Exciting Gumshoe Updates!

By StockGumshoe ⋅ July 3, 2008
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Well, OK — exciting for me, anyway. Folks have been asking me for a few improvements to the site for a long time, and I’ve started to make a few of them.

First, the tracking spreadsheet is now updated again — it now includes every stock I’ve looked at, some 350 or so of them, but it is split between two spreadsheets (one of stocks teased by newsletters in 2007, the other, you guessed it! — 2008). Once again, I’ll promise to try to keep these up to date. We’ve got some new leaders and laggards, but, as you might guess, a strong majority if all the stocks I’ve looked at are down right now — and the club of 100%+ gainers remains very small, indeed (only one 2008 pick, and a few 2007 picks, make that cutoff).

And second, I have significantly upgraded the search for the site — so it is now a custom Google search, and with one search you can find out if there is anything of interest on StockGumshoe.com OR in the Stock Gumshoe Forum (you can also narrow it down once you’ve done the search, if you only want one site or the other). This should work much better, and it will also enable you to search the often very valuable comments, which was impossible with the old system. There is a search box at the top right of the page, and also one at the bottom. Give it a try and let me know if you run into any problems, there may still be a kink or two in the system.

So, you may be yawning already … but I’m happy to have gotten at least slightly updated here. There are some interesting new stocks atop the tracking spreadsheets if you’re interested in a little tour — and if you’re new to the site, you can go through and see if any of the stocks interest you, the individual writeups are linked from the spreadsheet, too.

I wish all my US readers a wonderful Independence Day, and I hope the rest of you get a break from the hubbub with Wall Street closed down for a day. Enjoy the weekend, and I’ll be filling up your inboxes with exciting ideas again next week.

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1. I tried to sign up to the irregulars but you were forcing me to use paypal and I just want to use my credit card. The message was “paypal has this CC nr or email. Login to paypal or use a different CC nr or e-mail address. I thought I had removed my credit cards from papal. Anyway I don’t want to use paypal. I will make a donation of 45.00 if that would get around the problem.

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   StockGumshoe Reply:
   July 4th, 2008 at 9:40 am

   Sorry Patrick, I’m running a small-time operation here so I don’t have any alternate credit card processor aside from PayPal. I’m always happy to accept checks by mail if you prefer, Stock Gumshoe,
   PO Box 9751, Washington, DC 20016-9751.

   Thanks!

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   Posted by patrick grace | July 4, 2008, 6:19 am

2. Travis,

   Just a note about the spreadsheets page, there is no vertical scrollbar on them when viewing them with Mozilla Firefox. The only way to scroll down the list is to drag select with the mouse and drag down.

   If possible it might be nice to make the Buy Date a hotlink to the Gumshoe Writeup rather than have the full URLs bleeding off to the right of the spreadsheet, out of sight.

   Thanks for your hard work, I enjoy the writeups.

   Henry

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   StockGumshoe Reply:
   July 4th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

   Thanks Henry — good idea, I’ll see if it’s possible. I do get the scroll bars in my version of Firefox, but I use a Mac, too, so maybe there are other differences.

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   Posted by Henry | July 4, 2008, 10:30 am

3. gumshoe, is the check payable to stock gumshoe. i am sorry i do not know your name. travis? how much to get the emails and more benefits of your expertise? hey maybe the next google means it went from well over $700 down to the low $400 or high $300. to the gumshoe readers please take the time to read the declaration of independence, the constitution, and the bill of rights. remember it is written in the plain straightforward language of the day for the common man to understand. lawyers were not allowed to hold public office lest it become by the lawyers of the lawyers for the lawyers. disregard the programing about organic, interprative, evolving, ad nauseum. at least be aware that the republic is devolving into democracy (2 wolves one sheep voting on what is for dinner). how does a lawyer sink lower in the scum? he becomes a politician. have a nice independence day everyone. god save the republic.

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   StockGumshoe Reply:
   July 4th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

   Yep, payable to Stock Gumshoe is fine. Travis Johnson is my name, if you prefer that.

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   Posted by fireball | July 4, 2008, 12:04 pm

4. Gumshoe, Thanks! I have not been on the Tracking sheet, yet – Just read the blurb and comments!, but to have these comments linked is so GREAT! an idea, as so many have posted so many great ideas!,,, and Patrick & fireball, thanks for your questions-Travis, Thanks for your answers! The check is in the mail!!! ( I don’t trust paypal as far as I can throw the HQ Building! ), personal opinion.
   Safe and Happy FOURTH, Folks!
   Eugene

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   Posted by EYOUNG | July 4, 2008, 1:41 pm

5. I’ve narrowed my investment research to two. Stockgumshoe and common sense personal study and investmenting in diversity and quality.

   I’ve gotten rid of two other newsletters recently’ Stanesberry & Navallier. I’ll hang onto to the Motley Fool and gumshoe.

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   Posted by Joe Cruz | July 4, 2008, 2:19 pm

6. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
   You’ve prevented me from buying countless
   dumb investments

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   Posted by cpriester | July 4, 2008, 5:42 pm

7. Hi–I sent a check for 60.00 and it has cleared my bank. Can I get a pass word for the irregular site? If so how? Thanks Barney Palmer PS The check was on the account of Barney Palmer &Associates and if that is helpful.

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   Posted by barney palmer | July 4, 2008, 6:27 pm

8. Thanks for the improvements, Gumshoe. The improved search will be great.

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   Posted by Stan | July 5, 2008, 1:21 am

9. A question for Joe Cruz. I wonder why you have dumped Nevallier as I have recently been contemplating the idea of signing up. I read most of his teasers and they seem to be OK and several other web site patrons seem to have good reports about his selections. I just dumped the motley Fool Hidden Gems myself as their selections did very well in the last couple of years but as soon as we saw the markets crash their stocks tanked. I don’t see any added value because anyone could have made money over the last couple of years and I believe a good advisory service should also be able to make money in a downturn. Also they seem to hang on to their stocks for ever even they are huge losers like select comfort which was a four times tip by them and lost me a fortune. Can you tell me which one of Navallier’s you dumped and which Motley Foll you are hanging on to. Thanks in advance.

   Den

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   Posted by Denby45 | July 6, 2008, 12:28 am

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