I always like reading Chris Mayer’s stuff — he often presents at the Value Investing Congress, he seems to be an interesting and low-key guy in person, and the ideas that are pitched by his various newsletters at Agora often catch my eye. They don’t always work out, of course, but every once in a […]
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I’ve gotten a lot of questions about this latest pitch from Chris Mayer… and, honestly, I probably can’t provide an exact answer for you — not enough clues have leaked out just yet. But I’ll dig into it and make some guesses. The pitch is that Mayer is about to make an “urgent announcement” – […]
Agora Financial has been trying to sell Chris Mayer’s Special Situations newsletter by pitching his “CPR Plan” — which is a strategy that he says he uses for 53% of his investing portfolio, and which has “NEVER lost money.” I generally have a fondness for Chris Mayer’s stuff — he gave a good presentation at […]
Given the massive mailing list reach of Agora, Chris’ publisher, you’ve almost certainly been sent this ad for his Mayer’s Special Situations newsletter — it’s all about a tiny stock (of course — they’re always tiny) that can make you massive gains by virtue of the oil they’re going to suck away from Iran’s massive […]
I’ve had a bunch of readers asking me to look at the ads for Chris Mayer’s new service, so that’s the plan today. We don’t usually see ads for newsletters that cite Stock Gumshoe, so that also helped catch my eye when I was browsing ads and deciding which teaser pitch to cover recently — […]
We first heard the “Chaffee Royalty” pitched a little more than five years ago, back when Chris Mayer was touting the “next Franco-Nevada” with a pitch about passive mining royalties — and, as you’ve probably guessed if you’ve read this far, it’s baaaaack! The basic idea of royalty investments is familiar to most Gumshoe readers […]
I always like paying attention to Chris Mayer’s recommendations — not because they’re infallible, but because he has a solid and logical process for choosing stocks, and I’ve found his arguments pretty compelling the few times I’ve heard him speak (and, of course, some of those stocks he has profiled have done well — though […]
Here’s the latest pitch from Chris Mayer for his Mayer’s Special Situations newsletter: “It’s the ONE resource more precious than oil, natural gas or gold. Without it, China’s growth — and the world’s — will likely come to a screeching halt. “Read on to discover the ONE tiny penny stock that has the breakthrough technology […]
I hate to pick on Chris Mayer too much, as he seems a nice enough fella and has teased some useful investing ideas in the past — but so many of my readers are asking about this “Golden Staircase” stock that I felt compelled to sniff it out for you … And, yes, to listen […]
Well, it looks like our tech problems are solved for now … fingers crossed — so I’m republishing what I sent out via email while StockGumshoe.com was down (and yes, if you’re not onboard with the Stock Gumshoe Daily Update, which is free, you missed out!) What follows is all about a little(ish) gold stock, […]
Today we check in again on Chris Mayer, he’s sending out ads for his Chris Mayer’s FOCUS newsletter ($2,500) over at Bonner & Partners, and his ideas are often interesting. His big focus in recent years has been trying to back-test qualitatively to identify the things that made huge investment successes possible — and specifically […]
We spent a fair amount of time talking about Chris Mayer’s favorite royalty stock yesterday — the main stock pitched in the newly reborn “Chaffee Royalty” teaser ad that’s been circulating lately. You can see that one and my thoughts on it here, the tease was for tiny little Sandstorm Metals & Energy. But Mayer’s […]
Chris Mayer has a lengthy ad out now for his Special Situations newsletter, and in it he teases a handful of different ideas, from Mongolia to spin-off investing to S&L conversions … but there was one particular pitch in the ad that caught my eye. He says that he’s found a unique stock … and, […]
Chris Mayer, who we’ve covered from time to time as Agora has teased his letters, was the last presenter of the day. He talked about owner operators, which generally means “skin in the game” — founders, families, large investors. Owner operators have their wealth at risk, look for long term profits, it all makes perfect […]
“… even with the ‘easy’ oil gone, you shouldn’t be surprised to hear more discoveries are coming online. Today I want to share with you a special way to profit from today’s newest oil finds. As you’ll see, it’s adventurous. Plus, it could be your way to profit from the next big find, before anyone […]
“Using this three-step “paycheck portfolio” plan… tap into an endless stream of income, for as long as you’ll need it… starting with as many as 75 checks, sent automatically to your account.” Not bad, eh? That’s the tease from Chris Mayer and the Capital and Crisis newsletter from Agora (which is not to be confused […]
New investment advisory (2016) from Chris Mayer, investments Mayer recommends will be followed with real money from Bill Bonner and Mark Ford. Chris generally has a “value” focus and emphasized insider ownership, asset value, and strong and simple business models. Newsletter has closed.
