What's The Dividend Hunter teasing as the "$2 billion tech stock" paying a "HUGE Dividend?"
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Answers: “Your #1 ‘Buy, Hold, & Retire’ Tech Stock of 2024” teased by Tim Plaehn
De-tease: Three High-Dividend Plays from Plaehn’s “Earn $700,000 of Dividends over the Next Decade” pitch
“Five Companies Poised to Deliver 7.5% Yields and 30% Gains”
Can we ID some of the stocks being teased by Robert Rapier's Income Forecaster?
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“Countdown to Chaos” The Closing Dollar Window
Any ideas of what she is promoting? https://secure.rogueeconomics.com/?cid=MKT745570&eid=MKT746376&encryptedSnaid=b0dKKejE%20WAu31BZFErgwnmRpPgUJYM4HeoSHg%2FKERk%3D&step=start&emailjobid=5364516&emailname=230624-Hotlist-PM-RTD-Webinar-Offer-2-Ded&assetId=AST304957&page=1
4 Comments Read More“If I Had to Pick One Stock to Retire On, I’d Pick this…”
Ad for Tim Plaehn's Dividend Hunter pitches his "#1 Buy, Hold, and Retire Stock of 2022"
... So what's the stock? Thinkolator answers below.
De-teasing Skousen’s “Biden Disaster Plan”
What are the three stocks teased by Mark Skousen in ads for Forecasts & Strategies?
27 Comments Read MoreMark Skousen’s “I’ll Show You the Fastest (And Most Reliable) Way To Get Rich on Just ONE Investment!”
Latest ad from Forecasts & Strategies talks up a way to make millions from "Pre-IPO Private Placements.... Without All the Risks."
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“Collect this Guaranteed 30% Payout” by March 25
“Little-known ‘Silicon Valley bank’ pays out a steady and safe 8.7% cash stream”
What is the “N54(a) Retirement Account” teased by Ian Wyatt?
“Black Market Income” from the 12% Letter?
A couple variations on this teaser about “black market income” have been rolling around the marketplace for months now — the actual investments are still relatively normal, mainstream-ish companies and strategies, just as they were when the 12% Letter called parts of this “black market income” strategy by other names, which is why I haven’t […]
32 Comments Read More“Manhattan’s Secret 8.2% Savings Account”
Today’s tease hits home for most savers — the return you get for your money in the bank stinks, and most savings accounts and similarly “safe” savings vehicles yield don’t have interest yields that are even high enough to keep up with inflation. So the promise of a “savings account” that yields 8.2% is obviously […]
41 Comments Read MoreA $6 Stock for 7 Cents? [Friday File Rerun]
The article excerpted below was originally published here on August 6 as a Friday File for the Stock Gumshoe Irregulars. It has not been updated, though the stock is up roughly 10% from that time. (For disclosure, I continue to be interested in the stock, but I haven’t bought the shares and continue to have […]
7 Comments Read MoreA $6 Stock for 7 Cents … and a 12% yield to boot?
I’ve been saving this one for the Friday File, since it’s one of several similar stocks I’ve been thinking about for my own account — though I haven’t invested in the company as of now (and won’t for at least three days, per my rules). The teaser came from the same ad as the SVB […]
8 Comments Read More“A Fast Double in the Anti-Bank” Nancy Zambell
Nancy Zambell has managed to build up a big marketing push for hew newsletter as quickly as anyone I’ve seen since Jeff Clark at Stansberry & Associates — I guess, if you’ve got a “hook” for your letter and can make the sale, the publishers are still willing to pour a lot of money into […]
9 Comments Read MoreThe 424 Dividend Boost — 12% Letter
“While most folks earn tiny 2%-6% dividends on Blue Chips (like Pepsi, Johnson & Johnson, and AT&T) savvy Americans are secretly “boosting” those small yields to dizzying heights – earning incredible 30%-50% on the exact same shares. Originally available only to executives at America’s richest Blue Chip firms, this income secret is now available to […]
57 Comments Read More“Receive $1,400 on May 30 … World’s Safest 9% Dividend” Dyson
I know many of my readers are dividend fiends, and I always appreciate a buck in my pocket as much as the next guy, so I thought this latest missive from Tom Dyson at Stansberry and Associates might be worth a look. The ad actually began as a Daily Wealth article last month — back […]
36 Comments Read MoreMark Skousen: “This Stock is PROFITING From the Subprime Mess”
Ah, it’s so nice to have a lovely little sleuthing job to distract me … this is much more enjoyable than watching my own portfolio tick lower, or watching the market indexes crawl frantically into into the basement like scared children in a horror movie. Enough distractions like this, and I can actually follow through […]
26 Comments Read More“BDCs: Private Lending, Secret to 16% Gains”
These things tend to run in cycles — here we are with yet another Motley Fool teaser, after chatting up rule makers yesterday. Today, it’s the Motley Fool Income Investor newsletter that’s being teased, by editor James Early … and it’s still on sale, for $119, for what that’s worth (“normally” $199, though it was […]
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That's mostly a quirk of the tax law, not a real management fee -- because of the way BDCs are taxed, the ETF, which the...
