv/

COMMUNISM BY THE BACKDOOR IS THE LATEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES BY DENNIS WISE DETAILING HOW THE NEW WORLD ORDER ARE IMPLEMENTING THEIR TOTALITARIAN WORLD GOVERNMENT

If you watch these 21 video chapters you will better understand the mindset of the WIZZER and his Marxist Socialist Communist NWO kindred spirits.

[Wiz]

Mr McCarthy .....errrr........Cufflinkswaanker

Have they let you out of the asylum or you have discovered some more commies under your bed?
Either way you have gone GA GA like your president Regan with his Reganomics.

Now please take my advice, stop playing with your Tu Tu and pay attention to what I have to say.

QUOTE FROM:  MONEY INC

"1. Apple (AAPL) Market Cap: 943.57B

The richest company in the world today is Apple. Americans were thrilled when the announcement was made in August of 2018, that Apple had exceeded a market cap of a trillion dollars. It was a special event in history. Although Apple’s market cap has since fallen, it hasn’t gone down by that much, and that’s just the nature of the market. The cap is still holding steady at 943.57 billion and it’s enough to keep Apple as the richest publicly traded company in the world. The reason for the drop below a trillion was due to the poor performance of Apple’s iPhone sales, which is nothing new as the market in phone technology is extremely competitive and volatile for all manufacturers and service providers. It’s a finicky market, but Apple’s investment in technology is not limited to its phones. It covers a broad range of electronics devices and computer systems. It’s a tech giant that has been around since 1976, and although it came near to bankruptcy early in its development, the company has rebounded and it is now on the top of the world. There are no indications at this time that Apple will lose its current posturing any time soon."

America has a huge problem that it shares with the rest of the world.

Some companies have become experts in tax-evading (Apple, Facebook, Google, etc.) and are not contributing to society with their money.

Trillions of dollars are flowing away to the big-tech without spending said money in America through taxes or purchasing stuff.

I guarantee that all of the FAANGS Facebook Apple, Alphabet, Netflix, Google and every other major US Company's employees through weekly payroll deductions pay enormous Federal Income Tax, Medicare Tax, SocialSecurity Tax, State Workmen's Comp and Unemployment insurance - mandatory - no way around those taxes - so Saying the large Corporations "Pay No Taxes" is pure Marxist Socialist Communist Bull shite to destroy the USA Economy.

MArk is saying that the big companies do not pay TAX and have their money pile in a safe heavens.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/29/apple-now-has-tk-cash-on-hand.html

Apple said a year ago it would be contributing $350 billion to the U.S. over the next five years due in part to the new tax law. Part of this contribution will come through taxes on repatriated cash, the company has said.

I hope you understand what they say..... Simply they have not paid any tax.... but now due to the new Law......they will have to pay. Most probably will make or have made a deal with the Government.......

Actually I think MarkJ was absolutely right!

If Apple are going to pay  the Government $350 Billion, over 5 years, I.E 70 Billion a year......looks they have agreed to pay less than 8 % tax for repatriating their money.....otherwise why they should repatriate the Money of $ 4-5 Trillion from the safe heaven where they do not pay almost any tax...maybe some peanuts for the safe keep to the local Government.

FINALLY

Do you know what % is the tax they have to pay for the repatriation of the money?

IF Apple has Market Capitalisation: "The cap is still holding steady at 943.57 billion and it’s enough to keep Apple as the richest publicly traded company in the world."

WHY then they stated that they will pay $350 Billion the next 5 years for repatriation of their money?

PLEASE do us a favour and do not post irrelevant data you copy from your BULLshiter sources and answer my straight question....... otherwise MarkJ is waiting to close the door after your return to the asylum.

Markj be gentle with him please! Don't forget the strait jacket!

Thank you.

Talking about Communists. Marxists etc...... you have not a clue..........I was born and grew up in Greece and I know what communism is............You know Hollywood only!

 

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Dear WIZZwaankerist please do the forum a favor and quit shiteing in my thread as you basically SUCK as an incredibly insufferable Marxist USA Hate monger posting nothing but severely negative and useless demented deviant dopey drivel. Basically YOU SUCK RAW MOOSE MEAT.

