I’m on a plane to Omaha as I finish up this week’s Friday File, ready to jump into another “Woodstock for Capitalists” weekend with the Annual Meeting for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) and, more quietly, some other investor events and the Markel (MKL) Brunch. This pilgrimage often helps me to reset my thinking as a long-term […]
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You’ve seen the teaser ads, I’m sure — the “Forever Battery” or the “Million Mile Battery” or the “Quantum Glass” battery, for a while some were even touted as the “Jesus Battery.” Investment newsletters know that investors are hungry for exciting ideas in the electric vehicle space, for ways to find those 1,000% returns as […]
This article was first published on April 27, 2021 — the Motley Fool is again pushing the story heavily in its ads here in early 2022, so we’re re-posting it here for your information. The future expectations for the “secret” company, and the valuation, are very similar to what they were when these words were […]
Infrastructure week! Looks like there’s a big ol chunk of cash that will be rolling downhill in the coming years for all the construction companies, broadband companies, materials companies, etc. after Congress finally passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill that they’ve been sitting on for months. Certainly our roads and bridges and public transport systems and […]
Last weekend I was on an airplane for the first time since March of 2020, thanks to a family wedding, so I got a personal experience with a couple trends that we’re hearing from other people: First, travel is back in a huge way, every flight is completely full, and many airports are even more […]
This is the meat of earnings season for my holdings, so I’ve got a lot of fairly minor updates for you today in this one-day-early Friday File (OK, call it a Thursday File… sorry for the schedule change, but I’m traveling to Las Vegas, the Land of Good Choices, for a wedding this weekend, and […]
Dave Forest at Casey Research is selling his Strategic Trader newsletter ($1,750, no refunds) by promising new subscribers a report about how to profit from the warrant windfalls that Jeff Bezos has engineered for Amazon.com (AMZN). This ad presentation takes the form of an “interview” with Chris Hurt, a Disney-trained host who may look familiar […]
Ray Blanco is flogging his entry-level newsletter, Technology Profits Confidential ($79/yr), by pitching a theme he calls BESS, which he says is “The #1 Ground Floor Opportunity in the World” — the acronym stands for “Battery Energy Storage Systems,” and that’s certainly an area of great interest, so let’s dig in and see what he’s […]
Brian Tycango, who joined Stansberry a few years ago after recommending mostly Asian stocks for a long time in his own newsletter, is launching a service called Visionary Investor with teaser ads that are getting the attention of Gumshoe readers in recent days. At $49/yr, this is positioned as another “entry level” growth-focused newsletter, in […]
The first version of this teaser ad was “solved” here on April 23, 2020, when we first saw the ads from Paul Mampilly — most recently this has been more aggressively pitched with the idea of the “12 million mile battery,” so we’re re-posting our solution for you. The ad has changed a little and […]
I’ve gotten a lot of questions over the past couple days about a “urgent buy alert” from Michael Robinson, who’s teasing his Nexus-9 Network service ($1,250, no refunds) with a pitch about a little $2 stock that’s going to come public in the US sometime soon. And it comes with all the usual urgency and […]
Greatest Speculative Bubble Of All Time – Michael J. BurryFew days ago, he tweeted: “People always ask me what is going on in the markets. It is simple. Greatest Speculative Bubble of All Time in All Things. By two orders of magnitude. #FlyingPigs360” We all know he is shorting Tesla… Elon tweeted Tesla has diamond hands… It would be interesting having Travis analysis on […]
I’ve ended up with a portfolio that’s pretty heavily weighted in “growth” companies in recent years, but I always find myself a little more intrigued by “value investing” ideas — companies with real fundamental earnings power or undervalued assets that trade at a discount to their growth-ier peers. So when some readers sent in questions […]
Most of the pitches we’ve looked at from The Wealth Advisory over the past several years have been exaggerated income promises… like the “Prime Payouts” from Amazon or Pot Paydays that were supposed to generate $48,000 or $56,000 a year. This one is a bit different, though, much more of a “get in early on […]
I’ve been seeing this ad for a couple days now from Hilary Kramer, who is pitching her GameChangers newsletter ($77 for the first year) with a bold promise: “The 2,500-Mile Electric Car “Charges in minutes and you could drive it for months. “Hard to believe? You bet. “But it could be coming to a showroom […]
Wondering if anyone knows the 6 tickers in this tease?
