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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. Capital & Crisis

    The Sage of Beverly Hills • February 3, 2012

    Bill McMorrow meets CODE and reveals today’s opportunity. One talented stock picker tells me he’s ditching equity management to focus on the best value play in America. Plus, U.S. manufacturing’s coming back! And take this Chilean 70-bagger in a decade secret to heart.…Read more…

  2. Daily Reckoning

    The Most Common and Costly Investment Mistake • January 30, 2012

    I’d like to tell you about a study I read recently. It’s a slim little booklet titled One-Way Pockets by Don Guyon (a pen name for a broker). The book, which was first published in 1917, covers some studies he did on the trading behavior of accounts at the time. What he found was timeless. …Read more…

  3. Mayer's Special Situations

    Strange Markets… Plus, One Sell! • January 30, 2012

    I write from seat 6C aboard a 777 headed for Santiago, Chile. Let’s turn our attention to a few oddities in stocks and Treasuries, before closing out one position and updating two more!…Read more…

  4. Daily Resource Hunter

    To Make Money In Emerging Markets, You Must Love The Hunt… • January 30, 2012

    There are lots of lessons to be learned from great global investors, of which Prince Alwaleed is surely one. It’s a never-ending search for ideas. It is an extreme version of a template followed by great investors everywhere. But you must love the hunt. This is the world of investing in the 21st century. You better get used to it, or you will miss out on some fantastic opportunities.…Read more…

  5. Capital & Crisis

    “News” That Will Change Your Life • January 27, 2012

    News. Consuming it can turn your brain into soft cheese and make you a lousy investor. Five news traps to avoid, six kinds of media worth reading! It might just change your life. Plus, six updates!…Read more…

  6. Mayer's Special Situations

    Another Spinoff Winner… and 6 Updates • January 23, 2012

    Two important corrections on recent reports from our oil and coal mining plays. Plus, Mario Gabelli offers up one of his favorites for 2012. And consider why low-volume stocks can actually deliver bigger gains, although it might be contrary to your expectations (as we answer reader mail).…Read more…

  7. Capital & Crisis

    Nonsense on Wall Street • January 20, 2012

    Last year, I was at a dinner with a bunch of fertilizer analysts from Wall Street and Toronto. To my right was a guy who was really getting on my nerves; every now and then I like to tweak these clowns. Plus, insights from Dan Och on Asia, the U.S. and the biggest fire sale on Earth……Read more…