My Personal Top PICK & TRACK Stocks for 2018

The "2018 Wehit "Pick & Track" chart will be a personal top 20 pick that I have an interest in. These picks, I will post as of this posting several times a week on their progress.They are a variation of biotech, technology, cannabis and cryptocurrency entities. I am watching the performance of these stocks as part of an on-going research into these industries in 2018. Again, these are of interest to @wehit and are in no way a recommendation.

Stocks are a weird entity of sorts.  For centuries humans have made and lost fortunes in the markets. Billions have been invested, millions spent trying to understand it's behavior. Which is probably why we are drawn towards it's unpredictability and risk it's financial rewards.

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UPDATED after CLOSE:

01/16/2018 (LOTs  of REDS)

Today, the Dow hits 26K yet closed out at $25,792.86  -10.33  0.04% (+4.34 for the year)

As the Nasdaq slides $7,224.00 -37.06  0.51% (+4.64 for the year)

While the S&P500 holds @ 2776.42 0.00  0.00% (+3.85 for 2018)

All on the heels of the euro as it hits a 3yr. high against the USD.

GE takes a beating, dipping -0.55  2.93% to $18.21

In the crypto world,  also on edge, even though the altcoins are performing as expected when you throw volatility in the mix. Still, most took a grave hit today.

• Bitcoin - $11,256.55  -16.39%
• Bitcoin cash - $1,770.17  -23.03%
• Ethereum - $1,036.69  -17.42%  
• Ripple -  $1.21  -24.39%
• Litecoin -$189.46  -16.37%
• Neo - $142.17  -21.58%
• Cardano - $0.595  -19.67

It seems that most altcoins took a huge dip between -16.00% to -30.00%

Welcome to the world of investments........

The stock markets with it's SPIKE's (up's) and DIP's (down's) acts almost as if they were a pinball machine, bouncing around, up & down day in day out.  Never knowing when that ball will slip between your flippers. 

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Yet, the financial returns are a sense of  future security, particular when in it for the long-term. If you are planning to invest in a company knowingly for 5, 10 15 years. Tracking will only cause you an emotional distress. That seesaw reflection you will witness, likely will keep you up at nights.

However, tracking the companies that you have shares with is your obligation .  As an investor, you want as much information on financial reports, company earnings, quarterly meetings, management changes and data on stocks. Again, this is your duty, as your future yields & gains depends on knowing the happenings of said company.

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Below, I have taken the first 5 of 20 companies that I am researching in 2018. These are not recommendation as stated, yet, are within industries that I feel are worthy of potential gains. 

We have watch the markets doing extremely well recently. And giving the current tax breaks, industries , the likes of Biotech, including medical marijuana, companies involved in drones, virtual/augmented (VR/AR) reality technologies as well as altcoins, stand to do very well in my opinion this year.

AMBA  Ambarella Inc ~ Is a high definition/ultra HD video chip processor company founded in 2004. Currently employing nearly 700 personnel. Ambarella supplies their chips to GoPro, IP securities, non-GoPro wearables as well as drones. It's CEO Fermi wang, have informed of it successful demonstrated of it's CV1 chip to customers and quote "solid execution in support of the development and delivery of our next generation computer vision solutions." And has begun sampling it in both the security & automotive markets.

ACBFF  Aurora Cannabis Inc ~ A medical marijuana producer & distributor. Founded out of Canada in 2006, has recently expanded it's management team. With plans to buy a 17.6% stake in a privately held marijuana grower named Green Organic Dutchman Holdings for $44 million.

2017, being a very good year for this company per it's 4Q & full 2017 financial report . With this year looking extremely well due to projects like the Aurora Sky near completion. Just in time for Canada's official legalization on July 1st 2018.



AVAV    AeroVironment Inc ~ Founded in the early 70's (1971), this is an American technology company. They supply the military and commercial application for unmanned aerial vehicles, commercial information solutions for electric vehicle (EV) system & energy systems. 

