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It's Not How Much You Make, It's How Much You Keep

Zack's plan for capturing maximum profits now and protecting your gains against future pullbacks in the market

Fellow Investor,

Do you buy insurance before or after disaster strikes?

Yes, that is a rhetorical question.

Insurance won't help you at all unless the policy is in place before something bad happens. That's why we buy insurance during the good times - to prepare in advance for an unforeseen accident or illness.

Here's a question that isn't rhetorical:

Do you have an "insurance policy" for your investment portfolio?

I'm Kevin Matras, Executive Vice President of Zacks Investment Research, and today I bring you a message with special importance.

Even though all 3 major U.S. indexes continue to set new all-time highs, now is not the time to get complacent.

Now is the time to consider "insuring" your portfolio to protect the gains you're making.

The next bear market may seem far off. But again: you pick out your insurance before things go south.

Our 2-Phase Approach to Today's Market

Phase 1: Prepare a Bear Market Game Plan (so it's ready when you need it).

I can't tell you when the next downturn will come. No one can. But I can tell you the best time to prepare for that downturn:

Today.

Not next week, not tomorrow, but today - so you have adequate time to prepare. So you can react quickly when you start to see evidence that the bear is on its way back.

Zacks' Bear Market - Report - Cover Photo

We have designed a truly Special Report to help you not only survive, but THRIVE when the next bear market strikes with full force.

Zacks' Bear Market Game Plan clues you in on:

  • Bear market warning signs - it's essential that you detect these indicators so you're not caught off-guard. If you miss these, your portfolio could be in serious jeopardy
  • Costly blunders many investors make that can cost you a fortune when stocks begin to sink
  • How to profit from the bear market, finding key opportunities while others are running scared
  • How to position yourself for maximum gains when the bull market returns

You can download the Bear Market Game Plan absolutely free when you try out our Zacks Ultimate program. I'll tell you more about that in just a moment.

Phase 2: Rack up as many big wins as possible.

Even in this record-setting market, a mediocre stock-picking strategy can sabotage your potential returns.

Not all stocks offer an equally promising upside. Some shares are climbing rapidly. Some aren't climbing at all...

Through Both Bull and Bear Markets, This System Has More Than Doubled the S&P 500

The Zacks Rank is arguably the most accurate stock-picking system in the world. Since 1988, this system has averaged a gain of +25% per year. That performance has been examined and attested by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP,* an independent accounting firm.

Think about it. How many money managers, brokerage firms, mutual funds or investment newsletters can substantiate a return like that?

Today, you are invited to experience the full power of the Zacks Rank by trying out our Zacks Ultimate program.

You'll get 30 days of unrestricted access to:

  • All of our recommendation portfolios
  • All of our private market insights
  • All of our real-time buy and sell signals

All for a grand total cost of just $1. And not 1 cent of additional obligation.

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Here's a glimpse of the portfolio email alerts that will be available to you.1

Surprise Trader

Now you can benefit from the most accurate analyst "whispers" that detect positive earnings surprises BEFORE they're reported. Over the past two years, this strategy's accuracy is an unprecedented 82.88%. When alerted to "surprise stocks" before Wall Street can react to them, you can fully ride their price pops.

Currently closed to new investors (but not to you).


Momentum Trader

Get the "Best of Both Worlds": Strongest Fundamental Indicator (Zacks Rank) + Pinpoint Technical Analysis = Soaring Momentum Trades. That's how this portfolio catches powerful stocks just as their next bull runs are about to begin.


Stocks Under $10

This service finds companies with low share prices that have improving fundamentals and earnings outlooks. It uses Zacks Rank and other metrics to find the few with most explosive long-term growth potential, and rides them up to months and years to maximize gains.


Black Box Trader

Another portfolio only available through Zacks Ultimate. Each Monday morning, this secret formulation distills a list of 10 stocks with extreme gain potential.


Short List

Zacks introduces the ultimate bear market profit tool. Our indicators predict its stocks will fall far more than average. Tests show that during the last two bears while the S&P 500 dropped -33.8% and -39.5%, going short with stocks from this portfolio would have brought you overall gains of +69.3% and +159.5%.

Exclusive. Only available through Zacks Ultimate.


Home Run Investor

Turn up the best Zacks Rank growth stocks for the long haul. This portfolio discovers companies with robust earnings momentum that leads to a string of quarterly earnings surprises and a thriving share price.


Income Investor

Leverage the Zacks Rank to find the best dividend-paying stocks for the long haul. Toss in some selected income-producing investments and you get outperformance with a smoother ride and lower risk.


Counterstrike

When High-Frequency Traders (HFTs) trigger panic sell-offs of good stocks, Zacks strikes back. This portfolio aims to ride the best of those companies as they rebound for double-digit gains in just 1 to 4 weeks.

Currently closed to new investors (but not to you).


Tactical Trader

Most investors are ill-prepared to handle times of extreme market volatility like we're seeing today. This portfolio takes advantage of that choppiness. It can go long or short with stocks, options, ETFs, and more - looking to rack up multiple quick wins.


International Trader

Diversify away from a U.S. centric portfolio while also taking advantage of stock valuation discounts and booming economies throughout the globe. This gives you extreme upside potential, and also reduces the risk from putting "all your eggs" into the basket of just one country.