[msmoby]

Wiz was educated from day one of his arrival in UK by his ex father in Law ....... a member of that nice City, so I have never had any illusions.... unlike you that finally you started to learn the truth..... poor chap. I simply kept my eyes open.............. 

I see no evidence of 'education' in the field of banking - just anti-Semitism from you

[Wiz]

Educating Mr McCarthy, the Ignoramus
Supremacist, w...... cufflinks!

Dear WIZZwaankerist please do the forum a favor and quit shiteing in my thread  as you basically SUCK as an incredibly insufferable Marxist USA Hate monger posting nothing but severely negative and useless demented deviant dopey drivel. Basically YOU SUCK RAW MOOSE MEAT.

Dear w...... cufflinks, English is not my native language but. I think, I do pretty well when comparing my writing English style ability and your American convoluted incoherent slang.

More over I am old enough to recognise a bull shitter from miles away, when I see one, like your self.

Regarding your comments "quit shiteing in my thread" I refer you to AvHdB comments, “you cannot stop me posting on any thread”. In actual fact it’s your Ignoramus Supremacist Mentality and the innaction & Responsibility of the admin that  allows you to continue using such atrocious language and making personal attacks, despite my advice in an earlier post.

In actual fact, in all the years you have been around this board, I don’t remember you posting something that I thought were worthwhile reading. Already I have told you that a second hand car dealer will do much better than you, selling your crap financial casino products.

As already mentioned previously, Mr McCarthy, you have not a clue what Marxism and Communism political theories are all about. I know better than you.

When it comes to politics let me give you a lesson on the subject, for you to learn, which already I knew from my birth country, when  living there.

As a matter of convenience , because it's late here, I just copied the text below under Licensed Creative Commons, from an article posted on Russian insider.  Have you noticed the difference between you and me? I follow the Rules and regulations, unlike you, ignorant w........ cufflinks!

"Have you ever wondered why US Democrat politicians, who are in lockstep with Jewish interests, are virulently opposed to people having guns but surround themselves with armed guards, here's why:

The puppet masters who control most of your elected representatives understand that it is very, very difficult to carry out a genocide against an armed population.

In Russia when the Tsars declared war against subversion of their country by a particularly malevolent subset of Jews, these people killed the Tsar's wife and family and massacred millions of Russians because those Russians were unarmed.

Similarly, in the US, certain elements of the Jewish elites want only the military and the police to have arms because when it comes time to kill people who do not support their form of predatory government, the military and police are good at following orders and exterminating their own people just to survive themselves.

A heavily armed population like the Americans are very, very difficult to manipulate into being genocided as we can see in the example of Switzerland which has never been invaded because historically, every citizen was armed and the logistics of invading a country where all the citizens are armed and live in the mountains, and thus have a standing army of the entire population, are very difficult.

To this end, making laws that restrict the 2nd amendment, that restrict the buying and transfer of firearms, that restrict the buying and transfer of ammunition helps them.
And they do it slowly over decades so your rights to self defense are slowly eroded. This is one area when one small compromise on your end will lead to your demise.
Just recently a law passed in Nevada which criminalizes gun sales to anyone without the government digging it's nose into your stuff. This ballot initiative was funded by Michael Bloomberg, who is Jewish.

The same tribe has flooded most American states with illegals and minorities from all over the world. These immigrants don't care or understand about the importance of being armed and are used to being treated like dogs. These are the people who are now voting on your rights. Is it any surprise that almost the entire Jewish lobby is for open borders for America and closed borders for Israel?

My comment: G. Soros, another Jew has done exactly the same trick and flooded the EU with millions of Immigrants.

In England, which has been completely disarmed and is completely under Jewish control, it is illegal to shoot someone who invades your house to kill you.

I think it is pretty evident to anyone who does the research that most of the American military, police, judiciary and government serve Jewish interests and act on Jewish directions.

Look at France and Germany who want to combine their militaries to make a new army while launching grenades at its own citizens as they did on the yellow vest protesters.
Who will this army be used against? Simple. When a French man has an issue they make the German shoot him and when the German person has an issue they make the French shoot him. Divide and control, a favourite Jewish tactic.

