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finventurer on Discussion page for Arch Therapeutics (ARTH) / Jan 16, 2:13pm

That was very well said, Penny, of both you and your husband :D agree with you totally. It sure has been painful period of waiting, at some point no end in sight, but when you add all those things Cleveland keeps telling us and corporate webpages' information together, i've got no doubt we will reach those magical Nasdaq-required share price numbers eventually. And it's not about keeping fai...

You can't buy Monsanto anymore....

The basic concept is similar -- a call option gives you the option to buy a stock at a set price before a set date, and a warrant gives you the right to buy a stock at a set price before a set expiration date. They can differ in many ways, though, partly because warrants are individual agreements with a company and aren't managed by an exchange -- they can be subject to odd limits (in the fine p...

I had a stop loss order in for Ligand as sort of a "disaster" price if the narrative really falls apart, given my assessment that I thought $140 was a natural stopping point but that the next stopping point wouldn't be until $70-90 per share, and that stop order triggered on the Citron report today (I had it flagged for a 20% drop from $140, which would have been $112, but the stock fell so fast t...

Avoid all cost $29. Trial 4!week lost on 8 out 10 options what a farce'n...

wfriesen53 on 2019 CANNABIS IPO’s to offer investors biggest opportunity in our lifetime. / Jan 16, 12:15pm

Great to join gumshoe earlier this week. I watched Mike Ward's presentation. Not interested in considering the annual fee, but certainly interested to know the companies he is pitching! Thank you, Rick, for posting what you believe are 2 of the 4, companies....

Im thinking if you can’t beat em’ May as well join em’. In that if you don’t like smoking, as I am in that camp... you can still profit from the companies that produce cigarettes. Same as my organic diet, as I hate Chemically laced food...but I’m not opposed to buying Monsanto or Potash. My thoughts....

BJI I totally agree. I included it more for its addictive qualities as a drug....

Where might I find the better annual rate?...

This one's looking a little more positive for Frank now that earnings provided some optimism (a "miss" but some positive language), after dropping from $65 to $50 we're back within a few dollars of where Curzio teased it in the mid-$60s. Bank of America said similarly positive things but also beat revenue expectations, unlike Citi, and the stock did better still, FWIW, during what feels like a li...

Thank You Travis.... I've been on a lot of wild goose chases .....not going to get excited about MU yet.....

Addiction is at the heart of many successful investments, to be sure, whether you call anything a “vice” depends on your specific mosaic of morality. I’ve got no problem investing in lots of sectors that many people find objectionable, including alcohol and gambling and candy....

As long as I don’t have to breathe it, I’ve got no problem with adults doing whatever they want to their own bodies. Certainly anyone taking up smoking as an adult now is making an informed choice....

Nicotine by itself is not poisonous either....

Nicotine is not a health risk, although addiction isn't a good idea. The delivery systems are the problem....

I lost my father and an uncle to emphysema. Both experienced a protracted time of difficult disability before dying, not being able to process enough oxygen properly is a terrifying feeling. Neither would listen to warnings but both deeply regretted smoking after it was too late. I agree with Travis, I do not want such companies in my holdings no matter what the dividend pays....

What pushes my button is to smoke a good cigarette. They are even better after a two mile swim. I don't smoke MOs because I found a way to skip the taxes and enjoy my vice for $ 20/month. And I bet that'll burry most of you. I'm long MO for the dividend from times to times. I don't think tobacco will ever disappear. It's the best drug ever. It cuts hunger, improves concentration and gives you ener...

We’ve all got a few things that really push our buttons, no? Thanks for the kind words....

Read the terms and conditions. They tell you theyre lying. Saying that all information he was told wad believed and accepted to be true. But cannot confirm that any of it is factual. Crazy...

Coffee is the largest single source of antioxidants in the American diet!!! I would reconsider calling coffee consumption a vice....

Travis I admire your moral compass also, but was wondering if Vaughn owns any motor vehicle stocks ( F, GM, Tesla...just to name a few). He is being pretty inflammatory and upset. There are better ways to express oneself than that. Having said that Travis, thank you for all you do. You are an amazing breath of fresh air out there. Thank you...

Travis, I like your moral compass, in that it totally aligns with mine. So I guess neither of us are going to invest in skag producer/seller companies when they go legit either hey? Back when, I used to wish and hope that whoever had first twisted a cigarette and then profiteered from it would roast in a particularly hotter corner of Hell, and that's been my sentiment even 'til now! Good on ya mat...

I am Chharli B I got hit bad too and if I could I would turn them in to the FTC. I was lucky I sold mine at about 40% loss and when I saw what you said I felt lucky. I am disgusted with The Oxford Clud...

