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 […]
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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 […]
I’ve gotten a bunch of questions about Teeka Tiwari’s “Trump Tower” teaser pitch recently, so although the ad is actually a little bit old now (it’s still got a January 29 date under the signature) I thought I’d give it a look today. It is still circulating heavily, and it’s an ad for Palm Beach’s […]
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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They also have STNE on their buy list. That one is doing well for me...
Becareful with all these subscription services recommending to you what stocks to buy. I have tried so many of it such a...
Is this a Tom Stock? or had David Gardner been on this boat too?...
I like the spreadsheet of companies that have a market cap above $25 billion and accompanying info. Thanks for your ...
Yet more of their evergreen tease of Universal Display (OLED) -- they've been running more or less the same ad for about...
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Well, I guess them boys knew what they were talking about. The stock is now around $400. You skeptics ain't saying no...
Great introduction to the world of options investing Travis. It's not without it's risks. I used to subscribe to The Mo...
This is a repeat they've shared many times over the years, pitching Markel (which I also have owned for a long time, tho...
Apparently David Garner has a new buy recommendation: Globus Medical (GMED)...
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The stock they pretty regularly tease they've bought "$523,111" worth of is Arista Networks, FYI (I've covered that seve...
@Elgordo wrote: "... doing covered stock exposes you to possible large losses." Actually, covered calls are one of the l...
I haven't seen any teases for this "Netflix Killer" that include any clues, but I'd be surprised if it's not yet another...
What is the Netflix Killer mentioned by Motley Fool?...
Travis mentioned that stocks that both Motley Fool brothers agreed on (only happened 23 times total) have been extremely...
This has been teased before https://www.stockgumshoe.com/reviews/motley-fool-rule-breakers/fools-the-tiny-black-box-that...
That's almost certainly a rejiggering of some older Motley Fool teases about Tencent. Haven't covered that specific ad,...
I've never been able to justify owning it (to my detriment), but haven't seen the Motley Fool promote it in teaser ads i...
Hi Travis, are you sure about IIVI being the recommendation? I ask because the video presentation says that the stocks t...
Don't think I've looked at that one in years, though if I remember it was the first "Internet of things" stock pitched b...
Your narrative speaks of a speculative gain which did not materialize because the name of the stock was not provided to ...
PLNT is also a Motley Fool recommendation....
My bad. Somehow I thought you owned MMYT. I bought a small position anticipating the potential. So far it has not worked...
Maddogne, if you are a Motley Fool member, does the Tradestops warning come at a decisively quicker time than an email f...
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I subscribe to Motley Fool Rule Breakers and previously their Stock Advisor. Nearly all of the core stocks I bought at ...
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"1 (Still Small) CA-Based Company Is Exploding". I rec'd this in an email from "The Motley Fool" today, May 21, 2019. ...
Markel get 21% when rated by the Nasdaq Guru analysis using Motley Fool methology!...
Agreed Dortelli. It seems that some of these companies were started by guys who were probably unfit and/ or untrained fo...
What does Motley Fool recommend?...
@JimmyZ I use The Motley Fool, fool.ca,fool.com, and subscribe to three of their premiums right now. I'm just a beginn...
Is this topic of Project iris still relevant in April 2019? Just saw Motley Fool came out with an article about an Apple...
I'm sick of the same story he's used to tease everyone for over a year there is no company is my opinion .He just wants ...
Just try to find a phone #. Motley Fool is becoming a marketing scam but a bit smarter about flying under the legal rad...
I applaud Citron for coming out with their promise to donate $200k to charity if $SHOP trades for more than $200/per sha...
I have joined several times to the Motley fool stock advisers. I am exhausted looking for stocks, so I get frustrated ...
I have been a motley fool subscriber from almost day one and I have done very well - mostly due to Netflix - I am up 5,0...
Is this the same marijuana stock that Motley Fool is teases...
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Sorry if I'm stepping on your toes- but I'm so surprised someone would write what you wrote I've got to share my truth: ...
I’m very new to the world of newsletters and opinion pieces. And very new to investing. I’m interested in the cannab...
Don't know the current portfolios, but in the past they were hugely influenced by a few mega-winners (Marvel/Disney, Net...
Those AI pitches from Motley Fool Canada have mostly been about BlackBerry or OpenText -- covered here: https://www.stoc...
Picking stocks is like that old joke about the plumber who gives the client a $100. Bill. The customer becomes infuriate...
I was wondering if VIVO.T might fit. They purchased a company in B.C. that has revenue in the $15 mil neighborhood.The M...
It's a new industry, and there will likely be dramatic winners and losers over the next five or ten years -- I would ima...
Motley Fool just put out a bunch of weed stock recommendations. Their teaser would be a good one to gumshoe....
