Tuesday, June 14, 2011

American Apparel shares soar 27% after it secures financial lifeline

  1:38pm

American Apparel stock jumped 27% on Monday following news that a group of Canadian investors had agreed to inject up to $45 million to help the Los Angeles clothing company.

Shares increased 34 cents to $1.58.

Now that it has secured a financial lifeline, American Apparel will focus on optimizing efficiency at its downtown L.A. factory and increasing sales productivity at its stores, Chief Executive Dov Charney said in an interview Monday.

"Maybe once we optimize the factory and the top line of each average store, we might look at increasing store count," Charney said. "We still think it's a business in its early stages, and we'll continue to work to grow the company. ... We really think we can take the company to another level."

The deal, announced last week, helped the company stave off a potential bankruptcy filing. The investors agreed to pump in $15 million in equity at 90 cents a share, a 27% discount to the company's $1.24 closing price Thursday. The stock market was closed Friday in observance of Good Friday.

The investors also are getting warrants to buy an additional $30 million worth of shares over the next six months, also at 90 cents a share.

Charney agreed to contribute $700,000 of his own money. However, unlike other existing investors whose ownership stakes will be diluted by the issuance of shares to the new investors, Charney said his prior ownership stake can be restored if the stock price rises in coming years.

The investment group is headed by Michael Serruya, a prominent Canadian financier.

Just a few weeks ago, American Apparel -- which in recent months had faced a slumping stock price, sales declines and two sexual-harassment lawsuits brought by five former employees -- had warned that it had doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern.

-- Andrea Chang

Silver rallies closer to $50, gold gains as buyers keep coming

  1:01pm

The price of silver made a run for the $50 mark on Monday, the previous nominal peak reached 31 years ago, as the wild bull market in precious metals rolls on.

April silver futures in New York traded as high as $49.10 an ounce but fell back to close at $47.15, up $1.09 for the session, or 2.4%.

The more active May silver contract made it closer to $50, trading as high as $49.82 before retreating.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

SEC shuts down Beverly Hills hedge fund and wealth management business

  3:45pm

In an unusual move, the Securities and Exchange Commission has temporarily shut down a Beverly Hills hedge fund and wealth management business -- which allegedly sought to defraud investors -- before anyone actually invested.

Elijah Bang and Daniel Lee, who operated IU Group Inc., allegedly targeted retirees, professors and Christians by misrepresenting the business and its financial performance, soliciting clients using a variety of company names and claiming that the fund managed over $800 million, according to an SEC statement on Monday.

Some websites stated that the company was founded by "devoted Christians who believe in God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit," the SEC said. Lee sent email solicitations to college professors. Both men told potential clients that they handled money for professional athletes, actors, executives and politicians. 

The SEC obtained a temporary restraining order to halt business activities and filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court in central California accusing Bang and Lee of fraud and seeking financial penalties.

John McCoy III, the associate regional director for the Los Angeles office of the SEC, said it was unusual, but not unheard of, for the SEC to stop a business scam before any investors were lured in.

"Often, particularly with defrauded investors, we don't get a complaint or tip until someone actually puts in money, tries to get it out and then the person says, 'Oh well, I don't actually have any of it,' " McCoy said.

In this case, the SEC received an early tip from the public, and subsequent investigations have uncovered zero investors and no money, McCoy said. But further digging could turn up new evidence.

"Part of the problem with these cases is the lack of transparency," he said. "There's always the caveat that we don't know what we don't know."

According to the SEC, Bang and Lee are also old hands at securities fraud. In 2009, the California Department of Corporations ordered the two to desist and refrain from illegal and fraudulent sale of securities.

But last year, they began soliciting money again under UI Group, whose business license was suspended in California, and under a variety of other company names not registered with the SEC or the state.

Calls and emails to Bang and Lee were not returned. David Van Havermaat, an attorney for the SEC, said neither men had hired a lawyer yet.

McCoy added that the district attorney's office or U.S. attorney's office could also bring criminal charges against the two men.

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-- Shan Li

 

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

American Apparel shares soar 27% after it secures financial lifeline

  1:38pm

American Apparel stock jumped 27% on Monday following news that a group of Canadian investors had agreed to inject up to $45 million to help the Los Angeles clothing company.

Shares increased 34 cents to $1.58.

Now that it has secured a financial lifeline, American Apparel will focus on optimizing efficiency at its downtown L.A. factory and increasing sales productivity at its stores, Chief Executive Dov Charney said in an interview Monday.

"Maybe once we optimize the factory and the top line of each average store, we might look at increasing store count," Charney said. "We still think it's a business in its early stages, and we'll continue to work to grow the company. ... We really think we can take the company to another level."

The deal, announced last week, helped the company stave off a potential bankruptcy filing. The investors agreed to pump in $15 million in equity at 90 cents a share, a 27% discount to the company's $1.24 closing price Thursday. The stock market was closed Friday in observance of Good Friday.

The investors also are getting warrants to buy an additional $30 million worth of shares over the next six months, also at 90 cents a share.

Charney agreed to contribute $700,000 of his own money. However, unlike other existing investors whose ownership stakes will be diluted by the issuance of shares to the new investors, Charney said his prior ownership stake can be restored if the stock price rises in coming years.

The investment group is headed by Michael Serruya, a prominent Canadian financier.

Just a few weeks ago, American Apparel -- which in recent months had faced a slumping stock price, sales declines and two sexual-harassment lawsuits brought by five former employees -- had warned that it had doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern.

-- Andrea Chang

Silver rallies closer to $50, gold gains as buyers keep coming

  1:01pm

The price of silver made a run for the $50 mark on Monday, the previous nominal peak reached 31 years ago, as the wild bull market in precious metals rolls on.

April silver futures in New York traded as high as $49.10 an ounce but fell back to close at $47.15, up $1.09 for the session, or 2.4%.

