An earlier version of this article was published on June 7, 2022. The undated ad from Simpkins is circulating again now, with some small changes, so we have updated the story to incorporate the company’s recent results and performance below. Today’s pitch for our consideration claims to be focused on “black box” spending, and the […]
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And now for something completely different… since it’s been a nutty week in the markets, I’m going to cover a teaser pitch that doesn’t have much to do with Chinese growth fears, interest rates, gold prices, or momentum stock valuations: This one’s all about space. Which itself is in the news today, thanks to the […]
What’s the defense play to protect the Navy in the South China Sea from being attacked by Missles frommainland China that travel at a speed of Mach 5. A saturation attack from China would put our Navy into jeopardy along with aircraft carriers like the Ronald Reagan. There is a defense contractor that can produce a defense against such an attack and I’m curious as to who it might be and if you’ve […]
“The next MegaTrend is here and ready to make a bundle from it.I just spent six months researching it, and I’ve dug out what I think is my greatest stock pick ever. “My only concern is that this company gets bought out in the next six months. “And that I miss out on its long […]
Nick Hodge is peddling subscriptions to his Early Advantage (currently $1,299/year, 30-day refund period promised) using the pitch that one tiny company has the patents on a key thin film sensor technology that will become the “barcode of the future” and “revolutionize Amazon’s supply chain.” So what is it? Let’s check out the details… Hodge […]
Some pondering was going on as I figured out what to write to you about this week for our Friday File — there’ve been some developments at a handful of the companies that I follow or own, but most of the news has been fairly standard quarterly releases that didn’t shake the trees very much […]
I’ve had quite a number of folks write in and ask about Hilary Kramer’s predictions for 2011 — she’s bullishly yelling about buying stocks in her ads right now, and pitching several “super stocks” for 2011 that you should buy before Christmas and, naturally, we’d like to know what they are, yes? This is how […]
I’ve had quite a number of folks write in and ask about Hilary Kramer’s predictions for 2011 — she’s bullishly yelling about buying stocks in her ads right now, and pitching several “super stocks” for 2011 that you should buy before Christmas and, naturally, we’d like to know what they are, yes? This is how […]
Whew, we’ve got another doozy today! Michael Robinson is peddling his Radical Technology Profits by hinting at another life-changing technology idea, all based on a “shape shifting” smart metal called X-31 that he says will replace silicon. So, naturally, we want to dig in. As usual, we go in with eyes wide open, well aware […]
Pitchmen love to find the hottest product, and then say they’ve used their uncanny skill and their unparalleled industry connections to find the secret little company who will benefit from that hot product. They’ve been doing it for years with Apple, fueled by the cottage industry of “whisperers” inside Chinese manufacturing plants who start the […]
Mach 7 Cannon which company builds it? Kent Moor teaser.
Today we’re releasing an old Friday File for all of our free readers (and as a reminder for any Irregulars who missed it the first time around) — this ad has been running off and on for a long time, but we covered it on July 10 and the article below is not updated. The […]
I’m running late today and working on a few pieces that aren’t done yet, but I don’t want to leave our fabulous Gumshoe readers with nothing to think about… so let’s get a quick teaser solution out for you. The pitch is from David Dittman for his Utility Forecaster, the conservative, income-focused newsletter that was […]
Another one that’s partially from the archives: Navellier has been sending out a teaser mentioning seven “Million Dollar Machines” that he thinks are great investments right now. This whole “Million Dollar Machine” concept was one he trotted out over the Summer, too and apparently it was pretty successful (why else would we be seeing it […]
“… this is a completely hidden – and yet legal – drain on your retirement savings, mandated by the U.S. Government. And the worst part is that for the last five years, without fail, this “tax” has increased. In fact, at the current rate, over the next five years, you could be in line to shell out as much as 65% of your total retirement portfolio!” So what is Taipan talking about with this one?