This latest teaser pitch from Nick Hodge for his Foundational Profits newsletter has gotten a lot of raised eyebrows and questions from the Gumshoe faithful — whatever is this “Amazon of Energy” idea, and is it real? As always, the answer is, “kinda” — so let’s look through the ad (they’re currently selling Foundational Profits, […]
Just saw this and would have expected more resulting VALE price action but maybe I’m missing something? https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/03/20013408/tesla-secures-long-term-supply-of-nickel-for-ev-batteries
Hi there any thoughts on what the stock is Jimmy Mengal The Crows Nest is pitching and whether the concept of Blue Gas taking over battery operated vehicles has legs?
I bought $1000 of TSLA at $85 for my kids college fund – he starts college 2029. Just put a trailing stop on it at 15%. Smart or dumb? I appreciate your thoughts.
Hi All. How do think this will effect TSLA and the semi conductor stocks? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55936011
Elon Musk is the King of Hype. This modern day P. T. BARNUM has brought his Circus to YOUR TOWN; and in doing so he intends to make you an integral part of his SKYROCKETING FUTURE! Green is the game as far as Elon Musk is concerned, but his “GREEN” comes from shares of the […]
Happy New Year! The fact that this week’s portfolio moves included a little stop loss selling and some nibbles in asset management, insurance and music royalties probably tells you all you need to know about how cautious I feel to start this year… though, as always, I try not to have my personal sentiment drive […]
This update was posted on November 24, we’re re-sharing it here because of a huge number of new reader questions. It has NOT been updated or revised since we last posted an update on 11/24/2020, when Ray Blanco reporposed the ad to use the new invented target date of January 20 to replace September 22. […]
This article was originally published on December 1, 2020, but we’re seeing new versions with different headlines and that “March 2021” deadline, so we’re re-publishing our comments below. What follows has not been updated or revised in the past month. Lou Basenese is pitching Elon Musk’s next big idea in ads for his Trend Trader […]
The intro to this ad came in an email promo from Christian DeHaemer, who writes other newsletters for Angel publishing… here’s the key part, about his communication from Jeff Siegel: “But back to Jeff… We were on a Zoom call yesterday and he was telling me about this solar company that is using a spray […]
I’ve written about a bunch of “pre-IPO” investments in the past, but Ian Wyatt has probably been more relentless than anyone else in promoting this idea of “buying in before it’s public” … particularly when it comes to the hot “brand names” that excite investors. Wyatt’s latest pitch is for a “webinar” that will air […]
This article was originally published on April 23, 2020, when we first saw the ads from Paul Mampilly — most recently this has been more aggressively pitched with the idea of the “12 million mile battery,” so we’re re-posting our solution for you. The ad has not changed and is still dated April 2020, and […]
Shall we stop for a moment to sing an early “Happy Birthday” for Warren Buffett? He will turn 90 on Sunday. And maybe another surge in Berkshire’s share price will get his fortune up to $90 billion before too long, fingers crossed on that (OK, probably not, he’s giving away his money so quickly that […]
This week brought yet another push-pull to the markets as investors attempt to figure out whether Lucy is going to pull the football away from Charlie Brown again in the China trade talks, but the narrative that struck me as most interesting on the week was the line that was drawn in the economy by […]
Today I’ve got a few portfolio moves to share with you that go against the Wall Street mantra (“sell your losers, let your winners run”)… last night I sold my position in Kweichow Moutai in China — this is a fantastic company, mostly because they have insanely high profit margins on their signature Moutai liquor… […]
The first version of this article ran way back on March 30, 2016, so it might look familiar to a lot of you — but a few folks asked about it today, and it looks like the ad is running again, still without much change to the spiel, so I’m re-publishing this teaser solution. I’ve […]
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 […]
What do I think? That’s what a lot of readers are asking during these volatile days… and there is, of course, no easy answer. My thoughts are all over the place, so today’s Friday File musings are going to run the gamut. Tesla (TSLA) is a good example of how the market is treating investors […]
The talk of trade war with China is bringing the idea of Chinese mineral dominance back to the pages of investment teaser ads… we’ve seen several in the last week or two that focus on rare earths, where China remains dominant and might have some extra negotiating leverage in trade disputes, and this latest pitch […]
Jason Stutman’s “upgrade” newsletter, The Cutting Edge ($1,499/yr), is out with a teaser campaign that promises you the chance at riches from “Charged Ore” … and, in fact, an actual sample of that ore itself as part of your subscription. So what is “Charged Ore,” and what’s this little Nebraska mine that Stutman thinks will […]
Christian DeHaemer is pushing an ad recently that focuses on a Tesla alternative, and his latest free email touted the appeal of buying it after this latest market shakeup. So what’s the story? The ad is for his Bubble and Bust Report, which sounds like an entry-level monthly stock picking newsletter ($49/year, compared to his […]