The more active May silver contract made it closer to $50, trading as high as $49.82 before retreating.

Gas prices could reach $4.25 nationally by Memorial Day

 12:17pm

Crude oil fell from 31-month highs Monday, but analysts were predicting that the reprieve wouldn’t reach motorists. Pump prices were expected to continue their rise, with some predicting $4.25 gasoline by Memorial Day.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Gas prices could reach $4.25 nationally by Memorial Day

 12:17pm

Crude oil fell from 31-month highs Monday, but analysts were predicting that the reprieve wouldn’t reach motorists. Pump prices were expected to continue their rise, with some predicting $4.25 gasoline by Memorial Day.

CIM Group breaks ground for Hollywood apartments

 11:44am

Hollywood's largest landlord broke ground Monday on a $20-million luxury apartment building just north of Hollywood Boulevard.

The developer is CIM Group, which owns the Hollywood & Highland entertainment center and the Sunset & Vine apartment tower along with several other large properties.

Bloomingdale's expands outlet concept, announces three new stores

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Friday, April 29, 2011 Bloomingdale's expands outlet concept, announces three new stores 10:28am

Bloomingdale's, which launched an outlet concept last year, announced that it will open three new outlet stores in the fall.

The upscale department store owned by Macy's Inc. will open the new locations in Estero, Fla.; Wrentham, Mass.; and Schaumburg, Ill. The stores will be 24,000 to 25,000 square feet.

The company said that based on customer response, it is considering additional outlet stores "for 2012 and beyond."

"Our first four outlet stores have helped us to learn this business and refine our merchandising and in-store presentation," said Michael Gould, chief executive of Bloomingdale's. "We continue to see opportunity for growth."

The outlet stores offer apparel, accessories, jewelry, handbags and intimate apparel.

The first four Bloomingdale's Outlet stores opened last fall in Paramus, N.J.; Miami; Sunrise, Fla.; and Woodbridge, Va.

-- Andrea Chang

Monday, May 2, 2011

Consumer Confidential: Baggage fees rise, Wal-Mart delivers, Nissan recalls SUVs

Here's your my-boy-lollipop Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web:

--It used to be that you could at least duck some baggage fees charged by airlines if you prepaid online. But apparently that's a perk that's going away. United Continental has done away with the $2 to $3 discount that passengers used to get if they paid for their luggage on the Net instead of at the ticket counter. The charge for domestic flights is now $25 for the first bag and $35 for the second, no matter how or when you pay. United and Continental used to offer a $2 discount on the first bag and $3 off the second to encourage passengers to pay up before arriving at the airport. Delta Air Lines Inc. still offers a similar discount. Other carriers, including AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, never offered different prices. Southwest Airlines Co. continues to allow passengers to check two bags for free.

--Need some food? Wal-Mart's website wants to be your first stop. The world's biggest retailer has started testing an online grocery delivery service, called Wal-Mart to Go, in the San Jose area. Other grocers, including Safeway and Peapod, offer similar services, though it's unclear how profitable these services are. Delivery charges for Wal-Mart to Go start at $5. For the test, Wal-Mart is shipping groceries from a San Jose store, packing them in tote bags and delivering them in temperature-controlled trucks that the company owns. Deliveries can be scheduled for the next day. The company is still working out deliveries of perishables such as meat and produce, but seems to be coming along quickly. On the other hand, it's hard not to recall the experience of Webvan.com and how that company crashed and burned with such a service.

--Heads up: Nissan is recalling nearly 200,000 sport utility vehicles to fix a defective steering column that can crack when exposed to road salt. An assembly hole can allow road salt and snow to collect in the steering assembly and cause corrosion, Nissan says. "The strut housing may crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly," the carmaker warns. "This may lead to grinding noises, increased steering effort and possibly the steering column to break, resulting in the loss of steering control, which could result in a crash." The recall affects model years 1997 through 2003 of the Infiniti QX4 and model years 1996 through 2004 of the Nissan Pathfinder. Inspection and repairs will be conducted free of charge.

-- David Lazarus

Photo: Prepaying online won't always get a discount on checked bags. Credit: Tim Boyle / Getty Images

 

The "Energy-Water Nexus": A Springboard to Profits

It's been a "water week" so far here at Green Chip Stocks.

The theme kicked off on Monday, which the United Nations declared World Water Day. The UN says that more than 1 billion people are dependent on water resources that are hard to access, disease-ridden, or simply unavailable.

The United Nations Environment Program's "Sick Water" report put the result of that reliance on bad water in stark terms, pointing out that more people die each year from polluted water than from war or any other form of violence; over half of the hospital beds on earth are occupied by people who could die because the most basic element of life has been compromised.

Even though we didn't hear much about World Water Day in the U.S. press, as health care reform took every headline, Nick Hodge was invited to discuss water investments and give his five top water-related best stocks on Canada's Business News Network Monday. (I've linked that video for you at the bottom of this article so you can hear all about those plays for yourself.)

Then, Tuesday evening, I sat in with a small group of investors, civil servants, and water entrepreneurs from Israel and the U.S. at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C. as they explored the best ways for Middle Eastern companies to move their own hydro-tech into the American market.

In its Mediterranean location, Israel is a microcosm of the global supply and demand situation in 2010, and it's also a hotbed of innovation.

But where does the rubber meet the road — or the water hit the ground — when it comes to growing profitable Israeli water-related investments that you can access?

That innovation to implementation link, or i2i, was the crux of our discussion, and I took the opportunity to follow up on years' worth of research with the experts themselves.

Here's what I learned...

I've Seen This Movie Before!

As you move from the southern Negev Desert to the north near the Sea of Galilee (which is actually a lake), yearly rainfall levels more than triple from a maximum of 200 mm/year to about 700 mm. In the middle, Israel looks pretty much like California, with a semi-arid coastal plain giving way to high country around Jerusalem and forbidding terrain closer to the Dead Sea.

