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 […]
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We haven’t looked at a pick from Rober Hsu’s China Strategy in quite a while — and it’s not just that we’re ignoring him, as far as we can tell InvestorPlace has not been promoting his newsletters very actively over the last six months or so. Which probably isn’t a huge surprise — China stocks […]
Sometimes the world just gives you a bad case of the “blahs.” The politicians are disappointingly putting their own political prospects above national interests, unemployment is terrible, friends are out of work, our houses are worth less than we thought, the world is in decline and we should be moving to a rural farm, burying […]
Today I thought we’d take a look at an issue Robert Hsu has been pushing pretty hard for about a week: Coal. The latest twist to the story is the huge traffic jam that everyone has been talking about, the massive tie-up of (mostly) coal trucks trying to get into Beijing from Inner Mongolia, which […]
We started looking at this ad for Alexander Green’s New Frontier Trader yesterday, sniffing out that the Latin American telecom poised for huge gains was America Movil … now, to take a gander at the other two. The big spiel here is essentially an argument for foreign investing, though more specifically the claim is that […]
Peter Schiff’s newsletter for his Euro Pacific Capital brokerage firm usually includes a couple “teaser” picks — of course, to get the name of the stock you’ve got to talk to one of his brokers. And what is the job of a broker? To sell you something, naturally … so if you don’t feel like […]
“Shocking Investigation Reveals: “How a tiny handful of institutions (including a branch of the Chinese government) are creating the greatest resource opportunity in over 34 years… “Why thousands of unprepared investors could lose everything… “Three specific ways to make serious gains as the price of this substance jumps 550% over the next year.” That’s how […]
I haven’t written about Benjamin Shepherd’s Global Investment Strategist in quite a long time, so when folks started asking about his pitch for “Black Rock Fuel” I thought I’d take a look for you — and it so happens that today is Friday, so we’ll be doing it Friday File-style, Irregulars only. Before I dig […]
I’ve had a couple folks ask me about iron ore and “black rock fuel” (which was a phrase invented by copywriters selling Benjamin Shepherd’s Global Investment Strategist newsletter), so I thought that on this Memorial Day, when no one is strolling the halls here at glorious Gumshoe Headquarters, I’d take that teaser solution I shared […]
Today I thought we’d take a look at an issue Robert Hsu has been pushing pretty hard for about a week: Coal. The latest twist to the story is the huge traffic jam that everyone has been talking about, the massive tie-up of (mostly) coal trucks trying to get into Beijing from Inner Mongolia, which […]
The fact that the financial world is coming apart at the seams doesn’t seem to be slowing down the newsletters — I don’t know whether their advice is going to help you keep your portfolio intact while all about you are losing theirs, but they certainly think that the US investors is desperate for advice […]
That’s the headline of the latest ad for the Oxford Club, which is teasing us with a special report on the “Black Ops Resource” and the huge wealth it will create for you and yours. And no, you can’t be cynical yet — it’s only January 5th, for pete’s sake! Let’s read the ad with […]
As I promised yesterday, there’s a second “special report” being teased by Michael Lombardi as an enticement to new subscribers to his Investing with Michael newsletter … … the first one was that “New Swiss Bank” teaser that told us we could get 5% yields, growth and safety on par with the Swiss banks (or […]
One thing all newsletter teaser ad copywriters know for sure is that controversy gets attention. You can predict the continuing slow decline of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency … or you can predict the END OF AMERICA. And you can predict that the federal government will issue new regulations on hydrofracturing after […]
The Wealth Advisory is one of those “entry level” newsletters that pretty much all publishers put out — it costs less than a hundred bucks a year, and it gets you used to paying for financial analysis without feeling too much pain … sort of a gateway drug before you get pitched on the “hard […]
Well, if you see a teaser pitch for Canadian Edge you know, at least, that the stocks being teased are, well, Canadian. So that helps us out — it means we can hopefully put just a couple litres of fuel into our Thinkolateur and we ought to be well on our way to some nice, […]
I don’t write a lot about Stephen Leeb, for whatever reason, so when an appealing story crossed my screen as a teaser pitch for his Leeb Income Millionaire newsletter I though we ought to take a look. And when I read into it a bit and realized that the pitch was for one of my […]
Mike Williams, who edits the True Income newsletter from Stansberry & Associates, has been trying to get new subscribers by promising to reveal the secrets of the “32% clause” that can pay you a huge annual income stream. So what on earth is he talking about? Here’s how the ad begins: “Introducing: A completely legal […]
Many of you have heard of Roger Conrad, he runs a few newsletters that are largely focused on income, including Utility Forecaster and Canadian Edge, both of which have been ranked pretty highly by my readers (you can see their reviews here) — this tease of his is for Canadian Edge, a newsletter that focuses […]
Sounds good, right? Sitting back and collecting a nice rent check every month — without having to be the guy who fixes the roof or calls the plumber or has to deal with tenants who skip town without paying or have loud parties and annoy the neighbors? It’s perfect! And, of course, it’s been eminently […]
This appears to be the “hot” story of the day, given the number of alert Gumshoe readers who have been forwarding it along (you can always submit your teasers, too, or forward them to ILoveStockSpam[at]gmail.com — the more the merrier!) — it’s from Wall Street Daily and is selling their Publisher’s Series as a quarterly offering […]