I like David Einhorn, though I don’t know him (at least as far as I know, he was a year or two ahead of me in school, at the same University and in the same major, so perhaps we shared a beer or a study session at some point), but someone has to remind him […]
I know a lot of my readers follow Paul Mampilly pretty ardently, partly because of the fact that his publisher, Banyan Hill, is one of the more aggressive promoters in newsletterdom these days, and partly because he made some very strong picks with his first, heavily promoted service — particularly the teased pick of STMicroelectronics […]
Several readers have asked me this week what “Dividend Superstations” are… so that’s the target for the Thinkolator today. The ad comes from Brett Owens for his Contrarian Income Report, which is usually sold as a service that looks for a “secure 8% ‘no withdrawal’ return” for retirement — an admirable goal, and not terribly […]
The latest Keith Kohl ad caught my eye, since I’ve been interested in cobalt for a while now and figured that “blue gold” probably means he’s teasing that metal … so what’s the story, is it cobalt he’s talking about, and what’s the cobalt-related investment that he thinks will make us 1,000%-type gains? Well, he […]
It’s been a long time since I looked at an Australian teaser pick, so this new pitch for the Motley Fool Australia’s Share Advisor (A$199/yr) caught my eye. The Motley Fool, well known as a US newsletter publisher and investment community/website in the 25 years or so since the Gardner brothers started their AOL chat […]
A few readers have asked about this recent Motley Fool Stock Advisor promotion, so I thought I’d take a quick look-see for you today… apropo for “Apple Week,” it was all about Apple’s next “secret project” and “3 stocks to buy before Apple unveils its next must-have product.” So what is it? Well, I’ll spare […]
Lots of questions rolling in about this one — it’s a pitch for Sean Brodrick’s Oxford Resource Explorer, which these days is offered at $79 a year (or $49 for email-only)… though the letter is actually signed by David Fessler, one of their analysts who has generally been touted as an energy and resource expert […]
Today we’ve got a pitch from Nicholas Vardy’s Alpha Investor Letter, and it is blissfully not about the election at all. Let’s all just breathe a sign of relief, “ahhhhhhhhh.” Soon, one hopes, every day will be like this moment. Here’s what caught my eye about this “personal invitation” from Nicholas Vardy: “Discover the Profit […]
Getting a bit of your usual Friday File commentary out on the early side this week, since I made a personal purchase that I thought might interest my favorite Irregulars. And by purchase I mean “dumb speculation,” really — I picked up some shares of a junior miner that’s way too small to take seriously, […]
This ad has been simply unavoidable over the last couple days, and we covered the “headline” stock that Moors says has its tentacles in everay aspect of solar energy in yesterday’s piece… but the teaser pitch from Energy Advantage says there are two other stocks to be bought as well. What are they? Well, time […]
This article first ran on September 15, 2014, when almost exactly the same ad was sent around teasing Cabot’s September “Stock of the Month” … … now, in February, they’re just calling it the “Top Stock of the Month.” Not much in the ad has changed, and the stock is about 10% cheaper now than […]
Michael Robinson is out with a pitch for a company that he thinks will profit as “Tesla’s silent partner” in “Operation Bluestar” — and, naturally, Gumshoe readers are just dying to know who it is. Without, of course, ponying up for a subscription to his Nova-X Report newsletter — though that is, apparently, Robinson’s “entry […]
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. Zeke Ashton has presented at several of these conferences in the past and usually has interesting ideas. He runs Centaur Capital Partners, mostly a hedge fund guy but also […]
I’ve gotten quite a few questions about the latest pitch from Ian Wyatt for his $100K Portfolio newsletter — this is his letter that tracks the trades of a $100,000 real money portfolio of his own money, started up a couple years ago when every newsletter publisher was trying out a “real money” letter. I […]
Ian Wyatt is out with a new teaser promo for his $100K Portfolio service, and it’s all about a young company that’s growing rapidly and changing America in a substantial way … with a free new “highway” across the country. He pitches this secret stock using the same kind of language that several other growth-focused […]
This is the Friday File, our missive to our favorite members (yes, we mean “the people who pay us”), so we can be a bit more up front with you and not make you sit through the entire spiel (though we’ll give you a full spiel-look as well) … David Gardner is now aggressively touting […]
The Value Investing Congress is always fun, and I’ll be trying to learn plenty that I can share with you in the weeks ahead (and, hopefully, become a better investor myself in the process), but this year I decided to spend a bit more time in New York and take in the pre-Congress seminar as […]
I wrote about Hilary Kramer and her new(ish) GameChangers newsletter for the first time just a couple weeks ago — so it’s certainly too early to judge whether her teaser stocks tend to perform as she predicts (that pick, Metalico, is down about 10% from when I wrote about it … but I don’t hold […]
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Just got his latest pitch for the S.A.V. vehicle component maker. He alludes to it being a semi conductor manufacturer...