So since the birth of the state in 1948, handling water resources has been job one for Israeli engineers. To make the desert bloom, Netafim — a company developed on a kibbutz cooperative agricultural settlement — became the world leader in drip irrigation. Drip irrigation basically entails poking holes in a hose very close to the plants you're watering, instead of spraying a large area and suffering major losses to evaporation in the hot Middle Eastern sun.

One of the panelists Tuesday was Booky Oren, the former head of Israeli water utility Mekorot and current President and CEO of water technology company Miya.

(Now, if you've ever heard an Israeli give a presentation, you may know that they like speaking idiomatic English. Listen to the Prime Minister, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu sometime. His nearly flawless American accent comes from years spent in the Philadelphia area during his youth and then at Harvard and MIT, and when Bibi throws in expressions like "not throwing out the baby with the bathwater," it's like WD-40 for getting his message into Anglophone ears.)

Booky is also a fan of colorful language. At a New York cleantech conference back in 2007, I first heard him introduced as Israel's "water guru," on account of his experience with several water companies of all sizes. He dove right in to talk about the state of water supply and demand in the U.S., where important freshwater resources like the vast Ogallala Aquifer is depleted, parching parts of my home state of Kansas.

I remember how Booky began his talk a few years ago with an idiom. "We have a saying in Hebrew: Raiti et haSeret haze."

"I've seen this movie before," he quickly translated. Whichever language launched the expression first, the sabra water guru was right on... Israel's experience comes in an area the size of New Jersey where the population has multiplied 25 times in two generations (including Palestinians).

Do you think the rainfall has kept up? Not by a long shot.

Yet, Israel's net water consumption has remained steady since the 1960s due to early advances.

I know Kansans now using drip irrigation to grow grapes atop the drying Ogallala. The idea is remarkable for its simplicity, but what is more remarkable to me is that — having seen the movie before — Israeli water technology companies haven't been able to write a script for their own success in the best stock market in 2011.

After all, Israeli companies are second only to Canadian and American firms in the number of Wall Street share listings they have. China is getting up there, but Israeli life-science stocks like Teva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA) and even car-location system maker Ituran (NASDAQ: ITRN) have built millions and billions of dollars in market cap on their ideas since the 90s.

And Israeli tech wiz Shai Agassi is the golden boy of the electric vehicle world with his Better Place startup plan to put millions of EVs on the road around the world in the next several years.

Booky said a few years ago that water-tech should be Israel's top export sector in a decade. Three years closer, I wasn't hearing much progress toward that goal on Tuesday.

"I've seen this movie before... " I thought. Frankly, I expected to see a listed Israeli water-tech company on the NASDAQ by now.

So I asked Booky, "What happened?"

To get to the answer, we had to define what water technology really means...

Defining Water Technology for Success

From ocean, lake, or pond to pump and then spigot, through desalination, filtration, or even co-generation that gives energy and purified water at the same time, "water-tech" can touch on several sectors.

Minister Ohad Cohen, the commercial attaché of the Embassy of Israel in Washington, observed that sensing technology similar to smart grid cleantech we've discussed extensively in Green Chip belongs in the realm of telecommunications. As utilities send and receive data on water usage, they can minimize wasted pumping power.

California currently devotes about 19% of its statewide energy consumption to water infrastructure, and data systems to sync water and power are worth millions to Golden State utilities.

That energy-water nexus is where I think Israeli water-tech companies will rise to prominence, but as Booky Oren told me, they're looking for a balanced approach between decades worth of track record in Israel and American utilities' reluctance to deal with international firms when it comes to delivering a resource as intensely local as water.

It could be a cultural thing, where Israelis came on too strong a few years ago without the links and comfort to gain customers in each individual market within the U.S.

Former Virginia State Rep. Bob Hull, the third panelist at the AAAS meeting, spoke of helping Israel's Environmental Protection Company (EPC) to forge connections here at the state and county level. State health departments are now taking control of septic tank and well-water system standards, which would at least mean Israeli market entrants will have to convince 50 capital offices instead of countless counties and municipalities.

As understanding of smart-grid technology spreads nationwide, we should see openness to water-related sensing technologies rise as well. Then there's the matter of onside processing like reverse osmosis and aerobic treatment systems, and that's where utilities must have a sense that the water itself will be in responsible hands.

I don't need to tell you how dire things can get when water is bad — you can read the UNEP Sick Water report for yourself.

The good news is that this challenge is an opportunity, and the energy-water nexus gives us a springboard to jump into some investments.

In his interview with Business News Network, Nick highlights exchange-traded funds like the two PowerShares ETFs, its Water Resources Portfolio fund (NYSE: PHO) and Global Water Portfolio (NYSE: PIO).

PIO leads PHO over the past year, with a return of nearly 58% compared to just about 43%.

From innovation to implementation (i2i), I want to add another "i" — and that's for best investments in 2011.

Sane Investing in an Insane World

It's enough to make any sane investor wonder if the human race has suddenly lost its mind!

Like Greece, Washington is drowning in debt.

Like Greece's, our government is using "creative accounting" to greatly understate its total debt — by excluding from its balance sheet the debts of agencies that it owns and controls — such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

But unlike Greece, Washington has not yet taken any substantive steps to curtail its debt addiction.

Quite to the contrary ...

Our government's "solution" is to pile on still MORE debt — with a $1.6 trillion deficit this year ... with continuing massive deficits until at least 2010 ... and with still more creative accounting to cover up the far larger deficits.

Adding insult to injury, today and early next week, Congress will try to push into law a new health care bill that could add another $940 billion to the deficit.

The Congressional Budget Office says it could save us money in the long term. But their long-term, "out-year" forecasts have been notoriously shaky. And even if they're right, the near-term impact will be MORE borrowing! Meanwhile ...

