As we’ve seen the world get shaken up over the past few months, it’s pretty likely that my internal biases are impacting my assessments of companies — I always intend to be rigorous in setting “buy below” prices for myself, which I hope will be useful for you, but it’s very likely that my rosier […]
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The Motley Fool is launching yet another “upgrade” portfolio service to start this year, they call it Showdown 2022 and it’s essentially an evolution of what Stock Advisor used to be — Motley Fool Stock Advisor started as essentially a monthly competition between brothers David and Tom Gardner, with each picking a stock each month […]
Today we’re starting with a little update on the portfolio, and that’s going to give me a chance to follow up on some reader questions about gold and cryptocurrencies. Then we’ll move on to Toast (TOST), a company I like but a stock that I can’t justify yet, a bunch of other minor updates on […]
Teeka Tiwari’s basic pitch for his “Genesis” idea has not changed dramatically in the last year or two, he spent a long time pushing previous ads with headlines that he had “just returned from Trump Tower” during the election campaign, since that got plenty of attention, but of late he’s launched a new “presentation” about […]
I though the new pitch from Joel Litman at Altimetry was kind of interesting, and it sure teased a bunch of ideas, so we’ll run through that one today. The newsletter being touted is Hidden Alpha ($49 first year, renews at $199), and it’s part of the Altimetry group that’s a joint venture between Litman’s […]
I’ve gotten a bunch of questions about Teeka Tiwari’s “Trump Tower” teaser pitch recently, so although the ad is actually very old now (it’s still got a January 29, 2020 date under the signature) I thought I’d re-share our solution. It is still circulating heavily, and it’s an ad for Palm Beach’s “entry level” newsletter […]
Yesterday it was someone pitching the “No. 1 Income Play of 2021,” today it’s the “No. 1 Tech Stock for 2021” — that’s the nature of January, it’s prediction time and everyone wants to stake their claim on prescience. This one’s from Ian King, who’s pitching his Automatic Fortunes newsletter ($97/yr) and talking up the […]
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 getting ready to close down for the holiday, seems a good time to spread […]
Fools FinTech + AI BundleI am wondering what is picked by Motley Fool FinTech and AI Bundle. We all know about Square and Paypal as Fintech. What are other such companies small cap which can grow exponentially. Along with AI – Everyone has little different definition on AI for e.g. Lemonade , Nvidia making AI Chipsets am wondering what […]
President Trump’s “germophobia” and longstanding reluctance to shake hands or hug people hasn’t saved him from exposure to the coronavirus, we learn this morning — both the President and First Lady have tested positive, following the announcement yesterday that Hope Hicks was going into quarantine after a positive test — but perhaps it will help […]
Yesterday it was a long-running but newly urgent (or so they said) pitch from Tom Gardner at the Motley Fool that got my attention… today it’s a piece from their Canadian offspring, as Iain Butler from Motley Fool Canada teases a “next Shopify” company. Here’s how the ad launches: “Not to alarm you, but you’re […]
This spiel from Christian DeHaemer touches on many of the “trend” stories that investment pundits have been talking about in recent years, with a pitch about the “new normal” and the five big trends that will make you rich. It’s an ad for his Bull and Bust Report newsletter ($99 for the first year, renews […]
A version of this story first appeared on January 22, when we first saw Christian DeHaemer’s ad. The ad has been very lightly updated in recent months and is being heavily promoted now, so I’ve gone through and updated this article and my thinking to reflect the coronavirus collapse and any updates the companies have […]
The latest pitch from Marc Lichtenfeld begins with a walking tour of Palm Beach, which is just cruel to those of us enduring mud season in New England, but, more importantly, it also comes with a good ol’ fake deadline of midnight tonight… so I guess I better cover this one quick! Fortunes await! The […]
The “Trade War” is getting real, and the higher prices imposed by governments in China and the US. Tariffs are just import taxes, paid eventually by the customer, so they raise prices… which, our economist friends will tell us, suppresses demand… and since the higher price is going to a tax, not to a company, […]
A fantastic market last week, a terrible market this week… it’s time, once again for another episode of “Turn Off CNBC and Have Some Perspective!” I won’t go into a long screed about long-term investing here, but I thought I’d just share one of my favorite charts — I see someone post something like this […]
There was an election on Tuesday, I hear. I voted. The counting is almost over now. Apparently the world did not end, and now we begin the campaign for the next election… everyone raise their hand who wants to vote for austerity and deficit reduction and lower spending and higher taxes and delayed Social Security […]
