Review by Alexander in California, February 7, 2009

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The Weber Global Opportunities Report
Written by Chris Weber

I take 5 newsletters from Doug Casey, one from Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, and one from Lawrence Roulston, besides The Weber Opportunities Report.

They are all good, and when the timing is right for them, a reader can make good money.

But I have told my wife, who is 30 years younger than I am, that when I die, the only newsletter she should continue is The Weber Opportunities Report.
Because Chris Weber tells me what could happen both ways for any investment he recommends, and what I will feel, and how to be ready to do the profitable thing.

He is always positioned to profit if things develop the way he expects — and he also is positioned to profit if he is not correct.

How valuable is that?

He makes long term investments because he gets in early, so he can hold them for the entire bull market.
This is the way that ordinary people like me can make life-changing investments.

There are very few people who make money with short-term trading.

To read Chris Weber, is the best investment advice you will ever get in your life.

Review by Jim, February 7, 2009

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I have subscribed to this newsletter for about two years. What I find most valuable is Weber’s outlook on the overall picture of the markets and currencies rather than individual picks. I ‘ve lost on almost all of his individual picks to date. But I think that is probably the case with all newsletters. He has a sensible approach to money management. He does not make outlandish claims. Nor does he try to shoot for the moon. You will not get rich quick. The purpose of the letter is to reveal what he does with his own money. So, it is really for the person who already has amassed a lot of money, and wants to protect it first and foremost, but also wants to ride the economic trends.

Review by Hannov, February 11, 2009

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I subscribed to this letter for some time and it has cost me of lot. I regret the day that I ever laid eyes on this publication.

Weber advises to buy foreign currency to harvest higher interest rates. He calls this the ‘max yield’ strategy. The highest yield were in, hold on to you’re chair: Iceland and Turkey. Iceland was a complete disaster. The Iceland krona is now completely down the drain.

His stock picks are also much more dangerous than you might think. This Canadian oil and gas trust he once advised, Shining Bank, was halved before some other company bought it.
Avera(French uranium miner and nuclear power plantbuilder) made a rollercoaster ride. It is now below where he bought it.

Weber was right on the money with his advise to buy gold and silver. But then again, instead of buying a simple index fund/ETF such as GDX, he drabbles in small and dangerous gold and silver stocks like Apex Silver (SIL).

He was also right with his bet on corn futures, but then again most people cannot buy Corn futures.

Review by Mitchell, February 15, 2009

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I disagree with Hannov a bit.

His picks are pretty good, although he skews to technical analysis versus fundamental, which is my only real criticism. His individual stock picks could do with deeper anyalysis of the specific enterprise.

However, his macro views, as first poster mentioned, are very good, and he called the crash in market and gold bull.

With his service, he doesn’t do a lot of trading, so it’s up to you to decide whether to hold a stock or not and at what stop loss you’ll use (mental, not with broker). Everyone should be using 20%-25% trailing stop.

Review by Michael Weger, February 16, 2009

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Chris is very easy to read and has very good advice.

Review by SLW, Iowa, February 16, 2009

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I’ve been a subscriber for about 8 months and I’m happier with this service and advice than any other newsletter. He’s a private investor just explaining what he is investing in, and why. No truly heavy technical charting - just enough to be interesting - and a common sense strategy. Right now he’s trying to protect against both inflation and deflation - pretty full of common sense.

Review by Al in St Charles,MO, February 16, 2009

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I consider The Weber Opportunities Report to be a stellar newsletter and have recommended it to many people. I also strongly believe that a stop loss point be determined for any investment before it is made. Chris Weber has also made this point for many years.

Some investors made a great deal of money from Shining Bank and Areva, but they knew when to take profits. I rank Chris Weber just below Richard Russel as an excellent newsletter writer. He’s definitely a cut above several other excellent newsletter writers, e.g. John Mauldin, The Aden Forecast by Mary Ann and Pamala Aden, and Mike Swanson.

I agree with Alexander in California, if you could only leave one to your family, Chris Weber’s letter is the one.

Review by Frank V, February 16, 2009

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Anything financially educational is worth the money. As far as Chris’ service, I was fascinated by his story early on in life regarding his riding the 1970’s bull market in gold and precious metals. He has been through a metals bull market already, and continues to believe we are in one now. I joined the service in 2005 also believing in a bull market in metals and I am glad I did. I can see however, how it could not be for everyone. His style is slow, steady, safe, let’s see what happens, and very long-term oriented. He combines his macroeconomic views with overall market sentiment, and it is a very effective (not exciting) way to invest. I believe it is $200 year, which is fair.

