I’ve ended up with a portfolio that’s pretty heavily weighted in “growth” companies in recent years, but I always find myself a little more intrigued by “value investing” ideas — companies with real fundamental earnings power or undervalued assets that trade at a discount to their growth-ier peers. So when some readers sent in questions […]
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Every once in a while I think it’s important to get some balance into our thinking… we can’t obsess over growth every day, so now that the world is opening up and inflation expectations have people in a little bit of a growth-stock panic again, I thought I’d take a look at something, well, more […]
This is not a new idea, and in fact we’ve looked at it pretty recently as it’s been pitched by other pundits, too… but Dan Ferris is out with a new promo for his Extreme Value newsletter that re-touts the idea he’s often touted as his #1 favorite investment for a few years now, and […]
I don’t know what’s going to happen to interest rates, taxes, GDP growth or the stock market, all of which are intertwined, but right now the sentiment expressed by the market seems still to be vaccine-driven optimism about economic recovery from the pandemic, which implies that the renewed push to speed up vaccinations will lead […]
The teaser pitches from Dan Ferris tend to get a lot of attention from Gumshoe readers, both because there aren’t all that many of them and because the big Stansberry marketing machine sometimes pushes them pretty hard… and I have a lot of sympathy with Ferris’ general “value investing” strategy, and do sometimes find his […]
A quickie for you here today, since several Stansberry subscribers have sent me questions about it recently… It’s not a hard-push of an ad, I haven’t seen it come directly to my inbox, but apparently it has been distributed to Stansberry Digest subscribers — the tease is that Dan Ferris and Mike Barrett wrote about […]
Every year we call out a “turkey” stock teaser around Thanksgiving time and poke a bit of fun at some terrible investment ideas… … so it seems only fair to highlight a few winners as well, and this week, when we’re otherwise closed for the holiday, seems a good time to spread some cheer and […]
Here’s a lead-in that really gets to straight to the point, in the latest ad from Stansberry’s “value guy” Dan Ferris: “I’ve found a $13 gold stock that every Stansberry reader should buy today. “Not tomorrow. “Not next week. Or next month. “Today. “Before it moves out of buy range. (It’s very close.)” And, of […]
We’re seeing a lot of questions this week about the promo from Stansberry for Dan Ferris’ Extreme Value (currently $1,499, no refunds), so that’s our focus for today. And it looks like this is a repeat of an ad we’ve looked at a couple times over the past 18 months, but it’s got a new […]
Dan Ferris Gold pitchStansberry’s Most Secretive Analyst Comes Forward – Says ONE Stock Could Return 20x Long Term and Save Your Retirement in the Coming Crash ”If I had to put all my money in one stock, this would be it.” P.S. Dan predicts the Best Gold Business on Earth could easily shoot up 100% or more in […]
This article was first published in late February, and was lightly updated in April, the last time the ad ran heavily — and now the ad is circulating again in mid-August, so I’ve made some slight updates again. What follows is mostly unchanged from 2/28. The price of the stock is also again close to […]
I like the work of Dan Ferris, I’ve seen him present at a few conferences over the years, and have read plenty of his free commentaries (and teaser ads), and his ideas, while not particularly sexy, are well-researched and interesting. That doesn’t mean they’re always successful, of course — I’ve written about several stocks he […]
“You never see investment returns like this. “32,000% on one deal. 900% on another. “All told, these guys have made nearly $14 for every $1 they’ve ever invested. “So who are they? “It’s not Warren Buffett and his team at Berkshire Hathaway… or the exorbitantly paid investment team at any of the big New York […]
We’ve been on strange schedules here in Gumshoeland for the last two weeks, and during that time we’ve seen a large number of quarterly reports come through that deserve some attention or comment… as well as a few other notable news items that I feel like I should pay attention to. And, of course, we’ve […]
OK, we’re coming into our very sloooow period of the year, and will be closing down for the holidays after another article or two… but this is a teaser pitch that needs answering. We haven’t had this many questions about a teaser campaign over a weekend in quite a while. Dan Ferris edits Extreme Value […]
We’re closing up shop early today for Veteran’s Day, and in the spirit of the holiday we’re running a membership special today. Stock Gumshoe will donate 50% of all membership revenue today and tomorrow to Homes for our Troops, an excellent charitable organization that builds specially adapted homes for severely disabled veterans — so for […]
I hate to continue to write about this small company with great frequency, since it smacks of “talking my book” (it’s a major personal holding), but we have received a lot of questions from readers today about Dan Ferris’ latest pitch, so we’re re-running our previous free article about this one. Last time around, it […]
Dan Ferris has a new teaser pitch out for his Extreme Value newsletter about a “Penny Real Estate” pick that he say is worth multiples of the current stock price. I’m going to cover it on Friday for the Irregulars, because it’s a stock I’ve written about for them before, but I thought I’d just […]
Dan Ferris edits the Extreme Value newsletter for Stansberry, and he has teased a few interesting ideas for that letter in the past (including, starting several years ago, Altius Minerals (ALS.TO, ATUSF), which has become one of my largest personal holdings) … so I tend to pay attention when he starts to pitch a new […]
