Friday, November 20th, 2009

About Jim Nelson

Jim Nelson is the managing editor of Penny Sleuth, a daily small-cap e-letter with more than 160,000 subscribers. Jim has been playing the stock market since he was 14, always with a preference toward smaller companies.

All entries by Jim Nelson

The New Way to Collapse an Industry

Oct 1st, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Politics & Economics

We don’t have to go back very far to see the classic boom, bubble, and bust play out. In just the last 15 years, we’ve been fortunate enough to watch over-zealous traders lose their heads again and again. First, they bought tech companies for 80 times their earnings in the late ’90s and then happily purchased banks and insurance companies that were leveraged at 35 times their equity. This time, however, we don’t even need the boom or the bubble to see a bust.



Your Guaranteed Triple with the Stock Market ‘Trump Card’

Sep 29th, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Stock Market Investing

The market’s rally so far this year has given way to a flood of profits for investors. Since early March, the Dow is up more than 49%. But starting today, you can begin cashing in even larger gains using the stock market “Trump Card,” which can guarantee you at least triple your money.



Natural Gas’ Triple Could Give Us a 416% Gain by Year-End

Sep 24th, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Oil Investment & Alternative Energy

The past 18 months have taken a serious toll on normal supply and demand in many industries. But no industry was impacted more than energy…



4 Ways to Protect Against a Falling Dollar

Sep 8th, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading

The US dollar is in bad shape. Over the past several years, the federal budget deficit has shot up like money is going out of style – and maybe it is.



Grab Secret Penny Stock Gains from the World’s Best Blue Chips

Aug 25th, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: International Investing

So far this year, three of the world’s safest blue chip stocks returned 58.5%, 85.2%, and 112.5%, but most investors weren’t even able to touch them. Today, I’ll show you how you can…



How Mexico’s Second Manifesto Could Pay You a Fortune

Aug 24th, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Emerging Markets

Francisco Madero was a revolutionary Mexican leader in the fight for property rights in the early part of the 20th century. Madero, a longtime politician, upset the very powerful seven-time Mexican President Porfirio Diaz by running against him in the 1910 election.



How You Can Own a Quarter of the Internet… And Why You Don’t Want to

Aug 18th, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Stock Market Investing

Sometime over the next 16 months, one-quarter of the Internet will go on sale. But you shouldn’t be suckered into this deal…



How to Profit from the Asian Internet Boom

Aug 14th, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: International Investing

The number of Chinese with Internet access is increasing at an astronomical rate – after all right now, the region’s penetration rate is only 17% compared with 75% here in the U.S. And along with that growth, opportunities are emerging for a select few investors to get in on tech growth in the Far East.



Best Sectors for Income Seekers

Aug 10th, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Stock Market Investing

It’s been a rough year for dividends, but if you know where to look, your income will be just fine.