So you're right and I am done watching these Snake Oil Salesmaen spend an hour of my time to buy one of his/her subscrip...
Ive said this multiple of times on here. Don't combine politics with investing. There are tons of stocks to choose from...
Karim seems to dream or hope that RR should be a $50 or $100 stock , but I can't see that happening at any time in th...
Very good solution recycling the lithium and need just out they landed a deal with a company on Norway which is one of ...
Wow, that is a well written article. I follow this group, you missed Archer which for some reason Cathy Wood is buying b...
Sold it today at a small loss and bought TSLA!...
I appreciate your vulnerability in discussing these ideas Travis. It speaks volumes to me about your integrity and the d...
He has it as a buy below 2.50. I held some for awhile but it seemed to me my money was better used elsewhere. He also ...
I can justify buying Amazon up to about $3,750 a share, and I'm quite confident in the potential of that investment over...
Well he also said he chose not to buy the TSLA pick, which that alone would have been a 10-15X depending on when he boug...
I subscribed to both 2017 and 2020 and based on different timing then MF used for the picks, have still done very well w...
Dear Travis, So you are now a BRPHF share holder, welcome to the club. I become a share holder about two years ago. No...
I paid the $49 to see the names of these three stocks. I got hundreds of pages of history hwen he bought AMZN< TSLA,...
Marathon should behave a little differently, but it doesn't. Should behave more like the cryto it mines (and does it ke...
Hi Travis, its been a tough past two weeks and I believe this is just the beginning. Holding long on sizable positions i...
I think the clearest explanation I've done of SPACs in general is probably in this article: https://www.stockgumshoe.com...
Another great update. I've been kicking myself as I've been eyeing Roku for over a year and totally missed the boat whi...
$ALPP Alpine 4 Technologies Ltd. Prices $50 Million Registered Direct Offering https://www.accesswire.com/629464/Alpine...
Porter Stansberry is the Patron Saint of circus barking in the newsletter industry. He has been. Calling for a HUGE melt...
Stocks in Vankatsan's spreadsheet are all current. PM does sell and re-purchase same stock, for example, TSLA and FSLY w...
I have not been watching much lately.. As I have been nearly soleiy investing in Cryptocurrency. Even with needing to ...
Several of my holdings that have done well and become high valuations, SHOP, TTD, TSLA, GBTC, etc..., I sold enough sh...
1 month ago I add to my portfolio 7 ETF's and they are up 10%. Those ETF's have PLUG, TSLA (and a long etc. of the sto...
Thanks Travis! Great Friday summary as always. I hold a slightly different view on the recent Sea Ltd share issuance -...
$TSLA The Sun Is Setting On Tesla's Solar Business "Despite the ostensibly robust growth, total solar deployments w...
I kinda look at Tesla like bitcoin. Could it go to 2500, sure it could. Why not, valuations don't matter at this point f...
Know what you mean. I know how I could guarantee TSLA to tank. If I buy it LMAO That's how it seems to work for me playi...
Paul's bit coin projections have dropped 70 % . Time to buy a little . I have been out of 3d systems 3 times ssys 1 t...
I am very bullish on AAPL and TSLA. I love all the negative news that will drive the stock down on AAPL and TSLA and I c...
I am very bullish on AAPL and TSLA. I love all the negative news that will drive the stock down on AAPL and TSLA and ...
Travis, First GMHI and SHLL were down 9--24-2020 because the market was red, and SEC warned that sponsor companies must...
So yes, no mention of Novonix by Elon last night in the generally disappointing (to speculators) battery day event, no s...
As soon as Ray Blanco showed the patent number, and it was a small Canadian company, finding said NVNFX was relatively e...
I have seen that advertisement often in the past few months, and I am curious as well. It is hard to imagine it is anyth...
It's closer to Paul's target of $70 per share. One more 20 for 1 reverse split and we'll be there :P Joking, but in al...
Hey everyone! It's really nice that this board is being used so much! I enjoy seeing everyone's comments every day. I'...
Travis - You are right about EV - the pure-play are few (only TSLA and perhaps BYD) and overvalued and there is only on...
I for one have found MF to be one of the worst, if no the worst site on the internet. It's basically the sky is falling...
A little long, but here is my strategy and newsletter recommendation for a fellow newcomer like myself. I don't have...
...but if you had held after your first buy, and kept buying in 2018... and holding... the price just hit the $1,000 mar...
