I’ve just opened up some small positions in a couple gold miners that have been teased a bit of late — Minefinders and Hill End Gold, both touted within the last couple weeks. This remains a small part of my portfolio, and I consider it to be the speculative end of the “inflation fear” part […]
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Thoughts from Myron — A Contrast in Gold Miners[Ed. Note: Today we’re pleased to present the latest piece from Myron Martin, who writes primarily about junior miners. As always, his words and ideas are his own, and he has agreed to our trading restrictions.] Greetings Gumshoers. I still have a tremendous amount of material to go through from the PDAC Conference in early […]
A few updates and thoughts to share with you on this fine May Friday, starting with a more detailed look a the new healthcare-related stock that I added to my portfolio a little while ago and haven’t discussed much yet. That stock is Premier, Inc. (PINC), a truly generic name for a pretty interesting company. […]
Happy October Friday, Gumshoe friends — I shared a special teaser-solution article with the Irregulars this week on Agora’s “Miracle Water” tease and have written briefly about a new buy that I made during the week (that was TGS Nopec, which I wrote about briefly here — not ready to go into more detail on […]
Before I get on to that “laziest minority” bit, I did want to throw out a few comments and some thoughts about a few stocks I follow closely: If you don’t think the world is going to hell in a handbasket, and you do think that commodities in general will hold up reasonably well (which […]
I’ve written a few times about Chuck de Castro’s Penny Mining Speculator, and even invested in one or two of his little microcap ideas from time to time (the most recent was Hill End Gold, which I no longer own) … and I know folks always love to find out about teensy little gold miners […]
Here’s the lead-in to the new Stansberry & Associates pitch: “How I Got My Multi-Millionaire Grandmother To Finally ‘Spill The Beans’ On Her BIG Retirement Secret “She went from making $17 a week… to completely retired, practically overnight. She hasn’t worked a day in over 53 years and will NEVER outlive her money. “She’s never […]
I told you yesterday that we’d be looking for the balance of the stocks teased by Sean Brodrick after identifying the “Goldstone Strike” picked that he touted (that was Randgold Resources, you can see yesterday’s article and commentary on that one here if you missed it). So that’s just what we’re doing — there are […]
Phase 1 Investor is the big kahuna newsletter at Stansberry & Associates, the $5,000 newsletter that they typically discount to $3,000 when sending out promo emails … … and they market this letter so heavily that Gumshoe readers flood our inbox whenever a new Phase 1 teaser ad runs. So … another of their teasers […]
Yesterday I started looking into some Mark Skousen-teased ideas for ways to profit when the Chinese bubble bursts — today, as promised, we’ll steer the Thinkolator further along this same path and see if we can identify the other ideas he pitched. If you missed part one of our journey, you can see it here. […]
That’s the headline of a recent ad from Moe Zulfiqar for his Explosive Mine Stocks, a newsletter that has been published by Lombardi for at least several years (with several different editors). He’s fishing for subscribers for his service, naturally, and using this “tiny stock” and a special offer as bait — so let’s see […]
I’ve had quite a few readers write in to ask me about silver lately — there was a spurt of “silver will be better than gold” newsletter teasers over the Summer, and this latest pitch from the Insiders Strategy Group folks for their Macro Trader newsletter has been filling up the inbox … … so […]
I’ll be on the road today, dear friends and Irregulars, so I’ll send this Friday File out in the morning since it’s (uncharacteristically) ready before the market open. Enjoy! Well, there’s no question about what Irregulars want covered in the Friday File this week… the latest pitch from Louis James at Casey Research about a […]
“After 98 years of secrecy, the greatest economic conspiracy in history is finally unfolding.” “Learn how you could turn $5,000 into $100,000 (or more) by 2009 with this safe and simple profit/protection plan…” That’s how this latest ad opens, with the threat that the 98-year-old “Jeckyl Island Project” economic conspiracy will ruin your retirement — […]
I’ve had dozens of readers send this one along, most with a long line of question marks. The teaser has been around for a while (a couple years, as far as I can tell), but it continues to spark interest — especially with the dollar at ridiculous lows, inflation fears bubbling, and gold near $1,000 […]
The latest newsletter to head our way via a big and mysterious marketing pitch is called The Palm Beach Letter, signed by a guy named Mark Ford — who is apparently the same dude as Michael Masterson, who has for a long time been a big name in copywriting and self-help “work from home” marketing […]
Today’s wee tease is from a guy who is most known as a commodity and oil super-bull in recent years — and his picks today follow that theme quite nicely. Leeb’s top pick in the annals of Gumshoedom is actually unrelated to gold, oil or other commodities — his top pick on our tracking spreadsheets […]
Kind of seems like the folks at Stansberry are testing to see whether the term “Filthy Rich” works well in their email campaigns, this is the second one I’ve seen of late (the other was for “My British Uncle Albert’s Filthy Rich Retirement Secret…”). But that’s neither here nor there. We apparently have an opportunity […]
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’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 […]
Today, dearest Irregulars, I’ve been a bit thwarted in my efforts to find new and intriguing investment ideas for you — that is, I’ve found some, certainly (they’re always out there), but they haven’t matched the template for what I generally like to share with my favorite readers (yes, that’s you). The first one I […]
