David Eller

The easiest way to make money in the market is to find a stock the big investors are about to load up on and buy it first. Nobody has deeper pockets than Uncle Sam.

Usually in December, companies that have had a tough year are sold off in order to use the tax losses to offset gains. However, despite Apple's terrible two months, the pressure may be coming to an end because of the "wash sale" rule.

If you don't know how to make money in the market today and you can't see a clear direction or trend, one option for generating income is to sell something you don't own. Yes, you did read that right.