Insider Trader

Be alerted when selected, key officers dip into their own pockets to snap up shares of their own companies. When this signal is combined with Zacks Rank fundamentals, there is no better tip-off to the future success of a stock.

Currently closed to new investors (but not to you).


Game Changers

This portfolio offers the Apples, Googles, and Teslas of tomorrow. These are the most innovative companies at the forefront of technological advances.

Some you may have heard of. Others are still well under the radar.

They have the potential to create new industries or shake up old ones and drive competitors out of business. Indeed, these are the companies that can make early investors very wealthy.


Options Trader

Blend winning options strategies with the Zacks Rank to pursue timely and substantial gains. A bonus is that you'll use only a fraction of the money you would have risked on traditional stock purchases.


Value Investor

Track stocks that are selling at 25-50% discounts and pounce just as the market is starting to notice their attractiveness. This portfolio patiently rides winners to their maximum long-term potential.


ETF Investor

Focus on a select handful of Exchange Traded Funds to pursue maximum gains. This portfolio will pinpoint the most promising market trends with the very best ETFs to ride them, without added risk and fees from buying stocks individually.


Follow The Money Trader

This service spotlights movements of the "Smart Money," adding new stocks just as institutional investors are starting to take notice. We aim to get in early on these potent profit rides.


Zacks Premium

Command an array of professional-strength tools that are easy to use for individual investors. Use them to evaluate your portfolio, find better stocks and funds, and track your investments to sell when the time is right.


Zacks Top 10 Stocks

Receive our annual service that provides the best buy and hold picks for the year ahead.


So what happens after your 30-day Zacks Ultimate $1 experience is over?

Right now you might be thinking, "Aha, here comes The Catch."

Well, there really isn't one. You don't have to spend another cent.

We offer Zacks Ultimate as nothing more than your personal "investing showroom" where you can look under the hood of our high-performance portfolio services. Then, join the ones that suit you best. Or join none at all.

The choice is completely up to you.

Will this be hard work? Will you receive too much information?

Not at all. Most of our members start by quickly scanning each of the portfolios to narrow down to the few that suit them best. Then, for the next 30 days, they enjoy the real-time recommendations from just those services while side-stepping the others.

It couldn't be easier to get exactly what you want to prepare for a bear market and improve your overall investment success.

And if you have any questions or need any help sorting out which portfolios are best for you, just pick up the phone and talk to a real person who can give you the info you need. It's like having a personal guide to help you zero in on the services that match your investing goals and style.

And then, after your 1 month trial, you have three simple choices:

  • 1. Walk out of the showroom anytime you please and not pay one cent more.
  • 2. Continue your see-it-all Zacks Ultimate subscription for only $299 a month.
  • 3. Join just one or more of the individual portfolios.

Once again, the choice is entirely up to you.

Backed by 2 Airtight Guarantees

Satisfaction Guarantee Shield

And don't worry, you are covered by a Satisfaction Guarantee. You may cancel up to 90 days after your trial is over. And if you feel we have not exceeded your expectations, then we will refund every last cent - including the $1 you paid for the trial. No problem.

But that isn't the half of it.

Perfomance Guarantee Shield

You're also backed by a full-year, money-back Performance Guarantee. Details. That means if we don't help you beat the market, we don't deserve your money.

No one else offers a combination of money-back assurances like these. That's because no one else has a proven system like the Zacks Rank that beats the market so consistently, year after year.

Join online right now or call us M-F 10am-6pm ET at 1.888.775.8348. Outside the U.S., 1.312.265.9239.

Don't miss this easy opportunity to sample any and all of our strategies that are designed to make money regardless of market direction, regardless of volatility.

What can +25% per year mean to you and your portfolio?

S&P 500 vs Zacks Rank, 1988-Q2 2014

If you invested just $10,000 in the S&P 500 in 1988 and rebalanced it monthly, you would have more than $150,000 today. Quite a nice gain.

But suppose instead you had put that same $10,000 into our Zacks Rank system, it could have compounded to nearly $6 million dollars.

A truly life-changing difference.

Start Your Zacks Ultimate Trial Today »

Your Zacks Ultimate trial will help you uncover the safest investment opportunities with the biggest profit potential.

And the Bear Market Game Plan will show you proven strategies to protect your assets before the bear starts prowling. Time is running out. Your free copy of the Bear Market Game Plan is available until Sunday August 28 at midnight. Remember - the time to prepare is now.

And the Bear Market Game Plan will show you proven strategies to protect your assets before the bear starts prowling. Time is running out. Your free copy of the Bear Market Game Plan is available until noon Tuesday, August 30. Remember - the time to prepare is now.

Thank you, and good investing,

Kevin Matras's Signature

Kevin Matras
Executive Vice President
Zacks Investment Research

P.S. Bull markets can't last forever. It's important to know the signs that precede a coming downturn. The Bear Market Game Plan will help you protect your portfolio and even continue to profit when the bull runs out of steam.

Be prepared. Don't delay. The Bear Market Game Plan is only available until midnight, August 28. Download your copy today »

P.S. Bull markets can't last forever. It's important to know the signs that precede a coming downturn. The Bear Market Game Plan will help you protect your portfolio and even continue to profit when the bull runs out of steam.

Be prepared. Don't delay. The Bear Market Game Plan is only available until noon, August 30. Download your copy today »

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