In today’s Smart Money, let's look at the latest results from Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) and Tesla Inc. (TSLA), and what they reveal about the Mag 7 as an investment.

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Every day, millions of investors hunt for the next great opportunity in the public stock market. They read the same headlines, study the same charts, and debate the same handful of companies. But many of history's biggest fortunes weren't made where everyone else was looking.

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There's a reason this certain playbook has endured for nearly 70 years, and it isn't just today's excitement over AI...

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A $68M Roblox Roth IRA and a new $10M cap bill reveal how pre-IPO access – not contributions – can create mega retirement accounts.

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In today’s Friday Digest takeover, Luke explains why Silicon Valley’s biggest AI players may soon find it faster to buy innovation than build it themselves – and why that shift could create a new generation of outsized winners for investors who get there early. Along the way, he lays out the framework he’s using to identify the kinds of companies that could become tomorrow’s acquisition targets.

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In 2012, Mark Zuckerberg paid $1 billion for Instagram. At the time, many thought he had overpaid. Today, it’s considered one of the most successful acquisitions in tech history. My colleague Luke Lango believes AI may be approaching a similar turning point.

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The next AI winners may be acquired before they go public. A 70-year Silicon Valley playbook shows what to look for.

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Alphabet blows past earnings... capex jumps to $205 billion... why the “Lag 7” story is wrong... ¶¶Ňő×îĐ°ć’s' “best market since 1999”

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I want to discuss the incredible shift we’ve seen in private-company valuations in recent years – and how the AI Revolution is accelerating this shift.

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For today’s Smart Money, I invited Luke to track where Silicon Valley's biggest AI labs are pouring their money, and he makes the case that the next fortunes won't go to the companies building AI, but to the smaller players the giants can't afford to compete with.

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Spark Capital’s Anthropic bet shows why AI acquisition targets may create the next wave of outsized investment returns.

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A Prisoner's Dilemma with a Chinese accent… another Messy Middle story… OpenAI's AI hacks Hugging Face… reader feedback about yesterday’s Digest

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In today’s Smart Money, let’s take a look at why AI could become China's next EV export story. Then, I’ll share why the biggest investment opportunities may not come from the companies with the best technology – but from the companies powering it.

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A governor's data-center about-face… welcome to the “Messy Middle”… a sixth Prisoner's Dilemma?… Luke's 2028 countdown and how we’ll track it

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I’ll explain why the foundation beneath this market remains solid, why corporate earnings are poised to deliver plenty of fireworks and how my Precursor Intelligence system can help identify the market’s next earnings leaders before their strength becomes obvious to Wall Street.

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Why is AI suddenly in a bear market? Because Wall Street has gotten nervous – not about today's orders, but about tomorrow's. Investors are increasingly questioning whether today's AI spending spree still has legs.

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In this week’s Navellier Market Buzz, technology analyst Tiernan Ray joins me to explain why Wall Street reacted the way it did, what it says about the AI buildout and where investors should focus next.

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The lesson of commitment and patience extends far beyond soccer. Success often belongs to those willing to endure uncomfortable stretches without abandoning the process. Markets work much the same way. They often delay rewarding good decisions – but the delay doesn't invalidate them.

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During these busy times, it pays to stay on top of the latest profit opportunities. And today’s blog post should be a great place to start.

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Stock seasonality reveals bullish windows in Alphabet and Deckers – and a bearish signal for Applied Materials as July 23 nears.

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Looking back can often help us see what’s likely to happen next. That approach has enabled Keith Kaplan and his team at TradeSmith to deliver notable investment gains for their subscribers. Instead of predicting market moves based on gut or headlines, they created a software system that looks to history to identify calendar windows optimal for investing.

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To help investors minimize these summer risks, Keith Kaplan and his TradeSmith team have created a quantitative Seasonality tool that precisely identifies the best days to buy a particular stock. To illustrate the power of Keith’s creation, I’d like to bring you one more stock this week that the system has flagged.

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There are few fan bases as passionate as Taylor Swift's. So, when she recently married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden in New York, it shouldn’t surprise you that someone found a way to make money from the event. What may surprise you is how.

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In today’s guest essay, Keith explains why he spends less time trying to predict the future – and more time studying the patterns history has already revealed.

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The S&P 500’s bullish seasonal window closes July 23 as the presidential cycle points to a more volatile second half of 2026.

