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  1. Capital & Crisis Hotline — New Buy Recommendation: Titanium! August 28, 2009

    “My own suspicion is that many failures are merely a matter of timing. What used to fail now works. What once was a sure thing now no longer works.” – Felix Dennis, How to Get Rich UPDATES: MEOH, TIE Dear Capital & Crisis Reader, Yesterday, Boeing’s 787 announcement sent shares of a certain group of stocks up strongly, even [...]

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  2. The Ultimate Paycheck Portfolio Double-Digit Yields…Even In Flat Markets August 27, 2009

    Discover five paycheck stocks that deliver dividend yields as high as 26%. Some of these dividend payouts are the safest around. One company has been paying for 107 years, with a 38-year record of dividend increases. What's not to like, when companies mail you checks? Get names and tickers now.

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  3. Capital & Crisis Hotline — Two Sells… and the Effects of Epic Stimulus August 21, 2009

    August 21, 2009 “Never before have so many government dollars been thrown at the economy to prevent a depression. When added together, the combined financial, monetary and fiscal stimuli in the US are more than the cost of the two World Wars and “The New Deal” combined.” – Eric Sprott, Sprott Asset Management UPDATES: FLS, APL, MEOH Dear Capital [...]

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  4. The One Solid Bank in America… August 14, 2009

    The kill bar is set for this rally, but not every bank is doomed. Here's one that didn't make irrational loans from 2004-2007, while exuberance reigned.

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  5. Your New Issue Is Online… Plus, 7 Updates August 12, 2009

    UPDATES: IAG, NGD, BAM, L, CNQ, TNP, NFG Dear Capital & Crisis Reader, Below are earnings updates on existing positions… *** Good Results From our Gold Stocks We got good results from IAMGOLD (IAG:nyse) and New Gold (NGD:amex), with both stocks rising on the news. Let’s take a quick look at both together… IAMGOLD’s results were in line with expectations. [...]

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  6. Greetings From Vancouver August 12, 2009

    “You can pay your grocer or you can pay your doctor.” – A reader in Vancouver, quoting wisdom from her mother UPDATES: POT, ASTE, NBR, ESV, ABB Dear Capital & Crisis Reader, Greetings from the back of the conference room at the Fairmont Vancouver, in Vancouver, Canada. I’ve been here all week for the Agora Financial Investment Symposium. I’ve [...]

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  7. The Sun Sets on the West Historic Shifts Happening Now – And What They Mean for Your Investments August 12, 2009

    Download PDF I’ve just returned from one of the biggest financial conferences of the year: the Agora Financial Investment Symposium in Vancouver, Canada. If I had to draw out a theme that tied all the speakers together, I would say it was change – world-altering, market-bending change. As an investor, you must be alive to these [...]

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  8. The New Silk Road And why a star-studded cast of insiders all own a piece of this little company August 1, 2009

    China passes U.S. as Arab world's biggest trading partner, here's what it means for your portfolio. Plus a new buy recommendation on the gold stock that gold insiders love. And more news from the new Silk Road.

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