Review by Heather, February 16, 2009

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I like the way Chris Weber explains his analysis. I like it that this news letter isn’t selling more newsletters. I like it that it is concise and to the point. The advice, in my experience, is very simple, easy to follow and thorough in its recommendations.

Review by Chris Guenther, February 16, 2009

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Chris is a “big picture” investor who looks at the larger trends and thinks like the big/smart money. So for a very reasonable subscription fee you get insight from a big money investor with a phenomenal track record. Chris takes very few risks and plays it quite safe, yet manages to generate solid returns with great downside protection. His prose is very calming and encourages me to make wise choices amidst the fear and greed of the market and media. The Weber Global Report is worth every penny and is invaluable to me for my investing and my sanity as an investor.

Review by John, February 17, 2009

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Very easily read and understood. Excellent value.

Review by sascha negrini, February 17, 2009

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As an investor new to the game, i could not have picked a better letter to subscribe to by sheer blind luck! I bought physical gold at $750 as recommended and bought a few leveraged ETFS in silver and platinum as speculative investments, that are now up 58% so far, and stayed well away from equities even when Chris called the rally.No one can be right all the time, but I like the fact that he has a Plan B if Plan A doesn’t work out. Managing you losses are as important as making gains, and so far he has been good for me, long may it continue.

Review by Scott, February 17, 2009

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I have subscribed to the Weber Global Opportunities Report for four years and look forward to reading each issue. I find the reports to be informative and accurate concerning financial trends. Chris Weber seems to be just ahead of the curve. I have recommended the newsletter to many people. His investment choices are given with an explanation as to why he chose it, the potential upside and downside.

Not all of the picks have been perfect but many of them are huge winners. And the stop losses have kept negative hits to a minimum. As for the review by Hannov mentioning the losses of Shining Bank and the Iceland Krona, Mr. Weber advised to sell them before they took huge losses.

The newsletter is well worth the $200 annual subscription.

Review by Ian, February 18, 2009

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I first met Chris at a Gold conference two years ago and had never heard of him before. I was immediately impressed with his sincerity, consistency, knowledge, and (I suspect) his understated wealth. One of the main things necessary for me to believe in a newsletter is to be convinced that the writer has been personally successful, and although Chris is too modest to throw out foolish claims, I believe he is immensely successful. One of his basic precepts is to sell half of an individual holding when it doubles, and then you can ride the stock for ‘free’. I am now a believer in this advice. I wish I had been fortunate enough to start reading Chris Weber’s wonderfully understated advice seven years ago when he started his letter, instead of the mere two years I have been following him. I would have been a lot better off.

Review by Mike from White Lake, February 18, 2009

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I’ve subscribed to a lot of investment letters over the years, but this guy is uncannily accurate and astute. His writing style is interesting, and his foresight is second to none. I agree totally with Alexander from CA that Chris Weber’s letter is the one publication investors should not do without.

Review by Colette from Switzerland, February 18, 2009

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I started reading Chris about 3 years ago. At the time he also lived in Europe. All my other newsletters are by Americans, living in America, written for Americans. Chris brought a much more globally aware opinion to my financial newsletter world - and a very interesting, informative and reliable opinion. I agree with Ian above about Chris’ understated ways. I have great appreciation for this quality in a person.
When talking to friends and colleagues (all gurus of course) and hearing a statement that contradicts Chris, I immediately think “Man, you don’t know what you’re talking about!”
Chris’ opinion has become my opinion and I set my financial planning and goals accordingly. As suggested, I’m half in cash and half in gold.
Thanks for guiding us through an era which in the History books will certainly stand out.

Review by G S, February 18, 2009

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Very interesting newsletter and the only one I subscribe to. Highly recommended. Takes a very broad view of currencies, commodities, equities and has a deeper level of understanding about the dynamics than do others. He sensed the current market disaster back in Nov 07 already. Has been patient and accurate with the current bull market in gold. Follows his own common sense rather than market paranoia. He will tell you what he does but its up to you to follow through. You have to follow his advise promptly i.e. don’t drag your feet when he says buy nor when he says sell.