Armed rebellion is an area of ability - in honesty, courage, and raw skill, an area in which the Jews will always lose. That is why they are very committed to arming every person in Israel and disarming every citizen of every other country under the guise of gun control.

When the obviously politicized FBI returns an opinion that they don’t understand why so many mass shootings are happening, can we really say with a straight face that the FBI isn’t hiding something? Are certain special interest groups encouraging mentally unstable people to do this in order to advance a gun control agenda?

Instituting universal background checks, instituting laws that seem reasonable, which then creep into being unreasonable, and then creep into out right gun confiscation is how they are doing it. Like everything else they do, they are planning over decades and have planned over decades.

Remember that this war is being waged at every stage and every aspect of American life. Your founders gave you an excellent defence in the 2nd Amendment to fight back. Other countries look up to Americans and emulate their right to bear arms. That right protects their right to free speech.

Never compromise on this, because your enemies don't want to compromise.

They want yours and our destruction and full control of the planet.

After all above ..... do take a look at this video to see what and how the nefarious enemy of the free world and the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION are working, controlling and act against anybody who goes against their interests and plans, on Facebook, Youtube, Twiter , Google etc.

 

[Contrarian]

https://thelondonwinecellar.com/wine-valuation

Bloody Brilliant Brit Business Model - Advertise with Nigel's talk show on LBC - using financial CoL type terminology treating your Wine Cellar like a Business - would be curious what FSU wines might be in demand and comparable to their most desired French and Italian varietals?

They will appraise, sell and rebalance your wine cellar portfolios.  Brilliant service and way to discreetly discover who might have some great hidden vintages in their cellars anything from a bottle to a case and of course they get the first crack at selling you new investable vintages.  Might even qualify for tax-deferred exchanges in the USA.

Could turn this into a nice little drop shipping type business and visit wineries and buy several favorite cases and resell to wholesalers or direct to consumers on-line - all as a legitimate business for tax deduction purposes.

You’re out of touch bud. If you’re a real wine connoisseur you know that FSU wines are mostly just okay, as in some are good and many are mediocre. Ask AvHdB, he seems to know spirits. 

But seriously they don’t really compare to legitimate French and Italian wines, nor German wines nor California wines. 

[cufflinks]

https://thelondonwinecellar.com/wine-valuation

Bloody Brilliant Brit Business Model - Advertise with Nigel's talk show on LBC - using financial CoL type terminology treating your Wine Cellar like a Business - would be curious what FSU wines might be in demand and comparable to their most desired French and Italian varietals?

They will appraise, sell and rebalance your wine cellar portfolios.  Brilliant service and way to discreetly discover who might have some great hidden vintages in their cellars anything from a bottle to a case and of course they get the first crack at selling you new investable vintages.  Might even qualify for tax-deferred exchanges in the USA.

Could turn this into a nice little drop shipping type business and visit wineries and buy several favorite cases and resell to wholesalers or direct to consumers on-line - all as a legitimate business for tax deduction purposes.

You’re out of touch bud. If you’re a real wine connoisseur you know that FSU wines are mostly just okay, as in some are good and many are mediocre. Ask AvHdB, he seems to know spirits. 

But seriously they don’t really compare to legitimate French and Italian wines, nor German wines nor California wines. 

LOL I learned a long time ago to trust my own taste buds and nose when tasting wines, women etc.

[cufflinks]

Very interesting article:

Blockchain Technology Revolutionizing Russian Banking and Securities
Wed, Dec 12, 2018

Russia’s leading banking institution, Sberbank, and MTS, a major mobile operator, completed successfully a full-cycle security deal using smart contracts – from bond issue to full execution of the issuer’s obligations to the investor, East-West Digital News (EWDN) reports.

The MTS commercial bonds were organized and purchased by Sberbank’s corporate and investment banking business. Their nominal cost – 750mn rubles, or nearly €10mn – was redeemed.

The transaction was carried out using the blockchain platform of Russia’s central securities depository (National Settlement Depository, or NSD). This platform is based on the Hyperledger Fabric 1.1, one of the latest blockchain implementation frameworks.