At the 2018 CES in Las Vegas this company unveiled it's next-generation EV charging station for commercial, workplace, utility and residential customers around the world called "TurboDX™".

EXEL    Exelixis Inc ~ Founded in 1995, this research & development company has three medicines discovered by Exelixis researchers that treat patients living with certain types of kidney cancer, thyroid cancer and advanced melanoma.

With substantial gains this year, this company stand to flourish in 2018. Data provided indicates improved survival rates among patients with advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer. And is said to be ready to apply to the FDA, which could increase it $7.7 billion market cap a largely undeserved population.

A      Agilent Techn. Inc. ~  A global leader in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. Founded in 1999, as a spin-off from Hewlett-Packard, here is another research, development & manufacturing company. They have won tons of awards in innovations with as many patents for inventions in tow. 

With the recent acquired Cork, Ireland-based Luxcel Biosciences "Luxcel", a developer of real-time fluorescence plate-reader based in vitro cell assay kits. The acquisition expands Agilent's cell analysis portfolio with the addition of easy-to-use assay kits that are compatible with industry standard plate-readers.

This company works with customers in more than 100 countries, providing instruments, software, services and consumables for the entire laboratory workflow.

WeHIT 2018 PICK & TRACK  UPDATED 01/16/2018 (Closed MLK Day)

COMPANY	LAST	CHANGE	%
AMBA  Ambarella Inc	$53.69	-1.23                2.24%
ACBFF  Aurora Cannabis Inc	$9.62	+1.32                 15.91%
AVAV    AeroVironment Inc	$52.41	-1.66                 3.07%
EXEL    Exelixis Inc	$29.65	-0.73                 2.40%
A      Agilent Techn. Inc.	$71.23	-0.50                 0.70%
HIMX   Himax Techn. Inc.	$9.87	-0.83                  7.76%
HTC      HTC Corp	$72.40	-0.20                 0.28%
RIOT    Riot Blockchain Inc	$18.28	-3.60                 16.45%
SIEB     Siebert Financial Corp.	$11.82	-2.34                  16.53%
STM     STMicroelectronics	$23.90	-0.33                 1.36%
ARE    Alexandria Real Estate Equit	$124.93	-0.19                 0.15%
SYNA    Synaptics Inc.	$47.36	-2.40                4.82%
IBB      iShare NASDAQ Biotech ETF	$110.60	-1.38                 1.23%
TWMJF  Canopy Growth corp	$29.36	-3.35                 12.94%
KEYS     Keysight Technologies	$44.75	-0.06                 0.13%
VFFIF    Village Farms International	$6.19	+0.43                 7.42%
O A         Orbital ATK Inc.	$131.75	-0.29                 0.22%
VRTHF  Veritas Pharma	$0.61	-0.04                  6.46%
VTC       Vertcoins	$4.00	22.93%
VUZI     Vuzix Corp.	$8.15	-0.40                4.68%

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COMPANY	LAST	CHANGE	%
Merck & Co Inc	$62.07	+ 3.41                  5.81%
Qualcomm Inc	$68.25	+  2.87                    4.39%
MGM Resorts International	$36.03	+1.00                     2.85 %
equinix Inc	$448.10	+12.15                    2.79%
McKesson Corp	$170.66	+4.41                      2.65%
Netease	$322.08	- 6.75                  2.05%
Under Armour Inc	$13.81	-1.31                   8.66%
Viacom Inc.	$31.38	-2.38                  7.05%
Alliance Data systems Corp	$258.07	-18.34                 6.64%
CF Industries Holdings	$40.71	-2.81                   6.46%

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So You Decided To Invest.....What Are Your Options!

    You finally have it in your heart & head. That the future of your remaining days will indeed be better off when you invest in the businesses that you support every day. That the products & services you use day in and day out. Things you love so and spend your hard earned cash on can actually be returned to you in the form of dividends and compound interest. Providing you a comfortable retirement lifestyle.  You've realize that the rich, when investing wisely into stocks, bonds, ETF, & mutual funds is what keeps them wealthy.



