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  1. The Dead Beat & Lots of Updates • April 28, 2006

    “What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.” – Charles Bukowski, poet Dear Capital & Crisis Investor, On a train ride to New York, I read a short book titled “The Dead Beat” by Marilyn Johnson. The book is about obituaries — or, more specifically, about obituary writers and their trade. You wouldn’t figure it, [...]

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  2. Russia's Big Moneymaker • April 21, 2006

    Dear Capital & Crisis Investor, “Investing in Russia [is] like entering a rich gold field studded with land mines: laced with veins of rich treasure, and riddled with pockets of pure poison.” – Mark Mobius, Passport to Profits In my more optimistic moods, I look out over the world and think about places like China and India. I [...]

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  3. Harvesting Profits On Wall Street • April 14, 2006

    Dear Capital & Crisis Investor, As I’ve written before, I have a bunch of relatives who invest in Capital & Crisis recommendations. My brother-in-law, in particular, buys all the recommended stocks (always putting me in a potentially precarious position come time for those family gatherings). But he also often investigates and buys stocks I profile, but [...]

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  4. 5 Cheap Stocks: Important Sell Recommendation • April 7, 2006

    Dear Capital & Crisis Investor, One year ago, I recommended a package of five stocks in a special report I wrote for you. The premise of the report was simple and cut to the very heart of our investment philosophy: Buying stocks selling for less than their net tangible asset value, or NTAV, is a good [...]

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  5. Big Profits in “Resource Conversion” – Even as the Market Falls • April 1, 2006

    On Feb. 28, 2006, the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled nearly 100 points. Yet Intrawest (IDR:nyse) jumped almost 10%. Talk about swimming against the tide. What happened? Intrawest, an owner and operator of mountain resorts and other properties, announced it, “initiated a review of strategic options available to the company for enhancing shareholder value.” Usually, [...]

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