Chris Mayer runs the Capital and Crisis newsletter, often looking for far-flung stocks or odd special situations, and he sometimes brings an interesting idea or two to us through his teaser pitches … so I thought we’d take a look at his latest idea today, a spiel about some stocks that you can buy and […]
These are my notes and instant reactions from a presentation at the Value Investing Congress, the notes below might contain errors, paraphrases, incorrect quotes, or misinterpretations. Chris Mayer is well known the mavens of Gumshoedom, not only because he has presented at the last two Value Investing Congresses but also because his publisher, Agora, has […]
Chris Mayer may be the presenter at the Value Investing Congress who is most familiar to Gumshoe readers, being as he edits a couple of newsletters for Agora Finance and we’ve revealed a few teaser picks of his over the years. He tends to be a pretty sober and value-focused guy, despite the wackiness of […]
Getting this out a bit early because everything’s closed up for the Good Friday holiday tomorrow. What’s up with the Real Money Portfolio? We did get a few final 2023 reports… and that led to some investment decisions on my part. The Boston Omaha (BOC) annual report came in a little later than last year, […]
This isn’t really about a new teaser pitch, but I’ve had lots of readers ask what’s going on with the flurry of changes at Palm Beach Research and MarketWise recently… so if you’re interested in that bit of publisher crisis, stick with me for a few minutes and I’ll share my perspective, a little back […]
OK, so my Detroit Lions aren’t going to win the Super Bowl this year, thanks to that teeth-gnashing final loss last weekend. But it was a heckuva ride, my son and I had a great time and built some great memories watching the season and going to a playoff game in Detroit, and it’s been […]
So… what’s Porter Stansberry’s “picks and shovels” play in online gaming? It’s not a sports betting stock, which is somewhat of a relief given how aggressively those were touted a few years ago, but Porter hinted at his latest pick in the free lead-in part of his article on Friday, and I’ve got a very […]
Happy Days are here again! Inflation is over! Woohoo! Or maybe not… but for the moment, at least, animal spirits are back, we’ve had three good weeks in a row for the broad stock market averages, coming out of the interest-rate panic that crested in October, and now everyone’s looking for a “Santa Claus Rally” […]
Whitney Tilson has rejuvenated an old teaser theme with his pitch about a “Chaffee Royalty” investment — way back in 2008 (and again in 2013) Chris Mayer used that “Chaffee Royalty” name in his newsletter ads, to pitch some of his favorite mining royalty stocks…. so, which one does Tilson like? Let’s dig into the […]
Another big player is leaning into ad-supported streaming, and that has helped out The Trade Desk (TTD) and Roku (ROKU) in recent weeks — Amazon (AMZN) has now talked about adding an ad-supported version of its Amazon Prime Video service, though they also own several ad-supported streaming services already, so it doesn’t seem like that’s […]
Crown Castle (CCI) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) are the first real quarterly updates to hit my portfolio this earnings season — cell tower REIT CCI is usually pretty steady, the movement of shares is typically more about sentiment and interest rates than about any “surprise” earnings, and robotic surgery equipment company ISRG has lately been […]
I’m coming to you a bit early with a “Thursday File” because I’m on the vacation for the next ten days, which also means things will be pretty slow around these parts… and this will be your last Friday File until July 15. I should be on the ground in Ireland by the time you […]
Travis book recomendationTravis recently recommended a book something like “100 baggers”, I think. Can anyone provide this info?
