UPDATE: I’ve taken down the poll after getting a good representative sampling, but if you have comments or an opinion to share on this I’d still be happy to hear it, just add your comment to this post.

Hi folks. I’ve gotten some interest in setting up the Stock Gumshoe as a paid (but low cost) email/web newsletter.

I have no plans to do so yet, but I want to explore my options. To pre-answer one question: Several of you have donated amounts similar to what a subscription price might be, and you of course would be grandfathered in to a subscription if I do make a transition.

But for the rest of you, I’d like a few seconds of your time if you don’t mind telling me whether or not you would be willing to pay for a Stock Gumshoe newsletter that’s built on the same basic principles as this free website has been. There’s a poll at the top right of the page that I’ll leave up to collect these results until I get a good sampling.

A subscription service would likely consist of something like the following: An in-depth weekly newsletter talking about the recommendations/touts of one ad or email, sort of a deeper version of what I’ve been doing a few times a week until now; and, in all likelihood, a more robust password-protected website with tracking of newsletter teaser performance and probably some additional features.

I might even talk to some of these newsletter folks and publish some interviews, though I’m sure not all of them would be willing to talk to me, and I’d still try to answer reader questions as best I can (considering, as always, that I’m not an investment adviser). Essentially, it would be a more thoughtful and deeper analysis of newsletter picks and the investment newsletter business, but would not cover quite as many of them in any given week as I do now.

And of course, if you think this is a just plain awful idea feel free to comment — I’m far from decided, and nothing’s going to happen immediately, but I would like to consider options that allow me to devote more time to this endeavor.

Thanks for your time, and your opinion, and for being wonderful readers — I appreciate you all,

SG

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