As reported by Sberbank, “the use of the blockchain allowed securities and money to be transferred simultaneously.” While the issuer, the NSD and the investor had access to the decentralised platform to carry out the deal, “the list of participants could be changed dynamically,” making the transactions accessible “to a wide range of investors.”

“Changing the world” with blockchain

“Blockchain can change the world just as much as the Internet. This technology is very important to the banking sector as it allows expenses to be reduced, significantly increases the speed and security of transactions and provides an unprecedented level of trust and transparency for all transactions,” commented Andrey Shemetov, Sberbank’s Vice President and Head of the Global Markets Department.

“I’m sure that our joint blockchain project with the NSD and MTS is just the beginning, and products and services using blockchain, including smart contracts, will become commonplace in the future,” he added.

One year ago MegaFon, another major Russian mobile operator, completed a bond issue of 500mn ruble (around $8.6mn at that time) with blockchain settlement. The entire issue was purchased by Raiffeisenbank. The NSD was also involved in the operation.

A few weeks after this experiment, Sberbank completed “the first-ever pilot blockchain payment transaction in the Russian banking industry.” The transaction used the IBM Blockchain Platform on the basis of HyperLedger Fabric. Sberbank’s partners and participants in the pilot were mobile operator MegaFon and its R&D unit MegaLabs, Alfa-Bank, and IBM.

[msmoby]

]More over I am old enough to recognise a bull shitter from miles away, when I see one

 

You don't check the mirror, too often 

[Contrarian]

https://thelondonwinecellar.com/wine-valuation

Bloody Brilliant Brit Business Model - Advertise with Nigel's talk show on LBC - using financial CoL type terminology treating your Wine Cellar like a Business - would be curious what FSU wines might be in demand and comparable to their most desired French and Italian varietals?

They will appraise, sell and rebalance your wine cellar portfolios.  Brilliant service and way to discreetly discover who might have some great hidden vintages in their cellars anything from a bottle to a case and of course they get the first crack at selling you new investable vintages.  Might even qualify for tax-deferred exchanges in the USA.

Could turn this into a nice little drop shipping type business and visit wineries and buy several favorite cases and resell to wholesalers or direct to consumers on-line - all as a legitimate business for tax deduction purposes.

You’re out of touch bud. If you’re a real wine connoisseur you know that FSU wines are mostly just okay, as in some are good and many are mediocre. Ask AvHdB, he seems to know spirits. 

But seriously they don’t really compare to legitimate French and Italian wines, nor German wines nor California wines. 

LOL I learned a long time ago to trust my own taste buds and nose when tasting wines, women etc.

Take your 3K and spend it in W. Europe.

I’m thinking of Portugal for my next big trip, read a lot of positive stuff about it.

Excellent food and wine, friendly people, nice weather, beautiful scenery. 

[cufflinks]

A 20-year-old Sandeman Tawny port with a great spicy hand rolled Havana seed cigar can't be beaten.

[cufflinks]

]More over I am old enough to recognise a bull shitter from miles away, when I see one

 

You don't check the mirror, too often

LOL I might have to start being a bit more tolerant of Mobster er ah um I mean Moby.

I was thinking the same thing - Wizzer is like the brawling mugger who punches someone in the face in the knock out game and then steals their wallet and when the police catch him with so many other men's stolen wallets he says it was in kind payment for them attacking him with their faces and running into his fists hurting his hands.   

[msmoby]

A 20-year-old Sandeman Tawny port with a great spicy hand rolled Havana seed cigar can't be beaten.

Wanna bet ... ?

Come on - use you imagination ...

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Once You Move Sourcing out of China, It Doesn't Come Back

