The Motley Fool Reviews Summary
The Motley Fool has a rating of 2 stars from 334 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with The Motley Fool most frequently mention customer service, stock recommendations and credit card. The Motley Fool ranks 7th among Stock Research sites.
I've been with Motley Fool for 10 years or so. In that time they have recomended a number of stocks that have tremendously added to my retirement nest egg! Most of the picks recomended did very well. Although their 3D (DDD) recommendation I've been sitting on for 3 years waiting for it to break even. Hopfully it will before I retire. Even if it dosent I've made way more returns on their other picks than I've lost on this one. I highly recommend Motley Fool.
I think Mootley Fool advisor gives too much recommandations.
Of course with a lot of stocks, you have any chance to pick a big winner as Amazon, shopify or Netflix
Sadly i have a value investor profil and i had no chance with the selected stocks i pick up from your recommandations (teradata, calamp, liquidity services and other).
But i have to admit that if you buy each recommanded stock in little quantity on a year, you are a winner.
So, perhaps MFA is not the best formula for me because my stock analysis is too much fondamental.
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Although we encourage our members to build a diverse portfolio of at least 10-15 stocks, it is still ultimately up to our members to select an array of stocks that make the most sense for their individual portfolios.
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Ashley
I bought into the Marijuana portfolio for $500 and put $7500 into seven stocks I could buy on the American Stock Exchange. Luckily I didn't buy into the Canadian ones. Since then they have all dropped considerably! I am down almost $13,000 from my original $49,000. Since then I have dropped out of the stock advisor and adjusted my email to send the excessive offers to buy other Marijuana stocks to my SPAM folder!
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Here at the Motley Fool, we stand by a long-term buy and hold strategy of 3-5 years minimum for any recommended stock. It can be helpful to bear this time frame in mind when weathering market volatility. We’ve found the best results are obtained by holding onto companies we feel confident about in the long term - but we will issue sell and hold notices when necessary.
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Foolishly,
Ashley
I would prefer succinct and focused messages. Advice and success gets dumbed down with verbose sales pitch. Let your product sell itself.
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Foolishly,
Ashley
I often kick myself when I see they recommend a stock that I tell myself "no way: and then the stock takes off Witness SHOP which rose 250 points since I did not buy it (tears)
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Ashley
There is so much valuable information on the website and the email newsletters are great too. It's not just bloated information sent to your inbox, it's carefully curated so it's easy to digest or delete if it doesn't fit your interest. Great group of people and valuable service.
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Foolishly,
Ashley
Great service with easy to understand analysis of their recommendations. I have been using Stock adviser for years, and have great returns to show for it. I don't have the time to find great stocks like these on my own, but SA makes it easy with plenty of recommendations each month. My only wish is that I could go back in time and follow their advice more often - I would have done even better.
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We're glad to hear that you're enjoying our services, and that you find the information easy to understand. We aim to provide information that will help everyone - from the novice to the more experienced investor.
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Foolishly,
Ashley
I think that there is not much value associated with a lot of the other services/options to invest in that are sideshows of the Motley Fool. You get very tired of repeated e-mails for "secret" offers where you can make Millions $$$.
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There is no singular investing strategy which fits the needs and preferences of all investors. Our services follow different strategies and have different resulting risk profiles. We offer these various services to all members who have subscribed in case there is a better fit for that particular member.
If you're unhappy with the amount of marketing emails you receive, we'd like to help you fix that. At the bottom of our emails, there is a link to unsubscribe to that marketing email. Additionally, you can log into fool.com, click on "My Fool" in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, and then click on "Email Settings." This will allow you to adjust your email settings on your account. You can also reach out to our Member Services Department and we can update your email settings for you.
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Foolishly,
Ashley
You want smart people on your team. They make it easy. Over time we have weeded out some stocks, true, but we always knew what stocks we could depend on and in some cases ones we could no longer depend on.
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Foolishly,
Ashley
The Fools information is accurate and timely. I don't have the time to do the research myself but have always been able to rely on them for great stock picks. The last two that I purchased, based on their timely information, have doubled in value. Thank you!
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We're glad to hear that you've made a return in your first year using our recommendations. It’s important to note, though, that the market has been near all-time highs recently and it’s impossible to predict how it will perform. That’s why we encourage Fools to buy and hold stocks for the long term -- most of our services recommend an outlook of 3-5 years -- we think it’s the best way to counteract the whims of the market. We also suggest that Fools diversify their portfolio by purchasing at least 10 to 15 stocks.
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Foolishly,
Ashley
The Motley Fool is a wealth of easily digestible and useful knowledge. It will make anyone a better investor, from the greenest novice to the most seasoned expert.
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Foolishly,
Ashley
Love Motley Fool and especially David' Best Buys. HATE, HATE, HATE constantly getting offers for new subscriptions and fund. Please stop. Thanks.
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We love to hear that you love The Motley Fool and David's Best Buys.
We offer various services to all members who have subscribed, because sometimes there is a better fit for that particular member. Our services have different strategies and different risk profiles. There is no singular investing strategy which fits the needs and preferences of all investors.
If you're unhappy with the amount of marketing emails you receive, we'd like to help you fix that. At the bottom of our emails, there is a link to unsubscribe to that marketing email. Additionally, you can log into fool.com, click on "My Fool" in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, and then click on "Email Settings." This will allow you to adjust your email settings on your account. You can also reach out to our Member Services Department and we can update your email settings for you.
Foolishly,
Ashley
I have been a paying member of several Motley Fool services for several years, and I am very satisfied with the quality of the services. Big fan of Blast-off 2019 in particular!
I retired eight years ago with what I thought would be a reasonable amount of funds for the future. I had had three financial advisors before I retired, not particularly interested in dealing with investments myself, nor did they apparently. Motley Fool allowed me to invest for myself with timely information that I could assess based on my own values and interests... and decisions! Needless to say, the market has been robust these past years, but in any case, I have been able to increase that original fund substantially, and see my investments now not only for my own retirement needs but as the foundation for my daughter's investment future!
I think it gives good advice, but joining means that you get tons of spam advertising their expensive premium services. You wind up getting much more annoying spam than anything else.
If you're an investor and looking to accumulate wealth over the long haul this is for you. If you're just looking for quick wins take your money elsewhere. Over the course of membership across several services I've realized over 40% returns. They invest in solid companies, they measure themselves against the market, and investments are for greater than five years... ideally longer. Also realistic expectations are a portion of their picks will lose money, but their winners will eclipse those losers and carry the portfolio. I suggest starting with Stock Advisor and expand based on your risk and investment style.
The rule breakers service helps identifying long term winners and transformative companies to hold long term for amazing gains. Save investors a lot of time while keeping up to date and giving recommendations for actions. Great value for money, thanks for the great work!
Learned a lot from Motley fool first year of investing..., been buying recommended stocks and Ive been doing pretty good...
I am following TMF since 2005 and I believe David and Tom did an excellent job in guiding me through the bads and the goods of stock exchance recent history. As long term investor I am happy to still be with them. Not suitable for short term and speculative investors.
As a financial advisory tool, Motley Fool provides me with a lot of information and opinion that helps me make intelligent, well-researched and informed choices. I highly recommend it, as long as you use it as a tool to make your own choices.
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Thank you for the positive feedback, and for being such a dedicated Fool!
It sounds like you've created a diverse portfolio - that's great to hear! We recommend that Fools have a diverse portfolio of at least 10 to 15 stocks, and that they hold those stocks for a minimum of 3 to 5 years. We believe it's the best way to counteract the whims of the market.
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Foolishly,
Ashley