I know I should stop rising to the bait of these Louis Navellier teasers … but I can’t help myself. Every month or two he throws out a new teaser along the lines of this one — some teased pick or another that is going to double “with or without you” … he’s not alone […]
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Just from that headline, experienced investors and teaser-readers might well know that we’re looking today at rare earth minerals — you might also call them rare earths, rare earth magnets, rare earth elements or lanthanides (they’re usually pulled out of the period table and grouped separately on the bottom if you want the actual names […]
Well, the questions have been pouring in for months about this newsletter … so finally I’m taking a look. This teaser comes in from Hilary Kramer, urging you to be a charter subscriber to her Breakout Stocks Under $5 newsletter, which looks for, you guessed it, stocks trading under $5 — a category that some […]
I often find myself getting stuck in a rut writing about the same folks over and over — the Motley Fool guys, the various Agora offspring (Stansberry, Angel, etc.), Robert Hsu and Louis Navellier and their Investorplace colleagues come up over and over, largely because they’re the ones who push the most aggressive teasers … […]
Hilary Kramer’s purview is continuing to grow over at Investorplace Media — Louis Navellier has been a little quiet on the marketing front, Robert Hsu is long gone, but I’ve been seeing a lot of Hilary Kramer pitches lately. And the recent one that’s caught a lot of attention from Gumshoe readers is for her […]
I haven’t written about one of the profligate predictions from the Cabot crowd in a while, so the headline about “double your money in 2011 guaranteed” caught my eye. The pitch for their “secret” idea is in an ad for their Cabot Stock of the Month newsletter, which they use to pick ideas from one […]
Rare earths mania among investors has hit extraordinary new heights over the last eight months or so, and I’ve written about almost all of the rare earth miners of any size at one point or another during that time. Most recently, the promotion that caught a lot of attention from my readers was from Byron […]
I left out the little asterisk in that headline — we’re also told that “your payment could be higher or lower than $4,000.” Which means, of course, that it could be zero … but still, let’s look into this odd headline and the teaser that follows it, and see if we can’t sniff out just […]
Happy Friday! Here’s the pitch from Yiannis Mostrous that got me interested today: “… the population of children aged zero to 14 has decreased steadily year after year… “… yet sales of children’s products have exploded—from USD 11 billion in 2005 to USD 30 billion in 2009. “This apparent disconnect is the direct result of […]
Man oh man, I’ve been using completely the wrong strategy. Clearly, since last Summer when the rare earth element mining (or let’s be honest, “exploring for”) stocks started taking off like gangbusters whenever the Chinese flexed their muscles, the newsletter copywriters started wetting their pants in excitement. And what I should have done was look […]
Bryan Perry runs the income-focused newsletter for Investorplace, providing the high-yield yin to the high-growth yang of Robert Hsu and Louis Navellier and others, and he aims to generate “double digit income.” It used to be, in fact that he aimed for 25% — which was lofty even in the days of higher interest rates […]
The Investorplace Media folks have gotten awfully quiet lately — I haven’t seen many over-the-top pitches from Louis Navellier or Hilary Kramer of late, and other big promisers like Robert Hsu and Nancy Zambell have moved on or shut down their letters. But over the last couple of days I’ve been getting questions about the […]
Today we’re again hearing from old friend Christian DeHaemer (“old friend” as in, “don’t even know what he looks like and have never spoken to him but read lots of his ads”) — he’s selling his BreakAway Investor newsletter with this pitch … “On March 31st, 2009, The “EMN Initiative” Goes Live “A Historic Government […]
“Tiny Carolina Water Main Company Gets D.C. Check for $18,000,000,000” “Listen up and listen good. “There’s been so much yakking about the Stimulus it makes my poor head hurt. Why oh why doesn’t somebody just figure out how we can make some real money out of the damn thing?” That’s how we start the new […]
Man oh man, I’ve been using completely the wrong strategy. Clearly, since last Summer when the rare earth element mining (or let’s be honest, “exploring for”) stocks started taking off like gangbusters whenever the Chinese flexed their muscles, the newsletter copywriters started wetting their pants in excitement. And what I should have done was look […]