 In the long run, you and yours will be better off financially. Will it be easy, no! There will be continuous improvement as you move forward. Your knowledge base will increase as well, which will lead to better trades that will eventually grow your yield's & gains therefore increasing your bottom-line. You can ride off into retirement bliss.

    Well, we now have the simple short version. Sweet right?  Reality, is nothing worth while is ever easy. Point blank! The world of stocks & trades can be a complicated one if taken in to fast. So our first endeavor is to take a few baby steps into your start-up. 

Let's take it slow!

   The most essential tool at your disposal will be research. Every piece of information about the companies you are interested in and how world events relations to that business should be scrutinized. In the business world as I mentioned in an earlier post. An event clear across the world can have a effect on the future business that you have shares in.

   You may have an interest in "oranges".  In Florida, one year you can have a outstanding crop production and returns are impressive. The next year a freeze can accord, causing a low product output. Which in turn will affect the industry as a whole including the cost of oranges.

So, let dig in.......


Several steps that can be implemented immediately. 

1.  Check your own 401K, mutual fund participation  
2.  Pretend trading
3.  Trade plan
4.  Picking a broker
5.  Prepare to make a long term investment. 

#1)  Check your job for 401K, mutual fund participation:

    Do you currently contribute to a retirement fund?  Are you getting out of it what you expect? Should you increase or decrease your contribution? What is the cost of your plan? Check what your employer's matching contribution is. Some companies are quite generous in their employee contribution.


Will it meet your retirement goals?




#2)  Pretend trading:

   I have found that virtual investing apps can dramatically improve your strategy skills.
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   Worth the efforts & actually fun. You can play the markets without risk. Find something that works......transport your strategies to your broker or real life tactics.
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#3)  Trading plan:




Out of the strategies in your mock trading. 
Create a TRADE PLAN.





#4)  Picking a broker:

   What type of trader are you? Long term (hint), day trader, swing trader, binary, futures, commodities.
   Of the skills and knowledge consumed, heavy research broker firms. You can DIY trade with numerous online trade firm. Which have become pretty competitive in cost efficient per fees and trade limits. And if you are starting out small $500 or less. It's great hand-ons lessons down this avenue. However, this is your money we are playing with. So I would at minimal seek an  professional finance advisor.

#5)  Prepare for a long term investment strategy:

• Less stress  
• Compounding Interest will be your best companion.  
• Blue chip companies consistently add value to your portfolio over time. 
• Taxes & broker fees cut 

   Not that one can't make a substantial profit in the short term, swing trade or day trading. Because you can and people do. Yet, this type of trading involves a different kind of mindset along side an intense risk management strategy.  Thereby, requiring a whole new level of skill sets.

Investing is an investment in your future. If there was someone truly vested in my future and had mentored me into investing earlier in my life I would have. Now that I'm a bit older......It just makes plain good sense. Just wish I would I gotten it back then when I knew it all.

To build wealth, you must invest. Simple!

   If you are considering investing and in your 20's - 30's, began now with long-term investment into blue-chip companies. 

   In your 40's, you really should sit down with a personal finance advisor to discuss your current assets & options. Play the markets as your skill set permits. Of course, with the assistance of a broker, if you have the guts and finances, some short-term invest. 

   I must say that if a person really does their due diligence. They would find that this can be an interesting time to invest. Not to mention industries the likes of:

• BLOCKCHAIN
• CRYPTOCURRENCIES
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

   Many more industries, businesses & start-ups are emerging.  Any one of which will make brand NEW millionaires out of the right investor, at the right time with the right amount of patience.

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The Wealthy Smell Opportunity - That's Where They Go

Shut up & just do what the wealthy do!

   In an earlier post, Wall street & the stock market  I mentioned that it seems the wealthy just know where the money is.  They smell it and that's where they'll be. I'm sure there's a little more to it than that. Yet, it would be quite impressive if that were true. 

