This ad comes in from the good folks at Breakaway Investor, which has jettisoned its old editor and is now run by Christian DeHaemer. Breakaway Investor under Andrew Mickey was extremely active in the teaser game, sending out email ads very aggressively, and it appears that’s not likely to change. Here’s the intro: “As I […]
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A good headline, right? That caught the attention of a LOT of Gumshoe readers over the last several days, following the flurry of ads that Martin Weiss began running for his Martin’s Ultimate Portfolio service in the middle of last week. So let’s try to figure out what his “#1 Top-Ranked Stock” is, shall we? […]
Double-digit income yields catch the attention of investors in any environment, but that’s especially true these days — savings accounts yield a fraction of a percent, typing up your money in bonds or CDs for a few years likely means you’ll actually lose money after you account for even low inflation, and the average big […]
Well, we have here today another of those stinkin’ teaser ad “presentations” that doesn’t allow access direct to the transcript … so I’ve got to listen to the whole dang thing. Never doubt how much I love you, dear Gumshoe Faithful! Here’s the pitch from the Sovereign Society, from Jeff Opdyke (he’s teasing to tempt […]
I bought a few more shares of Altius Minerals today, after looking into them and Sandstorm Gold following some recent reader questions, and I’ll get to that in a moment … but first, I thought I’d toss out a quick Friday File teaser solution for you if you’re curious about what’s being teased in China […]
Before the Friday spiel begins, I do want to quickly thank you for the great response to our survey of a few days ago — we’re in the very first stages of upgrading and improving StockGumshoe.com, with a new version of the site hopefully ready to launch by the end of the Summer, and your […]
Christian DeHaemer has made quite a career out of picking somewhat controversial resource companies with tiny market caps in war-torn or politically unstable or distasteful areas of the world — and since two of them that he has teased in the past, Petro Matad in Mongolia and Dragon Oil in Turkmenistan, have done very very […]
Before the Friday spiel begins, I do want to quickly thank you for the great response to our survey of a few days ago — we’re in the very first stages of upgrading and improving StockGumshoe.com, with a new version of the site hopefully ready to launch by the end of the Summer, and your […]
Your friendly neighborhood Gumshoe is still working feverishly on the new and improved StockGumshoe.com that we hope to be introducing in the weeks to come, so today we’re sharing an older article that originally appeared in the Irregulars-only Friday File. I’ve shortened the article to remove some of my blather, but it has not been […]
Christian DeHaemer has made quite a career out of picking somewhat controversial resource companies with tiny market caps in war-torn or politically unstable or distasteful areas of the world — and since two of them that he has teased in the past, Petro Matad in Mongolia and Dragon Oil in Turkmenistan, have done very very […]
All of you, dear Irregulars, know that Stock Gumshoe is not a “tip sheet,” and I don’t operate a portfolio for other people to emulate or copy, or even attempt to track the stocks we cover as if they were a portfolio of buys and sells with consistent trading advice… but I do keep a […]
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 […]
Whenever I attend the Value Investing Congress, which I try to do twice a year, I tell folks to expect me to pick my favorite idea from that conference to share as the “Idea of the Month” not long after — and that’s what we’re doing again today. There were a passel of interesting ideas […]
Should be an interesting day for us here at the Value Investing Congres — one “secret” presenter later in the afternoon, a presentation from Dan Miller at Gabelli who has picked a few great small cap growers in past years, more from Whitney Tilson, a presentation from newsletter guy Chris Mayer, and a presentation from […]
Well, it’s been a busy, busy first day of the Value Investing Congress — they reorganized the event this year to include more presentations, which means I have more notes to share with you. Much of the time I posted these thoughts in real time, and the more in-depth consideration of any stocks that look […]
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 […]
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 […]
Every time I attend a big investing conference I try to pick my favorite idea from all the investments presented and share it with the Irregulars. As usual, it’s been a bit difficult to narrow down all of the ideas presented at the Value Investing Congress and choose a single one to present to you […]
A few readers have written in asking about Chris Mayer’s new pick in Mongolia — he hinted about such a pick in a recent email interview he did with his colleagues at Daily Resource Hunter, but there weren’t many clues. This is his exchange: “What is your favorite emerging market right now? “Right now, I’m […]
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. Richard Lashley at PL Capital has been involved in proxy contests and shareholder activism with small banks around the country for about 18 years. Chris Mayer talked about him […]
A good headline, right? That caught the attention of a LOT of Gumshoe readers over the last several days, following the flurry of ads that Martin Weiss began running for his Martin’s Ultimate Portfolio service in the middle of last week. So let’s try to figure out what his “#1 Top-Ranked Stock” is, shall we? […]
