Once two savvy investors in New York bought the same stock they had both researched and had fantastic potential.  The day after both bought their shares, one of the men left for India to go hunting for a month.  A couple days later, the stock price plummeted 30% due to an analyst's downgrade of the stock.  Panic selling ensued, and the man still in New York dumped his shares feeling lucky to get out only 30% down. One month later, the other man returned from India and by that time the...

Many stock trading beginners have experienced this:
Watching others earn high returns from promising growth stocks, while they just constantly miss out on the big risers.
How can you stay ahead and find the market leaders?
The key lies in understanding that different sectors lead during various economic cycles. Here's a quick overview of the 11 major sectors in U.S. stocks.
For instance, tech stocks typically outperform during periods of economic growth. Whereas in a ...