Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Or at least, Happy Thanksgiving to the Americans among you — I know I missed the Canadian Thanksgiving by a month or so, and I hope everyone else around the world has had a chance to give thanks for whatever it is that makes your life meaningful. Personally, part of what makes […]
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“A Good Idea Before Obama … now a Slam Dunk!”
The ad we’re looking at today is from Street Authority, and I’ve already had one reader send it in with some suggested solutions (she was largely right, of course — one of the many benefits of having the wisest readers in cyberspace!) Today’s selling story is all about wind — which means we have to […]
32 Comments Read MoreLooking at Prague
Eastern Europe has been crushed along with all other emerging markets, and according to an article in Barron’s this past weekend the Prague market has been the worst hit Eastern European market, second only to Russia. I bring this up because one of the stocks mentioned in that Barron’s article was the same telecom firm […]
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Does this ring a little bell for you? It might, if you’re a careful reader of every Gumshoe article (and why wouldn’t you be, really?). This ad is almost exacly the same as one that I wrote about back in October — an investment that is super safe, on the bargain rack, and, perhaps most […]
10 Comments Read MoreAnd the stops strike again … cutting Intuitive Surgical position
With the market continuing to plunge, I stopped out of half of my position in Intuitive Surgical. Yes, that’s right, the same ISRG that I bought just a few days ago. I continue to hold on to half of the position, and I’m comfortable holding this much at the moment — I believe Intuitive Surgical […]
Leave a comment Read More“Anonymous Bank Wires” from Income Tripler
I do miss the heady, fun days of the bull market, when you could get excited about a nice lil’ teaser about a growth stock that promised 1,000% returns … those were good times. Now, unfortunately, it seems that individual investors are getting a little smarter — they’ve seen that a promise of a 500% […]
22 Comments Read MoreBuying some Pipe
With the precipitous decline in natural gas, pipeline firms are again heading down — and some orders that I placed a little while ago got triggered. I picked up shares of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (BWP) and of Kinder Morgan Management (KMR). Both are fairly large and operate as high yield infrastructure plays, though BWP is […]
6 Comments Read MoreGet your “Scheduled Distribution” Now — Better than Stocks!
“On June 15th, 2009, Dayton Superior Corp. is required by federal law to pay investors a 97% ‘Scheduled Distribution’ … “Right now, more than 100 companies are issuing abnormally large, 1-day payouts to their investors … “And while most companies are cutting their dividends – or doing away with them entirely – these ‘Scheduled Distributions’ […]
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“Recession-Proof Business Poised for 100% Gains” Motley Fool
The good folks at Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor newsletter have another teaser for us … they think they’ve got a “virtually recession-proof” stock for you to buy … in their words: “On Sale Now… a Virtually Recession-Proof Business Poised for 100% Gains… “An investment story like this doesn’t come along very often… “It’s a business […]
7 Comments Read MoreHedging with an ETF
I’ve been largely trying to hedge against catastrophic declines by using occasional options trades, usually buying put options (as I mentioned I’ve done with Vostok Nafta — to protect against the general downside in Russia I own puts against the RSX index, and have rolled over those puts to another expiration date, those puts, unfortunately, […]
Leave a comment Read More“Wealth Legacy Begins with Nov. 19 Announcement” Breakthrough Technology Alert
This particular teaser ad is the most popular and intriguing one that has come across in several months, if the number of forwarded copies and questions I’ve received is a reliable indicator. Though many ads now promise protection from calamity, and systems that can provide income or steady the waves for your portfolio, it appears […]
21 Comments Read MoreMore Nibbling on the way down — Intuitive Surgical
I continue to have some orders in place for stocks which are falling fast, but which have strong tailwinds for future growth even in a poor economy. There’s no doubt that some of these stocks will continue falling after I buy them, if I buy them (I certainly can’t pick the bottom for you), but […]
Leave a comment Read More“The Gibraltar Strategy: A Better Way to Generate Extra Income” — Karim Rahemtulla
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 […]
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This ad comes in from the good folks at Breakaway Investor, which has jettisoned its old editor and is now run by Christian DeHaemer. Breakaway Investor under Andrew Mickey was extremely active in the teaser game, sending out email ads very aggressively, and it appears that’s not likely to change. Here’s the intro: “As I […]
21 Comments Read MoreDown 56% = Best Gambling Stock?
NagaCorp has been the best performer among the Hong Kong gambling stocks — and among the best performers even if you expand that to include other exchanges. Of course, the stock has done horribly this year — but not as horribly as most other gambling companies. And yesterday brought some reassuring comments from management as […]
Leave a comment Read MoreHanfeng Evergreen Earnings
It looks as though Hanfeng is opening up a little bit lower this morning following their earnings release last night, but on a fundamental basis I saw much to like in the earnings release, and this remains the one of my “idea of the month” writeups that I think is most promising at this price. […]
Leave a comment Read More“The Secret of White Caps: A Sure-Fire System to Profit Before Wall Street Even Has a Clue”
Does calling something an “index” automatically make it sound safe? That seems to be part of the premise for the recent swath of ads from the Oxford Club for what they’re calling their “Recession-Proof White Cap Index.” The ad, from Louis Basenese, is about a new investment newsletter service that they’re calling the White Cap […]
29 Comments Read MoreMore “Best Investments Left Standing” High Yield International
Yesterday I spent some time looking into a couple high yield telecom companies that were being teased by the new High Yield International newsletter from Street Authority … if you missed that, it’s still here, you needn’t worry — the stocks haven’t shot up in the interim. There are a bunch more to go through […]
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