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The origin of one of my favorite investing strategies traces back to the 16th century… when a French botanist introduced an exotic Turkish flower to Europe.
As the tulip made its way from Austria to Germany, Holland, and England, it created a sensation.
The flower soon became the focus of one of the earliest recorded financial manias. As growers cultivated more and more varieties of colors, demand exploded, and almost everyone wanted the newest-colored bulb.
The tulip mania led to increases in prices that make the U.S. housing boom of the 2000s look tiny by comparison. At the height of the 17th-century boom, a single black bulb fetched 17 times the annual wages of a skilled laborer… and totaled more than $50,000 in today's dollars.
Believe it or not, this mania helped create a unique income strategy that we can use today. While some people use this tool to make risky trades on volatile stocks, it was intended to help you reduce your risk.
And we can even use it to collect thousands of extra dollars every month…
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Man who made EIGHTEEN 1,000% recommendations unveils #1 stock
Most people will go their whole lives without capturing a 1,000% gain in stocks.
But one man from rural PA may have cracked the code.
11 years ago, millionaire early stage investor Matt McCall shared some of his first recommendations with the public, live on air.

The anchors laughed in his face…
Yet FIVE of the stocks he named that day went on to soar over 1,000%.
Since then, McCall has built one of the greatest track records in the financial world.
He's pinpointed dozens of stocks that went on to jump 100% or more.
Plus 18 recommendations that skyrocketed over 1,000%.
Today, he's doing it all over again.
McCall just teamed up with one of the biggest names in finance to reveal the name and ticker symbol of what he predicts will be the best-performing stock of 2020.
He says:
“I'm confident that this is my next big winner — and I haven't felt this way since back in 2009. This company is on the cutting-edge of one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 21st century. You can't afford to ignore this.”
To see McCall's newest prediction for yourself, simply go here.
You'll get this stock's name and ticker symbol, absolutely free.