During the last few days when I was traveling to and reporting from the Value Investing Congress for the Irregulars (some great presentations, by the way, my notes from day one and day two are up now and I’m hoping to get some more thinking time in regarding these ideas soon), the most-requested teaser for […]
As most of the Irregulars know, I try to get to all of the Value Investing Congress conferences, and I share my thoughts and notes on many of the stocks (and often invest in a few, eventually). This time I was able to make it to town in time for the pre-conference Workshop, which involves […]
I like to try to attend the Value Investing Congress each year, preferably both of them (East Coast and West Coast) when I can — they are fantastic investment conferences largely because they’re pretty small, and they consistently attract some of the best value investors who share detailed presentations about what they’re buying and how […]
[ed. note: Michael Jorrin, who I like to call “Doc Gumshoe,” is a longtime medical writer (not a doctor) who shares his non-investing thoughts with us once or twice a month. His words and thoughts are his own. My eyes are red this time of year, so I read this one with interest.] Just about […]
I have several companies I want to take a look at for you this month, since I’ve been reading a lot of insurance industry stuff lately and thinking about my approach to investing in insurance stocks, but first I’ve got a couple stocks folks have asked me to update my thoughts on… I’ll try to […]
Alexander Green has a new “special report” out to lure subscribers to a letter I haven’t seen before called The True Value Alert — Green has been the head honcho at The Oxford Club for a long time and has put out a bunch of interesting ideas (and has some refreshingly stable and non-hypey stuff […]
Online advertising is a rapidly growing industry, dominated by Facebook and Google (particularly in this country) but still changing rapidly and amenable to new ideas and new technologies. Better ideas and better algorithms allow businesses in this segment to grow rapidly or get acquired at lofty prices by the established players, so it’s always interesting […]
Before I get churning with this week’s Friday File, I want to take the opportunity to thank you, the Irregulars — and particularly the several new members we’ve had join up as Irregulars in the last few weeks — welcome to the club! Stock Gumshoe has always tried to balance how we do things, offering […]
Chris Mayer is an interesting newsletter guy, a former bank analyst who now writes a newsletter that is typically half looking for undervalued, boring stocks like banks and insurance companies and half looking for far riskier “hidden values” overseas in frontier markets. Or at least, that’s how it appears from the teaser pitches we see […]
Hi Travis, I love your service. Many Thanks!!! Do you have any idea what Chris Mayer is teasing called “Executive Dividends”? Thanks, TedWhenever I attend the Value Investing Congress, which I try to do twice a year, I tell folks to expect me to pick my favorite idea from that conference to share as the “Idea of the Month” not long after — and that’s what we’re doing again today. There were a passel of interesting ideas […]
Should be an interesting day for us here at the Value Investing Congres — one “secret” presenter later in the afternoon, a presentation from Dan Miller at Gabelli who has picked a few great small cap growers in past years, more from Whitney Tilson, a presentation from newsletter guy Chris Mayer, and a presentation from […]
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. Richard Lashley at PL Capital has been involved in proxy contests and shareholder activism with small banks around the country for about 18 years. Chris Mayer talked about him […]
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 […]
[Ed Note: Here is Myron Martin’s follow-up to his agriculture article. He has agreed to our trading restrictions, and we have not reviewed, approved or screened his stocks or ideas, and the opinions he expresses are solely his own. Many of the stocks Myron covers are microcap “penny stocks” that can move dramatically with or […]
I bought a few more shares of Altius Minerals today, after looking into them and Sandstorm Gold following some recent reader questions, and I’ll get to that in a moment … but first, I thought I’d toss out a quick Friday File teaser solution for you if you’re curious about what’s being teased in China […]
Fanfare, please! It’s time, once again, for the Turkey of the Year announcement! Every year, as millions of American families place a golden-brown turkey ceremoniously on their Thanksgiving table, we here at Stock Gumshoe try to pick out the most overcooked, overyhyped, and overstuffed turkey from among the hundreds of stocks we’ve written about in […]
Double-digit income yields catch the attention of investors in any environment, but that’s especially true these days — savings accounts yield a fraction of a percent, typing up your money in bonds or CDs for a few years likely means you’ll actually lose money after you account for even low inflation, and the average big […]
This month, as I indicated I would do when I surprisingly bought some shares of a seismic company a little while ago, I want to take a look at two of the available “seismic data” stocks — there are many others, including companies that specialize in software or processing or building or running the equipment […]
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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…...
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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…...
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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....
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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…...
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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…...