I’m still able to generate some enthusiasm about specific stocks that I think are appealing enough to buy at these prices… but I find it very hard to be optimistic in a macro sense right now, it really feels to me as though the market is whistling past the graveyard and being far too sanguine […]
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The Motley Fool loves to use terms like “double down” and “triple down” in its ads for some reason, and this latest one basically extends a previous Motley Fool US pitch to Motley Fool Canada… but I’ll cover it quickly for you because the questions do pile up about these ideas. The pitch is in […]
We’re now a month past the “bottom” that the market hit on March 23 in the heat of the panic, and although the world is thinking about opening up now and throwing ever more “rescue” money from helicopters, we’re still not all that close to predicting when “back to normal” might hit… and just now […]
I’ve had a bunch of new questions about this almost evergreen Motley Fool ad for their Stock Advisor service, so I thought I’d share some answers with you here — partly because this is a stock that I write about a lot for our paying members, since it’s a substantial part of my portfolio, but […]
Thank you for coming back and reading my musings week after week, we here at Stock Gumshoe would not exist if not for the attention and generosity of readers like you. I don’t say it enough, I’m sure, but I really appreciate you being with us… and having the patience to slog through these sometimes […]
Rubicon Project – the sell side of programmatic ads? (RUBI)Just wondered what your take on Rubicon Project’s potential is to emerge as the dominant sell-side equivalent to TTD’s buy-side of programmatic advertising. I remember seeing it touted as someone’s number one stock for 2020… I can’t remember where though!
It’s been a wild ride for the past couple weeks of coronavirus panic, and this week has been especially crazy (and still isn’t quite over)… though it’s encouraging that my Real Money Portfolio has been a little bit stronger than the market so far this year — partly because of brilliant stock selection, I’d like […]
Here’s the scenario of a week ago: China is in the midst of an epidemic of possibly explosive proportions, with fear gripping much of the country (and the world) as a coronavirus spreads and seems to have a pretty high mortality rate, with conspiracy theories abounding and the fear of social unrest as whole cities […]
It’s the end of the year, so we’re running into all those stories again about how this is the longest expansion in history, and we have never gone this long without seeing a 20% (or more) drop in the market. Which, of course, fires up the market timer in all of us — especially now […]
Let’s start with the bad news… we got quarterly updates this week from Charlotte’s Web (CWEB.TO, CWBHF) and II-VI (IIVI), both stocks I’ve bought fairly recently (IIVI just a few weeks ago, CWEB a few months ago), and those are both in the red. Neither one hit a stop loss yet, but what did we […]
Earnings season is clobbering me with news once again this week, so there’s a lot to share… I’ll start with the actual transactions I made today, and move on to look at a dozen other stocks I own or am watching… buckle up! We’ll start with the one that probably most of you can’t easily […]
President Trump and his team have reportedly been talking about ways to “delist China” from US stock markets or otherwise put up some barriers to prevent US investors from putting money into China, which put a scare into pretty much all the US-traded Chinese stocks and ETFs… I have no idea if that’s going to […]
Here’s what I’m trying to avoid: Predicting the direction of the markets because of my deep understanding of US-China trade dynamics. Every time I read an article that asserts “China trade deal more likely because of Bolton firing” or something like that, I throw up in my mouth a little bit. The market is way […]
I covered a “powdered plasma” ad from Michael Robinson just yesterday, but it turns out the he’s also flogging “cryogenic blood” separately, in different ads for his same Nova-X Report newsletter, so I thought I better follow up to get rid of any confusion. The Thinkolator concluded that yesterday’s ad, teasing a Pennsylvania company, was […]
This ad, yet another one that focuses on the potential for 5G cellular data networks to rewrite the investing world, comes in from the growth-happy folks at Motley Fool Rule Breakers… the ad letter that I saw was from Rex Moore, one of their analysts, and this is the section that caught my attention: “One […]
There’s no more cyclical stock than a semiconductor stock, and we’re seeing the whipsaw slash through that market now as trade sentiment weakens and pundits begin to see some weakness in the economy, particularly in the employment numbers, and the Federal Reserve fuels that uncertainty by essentially promising a rate cut in their attempt to […]
