Alpha Contracts! That’s what’s being teased by the Agora Financial folks these days, all as part of a pitch for Zachary Scheidt’s Contract Income Alert. We haven’t covered this particular letter before, but have covered a few income-oriented pitches by Zach Scheidt for his other letters over the years, mostly talking up dividend-paying stocks and […]
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Monthly advisory that recommends the purchase of individual corporate bonds, often high yield “junk” bonds.
The last teaser pitch I looked at from Brett Owens turned out to be very fortuitously timed — he was teasing several health care REITs as his way to “benefit from the biggest demographic shift in US history” back in early February, and that turned out to be just a few days before the sector […]
Steve McDonald made some friends in the world of Gumshoe a few years ago, when his income-focused advisory The Bond Trader was doing pretty well. He moved on from that to a service with a similar strategy for the Oxford Club folks called Oxford Bond Advantage, and he’s now pitching that newsletter by tantalizing readers […]
I haven’t written much about the Palm Beach Letter, but Tom Dyson and Michael Masterson/Mark Ford have been given free reign to pitch their newsletter to most of the Agora and Stansberry mailing lists, it appears, so we sure see a lot of their ads. And lots of folks have been asking about this one, […]
Mike Williams, who edits the True Income newsletter from Stansberry & Associates, has been trying to get new subscribers by promising to reveal the secrets of the “32% clause” that can pay you a huge annual income stream. So what on earth is he talking about? Here’s how the ad begins: “Introducing: A completely legal […]
Readers often ask me, “What do you get for joining the Stock Gumshoe Irregulars?” — so this is by way of a partial answer. The Irregulars, the paying members of Stock Gumshoe, get a little extra commentary: a new article most Fridays that I call the Friday File, and one analysis per month of an […]
Today I’ve been getting a lot of questions from folks about the latest teaser for Mike Williams’ True Income newsletter from Stansberry & Associates. The ad is a pretty brief one, compared to others, and it focuses on something that I’ve written about before in this space — corporate debt. Yes, I’m afraid I just […]
This is a teaser from Mike Williams for his True Income service, so there are a few of you out there who already know what I’m about to share — but it’s an ad that’s catching a lot of attention, so I thought I should give it a look. The ad teases that there’s a […]
“U.S. Gov’t Mandates Texas Media Giant To Pay You 127% Gain By Sep. 15, 2010 “Right now, a little-known Federal Law requires certain U.S. companies pay investors 100% gains or more – WITHOUT touching the stock market. “Already in 2009, these investments have crushed the S&P 500 by more than 500%, according to The Washington […]
We close out the week with a look at the “Income Security of the Month” — Carla Pasternak puts one of these out each month as a teaser to get folks to subscribe to her High-Yield Investing newsletter, and we’ve looked at several of them before — it’s been a hodgepodge, the Korea Fund and […]
Who can resist a headline like that? High yields, low risk … that’s pretty much the holy grail for investors these days (well, except for those who haven’t yet given up on finding the next Google, or the next Seabridge Gold). So what is this all about? Today I’m working with just a wee snippet […]
Quite a number of you have sent notes to me about these, um, notes lately — if you’re on many of the newsletter or financial mailing lists you’ve probably seen them, too. This is a teaser that promises … “Buy this investment today and “lock in” a minimum gain of 244% (It could possibly even […]
Many of the delightful readers of Gumshoe Nation have sent in this ad, for the True Income service from Stansberry & Associates. As with so many ads these days, it teases us that, (if we’ll just subscribe and follow their advice), we can make tremendous profits with lower risk. Here’s how it opens: “Can “Mega-Bond” […]
We’ve got a nice little teaser that tells us we could be making “safe” money while the world burns if we buy “Crisis Bonds.” What is a crisis bond? I’m so glad you asked! Let’s investigate this one together, shall we? Justice Litle calls it the “Safest Investment in America Today.”
Ian Cooper’s Options Trading Pit newsletter is out with a new ad, in a letter from Brian Hicks, that tells us that the biggest investment bubble is about to explode … and that Ian’s got the trades to tell you about that will help you profit from this explosion. They don’t hide the “bubble” they’re […]
“It doesn’t involve Stocks… Government Bonds… Currencies… or even Options.” Steve McDonald wants to sell us a service that will help select safe investments. The ad says that “back testing the strategy to 1920 proved that it was 99.77% risk-free.” Is that kind of return really possible … or, more importantly, is it likely? And what is he talking about?
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 […]
“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’ […]
This one comes in from the folks at Investors Daily Edge, in an ad for a new service of theirs called The Bond Trader, run by a guy named Steve McDonald. So you will not be shocked to hear that this teaser is about investing in debt, not in equity — lending your money to […]
Phew, just when you think things are slowing down for the summer … out comes a new concept in Gumshoe teaserdom. Porter Stansberry’s folks are launching a new service, called True Income, which invests in something a little bit different … something that they’re teasing as “finally, a safe alternative to stocks!” The service is […]
A reader recently sent me a note about a teaser recommendation from Martin Weiss and the Money and Markets folks regarding bets against long term bonds. This wasn’t really a complicated teaser, so this will just be a short note …
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I don’t own any individual bonds at the moment, but I’ll keep an eye out for that ad. Thanks!...