These are my notes and instant reactions from a presentation at the Value Investing Congress, the notes below might contain errors, paraphrases, incorrect quotes, or misinterpretations. Dan Ferris, who we have covered many times, is presenting about Altius Minerals (ALS.TO, ATUSF), which he has covered for years and we’ve written about many times (it’s also […]
I always like to squeeze in the pre-conference workshop at the Value Investing Congress, because in that much smaller group we tend to get more discussion and deeper analysis… and the stories aren’t all blogged by a hundred people and on CNBC, so there’s usually time to consider them. It takes me some time after […]
Over the last few days I’ve been getting a lot of questions from Gumshoe readers about the latest “World Dominator” pick from Dan Ferris over at Stansberry’s Extreme Value newsletter — they’ve apparently been hinting at it and teasing it to the subscribers of their other letters, and piquing the interest of my readers who […]
I have a few thoughts to share with my favorite Irregulars today for our Friday File (we also shared a new article from Doc Gumshoe earlier today if you’re interested). Today we’re looking at a few trades I’ve made this week (four buys and one sell), updating thoughts on a couple companies I’ve covered before, […]
I know that many of you have seen the teasers for the “$1.10 a Day Retirement Plan” that are being sent around the interwebs by the folks at the 12% Letter — not many folks have the email marketing might of Stansberry & Associates, that letter’s publisher, and lots of you have been asking about […]
I guess we should really be calling this “A.O.P. 2.0”, since the Stansberry folks used this same basic marketing pitch on investors about five years ago — though I think that was in service of their S&A Resource Report (then called the S&A Oil Report), and this one is an ad for the relatively conservative, […]
It’s probably no surprise that the Stansberry & Associates newsletters probably get more attention from Stock Gumshoe than most of the others — they’re right up there with the Motley Fool when it comes to the size of their mailing lists and the response from our readers to their promos, so everything they do and […]
The 801(k) teaser letter for Stansberry and Associates’ 12% Letter was among the most hugely successful email campaigns out there — at least, if the interest of my readers is any indication. That ad generated more questions than any other for a period of about a year … … but that was back in 2007 […]
I don’t often cover the same editor or pundit twice in a row, but it’s not exactly a hard rule … which is a relief, because the most interesting thing I came across this morning was another teaser from Dan Ferris. Now, it’s not the same hard sell as his 12% Letter pitch that we […]
We haven’t covered the 12% Letter in these pages for a few months, if memory serves, so I was pleased to get several questions from readers about their latest teaser for the “secret retirement legacy” that’s apparently been offered up by George Bush (the dumber one, not the older one). Did I just type that […]
Time with family and bloated turkey-filled bellies did nothing to slow down the avalanche of newsletter teaser ads — heck, we even saw plenty of “black Friday” deals for all those folks who are hoping to stuff a newsletter subscription into little Timmy’s Christmas stocking (yay!) But perhaps the most popular one that’s been sent […]
OK, you can stop asking now — because we’re just about to finish up with our latest multi-part series, covering the “loopholes” from the “Black Market Income” teaser for Stansberry’s 12% Letter. This letter pitches the idea that they have a secret website that “Wall Street” doesn’t want you to see — all about how […]
Well, I told you yesterday that I’d be following up on the teaser from 12% Letter for their “Black Market Income” website that presents a variety of ways of increasing your investment income … so let’s do it! If you missed yesterday, I gave a quick run-through of several of the “loopholes” that Dan Ferris […]
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 […]
Today’s tease didn’t come to me directly and I haven’t seen the original ad or letter where it appeared, but this excerpt was forwarded by a large number of folks who appear to have some interest in a good ‘ol blue chip-type investment. The tease must have been in some kind of subscribers-only letter for […]
I always like to see what Dan Ferris is recommending for subscribers of his Extreme Value newsletter, in part because I’m personally invested in a few of his picks that have done well (Altius Minerals and Sprott Resource), and in part because I’m generally sympathetic to the notion that long-term “value” investing is the best […]
This article is an excerpt from the May 21 Friday File (the extra commentary that paid members of this site receive) — but I’m still getting a lot of questions about Dan Ferris and his farming stock, so what follows is the part of that note regarding the teased agriculture company. I have not updated […]
I always like reading Dan Ferris’ stuff — he does the cranky loner act so well I can only assume that it’s real, and the latest ad for his Extreme Value newsletter is no different. This newsletter is slotted in as the “deep value” letter at Stansberry & Associates, and he has often recommended either […]
This new teaser from Dan Ferris for his Extreme Value newsletter wins the prize for “most questions sent to the Gumshoe” over the weekend … so I thought I better jump right on it this morning. If you get any of the Agora or Stansberry free emails, or subscribe to any newsletters in those families, […]
This ad has been floating to the top of my inbox for a couple days now, and since the people have spoken I thought I better write about it right quick for you — I am, after all, your humble sleuthing servant. Well, OK, maybe not so humble all the time, but do you want […]
This ad comes in for the Extreme Value newsletter from Stansberry & Associates, edited by Dan Ferris. The name of the newsletter is no accident, Ferris apparently looks for deep value and hidden value stocks, not unlike some other traditional “value” stock pickers. This time, he’s telling us that there’s a “distortion” in the gold […]
Monthly newsletter that recommends “deep value” stocks.
