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Elissa Stein
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Elissa Stein
January 28, 2009 5:35 am

The Complete Investor costs $39, for a year, so this is an inexpensive publication. Leeb is a “peak oil” advocate, but TCI is well-rounded, because it contains everything from financials to infrastructure, emerging markets, tech, etc. The publication recommends at least two stocks each month. The analysis is thorough and well written.

Additionally, if a stock has lost its Mojo due to a flaw in a company or other adverse changes, TCI will advise to sell positions. There are two levels of sell recommendations: red and orange alerts, and you can receive them, and the publication itself, via email.

TCI has conservative, moderate and aggressive portfolios. The picks are not cheap-for instance, Berkshire Hathaway B Shares has been a cornerstone of their portfolios for years.These are not penny stock picks, but actually run the gamut from small cap to large cap, both growth and value stocks.

Additionally, there is a good support team. When I had a question on one of their small cap value picks, and the customer service rep could not answer it, I was referred to a stock analyst in their main office, who did answered my questions.

While you will get a great deal of email ads from Leeb, you will also get explanations of his view of the economy and the opportunities it presents. All in all, it is a good value for the price of a couple of pizzas!

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Timothy Leeb
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June 6, 2015 5:15 pm
Reply to  Elissa Stein

Thank you for the commentary. I’d be excited to communicate updated services and portfolios, where our trade by trade success is exceptional. We are also on Facebook now http://www.facebook.com/theleebinvestor.

Warmest Regards,
Timothy Leeb
The Leeb Group http://www.leeb.com
timothy.leeb.com
(914) 483-7654

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Bill Pohlman
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Bill Pohlman
July 4, 2018 1:36 pm
Reply to  Elissa Stein

Send me a phone number so I can get the $39 annual price with the other info as sent to me in the regular mail. I lost the subscriber forms.

Dusty
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Dusty
January 29, 2009 11:34 pm

This newsletter is one that I began in the fall of 2008 mostly as a tax deductible expense. The price is a beginning subscriber rate that will increase a lot with renewals. My ‘star’ ratings are based on inadequate experience. My situation and the current Market have not cooperated in allowing significant use of this data. I can agree that the flow of information is interesting and well written. I am not impressed just by a flow of pretty words and ideas. I think the listing of usable picks for a small investor is limited. Some of that, however, is because the same stocks appear in many different newsletters that I see. If there was only one newsletter available, this one covers a lot of ground and that is a very good thing. My buys are based on $1K. I know individuals who choke at the idea of buying less than 5K shares. Their world and its needs is very different. I am unhappy at being constantly bombarded with efforts to entice me into much higher priced offerings. Some of those efforts start out looking like what I paid for. The ‘Delete’ button gets a lot of use. My bottom line is that if I could have only one newsletter, this is number two on my list of preferences. When my subscription expires I may renew and keep this one also.

A. Nony  Mouse
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A. Nony Mouse
January 31, 2009 9:08 pm

If I were to recommend one newsletter to anyone this would be it. I subscribed to “The Complete Investor” in September of last year and by following the advice therein, have actually been able to make money. Subscribers can choose from a number of Portfolios detailed within it to suit their investment strategy/risk tolerance: 1. Growth, 2. Income, 3. Fund Portfolio, ( included in it are mutual Funds from various sectors: Large Value,Large Growth, Large Blend, Mid-
cap Value, Mid-cap Growth, Small Value among others) 4. FundFinds Portfolio (what some hot mutual fund managers are buying) 5.Fast Track Portfolio (generally speculative stocks and usually includes suggestions for stocks to short). 6. Small Cap Value Portfolio.

Other informative features are Leeb’s Marketpulse column (his take on where he thinks the market is going), The Archive and Chindia,a brief review of what’s going on in China and India and sometimes includes stocks the Leeb team thinks are going to be profitable. Probably the most unique feature of his newsletter are Leeb’s short-term and long-term market “keys” based on his own mathematical formula for detirmining market direction. All-in-all I would rate this newsletter a good buy and above average in it’s stock picks. I would add one caveat, Leeb is convinced high if not hyper-inflation is in our future as various commodities are depleted. The Stock picks in this letter tho aren’t all or even mostly from the usual suspect commodity plays.

