I just realized that we blew through the 11-year anniversary of the launch of Stock Gumshoe just a few days ago… and forgot to have a party or light the fireworks or anything. Ooops. Guess I was distracted by this nutty stock market… so, “happy birthday to us!” And thank you, dearest Irregular, for making […]
Today I’ll try to keep my blather a little more limited than usual… I have one update on a stock that I bought recently, and a couple updates on our watchlist this week (that list always lingers down there at the bottom of the Real Money Portfolio, in case you’ve missed it). The update is […]
In how many areas of life can you be guaranteed to get average results even if your abilities are inferior? That was one of my favorites quotes from the presentation by Ed Wachenheim at the Grant’s Conference: “People with inferior abilities can get average results with an index fund, which is remarkable.” But, of course, […]
Here comes the dividend! OK, it’s not that exciting — but, as we’ve talked about quite a bit in the past year, Altius Minerals (ALS.TO, ATUSF) yesterday announced that they will now start paying a dividend. It’s what I would call a “token” dividend, really just a signal of their interest in repaying shareholders for […]
Before I get churning with this week’s Friday File, I want to take the opportunity to thank you, the Irregulars — and particularly the several new members we’ve had join up as Irregulars in the last few weeks — welcome to the club! Stock Gumshoe has always tried to balance how we do things, offering […]
Some more stocks from our list of speculative ideas to run through today, let’s jump right in with a look at Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) and Invensense (INVN), two of the faster-growing stocks I’ve covered that are seeing rapid change, and do a quick check-in on some other tech-related stocks in our speculation list that haven’t […]
I’ve got a whole passel of things to comment on for you today — I want to update my thoughts on some insurance company stocks that I own and that I touted as beneficiaries of a big switch in the insurance market over the past year or so, check in on a buy and a […]
Just a quick note that a holding I almost never mention, a Swedish closed-end investment fund called Vostok Nafta that was designed to invest in Russian companies, has been sold. It was not a particularly successful investment, I bought it before the collapse of the Russian market and hedged it with put options on the […]
I have a few companies that I’ve been meaning to update my thoughts on of late, so that’s going to be the majority of today’s Friday File — there’s real news from a few, an active and vociferous debate between shorts and longs on one, and plenty of room for opinions to change as Summer […]
I’ll be traveling this weekend, so I’m getting your Friday File out to you a bit early this week — I want to take a look at a couple of developments in the “Gumshoe Universe” of stocks and see if I want to change my mind about any of these companies. I also have a […]
Today is a fun day for every value investor out there — it’s the day Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders comes out. So for God’s sake, don’t waste too much time with your friendly neighborhood Gumshoe if you haven’t read that one yet. You can get to it here if you’re curious, or check […]
I don’t generally “pick on” the same newsletter two days in a row … but, well, the folks at Motley Fool Rule Breakers are filling up the e-waves with their ads, Gumshoe readers are pleading for answers, and we aim to please. So today we’re sniffing out the pick that the Foolies tell us we […]
Everyone in the investing punditry game has to make predictions, so I’ll go out on a limb here and let you know which of the stocks in the Gumshoe universe I’m most excited about for the coming year. I’m also, so you know, going to be revamping how I present and track the “Idea of […]
If you remember, I’ve noted a couple times in the last few months that the stock I was using to (in part) speculate on a mania in facebook shares before and during the IPO process is Mail.ru, the Russian internet company that owns a bit over 2% of facebook shares pre-IPO. Mail.ru just announced, as […]
“This company is about to IPO – for $100 Billion … If you follow the insiders you could turn every $1,000 you invest into $1,650 in the exciting weeks ahead.” That’s the lead-in to the latest pitch from the Oxford Club folks, which, in short, tells us that facebook is going to IPO soon … […]
As I noted a week or so ago I might do, today I picked up shares of Mail.ru, the Russian web company, for my personal account. These guys are owners of shares of the “Russian Facebook” as well as a couple other Russian social networking sites and their namesake Mail.ru, Russia’s biggest portal site. I […]
As happens from time to time with my “Idea of the Month” picks, I came in to this week without a strong opinion about a stock that I wanted to feature for you. There have been plenty of candidates I’ve considered for this high honor (insert smiley face here), and indeed, there’s one leading pick […]
It’s been a little while since we dug into an Oxford Club promo, so this latest one that uses the eventual Facebook IPO as a hook caught my attention … in exchange for signing up for a membership in this particular club, they say you’ll “learn everything about making money from the ‘Facebook Effect.’” No, […]
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A reasonable concern -- not that I know anything specific about concerns regarding the Russian internet companies (other...
Thanks for such a thoughtful Friday File, Travis. ATUSF and AOIFF look very worthwhile. Personally I feel a little mor...
Yandex is trading around $24 in NY, Mail.ru around $34 in London. The two companies are in the same sector but not othe...
YANDEX is trading @ ~$24. Mail.ru is trading @ ~$34...
Mail.ru is the name of the company, it trades at ticker MAIL on the London Stock Exchange (trades in London, but the sha...
Boo Ravens, from 49er land! We probably needed a couple more minutes! Travis, now that I've razzed you a little, how d...
Yandex is more of a Russian Google than a Russian Yahoo, but yes, also a very strong grower as the Russian internet expa...
Hi John, it is called Interactive Brokers at www.interactivebrokers.com. I opened an account there last summer in orde...
Travis, you said you bought Mail.ru via international brokers. But could you tell me how to actually do that, please?...
Sorry if I got anyone excited about a stock that's hard to buy -- that's why I chose not to feature Mail.ru as the "idea...
Travis, I've been trying to jump on Mail.ru for days, but Schwab won't recognize MLRUY as a valid symbol. Interestingly,...