Is “The End of Alzheimer’s” Going to be “Jeff Bezos’ Next Big Thing?”
Alzheimer’s Disease is on everyone’s mind these days, thanks to Biogen’s (BIIB) controversial FDA approval for marketing Aduhelm as the first Alzheimer’s treatment in years, and arguably the first...
View Article“Two great ways to ‘ride the EV wave'” Pitched by Extreme Value
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...
View ArticleRiskHedge’s “How to buy $10 shares in this driverless car disruptor BEFORE it...
I’ve had a bunch of questions about this teaser pitch over the past month or so, and it’s still circulating (and the stock is still around $10), so I thought we’d dig in and see what answers we can...
View ArticleFriday File: Fed Foofaraw, and a Hodgepodge of Real Money Portfolio company...
It’s pretty clear that the big picture narrative that the stock market cares about most is inflation, and, more importantly, the impact that rising inflation — at least if it’s not “transitory” and...
View ArticleWhat’s teased as the “5G Master Key” that Fixes 5G’s Flaws?
A very similar teaser ad to this one ran almost every day through the first half of 2020, and I first wrote a story explaining it back in January of 2020… but it’s back, and we continue to get lots of...
View ArticleMonday File: A New Emissions Speculation or Two
The piece I wrote about Marin Katusa’s teased “carbon streaming” company a couple weeks ago got me to thinking about the ongoing opportunity in carbon emissions and carbon offsets as governments...
View ArticleDividend Tease: Amazon-proof Retailer Wins Omnichannel War?
The folks at Dividend.com Premium ($149/yr) pitch a new favorite dividend growth stock every now and then, and this time around it’s an “Amazon proof” retailer… which always perks up the ears a little...
View ArticleTiwari’s “my top pick for the 2020s is in a technology I call ‘Genesis'”
Teeka Tiwari’s basic pitch for his “Genesis” idea has not changed dramatically in the last year or two, he spent a long time pushing previous ads with headlines that he had “just returned from Trump...
View ArticleSkousen’s “Do This One Thing To Grow Your Retirement Nest Egg”
This is the part of Mark Skousen’s recent gold-related pitch that caught my eye: “Today, I’m going to show you how to retire on a single stock… “My ‘Alpha-Gold’ investment. “By this time next year, you...
View ArticleVacation!
Off for a couple weeks, dear friends, so things will be quiet hereabouts until July 12 — enjoy your break from my blatheration! Looking for Stock Gumshoe’s greatest hits? Miss anything? The...
View Article“Sneak Peek” At the latest RiskHedge Trade?
I’m back! Your friendly neighborhood Gumshoe has returned from an extended road trip with Mrs. Gumshoe and the little Gumshoes (who aren’t so little anymore, part of the reason for our trip was...
View ArticleFriday File: Buying a Beaten-Down SPAC, Lock-Boxing a Changed Story
The Gumshoe family had a fun adventure over the past couple weeks, covering about 4,000 miles on our first big road trip since 2019… and every town and state we saw was a little different. Hotels are...
View ArticleRobinson’s “$2 EV Stock Could Begin a 1,147% Gain Spree Just Days from Now”
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...
View ArticleJeff Bezos Sells BILLIONS in Amazon Shares to Chase Galactic “Star Gas”…
“Goldman Sachs Says It Will Create the World’s First Trillionaire “And a tiny sub-$1 stock is racing to build a first plant this year!” That’s the headline hype of the new pitch from Nick Hodge for his...
View ArticleWhat the Heck is an “Imperium” Machine? How Can it Make us Rich?
This article was originally published on April 12, 2021. We’re re-posting it here in response to a new wave of questions, and the ad in question continues to circulate, but what follows has not been...
View ArticleFriday File: “Never go Down” Inflation Investments and Some Price Updates
I pull together these thoughts for the Friday File throughout the week, and sometimes that means I end up feeling almost bipolar — the market sentiment on Monday was so wildly different than the...
View ArticleMotley Fool’s “One of Our Best Stocks Many Investors Probably Haven’t Heard...
The Fool’s Investor Digest over the weekend included a little tease about one of their favorite small growth stocks, so I thought we’d dig into that for you on this lovely July Monday. The pitch is for...
View Article“Mini-Berkshire?” Motley Fool Issues Rare Triple-Buy Alert
There’s a new take from the Motley Fool that a lot of folks are asking about recently, a “rare triple-buy alert” for a “practically perfect ‘mini-Berkshire'”, all in an ad to entice new subscribers to...
View Article“Could replace every dollar currently in circulation around the world”—...
This teaser pitch has been sticking in my head for a day or two, so I thought I’d write about it for you while I’m chewing on it. The pitch is for Ian King’s New Era Fortunes (currently being sold at...
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