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Today we’re going back to the vault to open an older Friday File article up for everyone, since the ad I was writing about in December appears to again be circulating today. This one’s about a teaser that’s being foist upon the world by Bill pantaloon at Money Map about a “gold anomaly.” I have […]
This is the intro from the ad we’re considering today: “Jim Rickards: Halfway to heaven, in a location with life-threatening temperatures, a little-known company is about to unleash… “‘God’s Gold’ “15 TIMES the concentration of the average global gold mine, this deposit contains arguably the highest-grade gold on the planet. “And one company trading for […]
Today we’ve broken the Friday File up into two parts for your convenience — part one is all about a couple high-dividend technology stocks that look appealing to me right now, including one I bought a bit more of recently, and this one’s about a teaser that’s being foist upon the world by Bill pantaloon […]
This is a teaser pitch that I covered for the Irregulars a few months ago, but several readers have asked me about it over the past day or two, so perhaps it’s making the rounds again — and I thought I’d share that teaser solution and my thoughts with the rest of the gang today. […]
Eric Roseman is at it again, it appears — a few months ago I wrote about an ad of his that was based on some very sketchy assumptions, an ad that promised you could buy gold for a $600/ounce discount. There was a little truth to it, of course, but not $600 worth … and […]
This one has been around for quite some time, but I thought many of my newer Gumshoe friends might have missed it. It’s a teaser for Agora’s Outstanding Investments newsletter — which is their cheapest one at $49 a year. But hey, even at $49 a year, why pay if you don’t want the newsletter? […]
I’ve got a couple things to share with you for your Friday File cavalcade of fun today, including the answer to the latest Sovereign Society teaser that I think just started running yesterday — and of course, with gold getting everyone’s attention at these lofty prices, it’s a gold teaser. So on the topic of […]
This teaser is not particularly secretive — most people who follow mining stocks will recognize the stock they’re talking about almost immediately (and the shares are already rising this morning as a result). But most people don’t follow mining stocks in much detail, so when they read the ad it sounds like an incredible secret […]
This article below was originally written for the Irregulars in their Friday File and published on June 23. It has not been updated or edited, but the ad is still circulating with similar, if not identical, language. In regards to disclosure: Though I did own shares of Royal Gold, as noted below, at the time […]
I’ve never heard of David Skarica before, but I’ve been seeing a lot of ads for his stuff lately — he runs a newsletter called Gold Stock Adviser, and like so many others, he predicts that the bulge in US Government spending and borrowing makes inflation inevitable … and that the “gold rush is just […]
The newsletter ad I’m looking at today is from Dave Forest for his Casey International Speculator (currently $1,995, no refunds though you can transfer the “credit” to another newsletter in the first 90 days), which seems to mostly be focused on junior gold miners these days… and that is indeed what’s being pitched today, three […]
Huh? Are the Canadian Maple Leaf silver coins going to suddenly become twice as valuable as the American Eagle silver coins? No, don’t worry, it’s not that simple and silver is still fungible, an ounce is an ounce is an ounce (well, a troy ounce, anyway). So what’s the idea of “Canadian silver” being somehow […]
Lots to talk about today… we’ll start with a quick teaser solution, then move on to some big picture thoughts, updates on the changes in my portfolio (a couple small buys), and some other little updates and cogitations. The teaser comes from Mike Cintolo’s Cabot Growth Investor, which is just what it sounds like: a […]
Hello, Gumshoe friends! I’ve been off the grid for a little while, but it’s good to be back — and it’s nice to see the pile of hot, steaming teaser pitches that have larded up my inbox over the past couple weeks. So… which one to look at first? I’ve had a lot of requests […]
I’ve got a couple things to share with you for your Friday File cavalcade of fun today, including the answer to the latest Sovereign Society teaser that I think just started running yesterday — and of course, with gold getting everyone’s attention at these lofty prices, it’s a gold teaser. So on the topic of […]
Frank Curzio has one of those “limited time only” opportunities now for a little gold stock, and he has some pretty outlandish returns to entice us… so let’s sort through his clues and see what he’s talking about. The pitch is for his Curzio Venture Opportunities newsletter, which is the back-end “upgrade” newsletter for Curzio […]