Now this one sounds exciting, eh? I don’t want to say that the mighty, mighty Gumshoe is a lazy man, but I must admit that the idea of a work week that lasts only ten minutes has some appeal … what the heck are they talking about? It’ll take me longer than ten minutes, but […]
This teaser email came in a week or so ago, from another Stansberry service, Extreme Value by Dan Ferris. Here’s how they whet our appetite: “In 17 days… The 19,900% Mutual Fund Could Close for Good… “MSNBC says… “Get in line early for this fund.” “It’s been called the “Holy Grail” of mutual funds…” Nice, […]
Apparently the sexy appeal of hedge funds has not worn off yet for individual investors, because the folks at Stansberry Research keep teasing their deep value picks by comparing them to hedge funds. Last time around it was the “secret penny hedge fund” that turned out to be Winthrop Realty Trust. This time around, the […]
This one came in recently from Stansberry and Associates, it’s an ad for the S&A Penny Letter from Dan Ferris, who also does the Extreme Value letter. This newsletter focuses on what they call “Penny Stocks,” though personally I think they’ve got a pretty liberal definition of that term. They say they are looking for […]
This one came in with an ad for the True Wealth newsletter from Dan Ferris, and of course they’d like to offer you a special “autorenew” option for $79 a year … and in exchange, you get this fabulous stock idea from Dan. So what is it? “…the North American natural resource company Dan will […]
This one comes to us from Dan Ferris, at Stansberry and Associates. It came to me through a reader, who also suggested a solution, so I don’t have the whole email … but the only newsletter Ferris edits is Extreme Value, which runs $1,000 a year. And yes, it’s about a plastics company … using […]
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Every so often Dan Ferris comes up with a stock which he says he would put all of his money in, the only stock one has t...
Travis: I posted a few comments before on Gunshoe.com about Stansberry&Associates (S&A) and the editor of Extre...
Dan Ferris seems to have a real knack for picking great stocks... eventually. And by that I mean that his recommendation...
With regards to Dan Ferris' pick - could this be Mastec Inc (MTZ), Travis?...
Travis: I appreciate the investment analysis of the local insurance agency/brokerage business and the description of ...
Any idea what this stock could be? Trash... It's not sexy, and it can smell. And taking it out is a chore for many of...
Thanks for the feedback, eb -- Sprott has also been teased as Dan Ferris' favorite at Stansberry for about 18 months now...
Hi, Travis, I am a new subscriber and brand new to investing. I need some clarification on whether Sprott ( SII.TO, SPOX...
I am relatively new to site but have been so impressed with Travis that i certainly defer to whatever is best for the gr...
He’s been touting that since early 2018 for the potential from their ETF management fees. Haven’t looked at a recent...
I'm sure it was when I covered the ad, though perhaps they're pitching something different more recently. The ads I cov...
As I eagerly await the Thinkolator’s revelation of the 3 stocks Dan Ferris is teasing, I'm guessing (for my own amusem...
Quick update since my original input in March on Dan Ferris and Stansberry & Associates in general. First a few answers ...
For folks who missed the story, that's his touting of Sprott that has now been going on for about 18 months. Covered mo...
Sounds like SPOSF to me which was recently touted by Dan Ferris...