Review by Abbass Sekhavat, February 18, 2009

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I started my subscription over 3 years ago, and over years I have subscribed to many letters. I find Chris Weber’s very interesting to read, no-nonsense, and very informative. I wish I had known about him long ago, and I wish I had listened only to him, in regard to my money and investment.

Review by Will Burkhart, February 18, 2009

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I have subscribed to many newsletters over the years, and The Weber Global Opportunities Report is my longest running subscription. If I could only keep a single newsletter, Chris Weber’s would be the one.
His insights are timely, his strategy consistent, and the explanations behind his picks are always clear. Moreover, he offers entertaining and educational perspectives on monetary history and financial issues. His international perspective is especially unique as he is not someone who simply talks about it, but he actually lives it. This gives his views an authenticity that cannot be found elsewhere.

Review by Chris, February 18, 2009

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I’ve subscribed to a lot of newsletters over the years and Chris’ is by far the best for me. To quality that, I mean from a learning and macroeconomic perspective. He clearly “gets it” and tells you specifically what he is doing.

His picks do not always work out, but no newsletter I have ever used has unless you get really lucky. However, his overall strategies have made me money and protected my assets.

Review by Matthew Monk, February 18, 2009

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I have subscribed for greater than 5 years Chris Weber provides a great overview of the markets. Crux of investment advice is to find low risk, high reward situations, with capital preservation being the key. He uses technical analysis, generally of break-out/trend following strategy to augment his underlying fundamental analysis. Essentially Chris Weber attempts to get in on the ground floor of 3 year plus bull moves, where the underlying fundamental value leaves minimal down-side risk at the time of entry. I couldn’t recommend his newsletter any higher, and in fact have to many friends and colleagues.

Review by David, February 23, 2009

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I have subscribed to many newsletters, after thinking I knew how to invest and got my fingers burned in the dotcom crash. His calls for major market trends are the most accurate I’ve come across, and now I follow his advice first as to which market(s) to be in, before I’d even consider buying anything recommended elsewhere. For $200 it’s great value and as the first comment said, if you had to go down to one newsletter to get all your advice from this would be my choice. I’ve been a subscriber for about 18 months.

Review by Lauren B., February 25, 2009

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I have subscribed to the Weber Global Opportunities Report for five years now. I think of myself as a “student” of Chris Weber’s. The past few months have given me the opportunity for quite a bit of intensive “study” of his methods! Chris is cool-headed, conservative, and practical and watches out for both risk and opportunities to safeguard and make the most of what you have. His portfolio results are very impressive. Since subscribing, I have had trouble figuring out when to get into a stock because he believes in it and he’s been holding it and it’s up 350% or more…what do you do with that? Buy? I would find it more helpful if he gave me a gauge of the current value of each stock he is holding. That would not be a problem for new subscribers, though, because (with a nod to Dow Theory) he just sold nearly everything, so now is a good time to subscribe! He seems to always read the tea leaves before events happen, and I have learned to act on his advice immediately whenever I get an alert. I have also learned to pay attention to Dow Theory signals by reading his letter and also Richard Russell’s Dow Theory Letter. Since subscribing, I have never been without Chris’ letter and never will be. I read it as soon as I get it. I am still learning a lot from it, still becoming a better investor. If you subscribe, you will too. It’s great.

Review by Tom, February 25, 2009

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If I’d followed Weber’s advice during the five years I’ve subscribed, I’d be a happy guy today. I never did the Max Yield program, so missed the Icelandic Krone disaster, but his basic recommendations have been spot on for a long time. Even his misses — ie. Joy Global — ended up being ok. I like his caution — the “what if I’m wrong” mentality works for me.

Review by Piroska L Kirika, March 21, 2009

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I have been a subscriber for 2 years now. I trust his good and valuable judgments. His protection of the assets invested and because he himself invests in what he advises his subscribers. I wish I have been braver to invest in many of his adivise because he has proven to be a very accurate and good advisor on the cautious side yet I see him making money 100% many times on his investment advise. I am right now invested in gold and silver which should prove to be a good investment. I believe he is right on. He has been in the past but the presious metal still has to be proven since I got in it only about 8 months ago.

Review by Bob P., April 25, 2009

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As a regular working guy with relatively modest funds to invest/protect, I am very happy to have been a subscriber to the Weber Global Economic Report for about 2 years now. Safety first is Chris’s approach - along with sensible and easy to comprehend profitable positions in the financial markets. Simply following Chris’s advice to own precious metals “up to the level where you can sleep at night” and keeping much of the rest in cash should help greatly in simply not losing money through this very destructive economic period. Making money is great but most important is not losing what money one has already.