If you’re wondering whether it’s interest rates or just “worry about overvaluation or growth” that’s making the stock market go crazy this week, or whether it’s the trade war or political upheaval or something else, well, join the club. There’s some indication that traders are in fear of the “slowdown” that could be caused by […]
This past week or so has been a “holy crap” one for those who are overexposed to momentum stocks — you know the ones, they’re the stocks I keep buying in small chunks but that are very expensive and a little frightening, the ones in my portfolio that I put in that category would be […]
Before you get sucked into reading more of my blather, take a moment and read the Wall Street Journal if you’ve got a copy nearby or an online subscription — not the whole thing, but read Christopher Mims’ column The World Isn’t as Bad as Your Wired Brain Tells You. It’s an unusually brief and […]
Lots to discuss this week, mostly because several Real Money Portfolio companies reported earnings… and because I added money to two positions this week, and brought a new company into the portfolio. Enjoy! Shopify (SHOP) had reasonable earnings when they came out, but “reasonable” isn’t enough for a high-growth momentum stock that’s trading at almost […]
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 […]
So… what’s happening this week? I have a few updates on Real Money Portfolio investments, including some updates following earnings releases this week and some notes about my hedge position, as well as some thoughts on a few insurance companies that are catching my eye and making their way onto the watchlist… and I also […]
The ides of February are dismal and dreary here in the wet and grey Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts, but we remain hopeful of the sunshine to come. What do I have to share with you, dear Irregulars, as we seek a little brightness to end the week? Well, I do have a few buys to […]
A few more company updates for you as we finish up the Annual Review… almost done now, though a couple stragglers remain. Medical Properties Trust (MPW) ~2% position, $9.87 cost basis, currently ~12$. I’ve held this volatile hospital REIT for more than four years now, through a couple ignored stop-loss triggers along the way when […]
It turned out to be blockchain week here at Stock Gumshoe, with the massive wave of bitcoin-related teasers hitting my inbox, so I should update you on that… The tiny fragment of cryptocurrencies that I still had in my wallets after selling essentially all of those positions in September has once again grown from a […]
Exponential Tech Investor is a relatively new newsletter service from the Bonner & Partners stable, but that Bonner/Agora connection means it’s getting a lot of play — and we’ve seen a lot of questions about this latest pitch for the service that hints at a “Tiny Device” that editor Jeff Brown says is “Changing the […]
Today we point the compass toward Santa Claus and head up a few miles to cross the border into Canada, where we find the latest teaser pitch coming in from Motley Fool Canada for their Stock Advisor Canada newsletter… the ad comes from Iain Butler, the Chief Investment Adviser for the Canadian version of the […]
I wrote a short note to you last weekend while I was attending the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, and as part of that I noted that I had taken some profits on several of my time-sensitive gold positions, including some warrants on Brazil Resources and call options on Sandstorm Gold, among others. I didn’t get […]
Today we’re looking at a teaser pitch from Larry Edelson, who thinks that the government is on the verge of outlawing cash and forcing you to use credit cards and other digital payments. And, of course, he has a way to enrich you as this trend proceeds… buying the companies who are doing the payment […]
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Thanks for the discussion on housing. It helps to see the national picture. For a perspective on a hot market: I own a ...
I have AFRM and am a bit worried that I can't really find a differentiator between them and the multitude of new BNPL of...
I haven’t really convinced myself about the “moat” of any of the buy now/pay later names, but PayPal is certainly ...
Early leader at the gate in the *2022 Gumshoe comment of the week* competition... "Block, formerly known as Square (S...
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My bet is SQ...
Tough one. I've never had a real handle on what made Lightspeed particularly unique or appealing -- Going by product an...
Don’t forget SQ. Large holder of BTC and working on wallet solutions. Jack is BTC maxi. Also CND (Circle), ABXXF ...
I subscribed to both his Empire Growth and Trader services. I found the Trader to be much better than Growth. I did not ...
Wow yeah its horrible everyone just wants to make money and make it seem like they want to help, yeah right if they dont...
In King ‘s weekly updates, he explains in detail what’s happening with the market. In this last update, he said th...
I've seen their new facility, over 1 Million Sq Ft! The estimates from the factory to the locals is that they will be pu...
Dear Travis, So you are now a BRPHF share holder, welcome to the club. I become a share holder about two years ago. No...
