The Key To Beating The Market

The market has been on fire. Yesterday's solid gains and new all-time highs are yet another testament to the strength of this bull market. And after 8.7 years and more than a 300% gain, the market still has lots more to go.

(By the way, this is 'only' the second longest bull market in history. The longest one was 12.3 years. So there's at least another 3.6 years to go on this one, in my opinion.)

With a robust economy, historical tax cuts, and surging corporate earnings, the market has never looked better.

And while may investors are handily beating the market, far too many are underperforming.

The reasons can vary. Some are just skeptical of the economy and the market, in spite of the concrete evidence showing how well both are performing.

Others have simply grown wary of the market given how far and long this market has gone up. Some have either trimmed their positions or gotten out all-together, resulting in severe underperformance and massive regret.

And others still are just terrible stock pickers and they just can't seem to catch a break.

The one common denominator to all the above, is a lack of confidence in their stock picking and investing. But it doesn't have to be that way.

If you knew that your stock picking strategies had a high probability of success, you wouldn't second guess yourself, and you'd invest in the market without fear. Sure, there's always a chance for loss. But if your stock picking strategy typically picks stocks that go up rather than go down, you'd find yourself investing with confidence and racking up more and more gains.

Our Zack Rank #1 Strong Buy stocks easily fit into this category with an average annual return of more than 25% per year.

Then we have our Trading and Investment Services which have outperformed as well. Like our top performing service last year, the Large-Cap Trader, which was up 50.1% vs. the S&P's 21.8%. Or my service, the Options Trader, which was up 46.3%. Or our Black Box Trading Service, which takes all of the emotion out of trading, with a 37.9% gain. And more.

You don't need to be a pro to beat the market. And you don't need to reinvent the wheel either. Just decide to follow a winning strategy to get you on the right track. It will increase your confidence and likely increase your bottom line.

Check out the above portfolios and more and see if they can help you beat the market. They are all part of our Zacks Ultimate service.

Learn more about our market beating portfolios today!

Best,

Kevin Matras

Executive Vice President, Zacks Investment Research

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