November 17th, 2008 by StockGumshoe
I’m sure a number of you have seen the email ad for Karim Rahemtulla’s Strategic Income newsletter … here’s what he promises in exchange for your subscription fee of $1,250:
“‘Gibraltar Strategy’ Cranks Out 10-Times More Cash From Stocks Than Dividends”
Sounds good, no? It gets better!
“On October 16, a handful of income-seekers had the opportunity to pocket $5,500.
“They placed one simple transaction and BAM!
“The cash appeared in their accounts in less than 4 minutes.
“It wasn’t complicated. They’ve done it dozens of times over the past year alone.
“They simply make a transaction on U.S. corporations that reduces their overall portfolio risk, and sends money directly into their brokerage accounts each month they choose – even in the most volatile markets.”
So what is it? Well, sometimes it’s hard for a letter to make sense when they’re trying this hard to obscure the truth behind what they’re selling — “make a transaction on U.S. corporations?” Really?
Well, sort of — but you needn’t shell out $1,250 to figure out what on Earth he’s talking about … the Gumshoe is on the case for you, gratis.
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October 8th, 2008 by StockGumshoe
When the world looks bleak, the skies darken, and the locusts appear to be swarming on CNBC, we can always count on one thing: Newsletter editors will be trying whatever they can to convince you that they see the way forward, or that they have a safe haven for your money.
Karim Rahemtulla is no different than most — he’s teasing us today with an investment idea that will guarantee that you get paid, and who doesn’t want to see something like that these days? The newsletter he’s trying to sell is called Strategic Income, one of many letters from Rahemtulla, and from the vast Agora universe in which he toils.
Is it new? Innovative? Dramatic? Probably not for many of you … but there is a “there” there, even if it’s buried under a pile of marketing manure. I’ll try to explain it for you.
First, let’s see how Rahemtulla sells this. He has invented a new term for us, he’s calling this investment the “Surety Income Certificate” — no such thing exists, of course, but this is part of a long tradition, you have your copywriters devise a term that captures the essence of what people want, with some tenuous connection to reality … and then you charge subscribers to find out what the heck they mean when they say “Surety Income Certificates.” Read the rest of this entry »
August 13th, 2008 by StockGumshoe
I’ve probably thrown out more chatter than anyone can tolerate about Al Capone and sin stocks, so maybe now we should just go through the three remaining “sin stock” teasers, in businesslike fashion, with a minimum of interruptions …
Capone’s Legacy Stock #4 from Karim Rahemtulla … “How to Book 548% From the Slots”
“This company is a global leader in the high-tech gaming industry. From the design, manufacture, and marketing of computerized gaming equipment, it’s involved and profiting in casinos around the world.
“But this company got a huge break by making a gamble of its own… when it won the rights to offer financing to Native American tribes to get casinos up and running.
“And this gamble is paying-off… It has returned 548% in the last ten years, but for a couple of reasons the growth is just beginning…
“First as the legalization of gambling continues to expand in the United States, so will this company. And second, it’s having incredible success with online gaming. It owns the licensing rights to major titles like Wheel of Fortune and Indiana Jones, for instance.
“And that’s why it’s an incredible opportunity right now, and over the next 12-18 months.”
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