Here’s your assigned reading for the week: Go check out Stop the financial pornography! from Nick Maggiulli. A good reminder of how manipulated we all can be by attention-getting investment and economic news that doesn’t really have any relevance. Don’t worry, it’s short. So… what’s up this week? Leading the news for me, outside of […]
I’ve had a bunch of new questions about this almost evergreen Motley Fool ad for their Stock Advisor service, so I thought I’d share some answers with you here — partly because this is a stock that I write about a lot for our paying members, since it’s a substantial part of my portfolio, but […]
So… anything happen this week? 🙂 We’ll start with a few headline-grabbers from the Real Money Portfolio in the technology world, slide into a little teaser solution for you, and then share some updates on a couple small buys I made, plus some additions to the watchlist, along with the usual blather… Xilinx (XLNX) had […]
I’ve got a new buy to go into in some detail today, but first let’s go through some meaningful earnings reports that shook up the Real Money Portfolio this week and sent some questions my way… The Trade Desk (TTD) beat the analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings this quarter, but not in a […]
I’m a little sad not to be in Omaha this weekend for the Berkshire meeting, but I’ll be watching some of the Q&A tomorrow to see how Warren and Charlie are looking and try to get some little nuggets of wisdom from them. The biggest news lately from Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) is that they’re at […]
As we close in on the end of the first quarter, it’s time to release some more data — I just posted the 2019 teaser tracking spreadsheet for you, you can find it on the tracking page along with all our previous years and use it both to see what we’ve been covering so far […]
I don’t want to give you too much to read, since probably the most interesting reading this weekend will be Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders (which should be posted here as part of Berkshire’s Annual Report, around 8am EST tomorrow), but I do have a quick teaser answer to share with you… and a […]
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, […]
We have a couple traditions here at Stock Gumshoe… we call out one of the worst teaser stock ideas around Thanksgiving and identify the “Turkey of the Year,” and then, as the year comes to a close and holiday merriment washes all around us, we call attention to the best teaser stocks of the year. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The ad we’ve been seeing recently from the Motley Fool for their Rule Breakers service is all about this “technology breakthrough” inside a “black box” that a Motley Fool analyst named Rex Moore found inside his son’s apartment — and this “little black box under his TV” that his son called the “heart of his […]
I feel like I’m waggling back and forth on a strange tightrope, as I’ve been doing for about a year and a half now, and I sum it up kinda like this: I’m quite nervous about the valuations of the overall market and about the massive debt load for both governments and individuals in the […]
Have you been watching what’s going on with the trendy pot stocks lately? Holy crap. This reminds me now of 1999 more than it reminds me of the cryptocurrency bubble of this past winter — these larger marijuana companies, like many of the dot com companies (and unlike most cryptos, of course), are real businesses […]
A few purchases to talk to you about today, and a couple other notes as we go… mostly on the theme of risk and safety, as we close out a week with lots of news-driven volatility. Ready? Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) is, in some ways, a fun way to “play” the marijuana boom with less […]
Ligand (LGND) started us off on Monday with a huge “beat and raise” quarter — which was already at least partly in the works, since they had raised expectations earlier and made a big deal with WuXi Biologics to amend a license agreement in exchange for a $47 million up-front payment… but they did exceed […]
Today we’re going to start you out with a quickie teaser solution, and I’m going to keep it quick mostly because this one is largely a connect-the-dots guess, given the limited number of clues that were dropped in the ad. The ad is from Marin Katusa, who went off on his own after leaving Casey […]
A few updates and thoughts to share with you on this fine May Friday, starting with a more detailed look a the new healthcare-related stock that I added to my portfolio a little while ago and haven’t discussed much yet. That stock is Premier, Inc. (PINC), a truly generic name for a pretty interesting company. […]