I guess maybe that headline should be that we can buy Canada’s best junior miners for 69 cents on the Loonie, but that just doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily (though perhaps it should — remember when the Canadian dollar only cost us Americans about 65 cents? It’s now worth more than the depreciating […]
If you’ve been a citizen of Gumshoe Nation for more than a year or so, this latest teaser from Matt Badiali for his S&A Resource Report might sound a bit familiar, it’s all about buying Chinese gold miners because of China’s voracious appetite for gold — and because these particular miners have the state’s backing. […]
Most of you are aware that I usually spend my Fridays writing new material just for the Irregulars (the Friday File and the “Idea of the Month” writeups) — but sometimes, after a bit of time has passed, I will share occasional “Irregulars only” ideas with the rest of the class. That’s the case today […]
Here we are on Friday again, and as luck would have it we have before us an interesting teaser for a teensy little company that might have some merit — just the kind of thing I like to focus on for the Friday File, since sending out a stock like this to the whole free […]
Here we are on Friday again, and as luck would have it we have before us an interesting teaser for a teensy little company that might have some merit — just the kind of thing I like to focus on for the Friday File, since sending out a stock like this to the whole free […]
Here’s how the headline reads for this latest teaser from the Taipan folks, for Zachary Scheidt’s New Growth Investor: “Urgent Gold Investing Alert: “President Obama Wants to Confiscate Your Gold “Buried deep inside the healthcare reform bill is a law that could set the stage for the federal government to take away ALL your gold. […]
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 […]
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 […]
You’ll be unsurprised to hear that the rise in gold this week has caused the copywriters to enter their frenzy stage — one half expects that there will be a run on replacement keyboards as these eager souls bang away and wear out their “G”, “O”, “L” and “D” keys. Which doesn’t mean that this […]
If there’s one asset class that attracts individual investors like lemmings every time it hits a new high, it’s gold. And if there’s one thing that newsletter publishers know, it’s to sell the people what they want … whether they know they want it or not. So today we’ve got a new high in the […]
If the last few years of Stock Gumshoe-ing have taught me anything, it’s that many of my readers love gold, and many more of them love dividends. So when the folks at Lombardi issued this email blast promoting Inya Ivkovic’s Explosive Mine Stocks newsletter, it caught my eye — they tease us that you can […]
Most of the chatter we hear about Peter Schiff these days relates to his battle with Linda McMahon for the Republican slot on the ballot for Chris Dodd’s CT Senate seat — but his Euro Pacific Capital brokerage firm is still drumming up business, trying to get new clients who are interested in a traditional […]
Most of the chatter we hear about Peter Schiff these days relates to his battle with Linda McMahon for the Republican slot on the ballot for Chris Dodd’s CT Senate seat — but his Euro Pacific Capital brokerage firm is still drumming up business, trying to get new clients who are interested in a traditional […]
I’ve written a few times about Chuck de Castro’s Penny Mining Speculator, and even invested in one or two of his little microcap ideas from time to time (the most recent was Hill End Gold, which I no longer own) … and I know folks always love to find out about teensy little gold miners […]
I just added shares of Sandstorm Resources to my portfolio, after having it brought to my attention by one persistent reader and digging into the basics, so for today’s Friday File I thought I’d explore this stock for you, getting into some of the detail and the reasons why I bought. Before that, though, I […]
I was going to hold off on writing about this teaser until Friday and cover it just for the Irregulars in the Friday File because it’s a tiny stock and I’ll very likely be influencing the price by writing about it for this larger group today — but I’ve gotten so many questions in just […]
Today I’m looking at a gold stock teaser that’s a few days old – but don’t worry, none of the stocks teased have so far entered the stratosphere, despite the fact that yesterday was supposedly the day by which we “must get on board now.” The teaser is for Monty Agarwal’s Million-Dollar Rapid Growth Portfolio, […]
I haven’t written about Martin Weiss and one of his picks in a little while, and Weiss Research is now promoting a special conference call and “inner circle” investment group that will identify his team’s best picks for 2010. Including, as apparently one of his favorites, a gold stock. Here’s the intro to the ad: […]
That’s how we’re introduced to this new teaser ad letter from Dr. Stephen Leeb … “The Biggest Gold Mine in Europe Will Reopen in 2012, But You Can Get Your Stake In The Profits Today… “Since last July, shares in one of the world’s most promising junior gold miners have shot more than 200% higher. […]
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Will take a look, but that sounds a lot like New Found Gold, which Williams' colleague Luke Burgess was pitching a while back....
That's a different type of firm -- more of a commodity trading company, right? Interesting call, sort of a play on the interest in gold rather than the gold price…...
Travis asked for a new mining company for his Thinkolator, I have it! Jason Williams, promoting his Future Giants publication, is touting a $4 gold mining company in Newfoundland which…...
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…...