Too Many Newsletter – Information Overload!Hi all,
I’ve posed a ? to Travis and the Support team regarding the number of Newsletters that I’ve acquired over the past year. At this point it seems that I get at least 5 or 6 different ones each week from various vendors – Street Authority/Agora Financial (x3+)/ Newsmax/Soverign Society/Stansbury Research/Wall Street Daily/Wealth Advisory/Palm Beach Letter/Energy Advantage, etc. etc. etc.
The information ranges from ”Doom & Gloom” to ”Latest & Greatest,” but one constant seems to be ”BUY, BUY, BUY” our newest most exclusive (and expensive) research! Travis and the Thinkolator (!) often debunk much of the information or show that its not really very current, merely the HYPE of the Day/Week/ or Month.
So in good conscience I’m asking for your opinions as to what service is truly worth keeping and to what degree do you individually or collectively believe it (they) provide(s) truly valuable information?
I’m struggling with keeping up with the info, the repeats, the slant of a ”guru/specialist/sage” all of whom seem to have impeccable credentials supported by a massive advertising ”house”! It also seems that if you take one you soon are innundated by everything published by that family and others! I feel truly ’blessed’ to be PT Barnum’s – ”sucker born every minute!” and would like to unravel that dubious distinction…
Per my discussions with Travis, I think others may have a similar problem and would like to have some feedback!
Thanks – Dave
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Too Many Newsletter – Information Overload!"
It is driving me crazy as well .. almost every email I receive lately is pushing me to “Log into my friend Steve’s $900,000 Website” for a mere $2500, . I am about ready to unsubscribe from all of them just to stop the craziness….
YES! YES! YES! Stock/mutual fund picking isn’t my full time job, but it seems to be taking up a lot of time lately! Any chance of getting your opinons on best hedge fund managers/hedge fund newsletter too. Would love to have the boom gurus as well as the bust gurus.
I’m a 20 year + subscriber to Richard Band’s Profitable Investing. Have met him at a couple of Money Show speaking engagements and can say he is a solid rock in a squishy environment. I’ve always appreciated his conservative “stay the course” belief in solid investments and particularly dividend paying securities.
His twice weekly updates help sort through major market moves up or down.
That said I’d never blindly just buy his model portfolios, preferring to get ideas and confirmation from Richard to my own ideas and research
Thanks Jim, we’ve gotten some reviews on that one but not lately — they’re here if anyone wants to see them (or add their own): http://stockgumshoe.com/reviews/profitable-investing/
Have done Stansberry products for 7-8 years, they run hot and cold but paying attention have gained. Am dropping 2 this year, they have become too republican fanatical, shouldn’t be in this type of product, now replacing with Motly Fool. Best advice——-
PAY ATTENTION !!!
Republican! You have not been paying attention. S&A has been and always will be aligned against big, intrusive government. Democrats and Republicans in and out of office and the voters who put them there are responsible for the mess our country and the world is in.
Hi Dave — we get this question a lot, we’re making another push today to get some more opinions out there on this topic for you and everyone else who asks. Today’s note is here http://stockgumshoe.com/2013/02/whats-your-favorite-newsletter/ — we’ve already got a good number of comments and the reviews of newsletters are flowing in as well so our overall rankings will be gradually moving in response to those new reviews.
I don’t have a newletter to recommend. However, I’ve found “seeking alpha.com” to be very helpful.
Thank you for the input! The reviews on New World Investor can be found here: http://stockgumshoe.com/reviews/new-world-investor/
What I like about your website is the “unlocking” the stupid mystery companies other sites tease and explain in simple terms what the co is valued at, the future prospects and if it is a good or bad idea. Mostly the honesty is refreshing!
Not really a newsletter, but I subscribe to an excellent stock rating service. The author tends to stick to the types of industries he knows well and does in-depth evaluations of companies according to if they offer good value and are good long term invesments. He provides an accurate record of all his recommendations and also of his returns over the years. He has beaten the return of the stock indexes year in and year out and has averaged 13% per year for ten years. No BS or hyperbole, just clear thinking. Investorsfriend.com
We just added Investorsfriend.com to our list of reviewable services, if you’d like to add your starred review: http://stockgumshoe.com/reviews/investorsfriend-com/
I am currently a subscriber to John Markman’s, Traders Advantage. The site provides short term investing ideas which have been profitable for me. The site does not advertise teaser stocks, just good ideas.
I am a loyal Stockgumshoe reader and appreciate the work in uncovering these stock teaser articles promoted by other sites. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, Paul! Here’s a link to our readers’ reviews of Trader’s Advantage:
http://stockgumshoe.com/reviews/traders-advantage/