Income investors are a little desperate these days — the traditional CD ladders and government bonds and savings accounts just don’t do much for you, and rare is the person whose portfolio is so large that they can retire on a portfolio that yields only 2%. That creates a great market for folks who are […]
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Toby Smith is a gasbag … just wanted to get that out of the way before I talk about a few of his microcap teasers. I’ve seen him talk a few times, and he’s the red-faced jolly guy who can’t stop talking, if he’s at an investment conference he’ll be out in the hall after […]
I haven’t looked much at Tobin Smith and his ChangeWave services over the past year or so — I think the last teaser of his that I looked at was hyping Sigma Designs back in April of 2008, which he promised would be a huge gainer within a year. Of course, that didn’t take into […]
I haven’t written much about Toby Smith lately, though his ChangeWave rants are always good entertainment and he sometimes pulls a good idea to light for us (or at least pumps up the shares of a microcap stock). Bear markets aren’t usually a good friend to the kinds of microcap technology stocks he often likes […]
This one was sent in by a reader earlier today, so I thought I’d quickly get out a note about … this will be shorter than your average Gumshoe writeup, but hopefully still packed with pithy comments and one interesting stock idea. This is from Toby Smith for his $79 ChangeWave service, and it’s for […]
This one is a teaser that we’ve actually looked at before, but I’m getting a lot of email on it so perhaps it got lost in the shuffle — it was solved as part of a multi-part teaser a while back, and it remains one of Tobin Smith’s favorites — and the subject of his […]
OK, so leaving aside the fact that if you ever see a subject line like that in your email, you’re probably better off just deleting it, let’s take a little Gumshoe gander at the latest campaign from Toby Smith’s ChangeWave MicroCap newsletter. For those who don’t know him — and how you could avoid his […]
And as we continue the rundown of the most successful teaser stocks of the year, here’s number two. This is a solar stock, so obviously it has done well this year (I think LDK Solar is the only one to come to mind that hasn’t ramped up consistently nearly all year). And in addition to […]
This one comes in on a “ChangeWave Rant” from Toby Smith — for the “Google of business software.” Now before I get started, can I rant a little? I think we need some new benchmarks, if only to save the Gumshoe from boredom. Can someone please bring us the “next” something and NOT claim that […]
We’ve written about the “next Cisco” before — last time, it was DivX and it was being teased by Brian Hicks … not terribly successful, so far. This time, however, we’re looking at another older teaser that’s made the rounds many times — I’ve seen it going back to at least March. And since this […]
Now this is a good opening: “If you missed out on Google at $85. . . Crocs at $15. . . or Akamai at $4. . . This little 40-cent stock can help you forget those misses forever.” That’s from Tobin Smith’s ChangeWave MicroCap Investor, and this teaser has been circulating for a little while […]
This one came in on a teaser ad for Tobin Smith’s MicroCap Investor on April 26 … and a reader also sent in a suggested solution (and was right — this happens more than half the time, that readers send in a solution and they’re correct … I’ve definitely got the smartest readers in the […]
[For those of you who’ve been around for a while, this is one we sleuthed out about a month ago but this is an updated version of the writeup — the company changed names and tickers recently] “Hi-def video is the new e-mail” is apparently Tobin Smith’s new mantra, as he says in an email […]
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Wow, a blast from the past here -- this was pitched in the first few months after I started publishing Stock Gumshoe, wa...
tobin smith ugh...
A stock that was discussed here a couple of months ago, Tobin Smith's blue chip,Newtek [NEWT], just increased their quar...
NEWT and anything promoted by Tobin Smith should be assumed a scam. Look up PSON, BMIX, GFOX, AVXL, WSGP- all endorsed a...
Former Tobin Smith pump and dumped pennystocks: PSON, BMIX, GFOX, AVXL, WSGP. All scams....
In the realm of what Tobin Smith touts Newtek is a blue-chip stock....
This info. was interesting until you mentioned that Tobin Smith is an investor consultant for Newt. I think that's what...
Those NBT flyers from Tobin Smith are paid promotions, I've never seen one that looked like a real company under the glo...
Travis, Any thoughts on ZENO touted by Tobin Smith and EKSO touted by Keith Fitz-Gerald of Total Wealth fame?...
if its tobin smith run not walk away before ou lose evrything...
My advice - I would avoid anything Tobin Smith is involved in....
As a new subscriber to Stock Gumshoe and someone who has been dinged by the 'pump and dump" clowns, I have this to say; ...