The Federal Reserve's "solution" is to continue printing money to finance deficit. The Fed's decision last week reaffirmed that course. And so far, we see no one — in or outside the Beltway — with the courage and the power to stop them.

Washington's message: "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! Give the public plenty of lip service about defending the greenback ... but crank up the printing presses and run them 24/7!"

Have our leaders in Washington totally lost their minds?

Since when is it sane to ask investors — especially foreign investors — to lend you more money while knifing them in the back every time they open their wallet?

Since when is it sane to believe that to solve a crisis, you must do more of the thing that caused the crisis in the first place?!

Any way you look at it, our leaders are proving that ...

If you're going to grow richer,
you're going to have to do it yourself.

If you plan to wait for Washington to solve our economic problems, you're going to be waiting a long, LONG time. It's time to take control of your own financial fortunes ... do what must be done to protect yourself and your family from this insanity ... and even USE it to grow your wealth.

This is precisely why my team and I created our new Million-Dollar Rapid Growth Portfolio and why I'm so excited about the first major recommendations our editor, Monty Agarwal, will be releasing early Tuesday, the day after tomorrow.

Our mission in this portfolio is to help you harness the power of scientific cyclical research — to build a diversified portfolio filled with investments designed to make you money in times like these.

Our exclusive relationship with the Foundation for the Study of Cycles makes it possible for you to get access to meticulously researched data on economic and price changes throughout recorded history.

Since 1971, when the gold standard and fixed exchange rates ended, the Foundation for the Study of Cycles has published its cyclical analysis for all five of the major asset classes — top stocks for 2011, bonds, currencies, precious metals and commodities.

When we carefully examined the Foundation's work, here's what we found ...

The Foundation's cycles have accurately identified nearly every major shift in market direction ... in every one of these asset classes ... IN ADVANCE ... for 39 years.

These cycles could also have helped you beat the S&P 500 FOUR TO ONE and multiply your money nearly 26 times over since 1971. That's enough to turn $10,000 into more than $258,000 ... $100,000 into nearly $2.6 million ... or $1 million into more than $25.8 million.

Following these cycles could have helped you enjoy 18 consecutive winning years since 1992 — through the tech wreck ... 9/11 ... two wars ... and the most severe recession since the Great Depression.

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Most importantly, the Foundation's cyclical work is now confirming that massive, historic directional shifts in these asset classes are about to create substantial profit opportunities for investors.

To help you use this research to grow your money, we selected Monty Agarwal — a man who, in his 12 years as a money manager and trader — HAS NEVER HAD A LOSING YEAR.

For more on Monty Agarwal and his background, click here.

Through the tech wreck ... 9/11 ... two wars ... the most severe recession since the great depression ... Monty Agarwal has never had a losing year!

Another big plus: Monty has broad experience trading all five of the asset classes we'll be using in our Million-Dollar Rapid Growth Portfolio.

He was an interest rate and currency trader between 1995 and 2003. He was Managing Director and Head of Trading at BNP Paribas in Singapore and was ranked among the top three traders by Risk Magazine in 2002.

Monty has also served as a portfolio manager for a $5 billion hedge fund. And another fund, which he founded himself, was nominated as the Best New Asian Hedge Fund and Best Asian Relative Value Hedge Fund.

We have made sure that our Million-Dollar Rapid Growth Portfolio is as straightforward, transparent and easy to use as humanly possible.

The Million-Dollar Rapid Growth Portfolio gives you the opportunity to invest your money the way Monty Agarwal, Richard Mogey and I invest ours — but with one major exception: You can buy or sell up to 48 hours sooner because you get two full days' notice before we buy or sell anything!

Plus, on our members-only website, you will see EVERYTHING that happens in our million-dollar account — every trade, every confirmation, every statement will be an open book to you.

And in each Trading Alert you receive, Monty will ...

Name the asset classes the Foundation's signals have identified as having the richest profit potential right now and reveal what percentage of our capital he'll invest in each one ...

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The clock is ticking before Wall Street discovers this company