I expect there's a short-term impact from interest rates normalizing post-election, which might have cut into the tradin...
Stansberry Credit Opportunities . I'm a recent former subscriber having been lured in by all the hype they published ...
I subscribed for a year. They do an excellent job of evaluating the bonds they recommend. I Trade at TD Ameritrade an...
Any thoughts on this $1,500 offer for investing in corporate bonds?...
I think I remember reading somewhere that he didn't recommend starting with less than $10,000, (to make sure you recove...
barnkb: I've been an Oxford Club Chairman's Circle member for 5-6 years now - gives lifetime access to everything they...
Given the large stock market drops of spring 2020, consider "hedges" to control losses. AGG bond ETF is one. Share price...
I disagree that things look particularly bullish right now for the long term. Every valuation metric I can come up with...
Just watched the current version of this "Super Bonds". Now the discount is $1,800. As with most of the supposed great ...
If you're in it for the long term, that's a perfectly sound plan. Funds build in some diversification over individual st...
from my Merrill Lynch broker I learned that this particular TSLA bond is only available to institutions and cannot be pu...
A Stansberry service, recommending distressed debt -- bonds that are selling for 40% to 95% of par because bankruptcy is...
Found this on Oxford (off the current conversation) Collect More Than 10% Per Year on This Bond Now, the specific ...
I suppose that's true over the long term, though it depends on the portfolio (if the bonds in their portfolio are fixed-...
"Central banks had been dumping gold since the 1960s in an effort to suppress the price and to get out of a noninterest-...
Once you sign on to this expensive letter and buy their recommendation you almost have to keep renewing in order to kno...
And bonds...
The -PA are their Preferred series A bonds, issued at 9% cumulative yield and paying about 7.5% where they trade now. T...
You must have been extremely unlucky in the bonds you were able to get into. They quote their overall success rate at 80...
Completely agree. Worst investment advice I ever bought was Stansberry’s CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES; highly hyped, highly ad...
Hey Max, Good for you to be looking at investing. Because the #1 rule of investing is TIME. Warren Buffet Travis o...
FYI: There's a financial technology startup now operating in the UK called WiseAlpha who offer a portfolio of corporate ...
Travis, thanks for all you do. You are the investment guru from realville. Agree completely on bonds. My only experience...
Thanks to Travis, as usual, and also to George C for his common sense comments about bonds. I was a sucker who got roped...
Hey, Travis, I hope your vacation was enjoyable; I took a lot of time off this year, though it had more to do with a bad...
My thanks to bunion132 and dadams1234. If Caveat Emptor ever applied, you're looking at prime examples right now with t...
I can’t believe that they’re still running this alpha contract ad. I got sucked in, but I got my money back. The ad ...
Thank you, Travis, for this Corporate Bonds 101 Crash Course and for the reality check that one will need to allocate ~ ...
Thanks George. Yes, you can buy and sell corporate bonds -- but if you're used to stocks you'll definitely be surprised...
Porter seems to be a big believer in corporate bonds, and has tried to launch a bond advisory newsletter probably three ...
Next time you see an ad for anyone promising to make you rich if you can identify a rocket, a fishhook and a pennant run...
1. Most indebted non financial company in US with over $177B of debt. 2. Very limited ability to sell assets to pay dow...
The debt jubilee is process of debt forgiveness. Student loans are but a piece of all the debt that could be forgiven. M...
Thank you Travis. I added it to my watch list. When we have a down market, I am wondering if DSEEX will do better than a...
Bond Basics: Buying Cheap Bonds By Steve McDonald of Wealthy Retirement Wednesday, August 8, 2018 4:44 AM EDT Buying che...
All bonds are have a unique id called the cusp number but I am researching how McDonald gets astronomical 264% etc,etc,...
Just listened Jason Bonds add for $297 for 3 months. Sounded very good and may be a good value for the money. Ran the id...
Huh.No mention of radio isotopes dusting the air land and water, progressively depleting our biosphere which keeps us al...
JUNK BONDS to be exact!...
Stockgumshoe again kept me from making a poor investment decision. This time with Jason Bond's service. Best investment ...
What's the outcome after your 6+ months of investing in alpha contracts? Zach...
So Sam are you still using Jason Bonds service? His fish hook trade may have paid nicely in Dec, did you catch it? I bel...
I am a new subscriber. 4 month. But I skipped the down slide of market because of other newsletter recommendation. Had ...
Haven't looked at a teaser along those lines lately, but generally when "Mortgage Refunds" have been pitched in the past...
I love Jason Bond's service - it has helped me make some money. As long as you don't blindly follow the alerts and manag...
That's an insane amount of diversification that's probably giving a false sense of security -- almost all bond investmen...
I thank you sooo much Sir for your very professional teachings and I can listen to you all day long , so you didn't bor...
