“Second Chance to Cash in” from Dan Ferris
Dan Ferris edits the Extreme Value newsletter for Stansberry, and he has teased a few interesting ideas for that letter in the past (including, starting several years ago, Altius Minerals (ALS.TO,...
View Article“Potash Riches: Why a 1,295% Gain Is Ahead for this Company’s Stock”...
That’s a grabby headline, right? Gives me a chance to remind you that no, I’m not touting these stocks or pitching these ideas — I’m just sharing the answers to the compelling teaser pitches that are...
View ArticleExploring Frank Curzio’s “Once in a Lifetime Meeting” about a $1 Brazilian...
Frank Curzio’s latest pitch for his pricey Phase 1 Investor newsletter has the Gumshoe faithful mighty, mighty curious… he gets us going with a little intro about how he was at an “invite only” meeting...
View Article“Three Biotechs Beating the House”
The following was originally published, along with this companion article, in late February. Louis Navellier is again pushing exactly the same ad teasing the same three biotech stocks, over the last...
View ArticleUnraveled: “Warren Buffett’s Worst Nightmare” pitch from the Motley Fool
We’ve had many questions from readers about this teaser spiel from the Motley Fool Stock Advisor letter, so we’re republishing an excerpt of the Friday File in which we solved that teaser. What follows...
View ArticleFriday File Personal Portfolio and Spreadsheet Updates
I don’t have any compelling news to share about stocks of interest this week and, frankly, nothing I’m so compelled to buy that I want to jump up and down about it… so we’ll move on to some...
View ArticleThree Stocks Revealed for Motley Fool’s “The Year the Internet Disappeared”
“An opportunity this good only comes along once twice in a lifetime. “These 3 quick-action interviews with our Foolish investing experts (below) show how to prepare yourself for the $19 trillion...
View ArticlePoints of Consideration for Ligand
Those who are Irregulars know that I own shares of Ligand (LGND) and suggested it last summer in the mid-$30s, and have nibbled personally on the way up. My reasons for liking Ligand are basically two:...
View ArticleDr. Kent Moors’“Tiny ‘Pick & Shovel’ Play with Homerun Potential”
Dr. Kent Moors is out with a new ad pitch for his Micro Energy Trader, which is what they call the “swing for the fences” advisory from Dr. Moors that lets him recommend teensy, thinly traded...
View Article“Blue Blood”— Which “Tiny Biotech Owns Only Source of Rare Cancer-Curing...
The following article originally appeared on February 11, 2014 — several readers have asked about the “blue blood” pitch for this “cancer cure” (there’s a reason why we use quotes there) so we’re...
View ArticleIRM(72), The “Second Income Plan”, and other “secrets”
These kinds of secret income pitches get sent around all the time, and that’s been true ever since Stock Gumshoe started publishing in 2007 — some of our very first articles were about deciphering the...
View ArticleThe Why and the What of Diabetes Management
[ed. note: Michael Jorrin, a longtime medical writer who we like to call "Doc Gumshoe" (he's not a doctor), shares his thoughts and explanations of health and medical topics with Gumshoe readers every...
View Article“The Second Coming… Documented Miracle Happening in 32 States”
I’m going to keep this one very brief today … spent most of the day in a dentist’s chair, but I couldn’t resist this ad from Dr. Kent Moors pitching his Energy Advantage newsletter. So there’s a hint...
View ArticleSoda, Brazil, and Royalties
Happy Friday, all — Irregulars have already seen a few “members only” articles this week, from Dr. KSS’ new posting to my update on goings-on with Ligand, so I think we’ll probably be a bit on the...
View ArticlePaul Goodwin’s “My No. 1 China Stock” Pick
Paul Goodwin edits the Cabot China and Emerging Markets report, which is really the only surviving China-focused newsletter I can think of from a big publisher (most publishers had such a letter during...
View ArticleCasey’s “After Years of Waiting, This Rare 5x Investment Is a Buy Again”
This teaser pitch just started running a day or so ago, and lots of folks are asking about it … and the folks at Casey Research are effectively using this same teaser pitch to try to sell two different...
View ArticleHilary Kramer’s “Safest, Smartest, Most Profitable Way To Invest In New...
“How a $5 million technology can save airlines $23.14 billion over the lifetime of a single airplane… “Airlines stand to make as much as a 459,900% return on investment from buying this technology…”...
View ArticleWhat is “Stansberry Alpha?”
[what follows was originally published in 2012 and 2013, it has not been updated (the pitch for the service remains similar, presumably the strategy does as well) but is being brought up to the top of...
View ArticleJune/July Idea of the Month
This month I want to take a look at a stock I’ve mentioned in the past, but have not yet personally bought. But first, I thought I’d call your attention to another wave of negativity that could be...
View ArticleWhat’s “JFK’s Secret Currency” as teased by Byron King?
We see absurd hyperbole every day here at Stock Gumshoe, with promises of stocks that double or massive “free income” from various “top secret” trading strategies or… well, you know the drill, you get...
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