I’ve never heard of David Skarica before, but I’ve been seeing a lot of ads for his stuff lately — he runs a newsletter called Gold Stock Adviser, and like so many others, he predicts that the bulge in US Government spending and borrowing makes inflation inevitable … and that the “gold rush is just […]
A quickie for the gold enthusiasts to discuss today, since several folks have asked about this “special gold fund” in the last week. And yes, it’s not a super-hard one… but it’s pretty timely, and I thought it might be worth batting it around a bit. Here’s the snippet from Stansberry that I got from […]
Apparently, Stansberry True Wealth editor Steve Sjuggerud recommended a gold stock at the Stansberry conference this week, and it was teased in the Stansberry Digest emails that a bunch of readers sent to me this morning… so that’s our quickie topic of the day. Here’s how that stock was teased to non-attendees: “Longtime Digest readers […]
Before I get into some updates on my Real Money Portfolio, I’ve got a quick look at a teaser that several of you have asked about: Keith Schaefer’s pitch for his Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin about a “perfect business model” and “everything you want as an investor.” Here’s how Keith gets our mouths watering: […]
Sean Brodrick has a new ad out recruiting charter subscribers for his new Red-Hot Resource Millionaire newsletter ($2,500/yr), and in the ad he’s pitching a bunch of his favorite gold juniors. The questions are piling up here on the doorstep at Gumshoe HQ… so let’s see what we can find. As with most of these […]
I’ve got some notes (mostly brief, I hope) to share about the various quarterly earnings reports that have hit my Real Money Portfolio stocks this week… but I have gotten a pile of reader questions so I wanted to start with a look at Sandstorm Gold (SAND), which announced a pretty big deal earlier in […]
Today we’re going back to the vault to open an older Friday File article up for everyone, since the ad I was writing about in December appears to again be circulating today. This one’s about a teaser that’s being foist upon the world by Bill pantaloon at Money Map about a “gold anomaly.” I have […]
Hello, merry Gumshoe-ers! I’m going to be on the road next week to attend two conferences, the Grant’s Interest Rate Observer conference in New York mid-week, and the MIT Sloan Conference on Friday — so I’ll be sharing some notes with you with my thoughts on what I hear at those confabs, with fingers crossed […]
I’ve got one little teaser to look at for you in your Friday File today, and then some quick updates on the companies in the real money portfolio I manage. The teaser pitch that several folks have asked about is the “Project Ironman” teaser from Marin Katusa, which he’s talking up as a “totally new […]
The furor over gold in the past couple months has now leaked over into biotech land, with the FDA Trader newsletter from Agora Financial now catching your attention with the big bold word “GOLD” even as they pitch a “gold-based oncology protocol” that they say could set you up for 10,000% returns. Sounds a little […]
This teaser is not particularly secretive — most people who follow mining stocks will recognize the stock they’re talking about almost immediately (and the shares are already rising this morning as a result). But most people don’t follow mining stocks in much detail, so when they read the ad it sounds like an incredible secret […]
Gold and Silver and Hard Assets after Trump’s Inauguration…2017MAKE YOUR PORTFOLIO GREAT AGAIN ! This thread is a continuation of several threads posted previously by the author on gold and silver and hard asset investments. I am still a believer in hard assets. I also believe we are entering a period of inflation with continued dollar devaluation, higher interest rates, and a sluggish […]
Stock Gumshoe has already moved offices, and that was traumatic enough… but now my family is also moving to a home that isn’t quite done, so this week is going to be another nutty one. And for that reason, if no other, I’m pleased to be able to get a quick teaser answer out for […]
Each year I check in on every company that I own and cover for the Irregulars, even those where my opinion doesn’t change much from month to month (or even from year to year, in some cases)… but we’re going to do it a little differently this year. This is all part of what will […]
This is the intro from the ad we’re considering today: “Jim Rickards: Halfway to heaven, in a location with life-threatening temperatures, a little-known company is about to unleash… “‘God’s Gold’ “15 TIMES the concentration of the average global gold mine, this deposit contains arguably the highest-grade gold on the planet. “And one company trading for […]
Today we’ve broken the Friday File up into two parts for your convenience — part one is all about a couple high-dividend technology stocks that look appealing to me right now, including one I bought a bit more of recently, and this one’s about a teaser that’s being foist upon the world by Bill pantaloon […]
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 […]