Here’s the teaser pitch that caught the attention of some Gumshoe readers this morning: “Not to alarm you but you’re about to miss an important and rare event. “Renowned investor Tom Gardner has identified a stock that he thinks resembles Facebook before its IPO. “It’s a little internet company that’s growing at a torrid pace […]
And our Annual Review proceeds apace… on a day when the market is showing signs of actually having a meaningful correction, thanks to Friday jitters and inflation worries and rising interest rates… so cross your fingers for better prices in the week to come (I did buy a couple positions this week, but as I […]
Happy New Year, Gumshoe friends! We’re back after a lovely break of sub-zero wintry activities, and it’s time to dust off the Thinkolator, fill up that gas tank (saving a wee bit for the snowblower on this fine and blizzard-y Massachusetts day), and see what “secret” stocks we can ID for you. The one that […]
Lots to talk about today… we’ll start with a quick teaser solution, then move on to some big picture thoughts, updates on the changes in my portfolio (a couple small buys), and some other little updates and cogitations. The teaser comes from Mike Cintolo’s Cabot Growth Investor, which is just what it sounds like: a […]
How about that bitcoin, eh? Those of you who’ve been following my personal portfolio and reading these Friday Files closely know that I sold pretty much all of my cryptocurrencies back in September, when it got to be a large enough position that I found the cash more valuable. Lots of you think I’m crazy […]
We don’t have one big story that’s catching my eye today, so I’ll do some catching up and musing for you. We’re heading into a slow week, so it’s likely there won’t be many new articles during Thanksgiving week — other than our annual “Turkey of the Year” reveal, of course. I often get asked […]
Today we’ve got another pitch from the Motley Fool to look at, all about Tom Gardner’s “Latest stock pick” … so can we figure out what it might be? Let’s check out the clues, Gumshoe-style. It’s a brief pitch that’s trying to lure you into subscribing to Motley Fool Stock Advisor with their regular “you’re […]
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That was his blockchain pitch pointing at AMD, has been running for years now....
Sounds like another repeat of the pitch we covered here: https://www.stockgumshoe.com/reviews/profits-unlimited/mampilly...
Hi, we covered that teaser ad a few weeks ago here: https://www.stockgumshoe.com/reviews/profits-unlimited/investigating...
I noticed that also. this is the same ad yet this play is for a 3.1 trillion dollar industry, that's about the only diff...
I believe this was Micro (MU)...
Senseonics and Domo have both gone down the tubes since Mampilly hyped them. SENS is at $1.11 this morning (July 18, 201...
HA! How has one of the last Paul Mampilly stock pics done STM? His MKTG folks m/b magical or are they out of this world...
Paul Mampilly, latest new stock recommendation for Profits Unlimited new is Soetis Inc. (ZTS) if that helps, since he...
I joined very excited. $2,500 initial fee. However, when I went on his site to look at the record of his options investm...
Yes, I can see how you can be happy with +/- 30% gains over approximately a year's time or so, right? I can see after lo...
I’m a member of the Paul Mampilly “Inner Circle” membership and I’m up 30% since joining. I have done exactly w...
Hi Travis, I found your site a few months ago and enjoy reading your input of the various pitches. I also enjoy the feed...
Paul Mampilly is running a Yahoo ad on top of the page "Stock of the Century" Buy this stock now" Banyan Hill and th...
Ray Blanco--Never give this guy-Ray Blanco space again. I saw blurb on your site Thursday 3/21/2019. Took him up on abo...
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Mr Assassin, your point is genuine, but as you know the whole stock market do not stand on 100% guarantee. All brokers p...
I’m a subscriber to Profits Unlimited, True Momentum and Rapid Profit Trader. I’m happy with PU and TM, but RPT is a...
I'm new and confused. Very interested in Cannabis stocks. Getting swamped with ads for money map press; Tom Gentile, P...
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Odilia, you see to be justifiably annoyed at Paul Mampilly, but you are currently writing on the Stock Gumshoe page.... ...
I think you’re asking about the one we covered a couple months ago here: https://www.stockgumshoe.com/reviews/profits-...
Paul Mampilly from profits unlimited is touting a Midwest AI company, do you know whitch co. he is touting...
Only one stock IPO from Paul Mampilly from, VanEck Semiconductor ETF OUT OF 25 are from a midwestern state. And is $MU ...