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McDaib
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McDaib
February 7, 2009 5:40 pm

I’ve been a subscriber since early 2008, so I guess I’m about to expire. I’m not sure how it is with new subscribers now but when I enrolled I did receive a couple of bonus reports. Both had to do with long term energy supply(with sidelights of precious metals) and both were pretty much spot on. I’m a small time investor and a $2,000 play weighs heavily on my investment portfolio. I made a couple of investments last year which were mainly due to the Complete Investor and the reports I received for signing up. Both did well but required timing. I purchased UGA (US Gas Fund)in April and managed to get out fairly soon after the peak of oil. Did pretty good. Also purchased GLD sometime in the Fall. Still holding it and it’s not making me rich but it is a winner so I’m happy.

I have subscribed to a few newsletters over the past couple of years and for the money I think this one does OK. I will probably renew. But, ya know, now that I’ve found Travis and the Stock Gumshoe, I’m really wondering why I pay for all this other stuff. I mean, heck, I pay Travis $4.50 a month and get all kinds of good advice in both the free Gumshoe and the Irregulars account. Travis hasn’t made me rich yet but neither have any of the other financial newsletters that cost quite a bit more. Besides, Travis is way more fun to read………..You keep on sleuthing Travis, OK?
Disclaimer: I do not own any stock in the Stockgumshoe.com and promise I will not buy any for at least 3 days :0)

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Sunny
February 7, 2009 7:16 pm

Overall a good publication. Dr. Leeb is a big believer in commodities and the coming era of inflation so there is a lot of talk about buying gold. Aside from stock picks which run the gamut from blue chips to small caps I’d never heard of, this newsletter is also educational if you are interested in economics. But you need a long term focus here, Dr. Leeb is a forward thinker (peak oil, coming water & mineral shortages etc.) so if you’re looking to get rich overnight, this one may not be for you.

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Megha
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Megha
February 8, 2009 12:01 pm

I have read Stephen Leeb’s basic newletters for a long time. Now I can’t find any of my old issues – before “The Complete Investor” – but I remember how long it took him to understand that the fallout from the Enron scandal would affect a number of his picks that he kept saying were safe to hold on to. Of course I remember that vividly because I held on until some of them were worthless. I would say that his timing had been terrible and if you like his picks, be sure to track the technical indicators before investing in any of them. For me, too many of his stocks went down like 20% before either going lower or beginning to soar (such as FPL) that I had to give up on him. Also I did not appreciate the advertising as a “complete” service and then trying to sell all sorts of other things.
About his peak oil theories. Although totally correct, originally he seemed to forget that when the price was right all the expensive to produce oil would start coming to market, postponing a day of reckoning for perhaps decades. Little of his peak oil advice – apart from lucky runups such as last year – has been profitable (for me.)
I haven’t read his letter for over a year, so he might have improved on his timing if he now has better “sell” alerts.

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Timothy Leeb
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June 6, 2015 4:53 pm
Reply to  Megha

First of all, thank you for following us on and off throughout the years. I believe we have made vast improvements regarding “timing” our trades as well as strengthening our portfolios. I’d happily comp you, so you can see for yourself, what I believe to be our strongest publication, most focused on timing, also requiring more focus on behalf of the subscriber. If we send a sell alert to your email and you don’t open your email, the trade alert is meaningless. Feel free to call me direct at 914 483 7654 or email me at Timothy.leeb.com

Kindest Regards,
Timothy Leeb
The Leeb Group

Lee
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Lee
February 9, 2009 5:11 pm

I subscribed for the Complete Investor for four years, just dropped it…..costing me about $79/yr. Also signed up for his “Agressive Trader” for $1000 (options trading) a couple years ago but dropped it and got a partial refund promptly (I made a small amount of money with the Aggressive Trader newsletter but it felt like a casino….win big, lose big). He is a “peak oil” guy and was ahead of the pack. He also claimed to have a “Master Key” (based on oil price changes, among other things) that was “proven” to alert subscribers of market downturns. Well, we just had a downturn and he missed it completely. He was saying “buy, buy, buy” at exactly the wrong time. Overall, I found his picks spotty and his timing terrible, but his long term mega-trends seem to be right on target and he is an interesting read. I did get tired of him trying to sell me something three times a week with endless e-mails.