I affirm adbrpb’s opinion of S&A. Have subscribed to a number of their letters since 2005; but I am not an Allian...
I think you may have missed the target. I think he may have Osisko Gold Royalties in mind....
Mark: that's an unfair comparison, I think. Contrary to his image, Barnum actually did a lot to help people. Highly r...
Hesitated a bit before writing my reaction to Dan Ferris’ latest and the Stanberry Investment group in general. I have...
LOL "Secretive" Analyst. Dan Ferris has been hosting the Stansberry Investor Hour Podcast since last November when Porte...
Hi, I'm a member of stockgumshoe -- also very interested in what the Dan Ferris stock (which of course he claims is the ...
Many moons later, I just received a teaser from Dan Ferris with very similar verbiage. The ad is titled "My Single Favor...
I expect that's an oblique reference to his earlier recommendation of Sprott, which he's been teasing on and off for mos...
I subscribed to Dan Ferris' cheaper newsletter for $50/year. Unfortunately I have heard that comment about the best stoc...
It briefly lingered around C$3 while he was promoting it originally in late February and ealry March, but if that’s hi...
a few years ago Dan Ferris told us he was prepared to invest all he had in Altius Minerals and hold it for the rest of h...
FYI, Another big push from Stansberry for this one as they get to what they say is the end of this newsletter promotion....
Travis, March 31 I received a teaser from Dan Ferris with subject "The best gold stock on earth isn't a miner". Guessin...
Yep... Dan Ferris at Stansberry sold Berkshire a couple years ago, too. I’m sure his philosophy has changed, but thei...
Thank you for that...as it will save me the $1000 newsletter fee. But are you a member of that newsletter, so you are 10...
Dan Ferris should rename himself and be called : Charles Ponzi....
I just read a Dan Ferris teaser for the "Best Gold Business on Earth", a business that collects royalties on gold, silve...
Hmmmmm, ALS.to hasn't even tried to hit it's 11/07 high in all the following years. Dan Ferris seemed to have a poor aff...
A couple of Stansberry's analysts are good. Dan Ferris I believe is one of the good ones. Doc Eifrig and Shuggerud a...
Does anyone still subscribe to Dan Ferris Extreme Value? I would like to learn/hear about the January 2018 recommendatio...
I've been a subscriber to EV for a few years. DGX has been in his portfolio since April, I believe, but I didn't buy it...
I'm 80 years old and go back to the first financial newsletter ever published, Richard Russell, Howard Ruff, etc. Stan...
Generally, the stock advice from Stansberry writers is poor...one gets the feeling that they tout a stock so that they o...
I am far too old to have any understanding of why any pro sports survive at all at the salaries they pay. The Dallas Co...
good write up. Any idea what Dan Ferris' new world dominator stock is this April 2016? He claims its an entertainmen...
Off topic, but can you tell us Dan Ferris' latest "world dominator?" I believe he wrote about it in April. It's a real ...
Dan Ferris is an excellent value stock picker. ALTS is just one pick and if you use a stop you can't get hurt....
Speaking for (about) Stansberry, their greed will catch up with them if we repeat 2007/2008 again. Notice how all the ne...
Nope, but I bought that one because I believe it was the company Dan Ferris has been hinting at....
I have made a fair amount of money on Dan Ferris recommendations...he is, in my humble view, one of the most consistent ...
Wow! Nothing more to say about Altius. I have a few shares at ...
Haven't seen any recent teaser pitches from Dan Ferris, not since he was agog over Altius so many times over the Winter....
I just came across your site today after seeing Dan Ferris' teaser for the first time on "the next great royalty company...
I'm going to start paying attention to you all more closely. I did the Rickards IMPACT program and am hoping the invest...
If you're trying to get in touch with Dan Ferris' publisher, that's Stansberry Research (not us) -- you can find them at...
I've known of Dan for over a decade, this buy is so unlike the Dan Ferris I thought I knew. Yes, if you hit a royalty st...
Dan Ferris is the best of a bad lot. Anybody associated with Porter Stansberry is tainted from the start. One very t...
I can't be a very active trader for a number of reasons (not least of which is that I follow trading blackout rules when...
I'd have called my comments "cautious" and I ...
Travis, Same old pitch by Dan Ferris reference MIL. Share price has been mostly down or sideways all year. I had 6K sh...
I'm posting this on Dec 21, 2014. Dan Ferris is enthusiastically drumming for new subscribers at $750 for year, 12 issue...
I´ve pass on that. It´s too risky. Can y research Dan Ferris new ten bagger. He is teasing a natural resource stock t...