Yesterday I started looking into the latest James Rickards ad, a gold-related spiel for his Strategic Investment newsletter, and today we’re going to close the loop on that and get a couple more names for you. The full article from yesterday is here, if you’re curious about this whole notion of “Reagan Gold” and the […]
We’ve looked at a lot of Jim Rickards ads over the past couple of years, most of which either promise rapid-fire profits from currency options or predict huge gains for gold and, perhaps, a return to gold-backed money… today’s pitch is another one of the latter, it’s an ad for Rickards’ Strategic Intelligence. The hook […]
Readers have been asking for a few days about the latest pitch from Doug Casey about the catalysts that he thinks will drive gold higher. I’ve read the ad and won’t go into great detail on this Veteran’s Day, when we’re really closed down here at Stock Gumshoe, but I did think some of the […]
Frank Curzio is pretty close to my age, I think, but has been a newsletter guy for decades — his dad was a newsletter writer, well-known mostly because he accurately predicted the 1987 crash (presumably in his F.X.C. Newsletter) and got pretty consistent attention from the press for a while because of that, and Frank […]
Several folks have been asking about the latest teaser pitch from Stansberry Gold & Silver Investor, and the header of that ad pretty much tells you why: “Urgent ‘Gold Trigger’ Buy Alert From Stansberry Gold & Silver Investor: “The last time this “Gold Trigger” alert appeared, it made investors 123% in a single day.” That’s […]
I’m just copying this all from the promo because I can’t figure out what it means. What it promises definitely might look promising, perhaps. Herewith, my paste: 26 years before the birth of Bitcoin, three rogue entrepreneurs created a radical new investment. A venture that turned every $10 stake into $11,899 over 19 years. It […]
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AMRK was my best pick in the gold sector this year, well above RGLD....
That one has certainly demanded some patience. I remain somewhat assured that Nolan Watson has been saying that they've already bought their growth, so they'll likely just be paying down…...
Thanks Travis,always enjoy your gold analysis. I think it plays into my overall pessimistic view of the other market valuations. It's probably why some 7 years ago when I first…...
I purchased a year ago (August 2023) when you reported PPTA and the stock was at 3.57 and I am currently at a 134%profit. I am ready to continue to…...
Great and realistic analysis, Travis. A longterm game of numbers and market recognition. Consider the Bema Gold, Kinross and now B2Gold story, timeframe since the 70's by Clive Johnson &…...
Travis, thanks very much for what certainly is a Gold Star analysis! I like the mining stock life cycle blocks, as it is easy to understand at a glance .…...
The announcement referred to that would happen before September 30th which could produced a short-term 1000% increase in the stock price? Well, that announcement came a little early and guess…...
These companies/subscriptions are the worst thing that ever happened to me Paradigm press/Mastermind, etc. have lost m e money with every pic. Last October 23, 2023, Rickards gave me a…...
Ethereum is a cryptocurrency you have to buy at an exchange. It may get you some profits in the next bull run but it won't last very long against the…...
Hi Travis, What is your take on ARRNF and the huge deposit of rare Earth's in Wyoming?...
Bit late reading this. Fantastic as always. Was just going to ask about your thoughts on ARM holdings as I've often thought about buying it as it was a UK…...
As Always Travis, Thank you for your research and this time for your comments about gold mining companies. Your writings brought a smile as I remember years ago, following Ivan…...
Gold Mining stocks and a story that brings a smile...
Travis, I think it's worthwhile to be cautious about investing in anything that could be affected by Chinese overproduction or "dumping" or just plain superiority. To wit, I avoid the…...
Alan Gula recommended STR a few months ago. His research report was utterly erroneous and completely contradicted by readily available facts. I wrote to Stansberry about this and copied 5…...
Central banks have done most of the gold buying during the past year or so, this recent runup in price was mostly not driven by individual buyers. I'd still bet…...
I'm hearing that countries, China, Russia and others, have been stock piling gold for the past ten years. I also hear of banks doing the same. I have read that…...
They have a few similar ads rolling this year... could be ASML (https://www.stockgumshoe.com/reviews/motley-fool-stock-advisor/answers-apples-ai-trojan-horse-teased-by-motley-fool-stock-advisor/) Or cybersecurity picks (https://www.stockgumshoe.com/reviews/motley-fool-stock-advisor/fools-next-big-ai-investment-wave/) Perhaps their ongoing tease of ANET (https://www.stockgumshoe.com/reviews/motley-fool-stock-advisor/motley-fools-ai-phase-2-stock-whos-the-main-supplier-of-a-next-gen-ai-hardware-thats-needed-to-run-ais-invisible-goldmines/) Or even the AI Disruption picks…...
