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Prepping for Penny Stock Investing

Researching Penny Stocks

The phrase “penny stock” tends to scare many investors away. But, those are the companies you read about that returned triple and even quadruple-digit returns.

Penny stocks are usually small and newly created companies. While still trying to get…

5Sep2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

The Two Money Makers in the Market

The Story That Got You Interested in Stocks

On Nov. 19, 1984, you could have picked up shares of the emerging biotechnology firm Amgen, Inc. (AMGN: NASDAQ) for $3.63.

Those shares rose steadily for the next 20 years and were worth more…

4Sep2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

Looking for the Innovators

The “I” Cycle

While in Vienna last month, I grabbed hold of the international edition of The Wall Street Journal. Over a classic Viennese breakfast of coffee, a boiled egg and pastry, I stumbled across an interview with Ted Forstmann, titled,…

3Sep2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

The Best Way to Pick Options

The Fundamentals of Options

What’s the best way to pick option plays?

While there are probably hundreds, if not thousands, of different answers to that question, now is not the time to get overly sophisticated. I like to keep it simple, and…

2Sep2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

Investing in Africa

African Profits

Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Mogadishu, Mumbai, Mangalore…all trading cities along the fabled rim of the Indian Ocean. These eastern African cities thrived between the 12th and 18th centuries, with ships sailing in and out on monsoon winds. They…

29Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

The Next Victim in the Banking Fiasco

A New Short Idea in the Banking Sector

“You know, you saw subprime go first, and then, on a slight lag, you saw home equity, and now in the lag, you’re seeing prime go. And it’s exactly the same loss factors.…

28Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

Investing in Microturbines

On-Site and Self-Contained Electricity

Imagine a municipal bus that’s powered by an electric motor, crawling along the crowded streets of Beijing. What does this bus have in common with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California?

Or imagine offshore oil…

27Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

Investing in Penny Income Stocks

Penny Income Explained

Awhile back, I wrote a report about “Penny Retirement Stocks.” Basically, it detailed how you can collect income that will help you retire through dividend-paying penny stocks. Today, I’d like to dive back into that issue and give…

26Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

Buy Land Before the Developers Do

“Land Banking”: Discover This Old Secret for Creating Wealth

“All a man has to do to get rich in America is find out where people are going, get there first and buy land.”

— Gen. Douglas MacArthur

Bob Hope, the great American comedian…

22Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

The Dismal Situation George Soros Warned You About

Last year, I devoted several issues of my Strategic Investment service to the web of structured finance. I think it paid off.

Since then, banks and brokerage stocks were punished. Energy and material stocks have soared-thanks to the Fed’s inflation campaign.…

21Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

Invest Using the Gold Silver Market Ratio

The Gold-Silver Ratio Just Got a Little Larger

The relationship between silver and gold is an old and complicated one, but we recently ran across a new way to look at it that proves why silver is the precious metal to…

15Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

An Investment Better than Satellite Radio

Tech Opportunities Closer to Ground

Greetings once again. I hope you’re having a good week. There are just a few things I’d like to deal with today.

One is the persistent pessimism I’m seeing in both the media and the polls. I…

14Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

Falling Oil Still Gives Us Investment Opportunities

Oil’s Big Run Up and Let Down

On the energy front, we’ve seen several days of declining prices. Oil has led the way, falling from about $146 to $112. Coal and natural gas sold down, as well, as did many energy…

13Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

Beware of Penny Stock Misconceptions

Prejudices of Penny Stocks

Don’t ever judge a book by its cover. Chances are…it’s a good book. Otherwise it would have never been published. The same goes for penny stocks…

There are several accusations about penny stocks that can make an investor…

12Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

The Smart Money Says You Need to Sell the Dollar Today

How to Sell the Dollar

In 2004, then Treasury Secretary John Snow was traipsing about the globe trying to “talk the dollar down.” Why? In a word: debt. At the time, our debt stood at $7 trillion, with interest payments in…

6Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

Beating Buffett with Today’s Penny Stocks

Investing in Small-Caps

In 1936, one smart six-year-old purchased a few six-packs of Coca Cola from his grandfather’s grocery story for a quarter per pack and resold each bottle for a nickel apiece. With that initial 20% profit he made of…

5Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

Profit from Myostatin Inhibitors

Myostatin Inhibitors Will Break Pharmaceutical Profit Records

I’d like to tell you about a couple of important new breakthroughs that have just shown up on the radar. Both have enormous potential, in terms of both your health and your portfolio.

I came…

4Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

The One Small-Cap Transportation Stock Worth Looking Into

A Key Player In The Future of Public Transportation

As oil prices continue to rise worldwide, cities and communities have to take another look at how citizens are getting where they need to go. One point has become abundantly clear: public…

29Jul2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued

The Hidden $6 Billion Industry

Investing in Life Settlements

Your next opportunity was born through the 1911 Supreme Court case Grigsby v. Russell. Until this historic ruling, life insurance policy owners were barred from selling their policies. That is, until Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes decided that…

28Jul2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | Continued