Topic Archives: Fannie Mae (FNMA)

February 26, 2019 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe

What’s Sovereign Man’s “Highest Conviction Idea in Years?”

I haven’t written about closed-end funds in a while, so when I was skimming through the possible teaser pitches I might cover today this one caught my eye. It’s for Sovereign Man’s 4th Pillar newsletter, helmed by Tim Staermose (it’s pricey at $1,995/year but does, at least, offer a 30-day money-back refund, something most of […]

January 4, 2019 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe

Friday File: Thoughts on Gold and Commodities (and a few Real Money Portfolio updates)

Happy New Year to the best readers in cyberspace! I hope your 2019 is fabulous… and that you don’t have too many heart palpitations following the last couple weeks of market and political brinksmanship. I haven’t written to you in a while, thanks to my much-appreciated time away with family and friends in the mountains, […]

February 13, 2018 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe

Oxford Club’s “‘The Greatest Investment of All Time’: Collect 212% Instantly, Plus 25.7% Yields.”

The latest pitch from the Oxford Club is all about another change from Trump’s Washington that they think will make you rich — and they’re not at all shy about throwing some hyperbole on the fire, saying that Trump will “unleash the greatest investment of all time.” So what is this investment they’re hinting at, […]

September 7, 2014 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe

Quick Notes from the VIC pre-Conference Workshop

As most of the Irregulars know, I try to get to all of the Value Investing Congress conferences, and I share my thoughts and notes on many of the stocks (and often invest in a few, eventually). This time I was able to make it to town in time for the pre-conference Workshop, which involves […]

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Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe on Friday File: More on Coinbase and Bitcoin, Quarters from Crown Castle and Intuitive Surgical, and more… / Apr 24, 11:14am

Fannie Mae is a bet on politics, I’ve long been skeptical — though lots of smart people disagree with me. I think...

devendra48 on Friday File: More on Coinbase and Bitcoin, Quarters from Crown Castle and Intuitive Surgical, and more… / Apr 24, 8:54am

comments on fnma...

JayBee on Friday File: Thoughts on Gold and Commodities (and a few Real Money Portfolio updates) / Jan 19, 1:34pm

I bought 1,000 shares each of Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) on January 7, 2019. I bought 1,000 shares of each...

Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe on Oxford Club’s “‘The Greatest Investment of All Time’: Collect 212% Instantly, Plus 25.7% Yields.” / Feb 27, 8:06am

The expectation of many of his fans and backers in the hedge fund world was “last year” ... so your guess is as good...

Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe on Oxford Club’s “‘The Greatest Investment of All Time’: Collect 212% Instantly, Plus 25.7% Yields.” / Feb 20, 1:38pm

The common is under $2, some of the preferred trade around $8....

Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe on Oxford Club’s “‘The Greatest Investment of All Time’: Collect 212% Instantly, Plus 25.7% Yields.” / Feb 13, 7:44pm

That is true. As noted above, dividends on both preferred and common stock were suspended when the government took cont...

Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe on Oxford Club’s “‘The Greatest Investment of All Time’: Collect 212% Instantly, Plus 25.7% Yields.” / Feb 13, 5:15pm

They're teasing the preferred shares, not FNMA common. There are a bunch of different suspended preferreds, neither the...