Today we’re starting with a little update on the portfolio, and that’s going to give me a chance to follow up on some reader questions about gold and cryptocurrencies. Then we’ll move on to Toast (TOST), a company I like but a stock that I can’t justify yet, a bunch of other minor updates on […]
The plan for today? Figure out what other name might be associated with Nikola Tesla, and use it as the name for a new-age company. Venture funding should flow without regard to merit, and you might just be able to go straight to an IPO and buy that private island. Nikola (NKLA) is taken, thanks […]
I listened to a sales pitch last night for over 1 hour that was geared to Paul Mampilly’s Banyan Hill suckers and was waiting for the 3 stocks that would pay returns of at least 100x or better , what I got at the end was an opportunity to sign up for the service for […]
It’s “goodwill toward all” season, right? So now is the time to get ready to be nice to yourself. I don’t know whether this trade war will end, or if impeachment will lead to something bigger, or whether President Trump will find a way to goose the stock market again next year to boost his […]
Turn down the football game and bring out the pies, it’s that time again! Stock Gumshoe is mostly closed down for the holiday week, but we do have to continue our annual tradition of calling out our “Turkey of the Year” … so take a pause from arguing with your family and join us, won’t […]
This week brought yet another push-pull to the markets as investors attempt to figure out whether Lucy is going to pull the football away from Charlie Brown again in the China trade talks, but the narrative that struck me as most interesting on the week was the line that was drawn in the economy by […]
I’m a little sad not to be in Omaha this weekend for the Berkshire meeting, but I’ll be watching some of the Q&A tomorrow to see how Warren and Charlie are looking and try to get some little nuggets of wisdom from them. The biggest news lately from Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) is that they’re at […]
Happy Friday! Let’s start you out with my favorite article that I read this past week: Michael Batnick’s Twenty Craziest Investing Facts Ever. Go read it whenever you’re convinced that you know what is going to happen over the next few weeks… or even the next few years. So… what’s going on in the portfolio […]
I continue to get lots of questions about this Jim Rickards ad from Agora, and the ad itself has been (clumsily) updated a few times since we covered it back in November of 2017 (the latest “by March 19, 2019” ad even suggests that Yellen is still President of the Federal Reserve, and the date […]
Gobble Gobble! It’s that time again! Stock Gumshoe is mostly closed down for the holiday week, but we do have to continue our annual tradition of calling out our “Turkey of the Year” … so take a pause from that turkey brining and join us, won’t you? What is this tradition, you ask? Every year, […]
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For BOC at these prices the optionality on SKYH could indeed be quite good. Hard to imagine SKHY doing well and BOC not, because the rest of their business seems…...
“The merry-go-round never seems to really stop in financial publishing,” Travis Johnson. Publishers have to keep their subscribers happy, or they will go out of business. The demise of Legacy…...
Subscriber beware! There is a lot of juggling in the newsletter industry, and it may not necessarily be beneficial to the subscriber. There is quite a bit of changing the…...
"100 Baggers: Stocks that Return 100-to-1 and How to Find Them," by Chris Mayer -- provides some nice perspective on how to think about long-term growth and compounding, and letting…...
2 of Chris Mayers favourites are Constellation Software and its First cousin Topicus !...
I am currently reading 100 Baggers by Chris Mayer for the second time. It is comforting to know the circuitous route most 100 Baggers take to get there and beyond.…...
Travis, as of 01/05/2015, there were actually seven Chris Mayer Coffee Can stocks: Howard Hughes (HHC), Kennedy-Wilson (KW), Retail Opportunity (ROIC), First Citizens Bankshares (FCNA), Greenlight Re (GLRE), National Western…...
I was burned by Agora a while back. I had subscribed to Capital and Crisis. The price was great and the author was very good., Chris Mayer. Once the newsletter…...
Not fair! Chris Mayer is a real guru with a great investing track record and even though Indivior certainly turned into a horrible 75% loss he doesn't deserve the turkey!...
I’m a new (paid) subscriber to Stock Gumshoe, and am really impressed with Travis Johnson’s analyses, and thus thrilled to have stumbled onto his website. But about Jim Rickards: I…...
I truly appreciate all y’all at Gumshoe. No B.S. No hardsell, just straight forward analysis. Real world information. I haven’t gotten into the stock market for one major reason: my…...
Years ago I subscribed to one of Chris Mayers newsletters. several of his recommendations made me some money, but some lost out badly in 2008, and have never recovered. One,…...
And yes, I’m noticing now that Boston Omaha is down about 18% today — no news drove the shift, and that doesn’t really mean anything, it’s just an illiquid stock…...
Great thesis Travis, you remind me of the great Chris Mayer. I followed him when he was with Agora and respected his wisdom. I know you are friends with him…...
I hot it the same way. I also got Jeff Clark somehow and he is amazing. He recommends options on mostly gold but earnings also. Overall I find I make…...
Thanks for all you do Cleveland and Dr Kss. I read every post of both of yours with full attention. The lavishness of riches you two gentlemen have provided us…...
The 3 traits per Chris Mayer at Palm Beach - All 100-Baggers Share These Three Traits: 1) The ability to expand into national and/or international markets, 2) Strong returns on…...
Yeah, I lost 24% on Iconix thanks to Chris Mayer's Capital & Crisis letter. Sold it to us as a mega cash cow. But at least I sold quickly instead…...
$all Love this community to death but we basically got nothing productive done today as a whole. I understand where everyone is coming from with trolls and people throwing off…...
Chris Mayer is one of the few analysts I trust, partly because he writes with humility, versus bombastic hyperbole. I have held several of his recommendations for 3-4 years; several…...
I am giving this subscription time before I praise it or walk away. I do believe that Chris Mayer does his homework but the entire Agora publication family cross sells…...