This could be the most profitable top stocks for 2011 in the country because nanotechnology is the most successful technology in America. Incredibly, while most people have heard of this industry, they don't know how to make money from it. Nanotech can make you rich IF you follow my advice and understand how and where it's quietly changing the world. I've discovered a little-known $2.65 nanotechnology stock that's performing absolute miracles for our military. They're a rapidly-growing supplier of sophisticated defense electronics that's riding the nanotech boom like crazy. Their timing couldn't be better. Our military is just beginning the biggest overhaul of the way it defends America in its 87-year modern history. And nanotechnology will play a major part in this transformation. More on this in a moment. Nanotechnology is the "miniaturization" of weapons and systems so that their effective- ness is multiplied hundreds of times. This stunning technology gives the military the ability to measure, see, manipulate and manufacture things usually between 1 and 100 nanometers--a nanometer is one-billionth of a meter. To put that in perspective, if you were to take a single strand of hair from your body and measure it, it would be around 100,000 nanometers wide. • TIME MAGAZINE reveals, "Nanotech is quietly seeping into everything." • MERRILL LYNCH calls it "the next growth innovation." • The MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) endorses its use saying, "the Army is redesigning itself as a lighter, faster, more agile force..." I can't remember when I was this enthusiastic about a $2.65 stock. Its prospects are so glowing, I believe that it can hit $60.15 at a minimum. And I'll show you exactly how I arrive at this figure. The very few people who know about this stock are quietly saying it could reach $75 a share, but I feel more comfortable with the other figure. I can promise you that the fortunes made in this new defense industry are going to be sudden, large and certain. That's because you can participate in the very beginning of this phenomenal, history-changing boom. I'd estimate that this young industry is in the first 3% of its future worldwide growth. Nanotechnology is expected to be a trillion dollar industry by 2015. You can choose the climb aboard this unstoppable megatrend or read about it in The Wall Street Journal and deeply regret not joining us. This best stock for 2011 is one that you won't forget. Nanotech Is Changing The Military In Ways You Can't Even DREAM Of. Bees Catch Bin Laden? In a moment, I'm going to tell you all about little-known company, but to appreciate this $2.65 stock, you've got to get a sense of just how incredibly helpful nanotechnology is going to be for our military. It turns the world upside-down. These capabilities are just the start of the vast opportunity you and I have to make money. • Satellites The Size of Grains of Rice: Our enemies can't touch them because they can't find them. Right now our satellites are vulnerable to attack. You've probably read that China just tested a satellite-destroying missile. Nanotechnology solves this The Power To Beat Our Enemies In The Blink of An Eye "...a nation that gained a sufficient lead in molecular nanotechnology would be at some point in a position to simply disarm potential competitors..." Nanotechnology and International Security problem. We always know what our adversaries are up to. • Surveillance Devices The Size of Ants: They can follow troops without ever being detected. They relay informa- tion back to us that includes troop size, where they're going, how many there are and what they're armed with. No one ever sees them. • Submarines the Size of Minnows: They surround the coast of a country we're at war with. If anything enters the water, like a military craft, we instantly sink it. This can make battleships and traditional submarines obsolete. • Flying Cameras The Size of Bees: It's no secret that we're looking for Osama Bin Laden. Imagine if we had squads of 250 million bee-size flying cameras that could search anywhere for him, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in all kinds of weather. In a month he'd be in cuffs. All of a sudden, the mountains and tall peaks of Afghanistan that protect these thugs would mean absolutely nothing. The Money to Be Made By Climbing Aboard Now Is Immense America is just beginning the greatest modernization and overhaul of its armed forces in history. Phillip J. Bond raves about the future of nanotechnology. He should know because he's America's Under Secretary of Technology. What he says happens. Here's what this nationally-respected figure says in a speech to other nanotech professionals. "As you go about making America competitive in the future, nano is the future...it's going to be critical to national security and homeland security." This is why this $2.65 stock could rise rapidly. Once the "mainstream" investors discover what I already know and what Phillip J. Bond is saying, it can go up like you can't believe. Remember, you want to buy low, not high. Others are now beginning to understand what nan- otechnology can do. Consider... • Merrill Lynch Says It's The Next Big Thing: This investment giant did its homework, They reveal, "We believe that nanotechnology could be the next growth inno- vation similar to importance to information technology over the past 50 years..." • FORBES Magazine Says It's Booming: In an article titled, "Nanotech On The Front Lines," they describe how nanotechnology is one of the hottest new areas, reporting that it is "earmarked for big money" investment by the Department of De- fense. • The National Science Foundation Reports: "Nanotechnology is the continuation of the next chapter in the acceleration of advanced technology..." They're right. • Expert Kevin Coleman Reveals a Golden Military Future: He reports "The direct application for defense and homeland security are only limited by our imagination..." America Is Slipping Behind. It Needs a Big NEW Strategy The simple fact is this: the U.S. military needs decisive new ways of winning a war. NANOTECHNOLOGY CAN DO THIS FOR US. Our safety has always relied on being one step ahead of our adversaries. But this gap is closing at a truly frightening rate. • China is developing a blue-water Navy that will include highly armed battleships that could equal our own. This will greatly expand their sphere of influence in the fastest growing part of the world. • Iran is on the verge of becoming a nuclear power. Once we were the only one with the bomb. Imagine a world where they have it. Their promise to "wipe Israel off the map" and "cut us down to size" might come true. • Syria is using North Korea's technology to build a nuclear plant—that is until the Israeli's bombed it to smithereens. The President of Syria vows to continue his program—and I believe this dedicated fanatic. • Russia has just exploded the largest non-nuclear bomb ever developed by mankind. Alexander Rukshin, Russia's Deputy Armed Forces Chief, says "the bomb has no match in the world." Do you think we're going to sit by and do nothing about all this? I don't care what political party you belong to, we all come together as Americans when it comes to protecting our lives. America's dominance is being eroded. Like we did in 1939 by inventing the nuclear bomb, we need a big new idea that will let us leapfrog over these adversaries and make them realize there are huge negative consequences to starting a war. That's precisely where nanotechnology comes in... It changes the rules of the game—in our favor—almost overnight. I'll give you another reason why the military will have no choice but to employ these miracle workers. The possibility of additional terror strikes on our shores. Americans are NOT going to stand for it if car bombs go off, jets are threatened to be blown out of the