Article of chip Paul Mampilly https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=90tBU3lZ&id=E2726B43391F53...
just got this from Paul Mampilly These Warehouses Hold the Key to a $3.1 Trillion Dollar Revolution… Early investors ...
Yes, it's Micron that he's pitching. I got a hold of his full ten page report. You can read it here: https://banyanhil...
MU was being pushed by Paul Mampilly one year ago as well. I bought 100 shares to test the waters on Nov. 2 2017. At $43...
Travis, didn't know that about AMD. I used to own AMD, made money but sold too soon. Do you have an idea on the company ...
I would like to know also....I don't believe it's AMD....I bought AMD for $10 and sold for $12....too soon...went up aft...
no, but I'm looking for the company located in the Midwest Paul Mampilly touted for AI Artificial Intelligence on Oct. 1...
Couldn’t help myself and went to read the some CMCM SEC filings. Again can’t tell if it’s Mampillys company or n...
Haven’t seen the teaser but CMCM is my off the cuff guess without doing any research....
Just got a last call email from Paul Mampilly about the $10 million Portfolio subscription deadline, which is tonight at...
Paul M has a new service, $10 MM Portfolio... this Thurs he is going to release a pick for a tiny tech “off-the-radar...
Paul M has a new service, $10 MM Portfolio... this Thurs he is going to release a pick for a tiny tech “off-the-radar...
Paul Mampilly is NOT Paul Mampilly! The true face of Paul Mampilly was revealed when he brought a subordinate assista...
Paul Mampilly is NOT Paul Mampilly! The true face of Paul Mampilly was revealed when he brought a subordinate assista...
Paul Mampilly is NOT Paul Mampilly! The true face of Paul Mampilly was revealed when he brought a subordinate assista...
Paul Mampilly is NOT Paul Mampilly! The true face of Paul Mampilly was revealed when he brought a subordinate assista...
Dear Travis, First I want to say you guys are the best and I have a lot of respect for you guys. I wasted a lot of mon...
That's been the push for STMicroelectronics -- he's been using essentially the same ad for almost exactly two years now,...
Any luck with reporting Paul Mampilly and Banyan Hill to the SEC? I really hope he gets arrested and put behind bars. I...
Paul Mampillys Extreme Fortunes is a SCAM. I have had it for two years and I have bought everything he has recommended a...
TaMoki, Hank, and EFTrader, It's a breath of fresh air to see that people do speak out about what is right and what i...
I disagree with Hank who still thinks Paul Mampilly is a “decent” person. If he has one shred of human integrity or ...
I have followed Extreme Fortunes carefully through this site. I am aware of many (most?) of the EF picks. I am a MEMBER ...
Paul Mampilly is a joke and a loser. His Extremes Fortunes service might be the biggest scam of all time. The portfoli...
Jill - I also have (but cancelled renewal) the Paul Mampilly "Profits Unlimited" advisory for $50-$100/year where most o...
if it's the one Paul Mampilly recommends then it's STM It was around $7 last year when originally teased but now it's ...
first I like to thank you for the information on this company, and from the little information I have been able to find ...
Knowing when to sell requires a genius that few to none of us have, including Paul Mampilly. Selling is, without a doubt...
I was really thinking of talking my husband into paying Paul Mampilly $199, when I saw your article about STM. Boy, was ...
Right on and good work. I am selective in which recommendations I buy and check out other opinions and analysis as well....
For the most part I have gotten better recommendations from my digital subscription to Barron's, especially when ANY rec...
I'm sure you all noted a couple recent recommendations for EF were already on the chopping block to sell. And why is Viv...
I've personally had good experiences with Paul Mampilly at Sovereign Investor, Michael Robinson at Money Map Press, Timo...
Thanks for all of the info. I was seriously considering PV and have now decided against it. I like some of Paul's stock ...
Thanks Fabian, for your comment about the Altucher Report. I was looking for another newsletter to subscribe to, and I...
I started subscribing to four newsletters two months ago (one from Bill Spetrino & three from Paul Mampilly). I was...