$TSLA - Tesla starts canceling Solar Roof orders after years of taking deposits "Some Tesla solar roof reservatio...
I am actually pleasantly surprised by this program Market Hero. I’ve read the reviews here and they are very positive ...
$VTIQ $NKLA TSLA InsideEvs patent article > https://insideevs.com/news/414082/uspto-backed-nikola-against-tesla/ Aga...
Friend recently took me for a ride in his new Tesla, The Control display was so complete I couldn't see any shortcomings...
So is TSLA Tesla, doubled since recommended last year....
$MGXMF /$TSLA - Two Major Breakthroughs for Next Generation Li-ion Batteries for EV’s and Renewables Storage "MG...
$FYI - The EV Disruption Will Really Take Off From End 2022 by Matt Bohlsen @SA - Includes: TSLA, VLKAF Summar...
Hi Travis, I'm 70 years old and have been following your dissections of stocks for a couple of years, after a great 2019...
I'm not Travis but I am long TSLA, ROKU, NVDA, TTD and OKTA. Looks like a pretty good ETF to me. I do feel your pain of ...
Hey Travis, What's your opinion on ETFs like GLOBAL X FOUNDER RUN COMPANIES (BOSS) that have many of your recommendat...
from my Merrill Lynch broker I learned that this particular TSLA bond is only available to institutions and cannot be pu...
Today's pick was TSLA. Picks also include SHOP, APPN today also; TTD, ZM, WORK, NVTA as new stock pick. [Independently...
Tilson is a full blown prostitute as part of the Agora umbrella. ! Year ago he predicted that TSLA would be at or below ...
He has already been backpedalling in his daily emails... He was pounding the table on TSLA $100 by the end of the year, ...
I will tell you what I think I think is Tilson's worst call, at least for the time being. He has stated repeatedly earli...
$FYI - What To Expect For Electric Car Sales In 2020 by Matt Bohlsen - Includes: BCCMY, BMWYY, DDAIF, F, GELYY, G...
Good article Travis. I especially liked the following; "They are almost the perfect examples of talking to investors l...
Trade Note: Taking Losses Rough day today in the Real Money Portfolio, as shockingly weak forecasts from Nokia took 2...
Hi Travis TSLA is going higher but will it last? I don't think so.. Anyway I would like to ask you. What's the right pos...
Mostly just that it was the cheapest way to Do something effectively like a 25-30% stop for the timeframe I envision b...
Travis Maybe I lost some of your shorting classes here;) . What's the rational behind your decision to go Long 1 call at...
I have been a subscriber for about 6 months. I really like Ian King as an advisor, he is sincere and knowledgeable about...
While TSLA & T have their problems, they're focused on a primary business. I think Stansberry is hinting at a conglomer...
$FYI - Electric Car Market Share Blasted Higher In H2 2018 by Matt Bohlsen @SA - Includes: TSLA Summary EV ma...
$FYI - Ganfeng Lithium Looks To Be A Great Buy by Matt Bohlsen - Includes: GALXF, ILHMF, LAC, MALRF, PILBF, RDRUY...
I purchased the Dr. Singh signal service (his recommendations) and found them interesting. A primary strategy for him is...
Not sure what the Tesla “pivot” would be unless you’re talking about their mention of an AI chip their last con ca...
I think it is Tesla $TSLA. Quoting Cathie Wood "Cathie Wood, ARK Invest CEO and CIO, is bullish on Tesla. She said on "S...
That's a little "new electric motor" penny stock that Alex Koyfman's been teasing -- I covered it here: https://www.stoc...
$FYI - The Electric Truck Boom Is About To Begin by Matt Bohlsen - Includes: BCCMY, BYDDF, BYDDY, DDAIF, RNSDF, ...
EV Sales Are Poised To Grow 54x... Here's How To Profit (Matt Bohlsen) Jul. 16, 2018 9:30 AM ET|1 comment | Includes: ...
$MDGL priced 1.34M shares at $305/Share Thx Odi https://twitter.com/odibro/status/1004652269411979264...
$TSLA Short sellers betting against Tesla lose more than $1 billion in single day as stock pops https://cnb.cx/2Lqk36O ...
That's a really precise short-term options trade. Not sure I'll get the details perfect because I just have a moment to...
Speaking of high-cachet growth stocks, there was a great quote from Grant’s today: “Netflix has achieved rapid grow...
Just a note to all my fellow $TSLA traders: with the earnings call occurring 2/7 after close, premiums are absurd until ...
Griffin you may be right about Li-NCM for grid storage but they will continue to be massive for conventional application...
For me, it is not so much that I believe EV is the future as opposed to hydrogen or other. It is do I believe the market...