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Chris Mayer

Chris Mayer learned the art of valuing companies the hard way - through decades of work as a corporate banker. Since he came on as editor of Capital & Crisis and Mayer’s Special Situations, his one of a kind research is now available to the general public. Chris has been quoted over a dozen times by MarketWatch, and has spoken on Forbes on Fox. He has also spoken on CNN Radio, and has made multiple CNBC appearances. Chris travels the world looking for the absolute best deals, and shows you how get in (and out) of the market’s most profitable trades. In 2008, Chris authored Invest Like a Dealmaker: Secrets From a Former Banking Insider.

  1. Squeezing Cash From Trash, Twice! • May 4, 2012

    One of my favorite ideas is immune to the crisis in Europe and the slowdown in China. It resists recessions, Middle Eastern flare-ups and banking disasters. It’s good for a future 50% return or better. And off to Peru!

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  2. Your New Issue & Buy Recommendation • May 4, 2012

    We got our first earnings report from this REIT, which is off to a terrific start. I’m raising my buy price. Plus, details on a $500 million gold buyout and why this company could still go to $20 per share or more.

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  3. One Sell, the ETF Bubble and Updates! • April 27, 2012

    Time to take a 57% profit. Find out what the ETF bubble means for stock prices. Plus, surprises from state-owned businesses!

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  4. Three Sells – Plus, Updates on the Whole Portfolio • April 20, 2012

    Let’s start with three sell recommendations, and then look at the rest of the portfolio… First, I’m putting up the white flag on hedge fund manager Och-Ziff (OZM:nyse). Why? Because I’m tired of following this dog. No, the

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  5. Notes From Grant’s Spring Investment Conference • April 13, 2012

    It was bright and sunny in Manhattan the day before. Yet when I left the conference, gray clouds had gathered over the city; skyscrapers seemed to brood over the troubled world of finance. A couple of bullish voices spoke up for stocks, but this

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  6. A Buy Recommendation… Plus, Reader Mail • April 6, 2012

    Let’s begin with a colorful letter: A reader writes about his own experience with the “crane theory.” Plus, do any gold miners meet CODE right now?

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  7. The Pan Pacific Way • April 6, 2012

    When the ancient Romans removed the scaffolding from a completed arch, the engineer stood beneath it. If the arch wasn’t right, he was the first to know. Give me a CEO who stands under the arches he builds; here’s one.

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  8. Greetings From Nicaragua; Plus, Readers’ Discoveries • March 23, 2012

    “The U.S. is cheap now,” said a friend at breakfast. He’s from Honduras, lives in Cambodia and travels the world looking for bargains. Here are some surprise bargains our own readers are finding.

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  9. U.S. Housing: Nothing Lost in Translation • March 16, 2012

    There is a language everyone understands: real estate. This South African contact says something shocking about U.S. housing. Canadians add their two cents. Plus, here’s what patience on OI did, and more reader mail.

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  10. A Stunning Mythbuster! Plus, One Sell! • March 9, 2012

    Are strong currencies really the way to go? A startling reality check for global stocks for U.S. investors; here’s how to act. Plus, we part with one stock and get great updates on our titanium stock.

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