A lot of the criticism of Trump's trade war tactics with China is based on a misunderstanding of the dynamics of global trade and global supply chains. When the U.S. imports goods from China and then imposes a tariff, the analysts simply multiply the quantity of goods by the size of the tariff and proclaim on happy-talk TV that the "cost" of the tariffs to U.S. consumers will be the result of that multiplication. This method is badly flawed in several ways. The first problem is that the tariffs may not be passed along to consumers, especially in a world of low inflation. Tariff costs may be absorbed by the importers (resulting in lower margins) or pushed back to the suppliers (resulting in reduced profits) and not passed to consumers. The actual result is likely to be some combination of all three effects, but the impact on consumers is still far less than the talking heads estimate. The second and more serious problem for Chinese exports, as explained in this article, is that U.S. importers will change the source of their imports from China to another jurisdiction that does not suffer from high U.S. tariffs. The article describes how Costco, which faces stiff competition from Amazon and Walmart, is already taking steps in this direction. Vietnam is a likely source for manufactured goods currently produced by China. The problem with this kind of resourcing is that once the U.S. importers abandon China, they will not come back. This is one of the strongest levers the U.S. holds in the U.S.-China trade war and one reason why China is desperately seeking a solution that will end the war quickly.

The "Malaysia Plan" Is Coming Together Even Faster Than I Predicted

Several years ago, I had the honor of joining Mahathir Mohamad and a small group to celebrate his 90th birthday at a restaurant in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. Mahathir was the longest-serving prime minister in Malaysian history, having been in office 22 years, from 1981–2003. When we met in 2015, he was retired. Mahathir soon came out of retirement to become prime minister again in 2018, partly as a "cleanup" reaction to the extreme corruption of his successor, Najib Razak, who is currently awaiting trial on criminal charges. My reason for meeting with Mahathir was his keen interest in the international monetary system and his search for some alternative to the current system, which is dominated by the U.S. dollar. In the course of our correspondence, I sent the prime minister an advance copy of my new book, Aftermath, which includes a section called "The Malaysia Plan." That section describes a gold standard for countries like Malaysia that do not have much physical gold. It also describes a path for multiple countries to join the Malaysia Plan to reconstitute something like the global gold standard that existed from 1870–1914 without the benefit of the IMF or any central institution. I guess he read it! According to this article, Mahathir is now proposing a gold standard to be used for settling balance of payments among Asian trading partners without the use of U.S. dollars. We'll see how far this idea gets. For now, it's just nice as an author to see your ideas go from the pages of a book to a potential economic reality.

Regards,

Editor, Jim Rickards' Strategic Intelligence

[Contrarian]

A 20-year-old Sandeman Tawny port with a great spicy hand rolled Havana seed cigar can't be beaten.

Wanna bet ... ?

Come on - use you imagination ...

Lemme guess, you like something from Georgia better? No.

https://www.sandeman.com/our-wines/wine/sandeman-porto-fine-tawny

[AvHdB]

A 20-year-old Sandeman Tawny port with a great spicy hand rolled Havana seed cigar can't be beaten.

Wanna bet ... ?

Come on - use you imagination ...

Moby, The day you get laid or married will be a happy day for everyone on RUA.

[Contrarian]

A 20-year-old Sandeman Tawny port with a great spicy hand rolled Havana seed cigar can't be beaten.

Wanna bet ... ?

Come on - use you imagination ...

Moby, The day you get laid or married will be a happy day for everyone on RUA.

                                     

[cufflinks]

Interesting Newsletter Recc came in today:

Fintech Is Having a HUGE Growth Spurt… But It’s Not in the U.S.


Identifying a hot new tech trend before it takes off can be a fortune-making move…

But only if it really is something that will change the world.

Sometimes it may feel like a toss up… will the technology work? Can another company come along and take the idea?

Those are the questions going through my head right now as I look over one of the breakout names in the fintech — financial technology — arena.

Fintech companies have gained momentum over the past few years…

They are leading the digital switch for your finances and transactions.

You’ve probably heard of apps like Venmo, a PayPal subsidiary. It successfully tapped into this trend… causing Paypal’s stock to more than double in just two years.

Today the U.S. market is teeming with fintech names wanting in on the electronic finances market.

In fact, it might be too late to get in on the US fintech craze…

But I have my eye on another market where this trend is just getting started… and quietly picking up speed.

It’s home to a fintech stock that has some pretty well-known backers — convincing me it could be your ticket for eye-popping profits.

Here’s how to ride the wave — giving you a chance to line your pockets with some serious cash when the rest of Wall Street figures out what the smart money already knows. 

The Brazilian Digital Wave

StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) is a Brazilian leader in fintech.

