Gumshoe readers wanna know: What’s a “Liberty Voucher?” And you can see why — inspired by the success of the ads that tease us about “Freedom Checks” or “Trump Bonus Checks”, this one from Nilus Mattive is all about getting your attention with the idea that those who don’t have enough cash flow to retire […]
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I haven’t written about Richard Band in a long time, but he’s one of the “old guard” of the newsletter pundits and has been around forever — according to Hulbert, his Profitable Investing, which professes to be contrarian and “safe”, has indeed beaten the market by a whisker over 15 years — but has done […]
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. This presentation was not so much about presenting on one stock as it was about explaining his way of thinking, and the kinds of long-term decisionmaking he thinks is […]
Current Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Research[ed note: This is another installment from our favorite medical writer, Doc Gumshoe (no, he’s not a doctor, but we like the way he analyzes and explains medical issues for our readers). Since he’s talking about specific companies this time, we’ve restricted the piece to the Irregulars and have inserted some comments about the stocks […]
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Hi Travis, You state: "Well, it’s not a little See’s Candy and it’s not going to generate the wild growth th...
OK--You asked. Sorry for the delay; I was out all weekend. Here's the complete managed portfolio (just the stocks), i...
:-) #YouGeaux MariAnne! #Nestle, #Stada prepare rival bids for Germany's Merck consumer health - sources. Selling the $...
Rick: I have to offer a heartfelt congratulations because if that's what you've come up with, I feel you've done fine wo...
Many large foreign companies have ADRs or shares that trade over the counter -- Roche, Nestle, lots of others who don't ...
With apologies to Whittier and Barbara Frietchie, "Up from the gut these early spring dawns; Clear in the cool Cambridge...
Nestle corp has been acquiring water rights worldwide for over 20 years. Water may become like hydro and tele, price bas...
Recent news re Seres ($MCRB) per Fierce Biotech: "Seres Therapeutics landed a $120 million upfront payment from Nestlé ...
$MCRB follow up info: Pre-IPO insiders own about 57% of c. 30 million shares on a fully diluted basis. Funds owning posi...
I don't care how attractive Nestle and Pinnacle foods are as investments as they are purveyors of garbage. Companies lik...
I'm no Band beater, but did he not mention the Swiss take a 35% tax bite out of your dividends? Yes, you can file to g...
Monitise has a market cap of $1.17 billion, not a penny stock. Foreign stocks that are not listed on any American exchan...
It's a quote system for unlisted securities -- they aren't on the NYSE or Nasdaq and are usually very low volume with la...
GB, There are several reasons why companies trade on the US OTC. Many stocks trade there because they are not listed on...
I rather own Hershey than Nestle!!!...
The connection to Wal-Mart is ridiculous. There is no dependence on Nestle for the largest retailer in the world to sta...
Don't disagree with the basic dividend-stock strategy, and I wouldn't specifically argue that Nestle is the absolute bes...
I'm long Satyam. I believe the stock has been oversold after the accounting scandal. My reasons are: Mahindra did due ...
Yep, things are getting ugly over across the pond -- uglier than I expected, certainly. I still like the major healthca...
Well, we may get a little recovery this morning -- Nestle was "cautiously optimistic" when they released their earnings ...
I recall a comment in a "Morningstar" article about Over The Counter Penny stocks: "Shame on you!" It pops up in my mi...