sky and nuclear weapons menace cities. We're going to hit back—and hit back in entirely new ways. I'm not alone when it comes to praising nanotechnology. The greatest investors all say that the true opportunities to get rich are when you have "disruptive technologies or events." What does that mean? It simply means that such a potent new way has been invented to so something, almost overnight it obsoletes the "old way" of doing it. That's what we have in nanotechnology—and that's what we have in this remarkable $2.65 stock. Using Current Industry Measures of Value, I'm Convinced That This Stock Is SUPER Undervalued. Once Wall Street Wakes Up, I Think We're In For a Surge That Can Send It to $60.15 The greatest investments come straight out of left field. Peter Lynch of Magellan Mutual Fund fame said that and he's right. Once a company is discovered, it's rewarded with a full valuation of what the enterprise is really worth. With its phenomenal prospects, this company is on the verge of being discovered. The top stocks to buy of high-profile, well-known nanotech companies have sold for a wide range of price/sales ratios. A price/sales ratio is simply the value of all the outstanding shares of stock compared to the sales. For example, if a nanotechnology company had $10 million in sales and a price/sales ratio of 10, the stock (market cap) would be valued at $100 million. (10 times $10 million in sales=$100 million in market cap). How This Stock Could Reach $60.15 a Share By Being Discovered. Steve Forbes Calls It "The Next Big Thing..." The top four nanotech stocks as reported by Frost & Sullivan as of April 28, 2005 have an average price/sales ratio of 247. Remember, they are valued at this ratio because they are high profile, well-known stocks. My $2.65 nanotech stock has NOT been discovered yet. If it achieves JUST 20% of this valuation, this takes the $2.65 stock to $60.15. that's why I say it over and over: no one knows about this super stock. Look at the math. 20% of the 247 price/sales valuation is 49.4 price/sales valuation. Now take their latest full fiscal year sales of $23.5 million and multiply that it. It comes to a market cap of $1.16 billion. Now divide this by the 19.3 million shares they have outstanding and you get a per share price of $60.15. Steve Forbes of Forbes magazine, one of the smartest pros in America, says this about nanotechnology, "It's still relatively undiscovered by Wall Street. It is the next big thing. Key to your long-term profits is identifying now while the sector is just emerging..." Contracts From NASA, the Air Force, Homeland Security Because Their Patented Products Are So Outstanding This enterprise counts as customers many of the most prestigious enterprises and government agencies in the world. That's because their products work better than any other available. For the technically oriented, this is what they do. They're a leading supplier of opto-electronic solutions and Terahertz sensors and instrumentation that are used in the military and private industry. Often, they're incorporated into another larger system. Their products are based on patented systems that they invented. Examples of contacts they've won instantly make it clear to the non-Ph.D scientists among us—and I include myself in that group—precisely what they do. And that's what counts. Consider... • For NASA, they developed a way to examine the external fuel tanks for the Shuttle. This system helps PREVENT another Columbia disaster where the Shuttle blew up because part of the left wing fell off. • For the Air Force, they created a new way to protect sensitive radar systems from the elements. This $750,000 contract was a major development for them, proving that their technology was indeed superior. • For the U.S. Military they developed a missile tracking and imaging system components that are used in the tow missile. As you may know, the tow missile is a killer that's used largely for stopping tanks. • For Homeland Security they developed a way to re- place nuclear gauges. Nuclear gauges, when they are discarded, can be used by terrorists to build a dirty bomb. Understandably, the government would like to see their use discontinued. • For the U.S. Military they're creating components of powerful night vision systems. Their light emitting diodes are remarkable, earning them a $1 million dollar contract. Hearing These Brilliant Minds Talk About The Fabulous Future Of Nanotechnology Says This $2.65 Stock Could Reach $60.15 This trend is just starting—that's wonderful news for us as investors. The money to be made is virtually unlimited because the military use of nanotachnology is unlimited. A friend of mine called this a 'millionaire-making opportunity.'' I agree 100%. If you want to leave other investments in the dust, THIS is a stock you should own. This is your chance to be among an exclusive handful of investors who found out EARLY and grabbed the opportunity before it slipped away. I'm convinced we're on the verge of making an astonishing gain that will make anything you've earned in the past look insignificant. I say that because of the enormity of nanotechnology. I can't think of another industry that's changing the world the way it is. Here's what many of America's top experts are saying... They'd Pay Anything to Gain These Miraculous New Powers It sounds like a movie it's all so incredible. But it's not. This is the new world of nanotechnology. Success in this field will warn off our enemies and protect our friends. And the government is willing to spend to get there. It has to in order to protect us. Imagine tiny sensors so small that they can't be seen. The follow suspects and capture every single word and movement. These killers are stopped dead in their tracks while their evil deeds are still in the planning stage. No technology is better suited to stopping them before they strike. And this is just the beginning. Look at what nanotechnology can do... 1) .50 Caliber Machine Gun Bullets Bounce Off — A .50 caliber machine gun bullet couldn't pierce nanofabrics. These miracloe workers can also turn away dangerous microbes in a biological or chemical attack. Best of all, this fabric is thinner than paper and incredibly light. 2) Surveillance Devices That Can't Be Seen or Stopped — Knowledge is power—and survival. Some experts believe that this is the most effective use of nanotechnology. Tiny listening devices with cameras can be placed in tiny devices of ALL types. When I say tiny I mean that you'd barely see them with a microscope. They would be impossible to detect. For example, imagine embedding them in safe houses terrorists use and then learning of all their plans when they start talking. 3) Invisible Sensors That Detect Radiation In Seconds — One nuclear bomb could kill 6 million people in a major city. To date, we have limited means to detect radiation. But that's changing—fast. Nanotechnology can have MILLIONS of sensors that are designed to turn color and emit sounds when radiation is detected. These would be cheap, effective and employed in every city and port! 4) Bomb Resistent Containers For Luggage On Aircraft — How about this for stopping the terrorists when they try to put a bomb in an aircraft or on a ship. All cargo and luggage is placed in bomb-proof containers made on nano materials that actually absorb and neutralize the power of the blast—no matter how big it is. It's a major breakthrough that can make us all much safer. 