I just saw this tease for the first time today, but evidently, it has been around for months. It is interesting the no...
Motley Fool wants people to buy because they want to dump their stock. On February 5, about the same time as the "Tripl...
I go to Stock Gumshoe for one overriding reason: to "cut to the chase." This is the first time (checking out the Motley...
After months of paid subscriptions with the Fool the only “fool” was me. Of my entire portfolio the only positions i...
Nice article about ANET, thx Travis. Just a few notes since you mentioned The $8k price at Motley Fool, I think that is...
This just out from the Motley Fool folks on TELL: https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/01/12/forget-cheniere-energy-te...
Pretty impressed with these folks. I've subscribed to quite a few other newsletters from Motley Fool to a dozen others b...
I read in motley about the 50 billion pot stock...a CEO put billions into it. Is that hydropothecary? What does gunshoe...
This program launched recommending immediate buys of twelve stocks, many of which had already risen by multiples of 100%...
I think also #ROKU Motley fool also says a California startup.A little-known California company went public—and it’...
Welcome to the "I lost money using the Motley Fool Advisory Service" club!...
We know that almost all of these are snake oil. Hard to believe that many people go for these newsletters. The best know...
Speaking of "World's Greatest Stock Picker", thought I would mention that Motley Fool is pitching another portfolio (ano...
Does anyone besides me think Motley Fool has way too many programs? Stock Advisor; Rulebreakers; Options; Moneymakers; ...
Lots of bull hockey from Motley Fool newsletters. Wild predictions and they deluge you with come-ons like so many others...
Lots of bull hockey from Oxford letters. Wild predictions and they deluge you with come-ons like so many others: Mampill...
5 Élite U.S. Stocks Set to Explode Go to Portfolio Grader- You dont hâve to be member Enter symbol of small cap s...
I think it's NVDIA, Travis. Maybe you should give a look into that. You could also be right and I'm definitely not an ex...
There's an old article on the Motley Fool website that talks about how Citi has been part of the cause of every financia...
The Fool is pitching this stock for a long time. Tom Gardner even called it his No one suggestion period! They are up qu...
Long $IIPR: $IIPR is up $3.29 (7.84%) today, partially on good earnings news, but I think it's also due to favorable men...
It was this pitch that suckered me into Motley Fool a few years back. I bought Discover and Scripps right away and they...
EDIT and CELG are Motley Fool favorites also. Lost money on CELG....
I second all that you said. PM is so much more comprehensive and I always learn something every time he sends his podcas...
I will add that I am a long-term subscriber to the MF Pro and Options services, which have gotten a bit pricier on the l...
I did a little research on another IPO from October 2017. Did Motley Fool recommend ROKU? Their numbers are similar ...
Thanks for the insight, Thinkolator. I’ve been wondering what the “top ten” Motley Fool stocks are that the Fool h...
I have been investing 25 years used to be a licensed broker, and also have been so very well served by the Motley Fool I...
Thanks, feedback always appreciated — it doesn’t have to be negative :) I do have a lot of respect for the Gardne...
I'm just not sure how to feel about Motley Fool. They seem to have some good ideas, but I'm turned off by the way they ...
Stock Gumshoe just released an article "What’s “Tom Gardner’s favorite marijuana stock?” on your exact question ...
Motley Fool is a service that tips stocks to its high payers first, then trickles down to the medium payers and ordinary...
Motley Fool has been advocating The Trade Desk, Inc. (TTD) for some time. I tend to agree with Travis on the attractiv...
I am currently subscribed to motley fool stock advisor. I don't see any of these stocks(NXPI or BEAT) in the portfolio....
Wow,so many comments on pot...wanted to add Motley Fool comments I just read..he said do NOT buy CRON,TLRY or ACBFF righ...
What is the double down the motley fool is pushing...
I subscribed to motley fool stock advisor and took a flyer with them in rule breakers and a couple others. I was buildin...
On September 5th, Motley Fool compared Sierra Wireless with Nividia and determined Nividia to be the better buy....
Whatever works to get attention is used over and over until it stops working. Agora and the Motley Fool are particularl...
Hi Travis, I’m a new member. Thank you so much for your service. I subscribed to the Motley Fool many years ago, mid...
The guy has to be Mark Henri Leonard who is worth abound 1 billion not 20 billion. Constellation is worth about $20 Bil...
I found that Motley Fool is a scam and I no longer subscribe to them....
Sounds like it’s a repeat of one they’ve run for a while, maybe time to update that article — my older coverage is...
The offer email i saw from the Motley Fool had these statements in it.. "Major Announcement: Our best iPhone investi...
I’ve been trying out a few “experts” and recently checked my Motley Fool track record from email alerts I’ve rec...
Just clicked on this thread. I purchased some Markel way back in January of 2006 upon some recommendations in the Motle...