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What is GPS Capital Research?
We’re an independent financial research
firm. We publish our insights regarding
investment opportunities to a select group
of sophisticated investors throughout the
world.
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Do you manage money?
No. We don’t manage money. And we
don’t broker deals. We’re publishers.
All we do is sell research for an annual
subscription fee.
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I see you buy the investments
you recommend. How do I know you’re
not getting a better price than me?
Our analysts are not allowed to purchase
shares in an investment they recommend until
48 hours after they’ve published their
research to our clients. The same goes for
when they sell. And we publish our analysts’
personal buy and sell prices so you always
know that you got a better price than we
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How do I know you haven’t
cut a deal with the companies you recommend?
Our research is totally independent. If
we publish an investment idea it’s
because it’s the best opportunity
we’ve found. We have no relationship
with any of the companies or investments
we recommend. Our only relationship is to
our clients.
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Where can I read about the newsletters
you publish?
The Newsletters section of our website
features a brief description of each newsletter
we publish as well as a sample issue.
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Who writes your newsletters?
You can read about our analysts on the
Editors section of our website.
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How do I sign up for a newsletter?
You can order right from our Newsletters
page. However, if you’d prefer speaking
to someone directly, you can call our customer
support team at 1-888-261-2477 and order
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How do I know if my subscription
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You will receive a confirmation email containing
a receipt for you purchase as well as your
Username and Password for our website. If
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How do I know you won’t
sell my email address to spammers?
GPS Capital Research maintains a strict
policy regarding the privacy of your personal
information. We will never sell or give
your information to anyone. Our goal is
to grow your and our wealth together with
the utmost transparency.
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Enter your Username and Password into the
login section in the upper right portion
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I don’t remember my Username,
what is it?
Your Username is the email address you
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uncertain which email you gave us, please
contact one of our customer support representatives
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I forgot my password, how do
I find it?
Click on the “Forgot Password”
link on our Home Page. Enter your email
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I want to change my password. How do I do this?
Simply login to your account and click
the “Change My Password” link
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How do I change my personal info?
Login to your account and click the “Edit
My Account” link in the upper right
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personal information (address, phone number,
fax number, email, etc). Once you’ve
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How do I access my newsletter?
As soon as you’ve subscribed to one
of our newsletters, you’ll have access
to the latest issue as well as the archives
simply by logging in to our website. After
you’ve logged in, click on the “Monthly
Issues” link to the right.
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How do I find out when the next
issue will be published?
Click on the “Publishing Schedule”
link on the bottom of our website. This
tells you the date each of our newsletters
is published on. For example, a newsletter
might be published on the third Wednesday
of every month.
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How do I know when the next issue
has been published?
We’ll send you an email notifying
you that a new issue has been published
as soon as the research is posted on our
website.
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What’s the difference between
a Monthly Issue and Special Report?
A Monthly Issue is simply an issue for
the newsletter you subscribed to. You’ll
receive 12 of these as part of your annual
subscription. A Special Report, on the other
hand, is a report we wrote featuring a particular
investment opportunity. Issues are published
on a monthly basis. Special Reports are
a one-time deal. But you get access to both
as part of your annual subscription.
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What’s a Portfolio Update?
A Portfolio Update is an email we sent
out concerning one of our previous recommendations.
For instance, let’s say one of our
positions recently announced a buy-out offer
and its shares soared. We’d send you
an email telling you about this development.
Any time something major happens for one
of our recommendations, we’d send
you a Portfolio Update to notify you of
what’s happened to tell you whether
you should hold on to your position or sell.
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I remember reading a piece you
wrote on a particular subject but forgot
which issue it was in, how can I find it?
First login to your account. Then enter
the terms or subject matter you’re
looking for into the “Search”
field on the home page. This will search
the publications you subscribe to for the
terms you entered. A list of the publications
featuring the terms you entered will be
generated in a few seconds.
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What’s the GPS Capital
Broadcast?
The GPS Capital Broadcast is an audio update
published bi-weekly to our Premium Members.
In it our analysts discuss market developments,
interview investment gurus or entrepreneurs,
and answer questions that have been sent
in previously via our online form.
You will receive a 6-week free trial to
the Broadcast as part of your basic subscription.
However, after the six weeks are up, you
will be required to subscribe as a Premium
Member for an additional fee in order to
continue this service.
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How do I listen to a Broadcast?
Simply click on the “Broadcast”
link at the bottom of the home page. You’ll
then be taken to our GPS Capital Broadcast
page where you can listen to the most recent
Broadcast as well as the Broadcasts we published
in the past.
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I can’t access the Broadcast
page, why is this?
Either your six-week free trial of the
Broadcast has ended or you are not one of
our Premium Members. If you are not a Premium
Member, but would like to become one, call
our customer support team at 1-888-261-2477
to be upgraded.
If, however, you are already one of our
Premium Members and cannot access the Broadcast
page, please contact our customer support
team immediately at 1-888-261-2477. We apologize
in advance for the inconvenience.
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Is buying international stocks
more risky than buying stocks in the U.S?
Not at all. Many international companies
trade on U.S. exchanges and so operate under
the same accounting policies and SEC regulations
as U.S-based companies.
As for investing outside of the U.S., we
focus on opportunities trading in markets
that follow International Accounting Standards
(IAS). The top eight countries are Australia,
Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand,
the U.S. and the U.K. Outside of these markets,
Bahrain, Hong Kong, and Singapore all have
accounting standards that follow IAS regulations
closely.
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Can a foreign country take my
money and not give it back?
