So… what’s a “Q-Share?” Are they some magical kind of stock that you can buy, through some secret method, that’s much better than the dumb old regular kinds of stocks you have in your brokerage account? Um, sadly, no… not really — but there is a rationale worth investigating here, and a secret stock to […]
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Limited Funds Dividend Investor: Wanting Power of CompoundingI am new to the investing market and present volatility in the market is scary. Researching into safer stocks with less volatility, and that pay a reasonable dividend. Compounding is a powerful way to increase your investment but requires a fair amount of equity to take advantage of the compounding. It is important to put […]
Robert Ross is peddling his Yield Shark newsletter from Mauldin Economics, and he’s doing it with an all-too-familiar “enroll in this income stream” kind of idea… in his case, he calls it the “Social Security Catastrophe Plan” and implies that it can “Boost Your Retirement by $185,040 Today.” Like most such offerings, there’s an undercurrent […]
Today we have the uncertain pleasure of checking out a teaser pitch from James Altucher, who one of our readers referred to as the “white Don King of the stock gurus” — he’s peddling subscriptions to Altucher’s Investment Network (that’s his “entry level” letter, $79/year), and the bait he dangles out is his “special report” […]
This ad has driven a lot of questions to the Gumshoe doorstep — the pitch is from Zachary Scheidt for his Lifetime Income Report, and it implies that we can get extra “benefits” by “piggybacking” on the Social Security plan of Canada. Really? Well, no. Not in the way you’re thinking. But if you have […]
George Leong at Lombardi is pushing an ad these days for a service he’s calling Automated Income, which recommends something he calls “Sponsored Retirement Plans” (SRPs). The basic gist is not a huge surprise — this is very similar to past teases by various newsletters about the “secret” way you can make more than Social […]
Mitchell Clark edits Passive Monthly Income for Lombardi, and an ad of theirs this week promises great gains from “PRIP” investments… … so, naturally, we want to know what those are. Right? I don’t know if we want to subscribe to Passive Monthly Income or not, that’s one of dozens of newsletters published by Lombardi, […]
These kinds of secret income pitches get sent around all the time, and that’s been true ever since Stock Gumshoe started publishing in 2007 — some of our very first articles were about deciphering the “secrets” behind schemes described as “801k Plans” (because they’re “twice as good as 401k plans“) and other terms that are […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This teaser comes in from Paul Tracy at the StreetAuthority family of newsletters, it’s for their High-Yield Investing newsletter that’s edited by Carla Pasternak … and, as so many newsletters do, they’ve taken a fairly commonplace investing strategy and given it a fake and mysterious name. Is that enough to get you to sign up […]
Here we have another teaser email promising a rescue for those of us who’ve seen their 401k accounts fall by 50% (or more) … more proof that you don’t have to be sexy to get attention with a teaser ad today, you just have to imply that you can help to save the kind of […]
“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 […]
The Tom Dyson 801(k) teaser letter for Stansberry and Associates’ 12% Letter must be one of the more successful email campaigns out there — at least, if the interest of my readers is any indication. I’ve probably had more questions about this than any other email teaser I’ve ever written about. I first wrote about […]
There’s a new teaser going around from a Stansberry newsletter, this time it’s from the 12% Letter by Tom Dyson, and it’s teasing us about a secret retirement plan they call the 801K. They’ve got a special report to send you called How to build a $1,000,000 Retirement with “U.S. 801(k) Plans” … and all […]
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Well I started DRIP back in the 1980's and it was one of my best investment until the last few years and thinking about ...
I'm surprised that our old buddy Lichtenfeld over at the O'Club hasn't rolled this one into his "100% Returns Every Year...
Thank you Carl. I look forward to reading your SA posts on FCX as I got in at ~$7. Probably should’ve gotten out at ...
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See my comment on AHT BELOW. Great little investment. They have a DRIP PLAN, too. No more excuses. You can do it. ...
Good plan, Dave. I'm 58, do not have time to GAMBLE with hard-earned cash. DRIP plans invested in solid companies tha...
Does ANYONE really know what the top 5 DRIP plans are that he recommends???...
So... does ANYONE really know what these top 5 DRIP plans are that BanyanHill recommends??? Or do you have to subscrib...
Drs on Dr Oz discussed AD and mentioned that germs from infected gums and through touching our face might get access to...
JNJ and GSK... then drip the divs...
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I do not subscribe to this or any option trading service but I do want to post my experience in option trading. Since 1...
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My research into Alzheimer’s potential “cures” or drugs that do not attack the disease from the amyloid plaque ang...