   What they do have, is they share traits that are consistent with each other. They are entrepreneurs, constantly looking for opportunity. They are disciplined, self motivated & go-getters. 

   You don't have to tell them to put an effort into a project. First in - last out! They want shit to get done. Which brings into play an obvious trait.......leadership. In order to have their vision brought to fruition, they must be able to delegate the right team players to produce the required performance.

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   On the other side of that, are those with the negative notion that the rich just get richer. Which actually is a true statement. But to some, being rich or wealthy has a negative stigma attached to it in their mind. Of course, this clearly would have a profound effect on a persons ability to engineer a profitable wealth building strategy.  

   Without fully understanding their reasons for wealth deficiency, they tend to just has a negative outlook on the rich and affluent. Let's just call it what it is........HATERS!  ok

   To be honest with you, once you're rich, is there any other way to go?  SAVE & INVEST, there's only a certain amount of material things one can buy. (most wealthy citizens, are not generally flashy) Only so many properties you can reside at. How much money can you spend in a day. At which point, logic would entitle one to invest it into something worthwhile and be charitable. 

   If you work arduously to gain wealth and a good life. Would you want to go back to anything less? Of course not! 


  My view point is this, if I knew someone had one million dollars and by the next year they were broke. I'd be a bit upset at them. How could someone blow away a million dollars?  Yes,  I'd be disappointed cause I know I would have done something differently.

   
   How many of us have been at the office or workplace. And been asked, what would you do if you had a million dollars?

   Now, I've been in this scene a few times myself. And 85% of the time, people have had a fairly decent response on their spending habits with that million dollar.

   Paying off  bills, buying a home, giving a little something to their closest relatives are the typical responses.

   However, I love it when I hear the ones that get a bit more defined. Knowing about savings, investing and buying property. 

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   Before we go into the body of this post, which is doing what the wealthy do to remain financially independent. I  also want to take a look at several view points surrounding the pros & cons about wealth! Along with some of the causes why there are people who never obtain prosperity while others do. 
Sometimes over & over again.

When it comes to wealth & riches.........

Let's make one thing perfectly clear that the two are different. Yes, they really are.

Rich - technically is having enough money for a comfortable living today. One can afford the luxury of life NOW!

Wealthy - in it's simplicity, the wealthy are rich for generations. Wealthy beings have not only their children life's financially secured. They have their grandchildren children secured.


  

 The theme itself  (creating wealth or riches) can be a little like politics to some. Sure, most people want to EARN their fair share. Even aim to become a little secure & comfortable with the abundance in life. 

   Some will and have commit unspeakable crimes to control it. And be controlled by it.  Others fear it all together. Being as.......
Money is the root of ALL evil!

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   I personally, struggled for years with my own demons. One of them being that money would change me. Or I would forget where I came from if I was to wealthy. (You would be amazed at how many feel like this). Another was my negative sub-conscious mindset. Mine, the fear that I might not be around tomorrow, so I'll live and spend day by day, pay check to pay check. Many others do just that in their own lives.....sabotage their future with reckless financial thinking.

   Which brings us to the core of this post.....changing the way we think about money. Doing what the wealthy do, point blank!  There's nothing wrong with being wealthy. Nothing at all. That's just it! The only unsound belief in becoming wealthy would be how one gains that wealth status. An honest hard working effort, should NOT demean anyone from enjoying their spoils nor the lifestyle because of your assets! 

   Those of us who have had that negative mentality, have to realize that somewhere somehow, someone or something implanted a virus in our conscious that has conditioned us to that way of thinking. It did not happen over night and will not be cure nor debug/rewire itself over night! 

   You must simply, re-condition your thoughts. You must want to be wealthy. Picture yourself in that nice home, taking great trips. Surrounding yourself with readings, pictures, videos and people who you will interact with on that level. 