I'd much rather own a manager of private equity funds (KKR, Blackstone, Brookfield, etc.) than invest ...
That is what is reported as the expense ratio, but it's pretty misleading -- the actual management fee charged by the ET...
Thank you for the interesting take on HTGC. I've been a fan of BDCs and have been in PNNT for many years and have compou...
Hi Travis, what's your view on BDC stocks (Business Development Company) to ride on the rising interest rates? Most of t...
the high dividend they pay is the attraction, most of them maintained it during the dark times when their valuation was...
Well, that makes at least three of us in the group of 10,000 that knew of this stock as I guessed it before you wrote "...
As a relatively cautious person tiptoeing into investing, I wonder why HTCG's total return on the chart is so attractive...
I bought GBTC on March 3rd 2020 after the start of the Covid crash. I didn't get the bottom price but I got a good pric...
His history makes me a little nervous that this REIT could be managed for the benefit of the external manager (his manag...
BDCs...
Let me at least offer my 2 cents. I am managing 10 accounts on any given day have around 60 positions in REITS, CEF"s, ...
I am not among the MAIN investors, or any other BDC since the crash of 2008-9. Back then, I held Allied Capital, which...
OK it's expensive but it's the best in its class. It's the AMZN or MSFT of BDCs. When or if the price drops, buy. You'll...
Travis, Your discussion IIPR got me to thinking about other similar business models and I have recently been thinking of...
As a long term member, let me add my two cents to this discussion note this is my first entry in perhaps 3 years. I am ...
BDC's have been a successful part of my portfolio, but I wouldn't buy PSEC with so many stronger choices. I had a grandm...
PSEC is probably fully valued here with a high risk. The great numbers it posted last quarter were effectively from a n...
BDC's have always bothered me for various reasons, but I wonder what people will think will happen if everything crashes...
With a teaser like “How to get 7% from one of the nation’s best run, least known, specialty banks”, I thought he'd...
As far as BDC's go, I like NEWT....
Laws of Finance - Yieldcos , MLPs, BDCs- http://www.smallcapnetwork.com/An-Important-Post-Mortem-on-SunEdison/s/artic...
All interesting options, though quite different in portfolio. Mostly BDCs and listed private equity asset managers....
dcinvest: Just for your information, I am trying to generate large amounts of cash flow for my ill mother ( who needs 24...
Getting exposure a few months before a company goes public doesn't necessarily do you much good, particularly in this ma...
Seems like a basic question is how to own the company before it goes public (or maybe really soon after IPO). One simpl...
The ad is cleverly worded -- it's not that you can't buy PSEC or the similar BDCs on the public market, it's that PSEC a...
Ooops, thanks -- will fix. Yes, GOOD and LAND are the REITs, GLAD and GAIN are the BDCs (they're not particularly simil...
Lots of folks have asked in recent weeks about mortgage REITs like WMC, of which there are many with huge yields. Haven...
I believe that applies only to MLPs. BDCs should let you know how much of a dividend is qualified, unqualified or return...
True, and they've got adjustable rates both on their borrowing and on their lending so that will protect them somewhat -...
I dont know much about BDC's . My concerns are: rising interest rates, would that cause problems? what about impending ...
Welcome back, Nightstar!Haven't seen that ad yet, it would help if you could forward Wyatt's email to ILoveStockS...
Alan - Hi Pox -- I like it!The investing advice on the biotech threads apply to all investing. It's certainly worth...
Hi Chucles, Thanks for BDCS & BDCL -- have you bought them? Any good gains?...
Speaking of IRAs, I have several BDCs in my account, and they are all down to much less than my purchase price. Can an...
