 | | Amanda Heckman
Editorial Director | It's Memorial Day weekend. A record number of folks are traveling... millions of grills are being fired up... and the nation is taking the time (we hope) to remember those we've lost in the fight for our freedom. [See How to Access the Money Tool Metric Typically Reserved for World's Richest ($10M+ Net Worth) ] On Monday, Andy will share a special message in honor of the holiday. Be sure to look out for it. But today, we're getting ready for summer the only way an outfit like ours should... By providing a ticker to hold all season long. Go Big With the full faith and credit of our government and our dollar being called into question thanks to the fight over the debt ceiling... Andy warned us on Monday to "invest accordingly." That means going big. Big companies, that is. The reason is simple... They're less sensitive to all the trouble we're in. That much is clear when you look at this heat map from Finviz... 
View larger image Year to date, the big have just kept on getting bigger. But there's one big company in particular that should be on every investor's summer "play" list... Microsoft (MSFT). If you'll recall, Microsoft was Alpesh's Stock of the Week last week. He likes it as a blue chip AI play with the potential for exponential earnings growth. But here's why it's worth another look... All Summer Long You know the old stock market adage "Sell in May and go away"? That's the idea that bids traders to sell out of their positions as summer starts. Trading volume is typically low throughout the season, and the markets tend not to move much. On average, stocks post returns of about 2% during the summer, compared with nearly 7% in the winter months. Microsoft, on the other hand, does far better in summer. Our research team crunched the numbers... and the stock has averaged a 7% return over the last 10 summers... and that's including 2022's tech slump. When you drill down to single-season moves... the stock sees double-digit gains more often than not. So while the economy and the markets are sitting in a state of unease right now... Microsoft is the perfect "set it and forget it" summer play. Soak up the gains, but don't forget to use protective gear... in the form of a trailing stop. Enjoy the holiday weekend, and have a happy Memorial Day. In a shaky economic environment that's looking a little, well, ill... a globally diversified company is just what the doctor ordered. And this week's Stock of the Week is a prescription for success. This life sciences and technology innovator is growing earnings by a big 27% per year... and has solid margins of 22%. Get all the details on the company - including the ticker - in this week's video. Click here or on the image below to watch it. Every smart investor's insurance policy - gold - is up nearly 14% in the past six months. An astute reader noticed a key group of investors has been buying... and wanted to get the full story. We asked our good friend Rich Checkan, President and COO of Asset Strategies International - a leading gold and precious metals dealer - to explain what's going on. Keep reading... "Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." - Henry James Want more content like this? | | | | | Amanda Heckman | Editorial Director Amanda Heckman is the editorial director of Manward Press. With unrivaled meticulousness, she has spent the past dozen or so years sharpening Andy's already razorlike wit... and has worked with numerous bestselling authors and award-winning financial gurus along the way. | | | | 
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