OH NO, NOT ANOTHER STOCK MARKET NEWSLETTER!!!
But wait, this one is different.
First, I’m probably a lot like you. I’m not just another stock market pro who has made his living selling advice. I’m not an insider selling “secrets”; I’m an outsider like you looking for some practical ideas that will work for me. I’m from your side of the table, the customer’s side.
I was a regular corporate guy who wore suits and sat in meetings for 20 years while yearning for his freedom. I sat in so many meetings that I once suggested that we change the company’s motto to “Meeting in Progress.” I’m sure I was just a little ray of sunshine for my management.
Of course, when I sat in those boring meetings, I day dreamed about stock charts like this one! They are not all going to be as hot as Stericycle, up 1,600% over 10 years, but then it doesn’t take too many big winners like this to get you out of those meetings.
Just like many of you, I wanted to be independent, to set my own schedule and goals, and not have anyone try to motivate me with the latest management fads. If any of that sounds familiar to you, then you will appreciate why I dedicated myself to learning how to invest.
I sold all my mutual funds in 1992 so that I could focus on individual stocks. By 1998, I was frequently making as much in a month as my corporate job paid in a year. In 2000, I quit my day job to invest full-time. Even though I managed to quit at almost the exact top in the market, I’m still in the game 8 years later and well ahead. I must have done something right.
Second , I don’t claim to have some perfect strategy or fool-proof approach that everyone else has somehow managed to overlook. I actually think that lots of things work, at least for some people, some of the time. I focus on what is likely to work for me, right now. If I have a slogan that describes my style, it is “Anything Goes”.
I am by nature a growth investor because I’m optimistic and love hot, new companies with exciting products. But, sometimes, value investing is more profitable. I prefer to go long on great companies with super fundamentals who have a tailwind at their backs from some major trend, like the growth of China or the aging of the baby boomers, and a large moat to keep out competitors, but there are some market conditions where I short these same companies. Sometimes, I go for short-term profits, other times, I try to hold something for a long-term gain. I tune my investment strategy to what is actually going on in the market, not some pre-conceived notion of what ought to work
Because I’m not part of any corporate structure, I don’t have any corporate strategy that I have to follow or any big clients to keep happy. Again, probably like you, I’m looking for ways to increase my net worth and I have no side games to play.
Third, if I recommend something in my newsletter, I probably have some of my own money in it, or at least intend to.
I could never understand these analysts who disclose that neither they, nor their family, nor their company owns the stock they are recommending. If it is so good, why don’t they own it? I want to hear from the analyst who says he has invested all of his mom’s net worth in the stock. That would get my attention.
So, you know that I really am committed to my picks. I invest for a living and I’m not like the cook who won’t eat his own cooking.
Here comes the pitch….
I look at things from your perspective. The things that work for me ought to work for you. I spend every day looking for investment ideas, and I’ll be putting the best ones in the newsletter.
This newsletter won’t make you rich. Only you can do that. If it really could make you rich, it would sell for a lot more than $39 per month.
Realistically, here is what you can expect. You will get one stock recommendation each week that is well-researched, both fundamentally and technically, by a fellow investor who supports himself from his investments. Each selection is intended to be a starting point for your research, not something that you should automatically buy. Investing for a living is not that simple, but I really think I can help you increase your net worth with some of the ideas that are working for me.
One good pick will probably pay the subscription cost for several years. That’s worth $39 a month, right?
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