Since Star Wars day just passed (May the Fourth Be With You!), I guess it’s time for a “Death Star” story — this one comes from an ad for The Wealth Warrior ($99/yr), which is Jason Simpkins’ security and defense-focused intro-level newsletter from the Outsider Club. And the headline, of course, sounds terrifying: “Beijing’s Death […]
The latest ad from Louis Navellier for his Growth Investor newsletter is a doozy… full of images of Louis Navellier driving his midlife crisis Porsche supercar around and showing off the red “turbo” button, with that serving as a “you’re too dumb to get it otherwise” metaphor for the tremendous potential of 5G wireless. We […]
Author is Jason Simpkins of Wealth Warrior/Outsider club. Defending against the Chinese laser deathstar. A manufacturer who produces crystal diodes using ”magic crystals”, partnering with Northrup and Lockheed. THe Chinese have a project called Guanlan. US military has dedicated $317 million into research of developing laser technology. The technology development is also used for detecting […]
I shared a brief Trade Note yesterday about the sale of part of my position in Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR), and I promised to go much more in depth in my thinking today… so strap yourself in. (And if you don’t care about IIPR at all or aren’t interested in “bear attacks”, you can skip […]
supposed to take off due to President Trump’s passage of a bill to their advantage, any ideas Travis
It’s been an unusually active month in the Real Money Portfolio — a couple big sells, several brand new positions, and quite a bit more churn than I usually have. Those transactions have mostly been fairly small, the largest position that I opened or closed was the sale of my sub-2% Facebook position, but that’s […]
Stephen McBride has been using this ad to market RiskHedge’s Disruption Investor (currently “on sale” for $99/yr) since last Fall, but readers have continued to ask about it and I haven’t had a chance to look at it yet — so when I started seeing it again this week, it seemed like time to dig […]
So… what’s a “Q-Share?” Are they some magical kind of stock that you can buy, through some secret method, that’s much better than the dumb old regular kinds of stocks you have in your brokerage account? Um, sadly, no… not really — but there is a rationale worth investigating here, and a secret stock to […]
I’ve gotten a few questions about the new “True Alpha” pitch from Charles Mizrahi that uses “David and Goliath” imagery, so we’re checking that one out today… mostly because the idea of this firm having “a virtual monopoly on the future of 5G and IoT” piqued my interest. Mizrahi’s letter extols his past success in […]
Thursday, Jeff Yastine and I[Brian Christopher] will be publishing the name of a $5 stock that we expect could shoot up more than 200% as “smart money” piles into it. And it’s paying a 9% yield to boot. The most prolific hedge fund in the world — one that averaged 71% returns over 20 years […]
Hello Fellow Stock GumShoe Readers, It’s an honor to be able to share with you an investment idea that I strongly believe in and hopefully it’ll accomplish two things: Give you a chance to participate in a huge opportunity and help me win an annual subscription too. To start with I would describe my idea […]
This week I’m seeing a new wave 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 last version with the “by March 19, 2019” deadline even suggested that Yellen was still President of the […]
A pretty quiet week as I try not to overreact to market gyrations, so we’ll be briefer than usual this Friday… but there are a few interesting things to talk about…. Crown Castle (CCI) reported a “beat and raise” quarter this week, if just barely. They raised their dividend roughly as expected this week, bumping […]
Zach Scheidt is pitching his Lifetime Income Report ($49) newsletter by hinting at some more big 5G winners — and while there’s probably not a whole lot new in the four stocks he’s teasing, since most of the 5G stocks have been discussed to death as we wait for the surge of next-generation profits to […]
This is definitely my favorite kind of teaser ad — the mysterious element, the hidden asset, the pioneering scientists, we get it all! Here’s the bit that got me interested: “On December, 1996, researchers stumbled onto something truly remarkable. “A discovery that could be straight out of an X-Files episode… “A tiny, extraterrestrial stone… “Buried […]
Travis, can OSS challenge the big boys in the 5G race or provide special tech is the 5G roll out? Seems their revenue growth rate is increasing pretty good and has landed some long term defense contracts with Rayethon. Could you share some insight on this trade? Thanks, Tony
This was originally published as part of the Friday File on June 28, 2019. It has not been updated or revised (my position and disclosures remain the same). The ad under scrutiny today is for Jon Markman’s PowerElite service, which he says has a “retail price” of $228 but is “on sale” for $29/year at […]
Today we’ve got another “profit from the trade war pitch,” with Casey Research peddling a special report called “De-Fang the Red Dragon and Make 11X Your Money” as they troll for subscribers to Nick Giambruno’s Crisis Investing ($1,795 at the moment, no refunds… though you can transfer the sub to something else from Bonner, Palm […]
You see, while the media has been focused heavily on the threat of a trade war with China, we’ve been seeing threats of a very real war with China as well. The truth of the matter is that the Chinese military, backed by the Chinese government, has been pushing forward with the creation of the […]
I covered this teaser pitch from Marin Katusa as part of a Friday File for our Irregulars way back in February, and I’m getting buckets of questions about this “Forever Royalties” pitch again so I thought I should double check and update this — and share it with everyone, not just our paying members (yes, […]