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In early 2005, Staples launched a new ad campaign that introduced the world to the “easy” button. Now, wouldn’t it be great if investors also had a similar button to press? Well, they might.

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In today’s Friday Digest takeover, the TradeSmith CEO makes the case that one of the market’s most reliable signals isn’t found in the latest headline – it’s found in the calendar. By analyzing decades of market history, Keith and his team uncovered recurring seasonal patterns that have appeared across thousands of stocks with surprising consistency.

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Editor’s Note: The market may seem unpredictable from one day to the next. But when you study enough history, certain patterns begin to emerge. We have certainly seen plenty of back-and-forth action lately, especially in technology stocks. Still, the underlying growth of the economy remains very good, and earnings season is off to a strong…

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Gen Z wellness spending is shifting dollars from bars and beer to fitness, recovery, and functional drinks – creating a new stock trade.

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In today’s Market 360, I’ll explain what the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) reports reveal about inflation, why oil and gasoline prices reversed course and why quickly changing conditions like these can make it so difficult to know when to buy, sell or simply stand pat.

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Albany pulls the plug… Ford's "AI Boomerang" in jobs… a margin-debt flashing light… why we’re not worried about the AI trade yet… and how to trade either way

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In today's essay, Keith explains how his research applies to two well-known AI memory companies and why timing may matter just as much as the underlying investment story.

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Why everyone's arguing about an AI bubble when they should be watching a price tag… what two Big Tech CEOs are begging for… watch this “escalator”… 

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Lyzr Inc. recently raised $100 million. But it’s not the amount that makes Lyzr interesting, it’s how it raised the money... It used one of its own AI agents to do it.

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Why the biggest CPI drop since 2020 still leaves a hike on the table… the market doesn’t seem all that happy… what the futures market believes… a free look at a market timing tool from TradeSmith

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AI memory stocks have been some of the market’s biggest winners. But after a recent pullback, many investors are asking the same question: Is the opportunity over, or just gently tapping the brakes? That’s the question TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan tackles in today’s guest essay.

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Iran rattles stocks... ¶¶Ňő×îĐ°ć and Keith Kaplan's read on the memory trade... why SpaceX's next leg up won't mean what you think...

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In this week’s Navellier Market Buzz, I share my outlook for the second half of 2026, including why I believe accelerating earnings, improving inflation and continued AI investment should keep this bull market on track.

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Sometimes, the best way to play an investment boom is to walk away from it. The success story of “Wheelbarrow Johnny” makes that case.

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Drawing on decades of historical market data, Keith Kaplan and his TradeSmith team have identified recurring seasonal patterns they believe can help investors recognize historically favorable buying and selling windows across thousands of stocks.

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Much of East Asia treats its Lunar New Year like Christmas. People splash out on fancy vacations and gifts. For them, February is their month to spend big. The Middle East celebrates Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr on an every-changing date. That’s why I think it’s highly worthwhile for active traders to tune in to an upcoming presentation by TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan, happening on Thursday July 16, at 10 a.m. Eastern.

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Over the past decade and a half, growth stocks – like those that make up the Magnificent Seven –  have dominated headlines and delivered some incredible returns. That has led many investors to believe growth has permanently beaten value. But that conclusion overlooks an important detail: much of growth’s success has come from only a small group of extraordinary companies.

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In today’s essay, ¶¶Ňő×îĐ°ć explains why he believes the better approach is to look beyond recent price action and instead focus on where institutional money is quietly moving next.

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Most investors spend a lot of time deciding what to buy. TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan believes we should spend just as much time thinking about when to buy it.

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In today’s Friday Digest takeover, Keith Kaplan, the CEO of our corporate partner, TradeSmith, explains how his team uncovered recurring seasonal patterns across thousands of stocks – specific windows when certain names have historically outperformed with remarkable consistency.

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I want to share 10 stocks my system says you should consider parting ways with now. These aren’t the kind of names you want to hold onto in a changing market environment.

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Stock seasonality can reveal 'green days' when certain stocks have historically risen. TradeSmith’s tool shows the windows.

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Luke Lango highlights AI’s toll roads… Brian Hunt flags Brazil’s overlooked AI angle… ¶¶Ňő×îĐ°ć’s refiner play amid Mideast turmoil…

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Let's talk about how Recency Bias can blind investors to the next big market move...

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In today’s Smart Money, I’ll explain how the same expectation gap that humbled the Beatles is now appearing in the AI market… and why Samsung’s record results still disappointed Wall Street.

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