Tobin Smith in recent months has joined the "pump and dump" gang, I would be very careful to thoroughly investigate anyt...
Its sexy story has made Cree gist for newsletter writers for about 15 years. Yahoo doesn't show more than 2 years of sto...
Here is a more current article about NAMG. I got the email from Tobin Smith plugging NAMG this a.m. and found this on Y...
Travis already put his 2 cents in on Tobin Smith in the link below. http://stockgumshoe.com/2013/04/microblog-petros...
BE VERY CAREFUL WHE IT COMES TO TOBIN SMITH I FOR ONE WOULD NEVER EVDER BY ANY OF HIS RECOMMENDATIONS...
DENNIS: They ALL sound great when the penny stock promoters get hold of them, but read the fine print. Tobin Smith WAS ...
What about Northern American oil &gas tic. namg Teased by Tobin Smith? This one sounds really good. Thanks...
Boy you know I got this promo piece that follows the big promo format I usually throw them out But there was Tobin...
I have to laugh at all these people who lost money on speculative recommendations by Tobin Smith and are now crying abou...
ANYTIME I SEE TOBIN SMITH NAME ITS TIME TO RUN THE OTHER WAY my opinion is he was dumped because he spent his timeon bu...
I too received this flyer in the mail. It says nothing investable about Petrosonic. As you say, Travis, their costly des...
notyhing Tobin Smith has ever promoted has ever made a profit for anyone except the short sellers and himself....
Thanks for the question -- I've gotten dozens of queries about Petrosonic Energy and Tobin Smith, so let me share my tho...
My promo came by E-mail and I agree, it has all the earmarks of a typical "pump and dump" and YES, Tobin Smith appears t...
Louis Navellier- what a joke. We now need a Tobin Smith discussion to keep the retro .com feel going... :>) ...
Yes. ITKG was touted by Tobin Smith back couple of years ago. Cellphone antennas and such. I thought it might have been...
tobin smith said he was backing up the truck on this one "neomedia less than one penny with a mountain of sh.dont see ...
Re NEOM... You can use the search function at the upper right and find links to comments from members who bought NEOM...
Interesting to hear about Connacher again -- I remember looking at that one three years ago when Tobin Smith was floggin...
Hi Travis, I appreciate all the hard work and wisdom you bring to these discussions of interesting stocks. 2009 ha...
I see ITKG back in the news today, so is the ramp up about to start now ? Will they at last realise some sales, an dthe ...
Tobin Smith Isthe absolute worst in the industry from one who foolisly followed him for several years...
Yes...but he is VERY GOOD with his market calls...that's no doubt because of his changewave alliance and it's surveys. ...
tobin smith is horrible at micro stockpickin he is the worst stump jumpin right wing wacko clown, drags politcis into...
I have an account that I keep to remind me of the mistakes I have made and held the stock as icons of regret. Tobin Smi...
I "researched" ,I think DeHaemer, teaser about 4 years ago and it is the only newsletter promoted stock I have made mone...
when tobin smith says he is backing up his truck to load up run for the hills because he probably w// a flat tyre...
Tobin Smith is of course one of the better known touts/analysts/pundits, (regular appearances on Fox) and is genial thou...
I have been doing the GUMSHORE routine for 4 years and my accounts are littered with losers. But I leave them in my acco...
Back in 1995, I went to a presentation by Louie (in Sarasota), have followed what he throws out for free (never subscrib...
I suppose you never know, but I'd be surprised. And of course, it's not Navellier himself doing this marketing, it's In...
Tobin Smith Gumshoe? I'd think that Louie w/b in a huffy fit t/b compared to Tobin smith. I really didn't want to spi...
In person Navellier is actually extremely reserved compared to most of the newsletter guys. If you see him at a confere...
UTS.TO or CLL.TO? Old favorites by Michael Schaeffer and Tobin Smith......
I'm a former Change Wave subsciber. IMO Tobin Smith is Jim Cramer on Prozac....
What has Tobin Smith got going with his "The next Google ? Thanks for any info....
I find them to be sometimes worthwhile, though it's always useful to think of it as just another way to learn a bit more...
Thanks -- Yep, this is the Tobin Smith one I haven't gotten around to reviewing in detail yet, but my sense is that you'...
I think you're all reading a few different emails or thinking about different ads -- for this one from Quantum it's defi...
Of course, it is Raptor Networks as pointed out by coldfusioneer. And Tobin Smith of ChangeWave owns shares of it....