Review by Linden, May 6, 2009

Having just vented on Currency Options Insider as a complete waste of money with terrible customer service, I felt I should say something good about The Weber Report.

It is not only enjoyable to read but Chris Weber seems to genuinely care about the financial welfare (& welfare in general) of his subscribers, which makes a pleasant change these days.

Cannot recommend this newsletter highly enough for anybody seriously interested in the fundamentals of investing.

Review by dari, July 3, 2009

Irealy love 2 use weber’s max yield strtegy,as iam from over seas,it kana some allusion of what i have red som artikl about mr weber any way idlik 2 e mail me more information in order 2 be convinced.
bestregard
dari

Review by Nalin K Nirula, July 28, 2009

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Valuable for its insights and steady record of success.

I am a subscriber for the last 3 years based in India. The Weber Global Opportunities Report is a very interesting read giving sound reasoning for the picks. Weber is basically an investor in hard commodity assets like bullion, some metal stocks, and also fixed interest rate currency deposits.

The key strategy is basically very simple–first, look for the best deals in bullion–buy silver when it is relatively cheaper than gold (gold-silver ratio over say, 65 is a silver buy), and also buy some gold.

Second, invest in a deposit in a ’safe’ currency instrument yielding the best interest rate you can get. The Icelandic Kroner recommendation as a ‘Max Yield currency’ was a disaster, but other than that Weber has been very successful over the past 20 years of investing.

The ‘Max Yield’ principle can be applied to any economy by investing in a sovereign instrument giving the best locked-in interest rate.

The Weber Global Opportunities Report serves as a very useful reminder to me that one should focus on basic safe investment principles and apply these to one’s wealth building and protecting efforts.

Review by jonny, August 11, 2009

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I’m subscribing to Chris Weber’s newsletter since 2 months and I’ve to admit that it’s worth a five star ranking!!!!
Quick, short, unbiased and opportunistic in any market condition….
I like if people aren’t married to their positions/opinions and try to get most out of a trend not getting caught by squeezing out the last two or 4 percent from Mr. Market!!!!
Keep on with the good work Chris!!!!
Rgs from Germany

Review by cautious investor, August 30, 2009

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My expectations were probably unrealistic, based on the reviews, but I found very little useful advise. Interesting commentary and background info. Caution: customer service is close to non-existent and forget about the promised total refund within 3 months. I cancelled within 3 weeks and was offered only a partial refund and was treated rudely and hung up upon.

Review by Marc, August 31, 2009

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Don’t subscribe to this letter if you want a stock pick a month. Subscribe to get some great advice and macro perspective from someone who has been around investing for a long time. Great to read, informative, insightful. One of the only newsletters I have never let lapse. I agree with the writer above- i told my wife, ‘if I kick the bucket- go back and read every one of Chris’ old newsletters and keep subscribing- nothing else.’

Review by Roy, September 3, 2009

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Guys - come on … let’s get real.

You buy a cheap newsletter like this for ‘news and views’, and for that it’s great. You get great insights and explantions as to what is going on in the world plus a ring side seat into what Chris Webber is doing with his funds. This does not mean that you should blindly follow him like a lemming.

You are the investor. You should do your own research and you should make your own investment decisions. You then take the kudos, the profits and the losses as you deserve.

If you want to subjugate your reponsibility to others put your money with AIG, Lehman or any of the others that have ‘performed’ so publically for us all to see.

Really good original investment advice costs real money and lots of time. So start saving now, or do it yourself.

All the best Chris and keep the insights coming.

Review by cautious investor, September 7, 2009

An addendum: after the review the service refunded my full subscription. Thank you Stock Gumshoe for giving us the opportunity to air ALL experiences.

Review by Brad, October 15, 2009

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This is my first Financial Newsletter and I am very happy with it. His years of experience in the business really shine through in these interesting newsletters. Its a great value for your money. I will be a member for a long time to come.

Review by Raman, November 14, 2009

I almost subscribed to the newsleter after reading the reviews..but something caught my eyes which I feel is strange..I hope i am not reading too much in to ist BUT its better to be cautious than sorry:

24 out of 35 reiews are posted in February 2009! Specifically 6 reviews on Feb 16 & 8 on Feb 18! Too good to be coincidence! I hope I am wrong!