do u c apattern with all these picks? all are otc bb Welcome to the Stock Detective's Stinky Stocks Gallery. Investors searching for information and analysis of individual stocks often end up with only buy recommendations and other favorable reporting or advertising. Therefore, in order to show a "different" perspective and to educate investors about investment risks, Stock Detective brings you Stinky Stocks, a growing list of "un-picks" - stocks that we think investors should avoid.
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December 3, 1998 Beware The Pink Monkey (OTCBB:PMKY) Beware The Pink Monkey - High-flying Internet newcomer, PinkMonkey.com, may turn out to be a "pig in a poke." October 29, 1998 JAWS of Death? (OTC BB: JAWS) JAWS of Death? - Message board mania, accounting irregularities and possible kickbacks from promoters portends peril for Great White Marine shareholders. August 31, 1998 DNA Medical Technologies (OTCBB: DNAT) Hope Springs Eternal - DNA Medical Technologies hopes to convince investors and the public at large that storing "healthy" DNA samples could save your life later on. June 22, 1998 Rhombic Corp. (OTCBB: NUKE) Making Of A Meltdown - Rhombic Corporation makes some bold predictions based on unproven technology and overstated contracts. May 20, 1998 Platforms International Corp. (OTCBB: PLFM) Taking A Dive - An unmanned plane 11 miles high projects a grid that will bring phone service to grateful Latin American peasants in the fields and barrios below. Not enough? How about a new generation of spacecraft to replace the Space Shuttle? These are the pipe dreams proposed by Platforms International. May 15, 1998 ProNet (OTCBB: PNLK) Weak Link - In the absence of income, clients or even a working web site, ProNet Link has managed to post a remarkable $300 million market cap at one point the past week. To the Stock Detective, it's got all the markings of a pump 'n dump. May 6, 1998 Eventemp (OTCBB: ETMP) Uneven Possibilities - Wagering that a high percentage of top-end car buyers will pay several thousand dollars more for still more creature comforts, Eventemp is predicting success. Then again, company officials seem willing to settle for much less. March 25, 1998 Zulu-tek, Inc. (OTCBB: NETZ) Zulu-tek: What's in a Name? - (March 25, 1998) - As Internet advertising takes off,the industry is ripe not only for wise investments, but perilous ones as well. The Stock Detective has found one such stock that's probably headed for thecompost heap. February 27, 1998 Saf T Lok, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOCK) Shooting Blanks - A struggling Florida gun lock manufacturer's stock went on a wild ride last fall, gaining as much as 1,800%. But, for investors, this is one LOCK you don't want to pick. February 9, 1998 B.A.T. International (OTCBB: BAAT) B.A.T. Out of Hell - Why wouldn't an upstart company want to patent technology the whole world is waiting for? Stock Detective's "Stinky Stocks" strikes for the second time in a week. February 6, 1998 CopyTele, Inc. (Nasdaq: COPY) Stock of the Living Dead - "Zombie Stocks" are companies that have been around forever, never produce a thing but refuse to die. One stock, CopyTele, Inc. continues to feed off investors even after years of undelivered promises. November 25, 1997 Keystone Energy Services, Inc. (OTCBB: KESE) Short Circuit for Investors - An upstart California company, with no confirmed revenues, assets or operating history, was recently valued as high as $189 million in frenetic, hype-induced trading. With the help of paid promoters and the company's own outlandish projections, find out why Keystone Energy has earned the right to be Stock Detective's latest Stinky Stock September 10, 1997 Redox Technology Corporation (OTCBB: RDOX)
Beware the Unvelievable - This penny stock's shares soared 26,000% on news of incredible battery technology breakthrough - but don't throw away your energizers just yet. July 29, 1997 Say Yes Foods, Inc. (OTCBB: MILK)
Just Say No - Excessive stock promotion and a whopping 12.3 million "mystery" shares in its float bode warning for even the most intrepid investors. Stock Detective says "Just Say No to Say Yes Foods." (Update, August 17, 1997) July 10, 1997 Zitel Corporation (Nasdaq: ZITL)
The Y2K Blues - Foundering Zitel is gambling on a year 2000 solution to save its sinking business. But with a convertible debt offering in the overhang and little evidence to place a value on its Y2000 operations, Stock Detective thinks the odds are against investors in ZITL. June 12, 1997 Dynacom Telecommunications (OTCBB: DYNA)
Smoke-N-Mirrors - Dynacom Telecommunications boldly projects that in fiscal 1997 it will earn $.15 per share, $.70 in 1998 and $1.04 in 1999 on sales of $7million, $22 million and $32 million respectively. Yet nearly halfway through the year, the company has still has no assets and no active operations - and is barely more than a shell. June 3, 1997 Galaxy Foods Co. (Nasdaq: GALX)
Cheesy Shares - Perennial money loser Galaxy Foods can't seem to make a profit, in spite of strong revenue growth. But the stock printing presses keep rolling.
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