Paul Mampilly recently sent me an email showing how great my subscription to True Momentum is doing. He used "pseudo-ma...
I too think highly of Paul Mampilly. The only thing that I feel is misleading, is when he adds up the gains and losses...
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...
Travis is correct on this one - it is TSLA that Paul Mampilly is referring to....
Travis is correct on this one - it is TSLA that Paul Mampilly is referring to....
I might add that 'spiel' is as old as the Bible itself. It's old news and anyone who ever traded a single stock much les...
My suspicion is that it was Lending Club, given the performance of the Stock at the time he supposedly recommended it an...
Still hoping Travis will tackle the pick by Paul Mampilly with Extreme Fortunes on his January stock selection. 1800% g...
Taking your words at face value don’t even consider spending $3,000 for advice. TM and EF are not for you. Or for m...
Look, I understand your frustration but your "pump and dump" theory is wrong. There's zero chance that the stock--any st...
PU portfolio is designed for you to keep the stocks for the next four years...he has added about 12 stocks per year and...
Just a complete newby. Took some 403b money, $75000, and I'm pretty much going to put it where Paul Mampilly suggests. W...
I like Paul Mampilly. I think(I hope)hes genuine and I have gotten decent investment advice from him. My only problem is...
Rich, I don't think you know what you are doing. You are all over the map. I'd say just calm down. Paul Mampilly can't b...
Very well put. It's true that "you can't see the forest because of all the trees". Paul Mampilly is a talented writer....
Suppose PM retires, dies or goes to another service provider other than Banyan Hill? Where is the small print. Paul Mamp...
I'm 84 years old, and hoping to learn from Paul Mampilly. I've recently subscribed to three of his newsletters. None o...
You paid too much for Extreme Fortunes. If you hold out, Banyan Hill will give you a better offer. Paul Mampilly is no...
I think Paul Mampilly has spread himself out too thin, in his quest to make as much money as possible. How can he poss...
It's an awesome task to keep coming up with good picks. I gave up on my ability to ferret out good companies to invest ...
I purchased three of PM's newsletters thinking it would lessen the inordinate amount of time I spend researching stocks....
i will say PAUL MAMPILLY is gifted and knows his business. I like Pauls demeanor....
My experience over the past year, after having paid for their services and then followed their recommendations to a T. ...
John, if you are saying Mampilly has bailed on four EF picks that is saying something. Would you tell me if he bailed on...
what stock is Paul Mampilly promoting other than STM?...
Hank and Mary, Today's official extreme fortunes by Paul Mampilly is Model N, MODN. Look at large increase in volume an...
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to. ~ Kha...
Early Nov 2017 Paul Mampilly alerted his subscribers to dump Sprint......
Paul Mampilly's Extreme Fortunes and True Momentum are going down the drain. He has sold out 40 percent of the stocks in...
Profits Unlimited is awesome! As a newcomer to investing, I couldn't have asked for an easier entree into the world of s...
PS One of the reasons I stay with Profits Unlimited is that Paul Mampilly shares all of the trades including the losses...
Travis: Paul Mampilly is pitching a new device that he claims will provide 800% profits in the next 4 years. Paul Ma...
Does anybody know the cybersecurity stock Paul Mampilly is teasing? It should be out already. Thanks....
Hi new member of Gumshoe love the insight . Any ideas on Paul Mampilly new cyber security stock pick ....
Just read Paul Mampilly for the " I lost count" and at the price he is asking is nothing new. He paint's a picture as I...
Did you buy STM ... there is a winner that MF put out though Paul Mampilly? If you did when recommended by his report u...
Your welcome Mary555. I am a subscriber to Paul Mampilly's less expensive service, Profits Unlimited. So... Banyan Hil...
Though not noted, the small breakout company in the electric car market is a current tease from Paul Mampilly....
I also received a tease from Paul Mampilly but it was worded differently than above, but it was also about IOT's, and ME...
EMCoin is a Nigerian offering. Appears to be a scam. Paul Mampilly was not promoting this or any other cryptocurrency....