Welcome aboard! It is theoretically possible to buy some stocks direct through the company (or almost directly, at le...
$noticker Funny post :). A smiley after the first paragraph would have helped, though, as it is easy to misread. Sarcas...
$AKTX's coversin is now wrapping up a small, open-label, sustained daily subcutaneous dosing clinical trial in PNH that ...
Sharon: yes, and also the method of extraction. Makes huge difference in coffee composition: drip vs espresso vs French ...
It sounds so much like DRIP. Here's a good article on SeekingAlpha: https://seekingalpha.com/article/1096471-drip-inves...
I wasted my valuable Saturday time to listen to this bull about the 26F program. I invested wisely from the age of 18 a...
So what id it. A DRIP OR A PRIP? WHAT WOULD A IRC PAY THE FIRST YEAR FOR A $1000 Enrollment amount?...
I do not think DRIP is a good idea and here is why. First of all you pay a higher price for the stock you buy on a DRIP ...
I've been in a DRIP plan with Target stock for 30 years. A nice feature is dollar cost averaging - you receive more sh...
Jaka, do you have a DRIP plan set up? and is there a discount on additions if this plan is activated?...
I'll continue to hold EPD and use the DRIP while I wait for the market to rediscover that oil & gas are actually wor...
Here is another media lie. Yes I am no longer saying misreport and such. It is a lie because the body of the report does...
One thing to be aware of if using Computershare (CS) for a DRIP is their selling fees. Back in 1978 we bought a small nu...
Want some "free" place to compile "drip" trades? Checkout LOYAL3. They don't have every stock but for investing in sha...
During the mid-1990s, as a young, wet-behind-the-ears, investor, I bought my first share of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), ...
I have a few drip shares with swx. Any comments would be helpful. Lee...
Travis, A couple of points. Computershare.com has a long list of companies for which you can start a DRIP. Also, Int...
Do you really think he believes that no one matters but him? I'll give you that he is pugnacious, and his lack of sub...
Wish MPW offered a DRIP........
Since the Feds decided not to raise rates now, the stage may be set for just one more increase come June. Otherwise they...
Would you like to grow your own potatoes? You can try vertical gardening by using steel posts and fence wire to make a t...
Recently Ben brought up the problem of providing water in arid locales. Here is one low tech method where daily fogs are...
All: Saw your posts about water and while I agree in principle, I thought you had got it slightly wrong. Theres not a dr...
You can buy stock directly from Exxon oil their drip program will even let you start an IRA. you purchase 250.00 dollars...
I agree. I had a free2 month trial period with one of Nick Hodges many different newsletters and I canceled after it ex...
did anyone ever come up with the three DRIP companies Mark was recommending?...
I just use my regular investment account and reinvests the Dividend. IF you do automatic investments they are included ...
2. $REPH (long) Great work, Doc! I'm tinkering with a "theme scheme" for REPH. Here's my first shot: "Amish Count...
You are correct Travis, DRIPs were a big deal back when sales commissions were high. Now with discount brokers they a...
Great article, thanks. How about a follow-up article listing guidelines for selecting DRIP candidates?...
I have have a small position in my dividend portfolio that is growing because of DRIP. I have been happy enough that I ...
Given this confusing terminology, wouldn't it be a good idea to change the terminology? To me, complete remission means ...
Well, thanks Travis, very interesting as always, but amusing too (today). Here is a hint: REI-UN.TO (available in pink ...
Thanks Johnny. If a DRIP is "juicing" your dividends, you have to be quite patient -- that's more like "doing more exer...
Regarding EGRX, I do own a small position & do feel it's a real opportunity with the support of analysts at the price ta...
Arch! and others: I really dont understand the water problem...the world hasnt lost a drip since he beginning of time. T...
Thanks Kenny, and you have a point. But for me, putting money into a biotech ETF would be utter anesthesia and brain atr...
I know I would be thrilled to pay for investment advice to buy a company I've had in a DRIP for 35 years (VZ since back ...
Among other things, I'm a professional coffee roaster and barrista trainer, and I need to set the record straight before...
Jimmy did say it's what "he calls it"...perhaps it is merely a drip fund?...
I've held JKHY for a couple of years and continue to buy on dips. A reasonably stable stock with rising dividends and a ...
buying seadrill still adding to position when not thinking of selling have a drip when price is lower smile with extra s...
Gummies, we are here to make money by investing in the biotech companies brought to us with passion, clarity and caution...
Yes, TD Ameritrade and Fidelity are similar on that front for me -- DRIP plans are really more appropriate for folks who...
You mean to buy the fractional shares when you get a quarterly dividend? Nada. And no fee to place your shares now held ...
