\nEnergy Transfer Partners (ETP) and Sunoco Logistics (SXL) criticized the government’s decision not to issue an easement for their Dakota Access Pipeline. The companies called it a “purely political action.”<\/p>\n
Barron’s is the leading investment newspaper.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0It’s part of the Wall Street Journal.<\/em> So it has<\/strong> to be good at picking stocks.<\/p>\n Here’s how its ten stock picks did in 2015:<\/p>\n And here’s how they did in 2016 (so far):<\/p>\n And now — drum roll — for Barron’s picks for 2017:<\/p>\n There you have them. Of the ten stocks that Barron’s picked for 2017, seven lost ground in 2016 (so far). Personally, I’m not big on catching falling knives.<\/p>\n I do have an argument with Barron’s losers. Why don’t they dump them? In 2015, it lost 55% on Micron Technology (MU) and 39% with Macys. In 2016 it lost 33% on AMC Networks and nearly 20% with CVS Health. \u00a0Surely, when you get to a 15% loss (let’s say), you dump your losers and put the money into something going up, or at least holding its own.<\/p>\n Barron’s results are not a great testimony to “Buy and Hold<\/strong>” — if ever there was one.<\/p>\n You can read more about Barron’s “logic” for its ten stock tips for 2017. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Another reason to buy Amazon.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Idea: Give one share of Amazon to each of your grandkids.<\/p>\n Things learned:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n + Don’t leave your device’s password at the factory default. Too easy to hack. Change the password to something easy to remember, like “HarryToldMeToDoThis1234.”<\/p>\n + Talk to your Internet provider service company’s local technician — you’ll find him in the street. Ask him\/her how locals are getting their broadband speed increased. Mine doubled when I did this.<\/p>\n +\u00a0Externals hard drives and flash drives are great backups for your working files. Make sure you have multiple devices as backups. Sometimes these gadgets fail. One of mine just did. They cost $60 on Amazon for 256 gb.<\/p>\n Favorite headlines:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n + Craft Beer Gone Wild: Leading Porn Site Releases Its Own Fancy Beer<\/p>\n + Tennis players net longer lives than other jocks: study reveals<\/p>\n + Venezuela Currency (the Bolivar) Loses 45% This Month as Hyperinflation Escalates (Another good place to invest?)<\/p>\n![\"barronsstockpicksfor2015\"](\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BarronsStockPicksfor2015.jpg\")
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