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Chris Mayer

Chris Mayer is managing editor of the Capital and Crisis and Mayer’s Special Situations newsletters. He also is a contributor to the Daily Reckoning. Graduating magna cum laude with a degree in finance and an MBA from the University of Maryland, he began his business career as a corporate banker. Mayer left the banking industry after ten years and signed on with Agora Financial. His book, Invest Like a Dealmaker, Secrets of a Former Banking Insider, documents his ability to analyze macro issues and micro investment opportunities to produce an exceptional long-term track record of winning ideas. Mayer’s commentary has been featured by MarketWatch, Russia Today TV, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Huffington Post.

  1. Buy 1, Get 3 Free • May 10, 2012

    He doesn’t give interviews, speak at conferences or hold calls with investors, but we can find the secret in his success: stub stocks. Find out what they are, and how to profit…

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  2. Shocking Gold Data, a Silver Idea, Plus Portfolio Notes • April 30, 2012

    Let’s begin with a startling note on gold; patient holders take heart. Your turn is coming! A reader shares an interesting silver play. And we check in with oil and gas, drillers and more…

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  3. How to Survive and Thrive During 2012′s Bombshell Events • April 24, 2012

    Three bombshell events revealed in this report aren’t the end of the world. In fact, they can lead to returns as high as 2,400%. Three companies I’ll share with you have the solutions to solve the three crises I see ahead. Get in today…

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  4. The Easiest and Safest Returns You’ll Ever Make • April 23, 2012

    These five Special Situations are the market’s best-kept secret. In 2010, I made 38.2% – easily whipping the market’s 13% return. It was some of the easiest money I’ve made in my investing career. Investing great Peter Lynch calls them a

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  5. Hidden Public Offerings • April 20, 2012

    There’s a better deal than IPOs: Hidden Public Offerings. These beat the overall market by 226% from 2010-March 2012. Here’s how to find them to maximize your gains.

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  6. My Answers to Frequently Asked Questions • April 16, 2012

    Find out my favorite emerging market right now and the one I’d avoid, plus other answers as the world turns “right side up.” Ask yourself this: Would you rather live in a mansion in a neighborhood in shambles? Or would you rather live in a

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  7. The Swiss Army Knife of Drilling Rigs • April 13, 2012

    “When we started,” Randy said, “there were four of us, and we each put in $2 million.” For Randy, “it was pretty much all-in.” His company enjoys the highest returns on capital in the business. Plus, it offers a fat dividend yield.

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  8. What BEOP Means for Oil Prices; Plus, Updates • April 9, 2012

    Based on BEOP, here’s why you want a few good oil producers in your portfolio. Let’s check in with our own Bakken/Permian Basin producer.

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  9. The Fastest-Growing Economy on the Planet: Your New Buy • April 2, 2012

    It’s growing so fast it’s almost hard to wrap your head around it An economy growing 50% a year? There few ways to participate; the best way is our new speculative buy, which I’ll get to down below.

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  10. Pulse Seismic’s New Deal & Other Updates • March 19, 2012

    The word on the street is Glencore, Archer Daniels Midland and Bunge are all planning to make bids on our big grain player. Let’s see what happens. Plus earnings roll in, and we revisit our gold stocks.

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