This one came in from a reader, who also proposed a solution to the teaser (like so many of my readers, he’s a wise one … and he’s right) . This is from an ad from the Half-Priced Stocks newsletter, and if you actually follow through to the ad sell it gets a little sad […]
And as we continue the rundown of the most successful teaser stocks of the year, here’s number two. This is a solar stock, so obviously it has done well this year (I think LDK Solar is the only one to come to mind that hasn’t ramped up consistently nearly all year). And in addition to […]
Happy Friday! Here’s the pitch from Yiannis Mostrous that got me interested today: “… the population of children aged zero to 14 has decreased steadily year after year… “… yet sales of children’s products have exploded—from USD 11 billion in 2005 to USD 30 billion in 2009. “This apparent disconnect is the direct result of […]
As we endure the subprime contagion and all that appears to imply — snakes raining from the heavens, baffled bankers panhandling on the streets with signs saying “will mark to model for food,” and the decline of all stock markets everywhere forever and ever, it’s interesting (though perhaps cruel) to note the newsletter advisers who […]
This one’s a little bit different, since the Motley Fool is selling not a subscription necessarily, but a special report called “The NEW Rule Makers: 5 Power Stocks You’ll Never Want to Sell.” Rule Makers is an old term from the Motley Fool lexicon, they’re the ideal evolution from the “Rule Breakers” that Dave Gardner […]
Robert Hsu has been a lot quieter over the last six months than he was in 2007 and early 2008 — back when “buy what China buys” was the mantra and almost every Chinese company with a US-listed stock was booming, his China Strategy newsletter was very popular with my readers, and his ads always […]
If you’ve been biding your time with us here in Gumshoe Nation for a while now, you might remember Porter Stansberry’s prediction that General Growth Properties was about to go bankrupt as they faced a debt repayment deadline that they couldn’t meet. Well, he’s at it again. Which isn’t to say he was wrong the […]
Real-money portfolio of Martin Weiss’ million dollars, previously managed by Claus Vogt, promises to alert you 48 hours before trades are made, with monthly update newsletter and phone helpline.
InvestorPlace is certainly helping Nancy Zambell push the marketing message pretty hard for her new Buried Treasure Under $10 newsletter — who knows, if they keep this up we might be hearing as much from Nancy as we do from fellow InvestorPlace newsletter editors Louis Navellier, Robert Hsu and Tobin Smith. More power to her […]
This year has been as remarkable as any I can remember — certainly as an investor, but also as a citizen. I remain flabbergasted at the things that have come to pass, and (as is obviously quite clear from the stocks I’ve chosen to profile over the past 10 months) I certainly wouldn’t have predicted […]
This year has been as remarkable as any I can remember — certainly as an investor, but also as a citizen. I remain flabbergasted at the things that have come to pass, and (as is obviously quite clear from the stocks I’ve chosen to profile over the past 10 months) I certainly wouldn’t have predicted […]
“Tiny Carolina Water Main Company Gets D.C. Check for $18,000,000,000” “Listen up and listen good. “There’s been so much yakking about the Stimulus it makes my poor head hurt. Why oh why doesn’t somebody just figure out how we can make some real money out of the damn thing?” That’s how we start the new […]
Today we’re again hearing from old friend Christian DeHaemer (“old friend” as in, “don’t even know what he looks like and have never spoken to him but read lots of his ads”) — he’s selling his BreakAway Investor newsletter with this pitch … “On March 31st, 2009, The “EMN Initiative” Goes Live “A Historic Government […]
Monthly newsletter features stock picks from across Asia. No longer published (as of 2019, Tycango’s work is published by Stansberry Research).
Here’s how this ad begins: “Industrial output dropped 35% in December “Exports sank 46% from 2007 “Unemployment to hit 6% in 2009 “Sony, Nissan and NEC are warning of huge losses that will eliminate tens of thousands of jobs “Japan’s economic minister warns, “The worst is yet to come.” Well that sounds nasty, eh? Robert […]
Edited by Robert Hsu, this newsletter recommends “pan-Asian” stocks that should profit from the rise of China and its neighbors.
Edited by Robert Hsu, this services recommends stocks of Chinese or China-focused companies.
