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An eye on Stansberry Research

Award-winning investigative reporter Brian Deer maintains this page as an index of his journalism relating to Porter Stansberry, the Baltimore stock tipster, and his company Stansberry Research

The “Stansberry scam” A brief introduction to the controversy that continues to dog Porter Stanberry’s reputation

Porter & Associates Bio 2013 This quick backgrounder gives a little of the inside dope on the controversies found elsewhere

Truth in Advertising 2014 review: Consumer watchdog challenges over the company’s use of testimonials as involving breaches of Federal Trade Commission regulations

The Porter Poll: A quick multiple-choice voting opportunity to say what you think about Porter Stansberry. Just a bit of fun, but the results may surprise. 2014 results


Company pays fine: After challenge by the Social Security Administration, Stansberry & Associates agreed to pay a $55,000 civil penalty for making misleading claims

Gold and silver: Calling the market on the metals. Did Porter give the right advice to investors? A 2013 prospective case study of his forecasting accuracy

The “Stansberry scam” made simple: Brian Deer explains exactly what Stansberry was charged with, the tipster’s response, and the final outcome

Porter Stansberry – friend or fraud: A commentary by Brian Deer on Stansberry & Associates offers of reports about Aids vaccines, oil and gold

The SEC complaint: Court document filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its pursuit of Porter Stansberry and his associates for fraud

Tipster fined over £1m scam: A federal judge finds Stansberry liable for securities fraud, saying he "profited handsomely" from a "fraudulent scheme"

Investors burnt: A 2003 Stansberry hype for AidsVax, purportedly the world’s first Aids vaccine, which was bound to fail, but he promoted nevertheless

Backed by the Times: Despite Porter Stansberry’s controversial actions, he was backed by no less an institution than The New York Times, concerned over freedom of speech

"Stunning news" as hot tip bombs: More from the VaxGen promotion, which saw a company’s stock collapse even as Stansberry Associates boasts

Stansberry v Deer: After the investigative reporter questioned the promotion of a certain-to-fail product, an increasingly humorous exchange developed


End of America mail: As Stansberry launched a blitzkrieg of commercials and mailouts for his 2011 vision, some of his customers wrote to Brian Deer

End of America video: The extraordinary in content but dull in presentation video promotion issued by Stansbury in the fall of 2010

Government gold: Brian Deer answers a reader’s query about the book value of US gold bullion, which is so much below the market value of the precious metal

Porter is spot-on: Investor Gregory Lombard believes that the Baltimore tipster has it right in his gloomy view of the future of America, and the downside for the dollar

Porter’s postmodern investment predictions: What’s the explanation for Porter Stansberry’s apocolyptic predictions, which don’t seem to square with each other?

The Porter Poll – review and first results: Shock findings from the independent opinion survey of visitors to briandeer.com may give food for thought to investors everywhere

Peter on Porter: A 15-minute video from schiffradio.com in which analyst Peter Schiff reveals what he found when he checked on Mr Stansberry’s 2008 predictions

Gold: a valuable asset in a crisis? New research conclusions on the prospects for gold as a short-term or long-term hedge against inflation

Who is Porter Stansberry?: Critics take issue with Ms Stansberry’s baseless opinion that the popular disapproval of common hate speech epithets, such as "n****r" and "f*g" is "bullshit"

Matt Badiali on gold: Stansberry sidekick says the time is right and that gold prices might double in months. But is his signal to buy (gold prices against gold stock prices) valid?

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