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Stan
Stan
February 15, 2009 2:21 am

He makes some good picks and it’s nice that he has all of these different types of portfolios to choose from. It can get confusing though because there are too many to choose from. I don’t remember him providing any good guidance on which portfolio(s) to choose for a particular investing style.

He’s a smart man and seems to have pretty good timing.

Of course, it’s an investment letter; so it’s buy and hold, which isn’t the best thing in these times.

Timothy Leeb
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June 6, 2015 5:11 pm
Reply to  Stan

Stan,
We have made huge improvements since 09 with regards to trading services where our timing has been excellent. I think you’d be excited about utilizing Brain Trust Profits. The link is http://www.braintrustprofits.com. Our average gain per closed trade will have you motivated to check your email. Do not hesitate to contact me directly at Timothy.leeb.com or via phone at (914)483-7654.

Kindest Regards,
Timothy Leeb
The Leeb Group http://www.leeb.com
-Also, visit us on Facebook via http://www.facebook.com/theleebinvestor

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SageNot
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SageNot
February 16, 2009 12:11 pm

Have any of the 8 folks above read either of Dr. Leeb’s books on crude oil? If so, why do you think that we have crude oil trading below $35./brl on the Future’s Exch.? In his “The Coming Economic Collapse” he gives advice on how to thrive when oil costs over $200./brl, HUH?

It never occurred to Dr. Leeb that when oil costing $147./brl blew up the commodity business in general, time had come to BAIL. Thrive Dr. Leeb, surely you jest.

My last subscription to any of Dr. Leeb’s work was pre-Y2K, & he wasn’t any more accurate then than what has been written above sorry to say.

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Amanda
Amanda
February 24, 2009 12:35 pm

I subscribed to TCI for about three years. The cost was $79 a year, and it just expired.

His advice was fine when the market was doing well, but his timing has been off, and he didn’t seem to see the overall weakness developing in the market. There were far too many choices, so if you couldn’t buy them all, and happened to pick the poor performers, oh well. His “Master Key” predictor might simply have stopped working (that’s his alleged secret to success.)

The two worst “picks” that I followed were Nova Gold and GE. He recommended NG, a stock with a “bright and shiny future” at $20. It’s selling today for $2.65. Also recommended GE at about $33. I waited and decided to buy it at $26. Since it’s now selling for under $9, and if he ever issued a “sell” or “warning” on it, I missed it. I still own it, and have been a buyer at the current lows. Hope springs eternal.

The letter is well written, but I think it’s aimed at people with more money to invest than I currently possess (like millions?)

I believe his intentions are good, and that he’s very knowledgeable, but don’t think he’s been able keep up with the current volatility. He seems to think that everything will go on, business as usual. I don’t think so…..

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Jim
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Jim
March 3, 2009 9:25 pm

I subscribed from 2003 through 2006. Leebs comments about then current economic trends was the best part of his news letter. His recommendations were conservative, mostly blue chip types, with no wild out of space ideas! His portfolios rarely changed…. indeed two semi-annual issues would find almost the exact same names on his three lists.
When it came time to re-subscribe for 2007, I dug out all issues from the previous years, and reviewed winners and losers. Except for Leebs reviews of “then current” market conditions, there were no real recommendations worth $39 a year. His free weekly emails were interesting, but I don’t know how you can get on his email list without being a subscriber. Perhaps others can help in this regard.

Jim S
Jim S
March 19, 2009 6:11 pm

I’ve been a TCI subscriber for a year or so – recently signed up for Leeb’s Real World Investing – for I believe in his overall themes (peak oil, gold) – only catch is, his timing’s awful. A couple examples: he called for a bottom in oil in Aug of last year, just before USO dropped a mind boggling 70%. Example #2, during Jan 09’s brief rally he called the market bottom – right before the Feb meltdown to new lows.. The real test of an analyst is what they say or predict at important market pivot points – and to this capacity Leeb falls short….