This pitch has been around for more than a year now, but apparently it’s in heavy rotation again so I took another look today. And yes, you guessed it, the ad is almost completely unchanged from what ran in the Spring of 2013… the same pitch for REIT dividends being “Real Estate Tax Rebates,” the […]
Ok, this is definitely the “most requested” ad over the last 24 hours — I can’t tell you how many folks have asked your friendly neighborhood Gumshoe to look into “Living Metal,” but the list is getting loooong. And we are, of course, happy to oblige. The pitch is from Michael Robinson for his Radical […]
“Tesla is building the largest battery factory ever… “Groundbreaking is expected any day now. You could see… “GigaProfits! “It doesn’t matter what you think about electric cars… You could make a fortune off Tesla’s new $5 billion ‘Gigafactory’ — Even if it’s a colossal failure. “One tiny resource company is essential to the Gigafactory. Here’s […]
[what follows was originally published in 2012 and 2013, it has not been updated (the pitch for the service remains similar, presumably the strategy does as well) but is being brought up to the top of the page because so many readers are asking about it this week.] It appears that Porter Stansberry is pushing […]
These kinds of secret income pitches get sent around all the time, and that’s been true ever since Stock Gumshoe started publishing in 2007 — some of our very first articles were about deciphering the “secrets” behind schemes described as “801k Plans” (because they’re “twice as good as 401k plans“) and other terms that are […]
Dr. Kent Moors is out with a new ad pitch for his Micro Energy Trader, which is what they call the “swing for the fences” advisory from Dr. Moors that lets him recommend teensy, thinly traded companies. And yes, there’s always the danger that a note about such stocks from your favorite Gumshoe could blow […]
That’s a grabby headline, right? Gives me a chance to remind you that no, I’m not touting these stocks or pitching these ideas — I’m just sharing the answers to the compelling teaser pitches that are sent our way by the newsletter marketers. So no, I don’t necessarily think a 1,295% gain is ahead. But […]
The Palm Beach Letter folks are out with a teased “special report” about how to collect more income in “three minutes” using some kind of secret California “maneuver” … … so naturally, Gumshoe readers are saying “huh?” And “why do they always use California when they make up these names?” And really, just “what are […]
“There’s a secret income opportunity buried deep within dusty Silicon Valley… “It’s called the Silicon Valley bank and it churns out a steady cash stream of 8.71%. “But unlike customary Silicon Valley deals, this unique opportunity isn’t reserved solely for big shots, private venture capital firms or Wall Street investment banks… “In other words, this […]
I’ve had a couple folks ask me about iron ore and “black rock fuel” (which was a phrase invented by copywriters selling Benjamin Shepherd’s Global Investment Strategist newsletter), so I thought that on this Memorial Day, when no one is strolling the halls here at glorious Gumshoe Headquarters, I’d take that teaser solution I shared […]
“Far from the muddy shale gas fields of the Bakken, a radical new drill-less technology could render fracking nearly obsolete. “Here’s how this breakthrough has quietly created a virtual monopoly for one unlikely company that could… make you a small fortune…. “This company has the PERFECT business model. “When I first uncovered the secret technology […]
Today we have to put my usual cautionary note up top. The stock Frank Curzio is pitching as the key supplier for “The 20-Second Battery” is ridiculously small. It has already been recommended to his subscribers over at Phase 1 Investor, so presumably they’ve gotten their fill of the stock (he also touted it about […]
I haven’t written about Benjamin Shepherd’s Global Investment Strategist in quite a long time, so when folks started asking about his pitch for “Black Rock Fuel” I thought I’d take a look for you — and it so happens that today is Friday, so we’ll be doing it Friday File-style, Irregulars only. Before I dig […]
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. I don’t know whether Eric Sprott has ever presented at a Value Investing Congress, but I have never seen him speak before. He is a giant figure in asset […]
“Since going public in 1994, this small company has single-handedly outperformed Exxon, Microsoft, McDonalds, the S&P 500, and the Dow Industrials… COMBINED! “In that period, it out-gained both gold and silver 8 to 1… “It crushed General Electric’s return of 462% nearly 10-fold… “It beat the once-largest company in the world, Cisco Systems, by 220%… […]
Today I’m selling my shares of Golar LNG (GLNG), at the market price at the open (just letting you know this up front to be as transparent as possible, since I’m sending out my note before the market opens — normally I’d use limit orders). Why? Well, because they announced tremendous weakness in the business […]
Well, after spending last month catching up and revising my thoughts and opinions about the dozens of stocks I’ve covered for the Irregulars in this space, it’s time to again look for something interesting for your consideration. First, I should let you know that I’ve become less worried about about Seadrill (SDRL) this week after […]
“Started in 1873 to provide monthly income to widows and orphans in Scotland… “‘Title VI’ Funds Are Now the Preferred Investment Secret of the Super-Rich! …. “There’s a type of fund — a fund that most Americans know very little about — that’s responsible for protecting and growing the wealth of the world’s greatest investors. […]
Just For the Record[Ed. note: Today we have another article from Jim Skelton, the Blind Squirrel, who is sharing his experiences as a financial advisor with us. He has agreed to our trading restrictions, the opinions he expresses are his own, and we haven’t reviewed, approved or screened his ideas. His previous articles can be seen here.] Hello, fellow […]