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Question:

Larry asks,

We would like more information. Could you provide information on costs, history, strategy, philosophy and volatility risk.

Thank you.

Mike's Response:

Hi Larry,

The best way to see 100% of our services is to subscribe. We have a 30-day unconditional money-back guarantee, so you really have nothing to lose to try us out. However, most of the information you have requested is available for free on the website.

Basically, we offer two types of services: Model Portfolios and a very robust and proprietary Stock Analysis Tool.

Our costs are listed on the website and in this week's newsletter. You can find the cost of our services on the Products Page of the website.

We provide the entire history of every trade. You have free access to each week's trades, except for the last 90 days. If you subscribe, you get to see all the trades, including the last 90 days. Our performance numbers are inclusive of actual trading fees as our portfolios are managed with real money, our money, and real trades.

For an example of where you can see these trades, check out one of our portfolio pages, such as the ETF Total Return model portfolio. On this page, click on the drop-down list of 'Portfolio History'. Then select the week you want to review. You will see the actual list of trades and the performance of the portfolio for any/all weeks selected. Check out the other two portfolios to see the same type of information.

As for our investment strategy, it varies slightly, depending on the portfolio. On the overview page for each of the portfolios (Example: Market Trend model portfolio), you will find our Objective, Diversification Strategy, Trading Strategy, Trading Frequency, and Exit Strategies for that portfolio.

We also explain our overall investment philosophy on the website. Click Here to see our investment philosophy.

As for risk... the best way we know of to assess risk in a portfolio is to use the free service, www.riskgrades.com. We periodically test our portfolio using this very fine service. Our portfolios range between 7% and 3% of the least risky holdings in the market. But, risk is not just a measure of historical volatility, it should be measured on the basis of downside protection. We use historical volatility as a component of how we calculate our exit points for each holding in the portfolios.

Also, since we believe in only owning high-quality stocks (strong to very strong fundamentals), volatility tends to be lower and risk tends to be highly mitigated.

If, after reviewing all the above information, you have a little more time, please take a few minutes to read my '10 Must Follow Rules for Consistent Profits in the Stock Market'. This is an overview of my new book coming out later this year.

Regards,

Mike