   Mapping out a plan, fine tuning those steps every single day. It's one thing to see or dream the end goal yet, entirely another level to get there. 

   Picturing yourself helping others, because giving back is essential to wealth building. But, you must help yourself first in order to be able to help someone else. To empower others you must first empower yourself. 

   Wealthy people believe it or not, generally don't spend crazy money. Just cause they can doesn't mean they do. If you think about it, that would seem to go hand in hand with being wealthy. Mostly, because they invest.

   Control self-gratification. Stop living day-2-day. Learn saving techniques, budgeting habits. 

    Stop putting off tomorrow what can be done today! Just get it done and out the way. And move on to the next step or goal.

   It will take time. There will be many up's & down's, setbacks......disappointments, rejections not to mention failures. All of which are needed so that you will learn what you are really made of. To build up character & strength.

Failure is the must ingredient in a well done success story. 

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   To be honest with you, as I wrote in my success/failure. Failures and setbacks in our lives are simply a test. Do you really want what you are going after? 

   See, winner don't quit right? You are not failing nor undeserving of riches. You must also master the achievement, respect it, along with appreciating the efforts it took to fulfill it.

   Those that receive money fast, most likely will lose it the same way. That scenario has been played out time & time again. Ask any drug dealer, there are plenty of lottery winner that'll tell you the same. Whether they learned the hard way.

If one....lives by the sword - surely they will die by the sword.

   Earn it by honest hard work, play hard honestly. Hard effort includes putting in sacrifices. Giving up the now for the tomorrows. 

   Remember we are changing our thought process, the attitudes & those nasty bad habits.

   Understanding that once those old habit and thought patterns are broken. You can now began to think in earning money passively.  You will still need to put in the work, the 9-5  or even overtime. Because you must now think about having while putting that money to work for you. 

   What is your goal......do you have a meaningful reason behind getting wealthy. 

What is your WHY? 

This must become your passion. 

   Have something that gets a fire lit underneath that ass. Believe me, when you are passionate about something you're going to go for it. You're going to want to get it done. That's when you know your heart is in it for the long haul.  That it's a true destiny and not just a fad nor wish.

   You are going to have to take risk, get use to it. Do the necessary research, footwork and due diligence. Remember, at times actions will not always come out in your favor. You will understand why it didn't later. These are your learning curves. It could be telling you, it's time to do something different or try harder. Time will inform you on which!

Definition of insanity is doing the same thing over & over again then expecting a different result.  

That above statement was put there for a reason. Read, learn & carry it within you. 

        It does mean something!

  Passive income simply means you are making money without you directly participating in the venture. A savings account is a passive income. It is sitting in a bank making you more money without you doing anything more than the initial work.

   Writing a book, producing a song or music album, making a movie. Opening up some franchised stores ALL are passive income. What do they ALL have in common?

Doing something once, get paid over & over again for the effort.

   Owning rentals, investments  & real estate are also passive income. And here we are. The point in which this post supplements.

Warren Buffet says it clearly, "Don't depend on a single source for income (to build wealth). Make investments that create multiple sources."

Invest, investing & investments 

Yes, another  attribute the wealthy & rich ALL have in common? They invest!

   They take their money, buy into an investment and hold onto it for a long long time. Over time as the markets whether it be stocks & bonds gradually climb. So does their value as well as their profits. It sounds simple and it is yet. The hard part is your initial monetary investments. You first must come up with the investment dollars, then learn how to pick great stocks and study how the market system works.

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   As we continue further along these postings, we will dissect the many path that will strengthen our knowledge base. It will seem daunting, confusing even tedious. One lesson we surely will gain........patience. Patience will win the game. Building you a secure financial network must include it.

  So you might be thinking, yeah not for me. Maybe YOU are one of those that have that bad habit, falling into your old caution or fearful of failure ways. 
   That is why I put those words at the top of the page.........

SHUT UP........JUST DO WHAT THEY DO! 

Then get WEALTHY

  

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