This is just an open question from a reader so far, I haven't looked at it to "solve" the teaser pitch for this one yet ...
Hi David -- they're teasing BDCs as a way to get into "venture capital" to some degree, I wrote about that pitch in more...
It would seem he is talking about Business Development Companies, BDCs. Easiest way to play is BDCS, an exchange traded...
Wow, First to comment! Too bad I don't have much to say about BDC's but I do like the back door way to potential IPO's ...
BDC BUZZ rates HTGC as a buy; for those interested he offers a free subscription to his weekly report which track about ...
I'm not sure how much I can contribute. The subject of passthrough entities, holding companies, and the unique tax circ...
Interesting reading, but as a Canadian a lot of this stuff dosen't apply. What stands out is that BDC's are apparently H...
I recently bought PSEC, but not because of Mr. Perry's rec. No way a Main-Streeter like me should own BDCs without a v...
I have owned pnnt mcc tcap htgc main. Collected a good dividend on all and made good money on the trades. Bdcs seem to b...
Travis, I really enjoy your work here at Gumshoe. I cannot tell the future, but have been investing in BDC's since 2...
Interesting, I don't follow BDCs all that closely since I haven't owned them in a while but yes, MAIN is trading at a la...
The present stock price of MAIN is 80% above book value according to Yahoo Finance. There are few BDCs selling at such a...
Income investors might look at BREUF. Steady Candian royalty model. Well managed.Don't have much sense of the BDC's ...
What are the differences if any in Federal income tax treatment for simple IRAs of BDCs, REITs, and MLPs ?...
Travis, You said that a BDC's distributions are treated as regular income instead of a dividend. What would be the eff...
I know you are going to be busy with the conference and several issues resulting from that, but have you ever written ab...
Harry, I am a very small investor who has spent precious money on various angencies' 'reports' which turned out to be ol...
Another Request for GUMSHOE: I just became exposed to the concept of BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES (BDCs), and the v...
Travis, I have a strategy question about these BDC's. First let me say that I have been and continue to be a "mid-macro"...
Thanks James -- info on that closed end fund is here if anyone is interested: http://www.ftportfolios.com/retail/cef/CEF...
A much safer way to play this sector is with a closed end fund. The symbol is FGB. It is currently selling at a slight...
Haven't paid much attention to BDC's in the past but for what it is worth, I made notes today on one recommended by the ...
Thanks David. Yes, REITs and BDCs generally produce regular taxable income as defined by the tax law, not "qualified" d...
I use these BDC's for the Divident Recapture idea and only hold them until the pre x-div purchase amount has gone up t...
Interesting article Travis.As usual, your insightfulness has ferreted out yet another blowhard utilizing fancy names for...
I have owned CODI and other BDC's for about a year. If the country is to survive these stocks will do very well if not? ...
I am a big fan of REITs and own about a half dozen of them. But as you say, I am prepared to ride them down when the i...
Same thing happened to me with covered calls on MCD last month. Didn't want to sell, but it made that jump from $85 or ...
Stansberry has become an investment nihilist lately, recommending against investing in stocks. He just recommended selli...
bdc's or similar, that've been good to me: cim; hts; recource capital; nly. you have to ride close herd on thi...
For the down and dirty on BDC's, check out Nicholas Marshi on Seeking Alpha, also his website. ...
If you call Reits similar to BDC's then yes, HTS is a high yielding Reit.http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=ARCC&t=...
And like Bryan Perry (25% Cash Machine...also Investorplace) she likes BDC's ...but is this superior to (AINV)?...
Didn't mean to imply they were true Ponzi schemes, the loans they make are real enough. However, PIK interest is not r...
All BDCs can have elements of a Ponzi scheme as they try to grow. They have to maintain a 1 to 1 equity to debt ratio a...
I don't know anything about ADAS, but for insight into Allied Capital read "Fooling Some of the People all of the Time" ...
We've about bandied Frontline to death, elsewhere. And probably with good cause. Fredriksen feels that having the larg...
Don't particularly wish to share an opinion about ALD, but in their defense that five year chart (which shows their shar...
For a list of 18 BDC's go to The Motley Fool CAPS site/Tags Quotes or Google "Business Development Company". Add PNNT an...
Well, I have liked these BDCs for a while now for a couple reasons. One, is that they have a decent performance record ...