5) Intercept Incoming Rockets From Enemy Nations — North Korea fired 7 missles on July 4th 2006. It turned out that one of them was programmed to hit Hawaii. Every day rogue nations increase their ability to threaten us. Nanotechnology can put them out of business by instantly spotting them with tiny sensors when they've just left the launching pad— ALSO firing a weapon the blow them up! 6) Tiny Satellites The Size of Grains of Sand — The U.S. currently has numerous satellites that provide critically important military information. The only trouble is this: they're vulnerable to enemy attack. A small nuclear bomb set off in space would wipe them out in minutes. With nanotechnology, satellites the size of grains of sand—or even smaller—can be launched in minutes. Even if an explosion destroyed some of them, millions would be left intact. Just imagine how our military would be improved by having all these magical capabilities. That's the heart of my message to you: it would transform our standing in the world almost overnight. As Far As The Eye Can See, Demand For Nanotechnology Is Astonishing: The U.S. Military Budget Is Up 85% In Five Years To $513 Billion Earlier I told you what the TOP TECHNOLOGY person in the U.S. government, Phillip J. Bond, thinks about nanotechnology. As America's Under Secretary of Technology his influence is absolutely huge. His statement is crystal clear and it definitely bears repeating. He states... "As you go about making America competitive in the future, nano is the future...it's going to be critical to national security and homeland security." That says it all. The military is 100% committed—and this company is ready to meet their needs. Uncle Sam is just starting a cash spending spree that will make history, generating a mountain of money for those first in line! And at $2.65 a share, we ARE the first in line. This company is well below the radar—for now. One of the great secrets to safely making a lot of money on Wall Street is identifying a crucial trend—and then get in as EARLY as possible. I say early because the cheaper the stock is, the better off you are. This takes speed and clear thinking. Eventually, a booming trend will be spotted by others. You have to carefully position yourself for profits. Warren Buffet has made this point over and over again. Nanotechnology IS just beginning to gain Wall Street's attention. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Says It's HUGE... This commitment by the government is growing by leaps and bounds. For example, the government awarded The Massachusetts Institute of Technology a $50 million dollar grant to recommend innovative defense uses of nanotechnology. Their conclusion? It's the hottest technology in the world. And this $2.65 stock is cashing in on it all. Their client list includes companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and General Dynamics. Giants like these rely on this enterprise as a loyal, long-time sup- plier to them, many with relationships that go back over 15 years. This demand and this spending boom could mean the greatest profit you've ever made. I Say It's the #1 Nanotech Stock of the Decade. Yet Many Investors Make a Mistake that Prevents Them From Profiting... WILL YOU MISS THE OBVIOUS SIGNS OF SUCCESS? What do I mean by that? If you were to look back at all the life-changing investments that made millionaires out of ordinary people, they had one thing in common: they possessed a business that fundamentally changed the way business works. Only a handful of companies fall in this catagory. Enterprises we all know well: Microsoft with their world-changing operating system; Dell with their computers; McDonald's with fast food. In other words, with their booming sales and rising profits, it was OBIVOUS that the 2011 top stocks of these companies would hit the stratosphere. Yet most investors ignored their early and obivous signs of success. They later recognized them, But by then it was too late. The stock had made early investors millionaires, or darn close to it. You now know that this company exists and what they're doing in the astounding nanotechnology industry is incredible. And just like those familiar superstar stocks, nanotechnology will ALSO change the way business is done. There's no reason to miss this best stock to buy. I'm sure that by now you've read what some of the most brilliant minds in the nanotech industry say: fortunes will be made by those who see this and act now. It's a fact. In other words, you can get rich now because... YOU CLIMB ABOARD EARLY BY ACTING NOW The Gains In This Stock Could Be History-Making. Nanotechnology Is The Future and This Company Is On The Right Track To Ride This Wave I urge you to take a few minutes and get the facts in this letter. Once you do, I'm sure that you'll agree with me and the many other experts: this com- pany is destined to become a major force in this ex- citing industry—and richly reward those who acted without delay. You have two choices. You can ignore these facts ­ like 96% of the investing public—and miss this opportunity. Or you can understand that this is an historic opportunity, just the way the operating system propelled Microsoft and mass production of a computer propelled Dell. If you are seriously interested in harnessing the immense earning power of the stock market, this is your opportunity. Rarely have I seen a $2.65 stock with such incredible potential. Buy what you're comfortable with. Then increase your position after you see the kind of money-making progress I believe is just ahead. I even have a free report I can send you on this stock. It's called, "Nanotechnology ­ How to Make $500,000 or More on This Disruptive Technology." I'm offering all those who try out my publication, Untapped Wealth, a free copy of this report. Here's the deal. Try Untapped Wealth risk free. That means you have to be 100% satisfied with its rec- ommendations, or I'll give you a full refund. The nanotech report is yours to keep whatever you decide. Fair enough? If you like the nanotech stock. I've described to you, Untapped Wealth is where you'll find more of them. Remember my promise: unless you're thrilled with Untapped Wealth—and I mean completely satisfied, you'll get every cent back and "Nanotechnology ­ How to Make $500,000 or More on This Disruptive Technology" is yours to keep. Not only that, there are four additional FREE reports I'll tell you about in a moment. First, about this report... I've Just Put the Finishing Touches on a Superb New Report Called "Nanotechnology ­ How to Make $500,000 or More on This Disruptive Technology" It's Yours FREE... The sooner you contact me, the sooner I can get it to you. Literally, you could be reading it in five minutes from now since it's available as a download. It's the most profitable reading you'll do this year, I assure you. I'm convinced that it will answer all your questions about the company's present operations and future plans. I've only scratched the surface in my letter to you when it comes to all the exciting details on this $2.65 a share gem. A small sampling of what you'll discover... If you act now, your promptness will be well rewarded. I have up to four additional reports I'll send you. They outline some outstanding investment uncovered by Tim Fields, our star stock selector. In just a moment, I'll tell you all about him and his uncanny record of selecting top stocks for 2011 that go up very sharply. Tim found this $2.65-a-share nanotech blockbuster. These four reports bring you his thinking on other carefully selected investments that can hand you very, very impressive gains that can pump up your portfolio quickly. I'll tell you much more about him and his newsletter, Untapped Wealth in a moment. Your First FREE Report: Geothermal Energy: The Secret Investment The Rich Are Flocking to. In this valuable report, you'll discover a little-known stock that's on the verge of becoming a major force in America's least-known alternative energy sources: geothermal energy. It's still under $10 a share, but I believe it could rise to the low seventies. Geothermal energy is created by harnessing the power of steam and water deep inside the earth—and converting this power to electricity. It's a tremendous investment because it works, it has no harmful emissions, it's not expensive, no one can blackmail us over it and we have plenty of it. While solar and wind power are grabbing headlines, geothermal is making money right NOW. Best of all, it's competitive with any other energy source out there. According to the U.S. Department of Energy Report, they state that there's been "a substantial surge in geothermal power projects in the U.S." So investors are waking up to its immense potential. Wikipedia correctly states that "geothermal energy is extremely price competitive..." In this free report, you'll discover how this little-known company is getting larger and larger as it develops safe, clean, renewable geothermal electric power plants using their unmatched new technology. They hold valuable license rights to several key technologies used in geothermal and other heat transfer based power generation. These technologies include two important technologies that have the potential to improve geothermal and other electric power generation efficiencies by up to 30% or more. This is HUGE. This kind of power generation works. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), geothermal heat pumps are the most energy- efficient, environmentally clean, and cost-effective systems for temperature control. Look at the price of oil today. It's completely out of control. What business can plan ahead with a commodity that's soaring? This company is experiencing record demand because geothermal power costs are PREDICTABLE and low. This stock is under $10, but I believe the low seventies is where it can easily wind up. Your Second FREE Report: WiMax: Transforming the Economic Landscape and Forging a New Breed of Millionaires Invest alongside a multi-billionaire who founded one of America's most successful technology companies. This is his latest venture that very, very few people know about. This fellow once counted Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft as his business partner. If I were to tell you the company he founded, you'd instantly recognize it. Well, he's back—and Tim thinks that this time it will be more profitable then EVER. His plan is use wire- less broadband services to deliver SUPERFAST Internet connections over long distances. That's a first! This is NO theory. Recently, Sprint decided to spend several BILLION dollars to put this system up all across the U.S. That's a major breakthrough and validation. It gets better. Intel and Motorola also liked what they saw and threw in close to a billion dollars more. Why this isn't making headlines, I don't know. The more I talk to investors, the more I realize that they don't even know that it exists. I think that they may be confusing WiMax with Wi-Fi. This new technology leaves Wi-Fi in the dust. You can't miss this company. Your Third FREE Report: Radio Frequency Identification: How Microsoft Is Bringing RFID to the world and the onelittle company that they're relying on to do it In partnership with Microsoft, this low-profile enterprise devel- ops, manufactures, and markets advanced-technology wireless systems that let anyone track almost anything. That's much more important than it might first sound. Tracking assets can improve profitability and cut costs like crazy. Once Wall Street better understand the hidden value here, the gains could top 500% in under 8 months. Using local area networks, wide area networks, and the Internet, the company's systems enable management to control and track the location and status of their assets — from letters and containers, to forklifts and cranes, to rental cars and railcars — in real time. Let's say you own a trucking company. You can now schedule pickups with astounding precision because you know exactly where every truck is. Or maybe you work in the Homeland Security Department. Now you can track anything you think might be a threat. Does this work well? Take a look at their client list! Customers include 3M Company, American Axle, Archer Daniels Midland, Daimler- Chrysler, Deere & Co., Ford Motor Company, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Target Corporation, Toyota, Walgreen Co., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Postal Service, among many others. Your Fourth FREE Report: The Cuba Report: Getting In on the River of Cash Worth Billions Castro's time is almost over. Sure, he gets a TV and does a little dance in his pajamas and the media applauds him as fit as a fiddle. He isn't. As investors, we're much smarter than that. Our goal is to get in on the groundfloor when the value in Cuba is unlocked and early investors are looking at 5, 10, 15 times their money without a spec of risk to lose sleep over. It's a fabulous opportunity. No, I'm not talking about buying some crazy Cuban stock. No, there are four high-profile, well-financed enterprises in America that have major stakes in Cuba that can come alive in value worth many billions of dollars. They're close to realize these utterly gigantic gains, and Wall Street seems blind to it all. Not us! • First stock: How about a $7.8 billion dollar gain? This company had assets stolen from them that are now worth $7.8 billion dollars. If the Cuban government opens up their economy, they're going to have to pay serious cash to this enterprise. • Second stock: Cuba now gets 1.7 million visitors a year. When they open up, this will grow to a staggering 6 million from America alone. This enterprise is going to grab the lion's share of this high-profit traffic. They have everything ready to go to make this a reality within 48 hours. It's just around the corner. • Third stock: For 45 years, Cuba's "great leader" has let the infrastructure of the country crumble and rot. Transportation, communications, water, power, public institutions are in desperate need of immediate and substantial help. This major, low-profile Florida company provides countries with what they need to rebuild their economies. They're the 900-pound gorilla in this industry and Cuba can easily become their biggest client. • Fourth stock: What the first thing Cuba will need? Even faster than a new infrastructure, they're going to need food. The average Cuban now eats meat that doesn't pass for use in American dog food. They're in that of bad shape. Overnight, the Cuban people can be supplied with fresh, processed food that they've never had before by this multi-billion-dollar company that has over 100 years of experience. Their business could easily double! Tim Fields Is One of the Most Gifted Analysts in America. He Found this Nanotech Stock and He Has Several Others You MUST Know About! There are over 16,342 public companies out there. Which few should you buy? Answering that question accurately takes real talent. There are dozens of forces on any given security and industry at any one point in time. Knowing what's important and—above all—what will make the best stock of 2011 go up is absolutely crucial. It takes someone with the skill to filter out all the "noise", stick with the facts, and to be able to do this well before it's common knowledge. Few people can do this consistently over time. Tim's record proves that he can. As an independent trader for nearly a decade, Tim had brought a unique, yet refreshingly simple outlook on the financial markets to our flagship Untapped Wealth newsletter. He has amassed some great profits for our readers using "old school" fundamental techniques— putting his nose to the grindstone, getting to the bottom of corporate filings and using his formidable analytical skills to pick winning stock after winning stock. A small sampling of his stock selections...

UP 300% in New Oriental Education

UP 119% in Starent Networks

UP 127% in Lululemon Athletica

UP 148% in Chipotle Mexican Grill

UP 229% in MasterCard Inc.

UP 189% in Arcelor Mittal

UP 150% in Riverbed Technology

UP 100% in KRB Technology

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