Most of us are quite familiar with investment newsletters and trading services. I focus on the newsletters that advertise heavily to retail investors, and the most successful type of ad is apparently the “teaser” letter, a well-argued case for a particular stock or investment … that withholds the actual name and ticker until you throw […]
This ad came in fast and hard over the weekend, behind the full marketing might of the folks at Investorplace in service of Asia Edge, Robert Hsu’s more expensive pan-Asia newsletter. And it looks like they’re using some of the tested and (one assumes) successful marketing strategies that got Louis Navellier a lot of attention […]
Robet Hsu is out with a new little tease for us, and he thinks China will continue to be the one remaining bright spot in world economic growth. Of course, his two investment newsletters (China Strategy and Asia Edge) depend on China and its neighbors exciting investors, so that’s no surprise. He was one of […]
I just got an ad from Stephen Leeb for his Aggressive Trader service, and it says that the collapse of Intel shares has unfairly dragged down another tech stock, a hardware company that makes accessories. Though he often uses options for this rapid trading service, in this case he’s telling folks to just buy the shares for a lower-risk trade … so I thought y’all might be interested.
Paul Tracy runs the StreetAuthority Market Advisor newsletter, and he has an ad out now about investing only in stocks that have a “driving force” behind them.
He doesn’t mean any technical indicators, or fundamental financial forces, he means catalysts. Catalysts are, of course, the great holy grail of “story” investing — when you buy most biotech stocks, for example, you’re looking for a “catalyst” to drive the shares higher in the form of an FDA approval or a buyout. You’ll hear pundits like Jim Cramer talk about catalysts all the time, too — there are a lot of folks who might be excited about a stock’s valuation or prospects, but are unwilling to buy it if they don’t see an event in the near future that should move the stock abruptly higher (or lower, one must add).
So what are the “catalyst” stocks that Tracy thinks you should look at now?
The Motley Fool is sending out an ad that claims to have chosen “The Only Stock to Own 2009-2019.” Now there’s a promise, no? The assumption of almost all pundits and pontificators, myself included, is that this awful market might represent a remarkable buying opportunity — at least, an opportunity for those who make the […]
The merry lads at the Oxford Club are at it again, promoting their subscription service with a nice long teaser ad that promises to turn you on to the next hot investing strategy. And as usual, there’s a little truth and a lot of obfuscation — so let’s give it a look. Here’s how they […]
And so it begins — with every significant social change, every newsletter and investment service has to come out with a teaser list of the “top ten” or the “three to buy now” or, in this case, the five stocks you must buy to be prepared to profit in an Obama presidency. New presidential administrations […]
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I agree that WBAI is an interesting company to consider adding to ones portfolio. It is growing rapidly which is usually a very good thing for a stock. That being…...
I was really surprised to learn from you that Robert Hsu’s China Strategy and Asia Edge are defunct. Were they doing that poorly? Any idea what he's doing now? Thanks,…...
Well, i am surely wishing i had not sold this stock @ $12!!!! I bought around $9, made a few bucks and got out! I was just learning to trade…...
I subscribed for a year and found that Robert Hsu recommends stocks that you read about in other places. None of his recommendations were out of the ordinary and earned…...
Looks like Robert Hsu got this one right! Hitachi quarterly profit almost triples (1:48 AM ET) LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese conglomerate Hitachi Ltd.said Thursday its October-December profit almost tripled…...
Not to mention Robert Hsu's China letter......
I thought it'd be useful for non-subscribers to see how well Robert Hsu has been doing since the big crunch that ended in March of 2009. No tickers, and all…...
Superior article on Seadrill, Travis....I love your indepth analysis and commentary. The only other advisory to which I have consistently subscribed without cancelling (for over 2-1/2 years) is Robert Hsu's…...
I made the mistake of subscribing to Robert Hsu's free spam email called Asia Insider, and now I cannot unsubscribe even though I have tried repeatedly. I was disappointed every…...
Who EVER apologizes in this business? No one. Neither Robert Hsu nor Louis Navellelier (2 long-time pros who should have been able to see the market was turning bearish) warned…...
I consider Robert Hsu to be one of the worst con men in the Newsletter racket today. I have subscribed to China Strategy for a couple years and must admit…...
I have also been subscribing to Tony's service since Weiss offered a free 6mo a while back. I like Tony and I enjoy his commentaries, but it seems as if…...
A different thread ... what is Robert Hsu promoting now... aside from a newsletter ? Red Hot China helps him look good ... EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR CHINA STRATEGY SUBSCRIBERS FIVE…...
Yesterday (the 19th), you guessed that the latest Stansberry "Got to Act Before Today (the 20th)"-- because of an alleged significant imminent announcement-- was Boston Scientific (BSX). I googled this…...
You and Robert Hsu should hope that it is your right palm itching, which means $$ coming into it, and not the left one which means money going out of…...