I too really follow Jason Bodner and what he ssuggests. He tells logic for why or why not certain stocks are in his portfolio. I learned to do tradestops when…...
Interesting, thanks. SSR really got whacked by that Turkish tailings dam collapse (which put more delays on the Hod Maden project they took over from Sandstorm Gold), and Seabridge is…...
That's a good question, partly because I don't use that term "core" very often, I guess it slipped in. I'd say the core positions are those where I hold large…...
I'm sure they neither asked for approval to use the quote, nor for the big splashy photo of him on their website (Warren Buffett's there, too, as are Mark Cuban…...
Interesting take Travis, but buying gold still in the ground...i dunno. There have been a number of gold crypto coins available for some time now. Not sure i trust any…...
There is probably a seed of a good idea buried somewhere in this. Maybe someday someone will figure it out and put something real together. For now, though, you can…...
So this is a real company with a real plan. I just don't understand quite how they plan to tokenize gold reserves into digital currency. Definitely a new concept, but…...
I've noted recently that AMRK, a precious metals trading company, was a much better option to have exposure to gold than the royalty companies were, that is in last 3…...
I can't help it, they asked for it - we need a comment about the "Foole's Gold!"...
I love this letter! I hate the little green circle in the bottom right corner that gets in the way of the copy when I print out the letter....
The first SMR I heard of was brought in by truck to a mountain top in Wyoming for the Air Force in about 1960. Why can't the general public have…...
I have owned SA for awhile. I believe that sooner or later that they will find a well capitalized partner to develop the KSM property.and the stock will soar. In…...
Stansberry Research was teasing a $7 gold trade 3 years ago that they predicted would make all kinds of money, then went to a $6 gold trade in their promotions,…...
His offer? Waste of money and extremely da5to your financial health. IIRC correctly, his wins in 2024 YTD have been gains % 18 40 20 10 5.5% " let's take…...
Could be, but they may not have any great prescience about timing -- Paulson has bought up a couple gold mining stocks and held them for something like a decade…...
Well, Michael Burry just invested close to 8M in Sprott Physical Gold. John Paulson also is betting in gold. Perhaps they know something...
Why hold physical gold if you can hold digital gold (bitcoin)? Apparently about 50 million or so Americans agree. Gold had it's purpose....
No, I've never seen the gold market surge like this without much retail investor interest. Folks are saying it's all central bank buying driving the price -- dunno if that's…...
You probably simply made a typo, but the phrase should be, "With all due respect ..." Also, I agree completely that if you do not own physical gold, you do…...
Travis, have you seen a past gold cycle like this, where the price is nearing ATH, but the domestic US demand seems very low? Costco notwithstanding, I remember back in…...
As gold and copper prices rise and fall, Seabridge stock will follow. Yes it has enormous acreage in a rocky and rolly region of northern B.C. close to Alaska, but…...
With all do respect you know far more about RGLD than you I do, with the exception that I believe their business is shuffling paper contracts not the physical gold.…...
Good analysis as usual Travis. It is interesting to look at GDXJ (Junior Miners)and look at their list of mines to see about silver stocks. 7% of their portfolio is…...
Travis Look at the stock price on GDX, GOLD and other gold stocks(ETFs) in May to June/July timetable in each year from 2020 to 2023. You'll see a drop in…...
Good question, but I don't follow a lot of silver miners and don't remember coming across anyone that was similarly a "hoarder" of in-the-ground silver (since the Hunt brothers, at…...
Seabridge sounds good, but silver is about to break away from gold. What's a similar silver opportunity?...
Rio Tinto (RIO) has done well over the past decade, almost keeping up with the S&P 500. I don't have any negative feelings about them... they give good exposure to…...
I have a few hundred coins (silver) that came to me randomly over the decades (so I know little in terms of collecting). Seems like only 1 of 3 variables…...
I started buying K-Rands in the late '70's from a local coin shop. In December '79 the coin shop owner was interviewed on local Public Television. The gold price was…...
Could be, I own some of both. What worries me is that most of the time Bitcoin actually trades like a 3X levered ETF on the Nasdaq 100... much better…...
I am an expert in gold coins and most precious metals as I have been buying and studying the metals markets for decades. I have bought many times from APMEX…...
Thanks Travis. I'd much rather have bitcoin than gold coins. Over the last seven years, bitcoin has been a much better investment than gold, and most pundits say it is…...