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JPA
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JPA
March 21, 2009 8:41 am

Bear with me as I may ramble. Steve Leeb has decent logic and knowledge on the stock market and the economy, in general. I subscribed to his Leeb Income Investor and his Complete Investor newsletters because they are packed with picks like Personal Finance is by Elliott Gue. Not being a fool, Leeb has since come out with three more newsletters, one geared to taking $250k to $1 million in 6 years. Apparently exisiting members of his two other newsletters were not worthy of such advice without paying the extra fee. Ironically, he charges $500 per year for this service, so the only sure winner here is Leeb, even if after 6 years he fails to reach the $1 million. If he gets you for 6 years, that’s $3000 per subscriber, which means that he will collect nearly $1 million with only 3000 subscribers, he won’t lose either way. If that isn’t greedy enough for you, he just came out with another newsletter, Real World Investing, another slap in the face of his existing subscribers who apparently aren’t getting real world advice, just another ploy at suckering you in for more subscription money. How many newsletters does an analyst need? He is not alone doing this, too many analysts publish multiple newsletters as a way to generate more subscriptions. Imagine the realization in having a newsletter and finding out that the analyst’s other newsletter is where you should have been to make your money.
Leeb must have nearly 10 newsletters and the latest three are each $500 or more per year. He is getting very greedy.

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Oliver Vandagriff
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March 21, 2009 10:05 am

Stephen Leeb’s The Complete Investor

I have subscribed to this monthly newsletter/email advisory longer than any other, about one year. The cost was only $79/yr and for that I receive detailed news on fast growth companies, funds, banking stocks, energy/commodities stocks, and emerging markets. Early on I accepted their picks as gospel and invested in ten of their high rated picks. I lost money in all but two of them. One of them, Helix (HLX) I lost a LOT. I bought it at $27, got out at $17. It is now down to $5! And yet on page 10 of the Complete Investor March 09 Newsletter Sandell writes, “Helix remains an aggressive bet on rising energy prices.” Moral to this story: I don’t take their picks anymore.

Richway
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Richway
March 28, 2009 1:08 am

I only signed up for it to get one of his books, and I should have just bought the book on amazon.com

He is even more of a wimp on his picks here than he was w/ Personal Finance, where he recommended so many picks to hold Warren Buffet would have been hard pressed to follow.

And of course as with all the rest, we are constantly bombarded with teasers for “The Big Money Makers” services. By the way, he does not even list how much up or down his picks are, so I think that says it all.

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coachellabill
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coachellabill
April 8, 2009 2:12 pm

I have been subscribing to this newsletter for several years. Some of his advice has made money for me, chiefly in Gold and Energy stocks.. But I am increasingly perplexed by his ability to play both sides. In his ads for special services he trumpets how the newsletter warned of the coming financial storm, but if one looks at the portfolios he espouses, one can see that the losses there have been just as severe as the market in general. If he knew, why didn’t he close those positions instead of suffering the losses? (and tell us to sell).

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csprings
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csprings
April 23, 2009 5:40 pm

I like reading the letter for his sentiments. The picks make an interesting watchlist, but has to be combined with a timing system.

If the other service of his I subscribe to takes off, I’ll stick with this one, but otherwise I’ll probably just start assembling my own watchlists from stockgumshoe, which are just as interesting and free.

So far he is a good example that you can be right in the long term and dead broke before you get there.

One of the reviewers said he doesn’t post performance…he doesn’t give an overall percent up or down of the model portfolios, but he lists for every pick the date recommended, the price at that time and what the current price is. The vast majority are seriously in the red, which just highlights that you have to combine his watchlist with some sort of timing system to expect to make any money.

JohnnyHeck
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JohnnyHeck
April 24, 2009 10:35 pm

I will not be renewing my 2 year subcription this fall. This letter is a confusing mess of multiple portfolio recommendations with the usual data light “story stock” approach to justify the recommendations.

The greatest “crime” of this service was it’s assertion that based on Oil prices it could predict when it was time to get out of the market. Well, it actually did! But unfortunately Leeb decided to ignore his own indicator under the “peek oil” theory. Too bad – If he just suffered 6 months of relative under performance before the crash, he would now look like a genius and I would not be dropping his service

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SLY DOG
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SLY DOG
May 27, 2009 12:31 pm

Not much to report here, other than the usual disappointments due mostly to a bear market. I do agree with others that I’m tired of the constant e-mails. He needs to provide some sort of grading device for his picks, as well as others. I tend to pick some of his dividend paying stocks, which is my preference, right now. Overall, just ok, at best.

randy
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randy
June 6, 2009 12:39 pm

the sky is falling buy gold. definetly a reconstructionist. If someone wants someone to tell them what to do, Leeb will definetly let you know but after the fact. Spent your time before youspend your money. More sales than guidence

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