Has anyone figured out who Dan Ferris, purveyor of Extreme Value, is touting as "the best resource opportunity of my car...
Hi Travis, As you know, I'm not a big fan of ALS since they were forced to take 100% of the coal assets. How the Carbo...
Thanks for your forthright admission of your own holdings in this equity, Travis. I respect you tremendously as an analy...
I want to know about Dan Ferris teaser poster on 4/26/14 about royalty company set to close huge deal on 4/30/14...
I've been wavering on that one personally as well -- Dan Ferris had a pretty good presentation partially about MFC Indus...
Hi Travis: Lynn Clark clued me in when I inquired about Dan Ferris' teaser stock. As you know, Dan is extra conservat...
Travis, By the way, why wasn't this article sent out by e-mail? I only found it because I came to your site to see i...
After I wrote the above I saw the following in a Stansberry email promotion: The 3 Secrets of Self-Made Billionaire Inv...
just last month dan ferris was promoting ens a company that makes batteries of all kind , now Isee they purchased a ...
Porter is such an anti-government whiner that I wouldn't do anything he told me, even if I could see that it would be to...
Travis, Dan Ferris has a new world dominator stock at Stansberry Research. Perhaps you can search that one out. ...
I have been a subscriber to several of the Stansberry publications and have made tens of thousands on their recommendati...
The present stock price of MAIN is 80% above book value according to Yahoo Finance. There are few BDCs selling at such a...
GOV looks good to me, but its price jumped the first time Steve Sjuggerud pitched it, and it hasn't come back down to wh...
Dan Ferris says, "If I could only own one business for the rest of my life, this might be it" So what's to stop Mr. F...
These picks by Dan Ferris are great as long as you don't mind having your portfolio based in US dollars going forward. ...
Pretty stupid of Walmart IMHO! Dan Ferris gives them FREE advertising monthly in both of his market letters, & their...
Not yet, but I do usually like to have a look at Dan Ferris' stuff -- will check it out....
The only complaint I have about Dan Ferris 12% letter is that the max buy recommendations are so close to actual prices ...
Dear Gumshoe, I found you by googling Dan Ferris who I somehow tripped over while researching somestocks in the early ...
I agree, Dan Ferris is usually very thorough and accurate in his research, his biggest flaw is that he is usually EARLY ...
Have followed Dan Ferris since he arrived at the 12% LETTER, and am impressed with his workup and depth of his research....
Dan Ferris is rarely wrong in the long run, a bit early other times. The market w/b heading down from last weeks phoney ...
George Dubya Bush's legacy is DEBT and a plethora of it. He made the federal government the astronomical BLACK HOLE of ...
Do you suppose the thinkolater could identify "The Secret Retirement Legacy of George W. Bush" as written by Dan Fe...
As a multi-year subscriber to the 12% Letter, I can say that I am pleased with the results. Tom Dyson authored the lette...
I am listening to a lenghty Newsmax presentation by Dan Ferris about Walmart, and - after 20 minutes - still don't know ...
Dan Ferris is now editing this letter. For the price I think it's one of the best in the business. I was a fan of the ...
I am more confused (and upset) now than before I bought into this. I paid for subscriptions to Dan Ferris' 12% and Steve...
I began with the crisis of 2008 and went to various newsletters including Weiss and Young but began the 12% near mid-2...
Dan Ferris has recommended Fairfax Financial in his 12% Letter for some time, which always puzzled me, given the compan...
Watsapp, Watsa? According to newspaper articles from about January he is expecting deflation and is investing Fairfax&#...
I subscribed 15 months ago for $99 and they have upsold me numerous times - even after I talk myself out of it quite a f...
No newsletter will always give you great advice. The burden of coming up with new picks each month is too great. That sa...
Is there any new information on Dan Ferris' tiny gold royalty firm in B.C., Canada? ...
Anyone care to guess what Public Hedge Fund is buying farmland? Dan Ferris: A one-of-a-kind farmland investment anyon...
TIMING is so critical on these type of hyped stocks. Generally I give Dan Ferris high marks for deep value picks, but it...
Hi, Steve, I’m not a subscriber of Mr. Webber’s newsletter either. However, from the many positive review, and it ...
Extreme Value editor Dan Ferris has researched the entire community banking industry and found one bank that's a particu...
I don't have any specifics about this penny stock newsletter, but Stansberry launched an earlier "stocks under $10" lett...
I have learned from experience that Dan Ferris seems to know what he is talking about. 6 years ago, he had about 10 rec...
The Dan Ferris Extreme Value pick is Altius which has a JV with Northern Abitibi exploring the Viking Gold project. His ...