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Disney (DIS), which owns the rights to Star Wars, is one of the most talked about stocks in the market in the last several months as the newest movie release has shattered box office records. However, there have been growing concerns about DIS stock. Because of these growing concerns about the television business, I might look to buy a Call option on DIS rather than buy the stock.

2015 is coming on an end, which means everyone under the sun is rolling out their 2016 stock market predictions. Here are five that are sure to be wrong.

Every year, as December is winding down, I write a review of the year in verse. Some years (and some verses) are better than others, and I’d have to say that 2015 was not the one you’d point to as a shining example of peace, progress and prosperity. But the great things about “meh” years is that they are frequently followed by “wow” years; so we have something to look forward to.

I know that you’ve probably been reading headlines about the perilous state of the Chinese economy, and you think that investing there is too nervous-making to attempt. I have two pieces of evidence to help convince you that adding some China to your portfolio is a good idea. First, let’s have a look at a daily chart of PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China ETF (PGJ) showing its performance during the last six months.

The past year will go down in the history books as a dud in terms of stock market returns. You’re among the lucky few if you were able to generate positive returns given that the broad market is down 2% year-to-date. But I have two pieces of good news. First, that lackluster performance is in the rearview mirror. Good riddance. And second, the future looks a heck of a lot brighter—at least for one particular group of stocks. I think there is 15% upside potential in small-cap stocks over the next year.