It focuses on merchant-to-customer transactions, giving businesses the ability to accept and process digital payments easily.

So it’s essentially a middle-man, collecting a percentage of every payment that goes through its system.

And other than sending the occasional representative to handle merchant issues, there’s not much else STNE has to do to collect cash.

That translates into pretty healthy profit margins!

But its business model isn’t the only reason the company is set for success. It also happens to be in the right area of the world.

 Credit and debit card transactions are growing rapidly in Brazil (Source: Reuters).

As the country’s economy grows and e-commerce becomes popular, more Brazilians are swapping cash for cards… and StoneCo is ready to reap the rewards.

Best of all, the company only popped up on Wall Street eight months ago. So it’s a good sign  we’re catching this stock before it hits its stride.

Of course, we can’t be absolutely certain that StoneCo is THE BEST way to cash in on Brazil’s up-and-coming fintech trend…

But some of the smartest money on Wall Street seem to think so…

A Buffett-Backed Buy

Over the past several months, big-time investors have piled money into StoneCO.

Perhaps none is better known than Warren Buffett, owner of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the most famed investors on Wall Street.

Less than a month after StoneCo’s shares debuted on Wall Street, Buffett’s company bought an 11.3% stake.

This is a big deal, because Buffett is usually adamantly against buying into or near initial public offerings. So it’s a surprising — and extremely bullish — move.

And Buffett isn’t the only big fish interested in this stock…

Advisory firm T Rowe holds over $1 billion worth of StoneCo shares.

Other notable hedge funds and investment firms have moved in, too.

So one thing about StoneCo absolutely certain…

The smart money is all in!

Even with that deep-pocketed optimism, shares have been a little rocky.

The stock hit an all-time high in April before promptly falling.

comeback brewing
The selloff was likely triggered by competition worries. Investors were spooked by the idea that a rival could come along and steal StoneCo’s thunder.

But the company’s latest earnings report proved its fundamentals are solid and are set to continue that way. So shares are slowly rebounding.

They’re still well below the high, though — which is great news for us. You have a good entry point in the midpoint of STNE’s price range.

Keep in mind that this is a speculative play… There’s still a lot we don’t know, and even the smart money can be wrong.

But this opportunity has too much potential to pass up.

So if you’re willing to take the dive… follow the smart money right into STNE and watch for your shares to take off!

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Sounds similar to Square without the Twitter twaat in charge.

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Fascinating USAwatchdog.com interview with EuroPac Peter Schiff:

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Fascinating Article in the Daily Mail - No wonder "The Vineyard" is so popular...

Who Knew about Red Gate Farm:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7189343/Caroline-Kennedy-340-acre-Marthas-Vineyard-estate-market-65-MILLION.html

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Lets see if this upbeat news holds the markets attention...

Volatility Swoons as Risk Assets Rejoice Trump-Xi G20 Meeting
Jul 1, 2019 4:20 pm -04:00
 Rich Dvorak

https://www.dailyfx.com/forex/market_alert/2019/07/01/volatility-swoons-as-risk-assets-rejoice-trump-xi-g20-meeting.html

by  Rich Dvorak ,  Junior Analyst 
US CHINA TRADE DEAL HOPES CRUSHES VOLATILITY ACROSS ASSETS

Risk assets like stocks and crude oil soar following news that Trump and Xi agreed to a trade war ceasefire at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan over the weekend
Volatility readings for several asset classes crumble in response and continue the downward trend sparked by expectations of looser monetary policy
Traders could be blindsided by the Fed refusing to capitulate or if a US China trade deal fails to materialize as it has in the past

Volatility measures are plummeting for several asset classes such as US and EM equity markets, oil and gold prices, as well as for currencies and US10YR Treasuries. The sharp move lower in volatility comes in response to risk assets rising substantially on the back of positive developments out of the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan over the weekend. The most prominent headline was US President Trump and Chinese President Xi deciding to scale back an escalating trade war between their two countries which comprise roughly 40 percent of global GDP.

Click link above for detailed charts.

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Moby, The day you get laid or married will be a happy day for everyone on RUA.

I've posted on many days when I've achieved one or both of those 'situations' ..

I'm guesing you actually HAD a point ?