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Best Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019

Nordea (OTCPK:NRBAY) is, for those unfamiliar, the biggest pan-Nordic banking group, having market shares of 15-30% in each of the four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. According to Global Financial Magazine, Nordea was ranked as the 29th safest bank globally in 2017. The ranking was based on the long-term foreign currency ratings issued by Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service.

Source: Company data

Another indicator of its safe-haven status is the fact that Nordea’s junior subordinated bonds, or the so-called....More>>>

Top 10 Medical Stocks To Buy Right Now

Robotic surgery is upending the healthcare industry as we know it and Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) wants in on the action.

The medical-device titan announced that it is shelling out $1.6 billion to acquire Mazor Robotics (NASDAQ:MZOR). That represents a double-digit premium to the stock’s closing price on the day before the transaction and values the business at 22 times sales.

Is Medtronic making a smart move, or did Mazor’s shareholders just make out like bandits? 

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What is Medtronic buying?

Mazor Robotics has been following....More>>>

Hot High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019

The scary thing about retirement is that it comes with so many unknowns. What will your medical bills look like? How costly will it be to maintain your aging home? And will your investments perform well enough to generate enough income for you to live on?

It’s not surprising, then, to learn that running out of money tops Americans’ list of concerns on the retirement-planning front, according to the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). If you’re worried about depleting your nest egg prematurely, you’ll need to do two things as retirement nears — assess your....More>>>

Best Biotech Stocks For 2019

Donald Trump’s comments yesterday about the drug industry when he stated that drug companies were “getting away with murder” tanked biotech stocks and the general indexes. Investors in this space must be worried in the event that Trump gains some traction in this sector and records some wins. At present, he is like a dog with a bone. In the automotive sector, for example, he is always quick to point out how he is saving thousands of jobs being lost from the likes of Ford (NYSE:F) and Fiat Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU) with their factories remaining in the U.S.

I mention this....More>>>

Best Performing Stocks To Invest In 2019

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Disclosure: I have no positions in Chevron, IBM, Coca Cola, Merck, Procter & Gamble, Verizon, Pfizer, ExxonMobil or any other stock mentioned in this article.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 2017 up 25.1% for the year, lagging its all-time intraday high of 24,876.07 set on Dec. 18. The eight Dogs of the Dow for 2017 had an aggregate gain of a solid 16.1% for the year.

Boeing (BA) must be removed from the dogs as it was the best performing Dow component for the year with a gain of 89.4%. Its dividend yield fell to just....More>>>