The expansion involves an new greenhouse that will be 550,000 sq. ft. on a 10 acre parcel. 10 acres is only 436, 500 sq....
Sorry for any confusion. As noted at the top, this is a re-posting of an older article. Wish I could say, in retrospec...
HMI seems like have huge potential. I subscribe recently to their service and i can defiantly sale they have a win rate...
Thanks for that, rlevine99. New guy here - first post. I planned on getting on the crypto bandwagon, so would apprecia...
also, I don't understand SQ is only $10 lower a share than PYPL and PYPL has more than twice the Market cap?...
Good man. I truly appreciate your reply. Do you guys ever research sales pitches by Ian King? I was just watching one, b...
I did invest in VSBLTY this year and tripled my money. I also have done extremely sell with SEDG, which continues to gro...
Got blast off 2020 also...though has done quite well, the price of fintech fortune for a few names outside of the likely...
Closing at midnight..MF wants $ 1300 for the names of 14 companies...candidates probably include ADYEY, MELI, SQ, PYPL, ...
I have the same exact questions! I called them and they say there's no crypto in the portfolio so presumably it will be ...
Travis, I am in the same boat as Shaun had list of stocks on my paper like SQ, NIO, WKHS and so many other for dips , an...
Recap YTD performance for these stocks a few months later (Jan 1st - Oct7th 2020) : NVIDIA : +130% SQ : +190% ICE : ...
I subscribe to the Near Future Report and enjoy it very much. I also met Jeff at an investors summit last year. I found ...
I've been a subscriber to Near Future Report for 11 months and I'm satisfied with it. One of his recommendations (SQ) i...
Hi everyone. Just letting you all know that I subscribed to Ian King's Automatic Fortunes TODAY, August 09, 2020. In ca...
Second tier a little better than the large caps: DOCU, AYX, SQ, PYPL, CDNS, XLNX, TER....
I agree. SQ has definitely been our best performer as well. However, I already had it in our Portfolio before he recomme...
I've subscribed to Near Future Report for 10 months, and I'm happy with it. I own 12 stocks which Jeff Brown recommended...
Robert I thought so too but NO...that space is wayyy too small cause it will be like its Own City, lol. Flagship locatio...
actually his picks on SQ and SHOP on last vid pres were great. At the time SHOP was $120..its not almost 1,000 and SQ is...
I would like to know the answer also. Closest thing to the Strip in Las Vegas I could find that even mentions a 70,000 s...
The genesis technology is about blockchain. Teeka recommends SQ and NVDA stocks for these....
Not OSTK for sure. ICE, SQ, NVDA - correct....
Having been an online marketing/ digital media exec past 20+ years, OSTK doesn't meet the high bar TT is describing. Sou...
SQ was one of the stocks on the don't buy list from Altimetry (forensic accounting) few days ago...
I own some shares in SQ, but reading the comments (esp. about how small businesses will most likely be affected/COVID19)...
Correct ICE not Overstock! SQ and NVDA are correct....
Close. The three are ICE, SQ and NVDA....
I bought back into SQ again at $41.00 it is pretty volatile and I will look to add. Not sure about OSTK ....
I own SQ and doing OK Lots of room to run....
Listened to a Motley Fool webcast today where they talked about six stocks they felt were possible 10 baggers, one was S...
Hello Lila Rose, what is SQ in this pick? Also I don't think you can stake XRP right?...
Teeka's Royalties are Ethereum, SQ and XRP...
I t is HEXO, I watched Jimmy's presentation and we can see Sébastien St-Louis, CEO of Hexo, many times during the video...
I have spent more than I care to admit with Stansberry and Sjuggerud. I found that Sjuggerud's macro predictions are of...
I expect those are a lot smaller ... the ones I saw being built in Ohio are 30,000 sq. ft. greenhouses -- big, but not 1...
Another piece of this business is the experience and knowledge to meet the market requirements. I'm not convinced the s...
I would buy SQ as well as I think it has much more upside than PYPL right now....
SQ has the growth that PYPL lacks, to be sure, but nowhere near the market heft or "network effect" boost that PYPL stil...
PE ratio at 62 and at its 52 week high. I'll pass! SQ looks better right now in the same industry....
OK, I have a stupid question that I am umbarassed to ask. I am trying to do some DD on PLNHF, but I don't really know...
Travis I just read that Square (SQ) is allowing select users to conduct purchases and sales of Bitcoin, including users ...
Don't square (SQ) and National Cash Register (NCR) figure in the explosion?...