This is possible for investments in any
country, not just overseas. For example,
the U.S. made it illegal to own gold in
the 1930s. And if you invest in a company
that later goes bankrupt, there’s
always the potential that you get your money
back. This is true for any market.
However, we will be investing exclusively
in safe, profitable international companies
that trade in the U.S. or on companies trading
in foreign markets with strong accounting
principles.
And if we do find a truly extraordinary
investment that requires you to set up an
offshore account, we will do an extreme
amount of due diligence to find a safe,
reputable firm you can trust. Also remember,
for every investment we’ll be putting
our money right next to yours.
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Do I have to pay international
taxes?
Not if you buy an American Depository
Receipt (ADR), or a company that trades
on a U.S. exchange. If you buy a company
that trades on a foreign exchange, then
you will have to pay international taxes
on gains and dividends. We’ll be avoiding
these situations as much as possible.
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When I invest in a foreign company,
will my money leave the U.S?
This depends. Some of the investments we
pursue will require you to do this. However,
we’ll only do this if we find a truly
extraordinary opportunity. Whenever this
is the case we’ll give you a step-by-step
plan on how to invest safely. And, of course,
we’ll be putting our money right next
to yours.
However, don’t be worried. The vast
majority of our investments will trade on
U.S exchanges either as normal stocks or
as American Depository Receipts (ADRs).
You’ll be able to buy these using
your normal broker or an online brokerage
account such as E*Trade, or Charles Schwab.
We’ll also provide you with a list
of brokers capable of filling orders for
the investments we recommend. However, please
know that the brokers we mention are completely
independent of our business. We receive
no compensation what-so-ever for mentioning
them. They’re simply gentlemen we
know personally and trust.
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What’s an ADR?
American Depository Receipts or ADRs are
a means for U.S. investors to invest in
overseas stocks easily.
Here’s how they work: a U.S. bank
buys shares in the international company.
The bank then issues ADRs to U.S. investors.
Because ADRs are issued by U.S. banks you
don’t have to pay foreign taxes on
them. Additionally, you don’t need
to worry about converting your dollars to
some other currency: both ADRs and their
dividends are paid in dollars.
Because ADRs are not actual shares in a
company, they sometimes trade at a ratio
to the shares themselves. For example, ADRs
might trade at a 3:1 for the shares, meaning
three ADRs are equal to one share of ordinary
stock. Because of this, if you look up the
share price for the ADR and the actual shares
of the company on a foreign exchange, the
two numbers may be different.
There are three types of ADRs:
Level 1: These are ADRs in which the foreign
company doesn’t qualify or doesn’t
want to be listed on a U.S. exchange. Consequently,
the company trades over the counter. These
types of ADRs have the loosest requirements
from the SEC. Their stock symbols end with
a “y”.
Level 2 ADRs: These ADRs trade on U.S.
exchanges, have stricter SEC regulations,
and consequently get more trading volume.
Level 3 ADRs: These ADRs are created when
an international company stages a public
offering of ADRs in the U.S. These ADRs
have the strictest SEC regulations of the
three. They’re the best of the best.
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Are ADRs riskier than normal
stock shares?
Not at all. ADRs were created to give
U.S. investors a means of investing in international
companies without those companies having
to issue a full public offering on U.S.
markets. Basically, they’re a means
of reducing the red tape. And since ADRs
are issued by U.S. banks, they’re
just as safe as buying ordinary shares on
the stock market.
However, it’s always best to purchase
companies that are based in countries that
follow international accounting standards.
The top eight are: Australia, Canada, France,
Germany, Japan, the U.S., and the U.K. Outside
of these, Bahrain, Singapore and Hong Kong
follow International Accounting Standards
closely.
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Where can I go for to learn
more about ADRs?
For information on ADRs, the best site
is www.ADR.com. This website is operated
by JP Morgan. You can find a ton of information
on ADRs there. You can also screen for ADRs
by country or sector.
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What’s an Exchange Traded
Fund (ETF)?
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are baskets
of stocks grouped together based on their
sector or market. For instance, there’s
an Agriculture ETF (MOO) and a China ETF
(CHN). These are a great means of playing
macro trends or getting exposure to a particular
market region without resorting to individual
companies.
The best website for ETFs is www.etfconnect.com.
You can screen for ETFs based on a variety
of metrics there.
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What’s a closed-end fund?
Closed end funds are mutual funds that
have a fixed number of shares. Their shares
are issued on the market in an initial public
offering or IPO. From then on, they trade
just like stocks. So their price is determined
by market sentiment.
Because of this, these funds can trade
at a discount or premium to their net asset
value (NAV). Because of this, closed-end
funds allow you the means of purchasing
a basket of stocks at a discount to their
current market value.
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What’s a CUSIP?
CUSIP is short for Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures or CUSIP
number. This is basically an alphanumeric
means of identifying a stock, aside from
the stock symbol. When two or three companies
operate under a similar name, the CUSIP
is often the best means of identifying which
company you are trying to buy.
If you’d like to learn more about
CUSIPs, click
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What online brokers can buy international
stocks?
Currently, E*TRADE can fill orders for six
international exchanges: Canada, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and the U.K.
However, it has announced intentions to
include as many as 42 international markets
in the future.
However, E*TRADE, Ameritrade, Options Xpress,
and Charles Schwab can all orders for ADRs
trading on pink sheets or over the counter
(the ADRs that end in Y). Interactive Brokers,
on the other hand, can only fill orders
on certain over the counter companies. You
can see the full list here.
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