Sept 29/2009 This 'teaser' is Robert Hsu's latest, for his kind of pricey "Asia Edge" although this character seems to put some real effort into what he does! I have…...
The Weiss service called "International ETF Trader" is the one that has been including BRIC picks. I agree that Weiss et al misrepresent their trading success and do a mighty…...
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It does sound interesting. I bought a small position in a similar stock that Robert Hsu was pushing a few months ago: China Green Agriculture, CGA. It's up 13% since…...
I, too, subscribe to Robert Hsu. I'm not going to buy any XIN. Instead, I bought CHLN @ $3.29/share. They have a much cleaner balance sheet, partnered some of their…...
Also, I don't subscribe to Robert Hsu's or Louis Navellier's newsletters. I got the ChinaCast stock tip from the article above and bought at $5.10. Thanks a bunch!...
I subscribed about a year and a half ago and like the service very much. I also have been a subscriber to Robert Hsu's China Strategy. The one thing about…...
Yikes! I imagine Robert Hsu's customer service folks are getting an earful this morning....
ROBERT HSU HAD ALL THE RIGHT MOVES WHEN THE CHINESE MARKET WAS MOVING UP BUT I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN THE CURRENT ATMOSPHERE. TOO MANY BUY AND SELLS. I FIND JIM…...
I subscribed to Robert Hsu’s newsletters for the last 2 years. I have to say I was very disappointed. He thinks hes the next Warren Buffett where you can just…...
Sorry for the OT, but I thought you would have liked to know that Mr. Robert Hsu just bought CMED, with a PE ratio of 112......
Robert Hsu: China Strategy OK for up markets, useless for down. Lots of buy and sells. Only for active traders....
Robert Hsu comes across as an intelligent, hard working guy, who knows China better than just about any service out there. I was an early subscriber to his service and…...
Writing a review for a crashed and crushed market is not easy as one hs to disassociate oneself from the carnage. It is a well written and researched service and…...
My advice to anyone who is thinking about subscribing to this newsletter is wait until there is evidence of a turn-around in the Chinese economy/market, Secondly have your own exit…...
This is Robert Hsu's premier service, covering all of Asia, not just China. It's also pretty expensive, considering most of the trade recommendations can be found on this very site…...
Robert Hsu knows China. He spends a lot of time on the ground investigating his recommendations and he gives you a very good synopsis of the company with his recommendations.…...
Don't know what this particular stock is but I will say I'm a subscriber to his Complete Investor Newsletter and am making money following his advice in that service. I…...
i like china i think they have great growth room still my favourite companys are cds feed hogs i hold cds and trying to manage money for buy some of…...
Ah, looks like I may have guessed wrong on the cancer one if he's calling Baxter a cancer fighter (bit of a stretch). BAX earnings were fine, by the way,…...
In Hsu's latest update, he states that subscribers who followed his buy/sell advice on Mechel would have booked a 249% profit. Admits he was lucky with his sell call timing.…...
Best advice I have learned is set a stop and sell when it drops below it. Effect on overall portfolio is minimal i.e. 10 % drop on 10 % of…...
I suppose you never know, but I'd be surprised. And of course, it's not Navellier himself doing this marketing, it's InvestorPlace Media, which publishes his newsletters along with those of…...
This guy Robert Hsu shook out so many out of FCSX. The stock is up 40% from where he wanted to sell... these guys should do more homework than just…...
Here's a pointer that follows another of Warren Buffett's advice nuggets: "KISS." (Keep it simple, stupid.) A very simple way to find the best ADRs is to go to a…...
A very welcomed idea. I was searching for all the stocks Robert Hsu had hinted at in his latest Article "China, 77 Reasons Why Now". Wasn't having much luck with…...
Christine Stewart is dead on. Skousen does not live up to his claims. Just like Robert Hsu. It's like they don't even know what's happening on a daily basis. Perhaps…...
F.Y.I.Robert Hsu put a "sell" recommendation on HMIN a while back. Think he (and everyone else -- Motley Fool, etc.) still likes CTRP)....
I should have guessed Gigamedia, since Navellier was touting it at least a year ago ( I guess my sleuthing was better then, or his clues were more obvious), and…...
He does own EDU himself according to this:Robert Hsu hereby discloses that on July 10, 2007, he directly or indirectly owned the following securities which are the subject of commentary,…...