Review by Edward, May 26, 2009

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I have most likely lost money using his picks over the last 2+ years. I will use the example in your letter AOD. If you look at the cost when added your principal is down more than the dividends paid, net loss. If you try to add more at these lower prices to average down, you are paying a premium since it has been trading at a premium to NAV for some time now. He has been slow to change to a sell on many holdings. As with most letters, they are good reading, good source of things to research, but you best rely on your own buy and sell signals.
He does offer in the letter some research information that the normal investor would not have access to which is a plus.

Review by Mark, June 11, 2009

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From : Cash Machine June 9, 2009

“One of the country’s highest-rated and little-known income funds is about to go ex-dividend on June 12th.”
Wrong: ex. June 22, if they’re talking about AOD
“You Have 2 Days”
(Received June 9)

“That’s when shareholders of record have to lock in their payouts. By simply adding it to your holdings now, you’ll grab SIX MONTHS’ worth of dividends for owning this fund just one day!”
Wrong: pays monthly, not semi-annually ! Six months of WHOSE dividends
Couldn’t even find the fund in their literature. A Google search came up with the Stock Gumshoe’s comments on AOD, Cash Machine.

They agreed to refund the full subscription, thankfully, six hours after the application was submitted. Had to wait for the office to open. How long it takes to process ? You know how that goes.

Review by Marjean, June 26, 2009

I can’t give it any stars. I subscribed in early 2008 and within months, everything I chose had tanked. Perhaps I made bad choices but all were highly touted and presented as conservative. Perhaps just unfortunate timing. But I felt he kept his own counsel and didn’t see what some other newsletter writers were predicting.

Review by adagio, August 20, 2009

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I have never subscribed to this service, only bought the one pick teased–AOD–and it’s been great month after month for at least the past four months. Hence, the rather odd number of stars i’ve given the newsletter per category.

In the first teaser ad of his that i received, he actually gave away for free the name of this company.

Review by John Mills, September 18, 2009

I do not subscribe to the newsletter, but I did buy a little of AOD (200 shares) back in early May, in time for the June dividend. Paid $7.58 per share. Since that time it has paid $24.00 a month, for 3 months so far.Share price today is at $9.08, up 19% over 4 months. Okay, I’ll take that. Did call a local radio stock guru named Paul Winkler, “The Invesing Coach” here in Nashville TN. He said to run far away from AOD, that they were ‘churning’ to come up with the dividend each month. He alluded that that was asking for an SEC violation. Beats me…since I don’t know what churning is! Pleased with AOD so far and very pleased with the Stock Gumshoe. I give Stock Gumshoe a 5 star rating. Haven’t clue about “Cash Machine”! Good job, Travis, keep up the good work.
John Mills
Nashville TN

Review by Sue, September 18, 2009

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Hi, I have been a subscriber since June, 2009 2.5 months ago, and so it is not a longvery long time for a few months now, and am favorably impressed with this newsletter.
I have learned that it’s important for me to do my “due diligence”, as they say, and not blindly follow another person’s advice. Therefore, I do not invest in all Bryan’s picks; but use his picks as a list from which to cull the picks that seem best to me. His suggestions are a jumping off point to do a bit of research on my own, and then decide if an investment is for me. He gives information on the stock and his reasons for choosing them.
He promised to provide high yielding ideas, and as far as I have seen, he has done so.
I sure appreciate it that Bryan explains situations to us, and notifies us of what to sell, not just what to buy, thereby saving me from possible grief.

Review by rgb, September 19, 2009

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I have read and heard Bryan speak at San Francisco Money Show
each year. I am a retired mutual fund manager and what I like
about him is that he is a money manager and therefore has a lot of street smarts and puts his money where his mouth is.

Carla Pasternak’s High Yield Income Investor (International
and Domestic) are more thorough in their analysis. She has 4
degrees including a PhD in Finance. I feel more comfortable
as an MBA reading her material.

The costs are not that bad. Read both.

Review by Maryanne, October 16, 2009

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Joined Cash Machine in June 2009, very timely, just prior to the mid-July correction and a bond got called. All of his picks have been performing great with significent distributions and capital gains. I agree with the others that you must do your due diligence and use the newsletters ONLY as a starting point. And anyone who brought before Sept 2008, of course you’re going have a large loss, this includes AOD which I’m still holding. Looking over his archives, I think he could have done a better job on sell/exit and employ a stop loss strategy which has done well for Stansberry newsletters. http://WWW.TRADESTOPS.COM is great for monitoring.

Review by D Miller, November 14, 2009

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I have been suscribing to 25% Cash Machine since Feb 06 and have had a good run of winners and dividend earnings over time. Brian Perry was giving a warning in Sept and Oct 08 that trouble was going to happen - but as turned out the overseas prediction did not occure and the trouble was on Wall Street etc. I really do not see Mr Perry to be faulted for the “October” surpise we all went through.

Even with that I still have good returns on the pre Oct investment given the grade of the on going dividends. In the rebuild he gives good hints-but they must be researched from several sources before they become good consideration to be fit into the mix. I like his writing style and depth - not too deep but enough to get your thinking.

His style of picks is consistant on issue selection as conservative high dividend income but lower in the capital growth-as the name implys. Other services can be acquired to fill in those needs.

No service is perfect and I do not give 5 stars to anyone but this service has meet my needs and I do enjoy the reading and results that it has provided over time.