Talk:Porter Stansberry

Investment fraud

This content must be properly sourced per WP:BLP and WP:BLPPRIMARY.– Lionel ^(talk) 12:18, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

The case in question was covered by (among others) CBS News, BusinessWeek, the Baltimore Sun, and the New York Times. The Times went so far as to editorialize against Stansberry's prosecution, arguing that while his actions might seem "unorthodox or even unethical", they were not illegal under existing law.

Given the existence of proper, BLP-appropriate sourcing, would you like to take a shot at writing suitable coverage of this incident for the article? MastCell ^Talk 16:24, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Here is another link to an article in the Baltimore Sun where the pseudonym "Jay McDaniels" is mentioned.[1] Mathsci (talk) 04:33, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

There seems to be quite a bit of reliable coverage of this issue, what is the reason for removal ? Off2riorob (talk) 20:13, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Here's some more: http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2008/12/the-am-law-liti.html and follow-up: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/28/national/main6626819.shtml. Here, it seems pretty clear that what his company did was deemed and confirmed as illegal: providing information that in effect amounted to selling insider-trading information. Kdammers (talk) 07:50, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Views on the Obama administration

Are his views on such issues notable? Are his political opinions widely reported and discussed in independent reports? Off2riorob (talk) 20:08, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

This article is not neutral at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.60.70.106 (talk) 04:37, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

« ...in 2011, we will witness the most important day in America in more than fifty years,... »

The article should note that he continues to predict 2011, & needs a calendar.

hopiakuta Please do sign your communiqué .~~Thank You, DonFphrnqTaub Persina. 15:30, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Critism needed for NPOV

A little bit of research indicates that there is a lot critics about Stansberry's predictions. For example, many have reviewed his newsletters prior to the 2008 financial collaspe and found no predictions of the collapse, contrary to his claims. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.70.225.170 (talk) 19:25, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Currently (March 2014: go to his site to see his claims; Wikipedai has blacklisted it, so I can't include it here), Stansberry says that he predicted the bankruptcy of Fannie Mae and Fannie Mack as well as of GM. If in fact he did make these predictions, they should be added to the predictions sections; if he didn't, then his duplicitousness needs to be shown if we can find a citable source.211.225.33.104 (talk) 01:13, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Sigh

What is the true purpose or relevance for this article on a petty crook? This article should be removed. I don't think this fraud needs to have an article on himself in any encyclopedia. Anyway, just let me take a guess who wrote this anyway...

Am I the only one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LordAxios (talk • contribs) 03:19, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

It helped me figure out who the heck this guy was, making such bold claims about his predictions, after seeing his site advertised on FoxNews. He's a notable enough conman to be sued for the SEC. I'm glad the article was here at least. Spacexplosion^[talk] 22:37, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Agree. The article helped me convince my aging father to throw out the latest wave of paper mail ads from this crook, touting investments in natural gas. tharsaile (talk) 14:34, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

I will add my name to the list of people who received assistance from this article --RonAllenUS (talk) 17:33, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I didn't get direct assistance, but after spending over an hour watching his disturbing slide show, 'The End of Obama' (possibly a revamp of 'The End of America') predicting the imminent collapse of the United States' currency, Wikipedia was the first source I used to find something about the man or his company. JWMcCalvin (talk) 08:06, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Me too. I found the article to be helpful. As a business owner and exporter I have found articles on various forms of scams helpful. I don't see any reason why more specific scams, such as this one, shouldn't be documented as well.74.81.231.254 (talk) 07:18, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

He runs a think-tank —a Dubious one. It’s important to have an article like this one for vetting purposes. JonesyPHD (talk) 00:58, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Date of end-of-America slide show

According to the recently added references ( ^ a b Suebsaeng, Asawin (November 29, 2012). "The Latest Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory: Obama's Third Term". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2012-12-17.), PS began showing his slide show in 2010. Our article says his podcasts on it began in 2011. Kdammers (talk) 06:47, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Our text body now says 2010, but our lede says 2011. Let's get this straight!Kdammers (talk) 07:46, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

 Done Cheers. Grahamboat (talk) 19:23, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Stub rating

Just a note to explain my rating as a stub: thetre is virtually no biographical information on the page. Bearian (talk) 19:46, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

financial wizard?

I logged onto his littler ad blurb, something about a new house bill that just passed. The guy rambled for more than a half hour, said nothing more than nothing! I let him ramble more, (he promised to reveal his great revelation and plan to save you!) i walked off for another 20 minutes, came back to the same ramble. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.94.206.164 (talk) 20:44, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

Prediction claims

The source does not support the claims about GM. I could not find any other sources to substantiate this claim and therefore removed it. Regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac claims, they appear true but since the stocks had already dropped by more than 70% it is questionable how great a prediction it was. Cheers. Grahamboat (talk) 20:26, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

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"An Unexplained Death" by Mikita Brottman

An interesting book related to the subject. John Mark Wagnon (talk) 16:09, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

Unsolved Mysteries

Why is there NO mention of his involvement in the death of Rey Riveria that was featured on Unsovled Mysteries? did he scrub his wikipedia page clean?

Dilute13 (talk) 14:50, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

It looks like he scrubbed it. His page NEEDS to reflect his involvement in Rey’s death. The immediate gag order he put on his employees confirms he was involved with what happened. And why was he so insistent that Rey move and work for him from the beginning? Was it a planned fantasy he had that? And one he seized the opportunity for when Rey eventually did move and work for him? Idkyourname (talk) 15:20, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

Why is this considered important enough to be in the introduction? Shouldn't it just be in the body (and the ToC)? Kdammers (talk)

Vandalism

Consistent vandalism of this page should be protected Robertpaul1980 (talk) 17:30, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Rooftop

The connection between Porter Stansberry and the unsolved Rey Rivera case should be published here. The information collected here could be a valuable resource in making a break in this case.

Shadow478911 (talk) 17:50, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

I added something. We'll see how long it lasts. Dilute13 (talk) 02:23, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

The information added and the reference provided did not match. This is a BLP to make claims like what are being made here we need strong sources that actual state what is being claimed.--VViking_TalkEdits 13:07, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 August 2020

Porter Stansberry refused to help police in the investigation of his friends death leading many to question whether or not he was involved. 24.202.74.29 (talk) 03:08, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 13:23, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

This Tabloid stuff

@100.16.129.90 @Uricdivine So I took a look at the sources with regard to your edits and they all seem to be primary sources or YouTube videos. I think because of WP:BLP, the information should stay down unless a reliable source like the NY Times or JSTOR shows this stuff is true. If it is, drop it in here and I'll personally review it. InvadingInvader (talk) 21:37, 28 July 2022 (UTC)