Tim and Travis and Elliot: I moved every DRiP account I had to e-trade. They will hold the shares, re-invest dividends, ...
Thanks, Travis. I do know that Silver Wheaton (SLW) recently initiated a DRIP which includes a discount that I believe ...
Very few DRIPs offer discounts these days, though a few do. They can often be cheaper than even a discount broker for t...
I've heard of DRIP plans, but I am not currently enrolled in any. I currently use Scottrade's FRIP plan, where I am fre...
Elliot, I own some J&J thru Scotttrade but understand they have a drip plan where you can make monthly investments with...
Yes, well said and me too. If not in hospital and patients want to dodge the rigmarole of ERs (who wouldn't?), then it n...
Thanks so much to the author of this article! The whole concept of the IRM72 plan sounded to me like it HAD to be a DRI...
Most (but not all) of these direct stock purchase and dividend reinvestment (DSPP and DRIP) plans are managed by one of ...
Dr Thank you for the link,,,,interesting. If you wish a peasant experience Chill Ouzo in a freezer til oily & drip in ...
It isn't. The only real distinction in buying direct is the DSPP part, not the DRIP -- with direct purchases some Compa...
Okay. My brokerage accounts give me an option to "reinvest dividends". I never have to do anything. How is that differe...
Started with Dominion Resources' (D) own DRIP (not through a transfer agent -- rare these days) years ago when they off...
My comment on DRIPS. I have been a long time investor in IBM through its drip program. One has to save every quarter...
Kevin, the way you must ask for info about the IRM 72 plans, is DRIP plans. (Dividends Reinvestment plans) And well, lu...
my claim to fame bght comsat @opeing price $20 net trouble w// that was the broker only gave me five sh i held and su...
Right on, Carlton and Steve. Just a DRIP like suggested in the NAIC (National Association of InVestors Council). I heard...
Vivian & eyedoc2: You both make excellent points here re using a D.R.I.P plan. I should have clarified this when I ...
I too had a nightmare with a 20 year holding of a drip stock (M.A. Hanna) that merged (PolyOne), suspended dividends, re...
I have had bad experiences with DRIP investing, and if I decide to bark with the dogs I would not use a DRIP. Many years...
Hi again Guys, As I told Tom Walsh: Monitoring this (and all the other posts to each other thread) was becoming a debili...
So the DRIP is similar to the IRM (72) although the thing that strikes me funny is that scouring the internet for days n...
Forget DRIPS You can go out to ShareBuilder, and accomplish the same thing. Through ShareBuidr.com you can open an accou...
Scottrade will allow you to pool your money and buy DRIP shares in stocks that you own at ZERO fees. You are not limited...
Do you have any current articles on Dividend Growth Stocks or Dividend Stocks such as DRIP investing stocks like ABBV, C...
Has to do with DRIP (dividend reinvestment plans ) There are companies that will let you direct purchase shares (thus, ...
over 30,000 working oil and gas wells producing 9,000 barrels every day... Is that 3 wells to produce a barrel per day ...
Item 703 of regulation S-K of shares registered under Sec 12. It's a drip plan disclosure requirement. That's it....
I think even the Stansberry guys have teased this one awhile back; I got in ~8 and TDAmeritrade allows me to use DRIP wi...
Scottrade is setting up a dividend reinvestment program...to be available in the near future. Scottrade is my favorit...
Currently i'm doing an auto pay in ARR which is paying about 14% in dividends paid monthly which is reinvested. Previou...
Hey man! this is MY plan! I invented it. In reality it started when I subscribed to sharebuilder. It costs me $12 a m...
I think one or two of these dividend growqers in a good portfolio is a must for their stability. Years ago [I'm 62 now] ...
I have a question maybe someone could help with since we are on the dividend topic. I hold VDAIX which reinvests the div...
Travis, I have to disagree with one of your picks as “ Turkey of the year” candidate, especially considering you ha...
Why mess with a DRIP and all the various regulations. Just go to ShareBuilder.com, open up an acct for $50, sign up for ...
Brokerage account. I think Intel does have its own DRIP offering, but if memory serves it's not a particularly good one...
Travis, Are you able to reinvest your compounded dividend in Intel in a brokerage account or are you buying direct with ...
Interactive Brokers does not allow DRIP investment plans. Personally, I don't like the idea of DRIPs in this type of ma...
Don't know for sure. If you want to "plough" them back in, it is referred to as a 'drip program'. Some Canadian REITS do...
Pretty stupid of Walmart IMHO! Dan Ferris gives them FREE advertising monthly in both of his market letters, & their...