| I’m writing to make you an offer unlike any you’re likely to receive this holiday season. Or any season.
Note that I didn’t say “special,” “exclusive,” “limited time,” or any of that nonsense advertisers use to try to pressure people into rushed decisions.
In fact, I’m writing to make the same offer I make to everyone, all the time.
This may seem boring, but I’m trying to appeal to your reason, not your emotions.
My name is Lobo Tiggre, though some know me as Louis James. That’s the pen name I used for 14 years as legendary speculator Doug Casey’s due diligence guy at Casey Research.
You may have seen me speak at Brien Lundin’s New Orleans Investment Conference over the last 18 years. If you have, you know I’m all about facts and reason over hype and… “irrational exuberance.”
What matters is the quality of the service I’m offering — not some phony deadline or pretense of exclusivity.
I’m doing this because I hear from many clients that they had no idea what they were missing until they signed up.
To what?
Well, if you’ve been reading my friend Brien’s work for some time — or going to his excellent conferences — then you’re not a newcomer to gold, silver, copper, oil and other resource stocks. You probably have a pretty good idea of the business and know what you’re doing.
Still, even the best of us can use a second opinion.
I compare notes with Doug Casey, Rick Rule, Brent Cook and others as often as I can.
When I go to Brien’s conference, people are constantly asking me to look over their mining stock portfolios or asking me what I think of X, Y or Z company.
The problem is that I’m not allowed to offer any individual investment advice. I can, however, publish my financial opinions.
Hence my offer: If you’d like access to a database of independent — not paid for by any company — evaluations of hundreds of resource stocks, please subscribe to My Take.
My Take is not like any other newsletter I know of. There’s no portfolio. There are no recommendations. What you get is a bit of monthly commentary for context and my unbiased, no-punches-pulled evaluations of more than 500 gold, silver, copper, uranium, nickel, lithium, oil and gas, and other resource stocks. Here’s the latest list of companies under coverage.
The My Take database can be sorted by company type, metal or commodity, country of primary focus, my thumbs-up or -down, and other variables. This can be used to generate lists of stocks to buy, sell, or hold. That’s all many readers want—a second opinion in case they’ve missed something important.
Oh, and My Take subscribers get to make requests for coverage.
I think of it as being like Consumer Reports for resource investors.
For those who want serious, hands-on guidance on a daily basis — and to know which stocks I’m putting my own hard-earned money into — there’s my flagship service, The Independent Speculator.
First off, there’s nothing theoretical or “model” about it: I own every single stock in the portfolio. If I’m not willing to put my own money where my mouth is on a stock, it doesn’t make the grade. I have 100% skin in the game for all the picks I make. I lose money if I get any wrong. Fortunately, my track record is pretty good, with a current average gain on all completed trades since inception of 72.2%.
Second, The Independent Speculator is far more than a monthly newsletter.
It combines an experience-based monthly letter with an alert service that notifies clients whenever I take action between editions — or if there’s anything urgent they need to know.
There’s a Shopping List that notifies clients of what I plan to buy and updated guidance on all portfolio positions, including what I plan to sell — before I do so myself.
There’s also fresh analysis of the implications of the latest market action, first dibs on evaluations of companies to be added to the My Take database (My Take is included in The Independent Speculator), live Q&A sessions, and more.
One more thing: I’m not following the formula espoused by some of my mentors of losing money on most of my picks and making up the difference with 10-baggers. That’s too unpredictable — and very bad for any readers who happen to bet only on the long shots.
I’m only speculating on picks I think will probably deliver positive gains—even if that means bagging more 2x, 3x, and 5x winners than 10x moonshots.
I’m not ruling potential 10-baggers out, of course, but I don’t like losing money — and I hate it when clients lose money.
I know that some readers like to swing for the bleachers more often than I do. Others prefer to avoid riskier junior stocks altogether. So, The Independent Speculator includes a vetted Buy If You Dare list for those wanting to focus on potential 10-baggers, and a Go To list for those keener on the best of the larger, more stable companies.
The main value, however, is the core portfolio of handpicked stocks I’ve done enough due diligence on to be willing to put my own money into.
If you’d like to join this elite club of independent speculators, here’s our page with the details and the subscription form.
That’s it.
No free pet rock for the first 100 to sign up. No other gimmicks. Just the facts, ma’am.
Feel free to browse our website for background information, testimonials, and all that jazz I won’t waste your time with now.
If you’re interested in what many of my clients tell me is the best metals and commodities newsletter in the world, but you’re not sure it’s for you, there’s a simple way to go:
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