Chris Mayer and his promoters are pushing to generate excitement so that persons subscribe to their services. On that issue I do not have axes to grind.. Sales pitch is…...
Travis, thank you for being a teacher, versus a snake-oil salesman. Do you have an opinion on USAA's USAGX, USAA Precious Metals and Minerals mutual fund? I used to pay…...
This is a great post for any who want to invest in tech and biotech, as I do. But I think one of your basic assumptions is utterly wrong: ".…...
I also thought of FRGI because of Chris Mayer's influence, but like you mentioned, they are not a burger chain. So I thought it was Sonic, but I missed the…...
I received an email from Stansberry about the Chris Mayer Focus Webinar. (I have the Stansberry lifetime Flex alliance) and they send me e-mails for other services. I watched the…...
I haven't seen the latest presentation but these are from Chris Myer's Focus Watchlist (UPDATED DECEMBER 20, 2016) Chris Mayer with Thompson Clark --- Nomad Foods (NOMD) Green Brick Partners…...
I also watched the on line Chris Mayer sales pitch ( Bonner and Stansberry ) as I was interested in his 6 watch list stocks. My understanding from the initial…...
Chris Mayer is my fav; solid recommendations, without the hype of his peers. Loved his service at 49/yr...not worth 3k/yr. Travis, thank you for this post!...
Chris Mayer said in the Focus webinar that the Bonner & Partners newsletter covered large cap stocks. Focus newsletter covers small cap stocks....
I bit the bullet a few months ago and joined (lifetime) Chris Mayer's stock picking subscription because of Bill Bonner. Like you, I believe in his reasonings for choosing stocks,…...
I participated in Chris Mayer's conference call about his new Focus newsletter. My thoughts were the same as you kind of allude to. To pay $3,000 to get a recommendation…...
The other five stocks being "watched" (aka teased) by Chris Mayer as a come-on to drop 3K on his new newsletter are FOGO, GRBK, CLNY, NOMD, and SCU....
came across the newest Chris Mayer newsletter pitch, to sell the "The Mayer Method: Focus" reading: "Chris Mayer’s Focus normally costs $5,000 per year. But when you reply to this…...
I don't know if it is PBL's pick, but Dynacor has been recommended by Doug Casey and Chris Mayer. Thankfully, I bought it this January and have done well with…...
What are Chris Mayer's newest picks since Bonner has started his new letter ???...
Edited by J. Reeves | August 04, 2016 | Delray Beach, Fla. It’s not earnings or fundamentals driving the stock market today (it’s something much more powerful)... Where to find…...
Excellent points . I agree this stock has pretty impressive backers deserves some personal investigation despite the dubious people at Money M. They and Agora and Stansbury Research have pretty…...
He recommends some very dangerous smallcaps at risk of bankruptcy, saying he gets his ideas from a network of "smart money" hedge fund superinvestors. Recommendation LXU is down 75% within…...
Yes, a few times by Chris Mayer. Not very aggresively....
The key is for silver to move ASAP into its historic gold to silver ratio position of 16:1. Gold at its current spot value at $1,250/oz. and spot silver at…...
The "Executive Dividends" teased by Chris Mayer were warrants -- like the TARP Warrants that have been so profitable in recent years. I covered Mayer's ad here last year: http://www.stockgumshoe.com/reviews/capital-and-crisis/whats-the-executive-dividend-program/…...
Dividend Aristocrats are know by several different names , however, commonly known as "Executive Dividends". A favotite investment by warren buffet and refuses to invest in any company unles Executive…...
Dear Gumshoe readers, I have followed Chris Mayer for at least 10 years and he does in fact have a really good track record. I currently subscribe to his newsletter…...
The Perfect Commodity Producer "Did you know There were only 13 instances when the price of a single commodity rose by 500% or more in the 20th century. Only eight…...
I follow many of the Agora folks e-mails without investing in their newsletters, after losing some money on Chris Mayer's recommendations (although he is one of the more honest writers,…...
I missed on buying that one as well -- has indeed done very well, I think it was a Chris Mayer suggestion from a conference but don't remember for sure.…...
Travis, Thanks. I missed this Chris Mayer tease last Spring, but just got teased by him via Agora Financial email for his newsletter. Any thoughts about Chris' "Research Report #3:…...
This is a recent teaser request for the mighty thinkolator to reveal:: Chris Mayer of Agora Financial is teasing us to buy his newsletter in order to find the "Executive…...
While not my area of expertise or personal interest, I can report that another analyst Travis and I both like, (Chris Mayer) a former banker and deep value investor has…...