I really enjoyed your teaching and you didn't bore me at all, lots of thanks to you sir . question please . i hold 283 E...
This review is dated July 2016. I joined Jason Bonds service in November 2018. This is a HEADS UP to anyone thinking of ...
Jason Bond could care less about his subscribers. I took this service on because I thought I could actually learn someth...
Just found this web site and wish I had found it a long time ago. Over a few of decades I've wasted many dollars on use...
Thanks Travis. I love TreasuryDirect and have always felt like it was a little bit of a secret, though I mention to peop...
They used some of their cash flow to buy up the convertible bonds they never should have issued, and now they're buying ...
There otta be a law -- maybe there is and the SEC will come down on these smooth-talking con artists. They basically tr...
https://www.silverdoctors.com/headlines/world-news/jim-rickards-the-bull-market-in-bonds-is-not-over-this-bull-still-has...
Jason Bond’s partner/friend...
Travis you are a rock star! Your breakdown of the Alpha Contracts presentation is top notch. I too just watched the pre...
Private individuals have in the main forgotten the rising interest rate era, and the falling interest rate period was ex...
Generally these things pitch junk bonds that are trading well below par — that way you get the big coupon plus the big...
Travis, Steve McDonald of Oxford Club is touting this "Superbond Service" again with outrageous "guaranteed" returns o...
Thanks Travis for all these precious information and sight from you. I am actually shaving off my Tech position as I ...
Yes, there are lots of preferreds out there -- unlike bank stocks, though, they tend to act like bonds, which means they...
So basically, "junk bonds" eh?...
Thanks for the discussion on Zach Scheidt. Though I was suspicious I had not made the connection with bonds. You saved m...
Great "blatheration!" The best article I've read on bonds & junk bonds. Thx....
They are buying junk bonds, which is below investment grade. Therefore, banks and or insurance companies are not allowed...
STM, I couldn't agree more. I think KSS did have great insight into the science that he shared freely (early on at least...
It has to be bonds. They are talking about how YOU can profit. Sounds like dividends to me....
Are there any mutual funds that accomplish the same goal as Stansberry Credit Opportunities Newsletter? What sector/area...
Thanks Travis, a terrific overview of bonds in general and junk in particular! It seems ZS is pitching the idea that he ...
Probably Preferred Stock, not Bonds...
They don't say that you instantly have money deposited to your account ... they say that you have locked in future incom...
Hi Helen do you have supper bonds From the Oxford club and how it works Thanks let me know...
We’ll put, George... and it seems like a lot of bonds now have almost no real covenants to protect investors from irre...
I was a professional bond trader, specializing in corporates and short-term (maturing within 1 year) government issues. ...
Are you referring to my trading restrictions? No, I'm just forbidden from trading in anything I write about for the thr...
Travis: the two companies now in bankruptcy were more "speculation" than "investment" - the possible percentage returns...
Could be, that's one of my fears -- though if the companies themselves are stable enough to get through the next downtur...
Whoo boy,ya gotta have some big brass ones to start monkeying around with junk bonds, or even anything BBB rated these d...
You can screen for individual bonds at Finra -- I'd suggest going to their site (http://finra-markets.morningstar.com/Bo...
Stansberry has a service that deals with these "depressed" bonds that I have subscribed to with mixed results....
Where are those bonds paying > 15%? Point us to a list? The quality may be going down; I just want to look at it for ...
Thanks for the feedback, sct2ali -- sounds like you've got a rational plan for those individual bonds, and a reasonable ...
Please note, Travis DID respond, in a way, by covering this subject of Junk Bonds, pls read ay 30, 2018 / Travis Johnson...
Thanks, Travis, for a very! informative discussion of how bonds "work" and what role they might play in one's portfolio....
sorry I could not read full story, never like bonds from morning. takes too long, have no patients, I like to buy toda...
I find the logic compelling, that private investors shouldn't have been cut out of the cash flow after Fannie Mae recove...
I'm afraid I don't know much about building a fixed income portfolio, and I allocate very little of my portfolio to bond...
Sounds like it's a bond-buying advisory -- those folks have a terrible time convincing subscribes to sign up and buy cor...
There is insufficient information to answer this question. It depends upon where the bonds are held, ie: retirement fund...
Travis, could you publish, on the real money page, how does your whole portfolio look like, including your passive and a...
Sure. We have high-risk global politics combined with historically high market valuations and rising interest rates. T...
OK, Here are some dumbs question from someone who knows little about investing: What's with all the doomsday predictions...
Understandably stock selection companies market via teasers, and you do a great job investigating those. It all seems l...
I'm curious to know your opinion on fixed income investments (bonds, etc.). What portion of your portfolio is devoted to...
Stansberry has a similar service on discounted corporate bonds with good success, but they are straight up about what it...
These alpha contacts are indeed bonds. The confusion becomes more because they never say how much to invest in order to ...
It seems that a lot of posts need to do some research on not only the blockchain but specifically what some of the alt c...