I love that you check back on these things and update periodically, it allows me to keep my inner hype-man in check and know that I'm making good non-decisions....

rick1947 on 2019 CANNABIS IPO’s to offer investors biggest opportunity in our lifetime. / Jan 15, 7:09pm

Might have found two of the four January Cannabis IPO's' Province Brands (Honest, Inc.) Reverse takeover of Colson Capital TSXV: COLS.P Pharma Cielo TSXV: PCLO IPO January 18th....

As bad as Jim Fink!!!!!!...

Long and hard blinking is only valid during actual lying; afterwards when not lying they have to blink 8x faster than normal....

"Now gains like these are rare, but I'm telling you all this because, right now, there's a tiny $8 stock that I believe has the potential for life-changing gains. In fact, I believe this new stock could ultimately become the #1 stock in Stansberry Research history… even better than the tiny $3 stock I recommended back in 2005 that soared 995%." Any ideas? The presentation is gone, so I ha...

Higher spectrum = poorer coverage = novel multitudes of transmitters. The density of the resulting RF radiation will increase by at least an order of magnitude. If EMF fields, high power tranmission lines and cell phones were all equivocable in terms of causing cancer and disease, I think we'll finally have a definite answer with 5G. Look to Europe to lead the way as they're more concerned abou...

GorillaGlass seems like a weak way to go. 5G will make AR practical which will obsolete every single smartphone. Be forewarned. I don't know enough about fiber optic production anymore (that's so last century!) to know if Corning is a major player or not. Why not just buy Apple instead of tertiery companies? They're not gonna run the ship to the bottom of the ocean like poorly diversified...

Zipster, thank you....

No, because that is how they stay in business. Otherwise you wouldn't have access to the proprietary research because you wouldn't be able to afford it....

On what grounds? Your ignorance/stupidity? Dream on....

I own CRON so I guess I am sort of backdooring into this one....

deanbob on Scandium, Cobalt, and Water Purification: Clean Teq Holdings,Volume 2, 2018 / Jan 15, 6:15pm

I did not realize the link (that was in the original) did not carry over. That article link is: https://www.ft.com/content/2b97f6e6-189d-11e9-b93e-f4351a53f1c3 I have the FREE subscription to IKN: https://incakolanews.blogspot.com/...

Financial Ignorance + Financial Porn = Dumb Money....

Yeah, it's not really interesting, its just a unique situation of being undervalued vs peers by being listed in Taiwan and no where else. Easy long-term money if you don't panic sell out at a short-term bottom. Wall Street will eventually have to buy it to stuff in the same penson funds of those who dump it at 20-50% loss. Never ends....

It's not an official portfolio recommendation since it doesn't match any of the existing portfolios. It's a long-term retirement pick, not a trade or a fund. Maybe put it in the Ten Baggers of Tomorrow portolio mentally....

What's cheap can always get cheaper. What matters more about "cheap value" is the future growth (or lack thereof). Foxconn has a lot of other customers besides Apple and Apple has the next big breakthrough due for 2020. Short term panic by the dumb money chicken littles means very little to the long run....

Addictive products, and there are many legal ones, are normally great financial investments. Alcohol, drugs, coffee, etc. There is still money to be made based on the "Vices"....

Apple was nearly bankrupt in 1998. You would have sold then too....

Thanks for your many "rich" articles with great insight and knowledge. I realize you indicated "HOLD" for Crown Castle, but I'm just a little puzzled about it even being on your list based on its Payout Ratio being > 100% (1.125/1.07) and its P/E being 100%. From various investment guidelines I've read, these are not good indicators. Thanks again for your wealth of knowledge....

Any frustration is coming from n00b ignorance in not understanding exactly what "retirement stock" means. It doesn't mean one month, one year or even two years, it meants a decade and longer....

Yes, if you make a highly addictive product you can make a lot of money even if it slowly kills your customer base. If we had any sense we'd ban nicotine by mandating a 20% per year reduction in values until it was gone. Let's see how popular Altria's products are when they aren't chemically addicting....

I bought a small position recently primarily for an historic collector reason - kind of like owning a wholly mammoth bone,...

FFO is basically just earnings minus depreciation, amortization, and gains and losses from the sale of properties -- it's supposed to be a cash flow measure that reflects the basic operating cash flow from a relatively stable portfolio of income-producing properties, though it's not as standardized as many would like and you'll also see a lot of "adjusted FFO" just like you do with non-GAAP earnin...

charliej on Scandium, Cobalt, and Water Purification: Clean Teq Holdings,Volume 2, 2018 / Jan 15, 4:09pm

Deanbob, what is the link?...

What about Mengle 5 top "buy out" picks? Please...

Thanks for your reply Travis. I wasn't aware of FFO vs. EPS....

I just vetted it for my own purposes, it would be silly to let it go to waste....