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Larry H.

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3 Reviews by Larry

  • TD Ameritrade

11/22/21

I've used the TDAmeritrade website for about 15 years... even before the original company, Ameritrade, acquired TD Waterhouse. I've never been disappointed.
They support my retirement accounts and my regular "trading" account. The website is ultra user friendly and all postings seem to be instantaneous. Their charts, history, cost basis, etc. tabs allow me a plethora of information regarding my investments. Currently operating with a "no fee" policy for my manual trades on their site, it's as good as anyone can expect... in my opinion, of course.
Whenever I have a question, a simple phone call to their 800 # is quickly directed to a real live human being who usually has an answer in just a few seconds. If not, the rep puts me on a short hold, inquires of a more knowledgeable source, and returns with the answer.
I'd recommend this investment company and their website to any of my very best and close friends... if they asked me.

Tip for consumers:
For those who like to trade their own securities, this site and this company offer a terrific user-friendly platform for investors. IMHO, of course.

Products used:
Their trading website.

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  • The Motley Fool

11/22/21

I've written a previous review on this company, which in my opinion is a complete SCAM operation. How they get away with their bad reputation is beyond me.
I signed up for their $99.00 membership in March of 2021. Immediately, they began a deluge of emails recommending other levels of "membership" to their service... all of which, of course, were for more money (at instant discounts, of course). They are like snake-oil salesmen... charlatans.
I've lost about 30 to 35 percent of my retirement accounts b/c of these scammers.
PINS: bought at $80.59... now $34.40,
SKLZ: bought at $28.27... sold at $19.63 (currently: $6.39),
APPN: bought at $151.56... sold at $72.11 (currently: $58.03)
FVRR: bought at $216.57 (avg)... sold at $224.28 (a WINNER!), currently $93.19 (lucky me!)
FLGT: bought at $104.57... now $81.37
SQ: bought at $254.09... sold at $136.08, now: $148.75... sold too soon... should have kept another 5 yrs!
I have a LONG list of their "picks," which I did not buy into and nearly all are LOSERS. LMND, LRCX, NTDOY, PYPL, ZNGA, TTD, and maybe two dozen other "buy now" picks.
Oh, I forgot! Their standard disclaimer is "Buy only with the intention of keeping for 3 to 5 years."

STAY AWAY from these guys unless you want to lose your money and you like being deluged with email solicitation for upgrades to the REALLY, REALLY good stuff.
BTW... to the staff of this website... I can't print my MF rct in anything other than PDF. Why don't you accept a damn PDF? Jesus Christ! I just wasted 45 minutes writing this review!

Tip for consumers:
Beware.

Products used:
Initial Annual Membership: $99.00

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  • SetSchedule

11/15/21

If I could give this outfit a ZERO Star rating, I would.
About a month ago, 10/25/21, I fell the pack of lies that were presented to me by their agent, who I will not name at this time. I was very explicit when he contacted me. 1) I had had many solicitations very similar to his offer of "get qualified leads and grow your business." 2) I was interested in getting leads only in areas in which I was familiar. 3) I was not interested in getting any leads for property purchases less than $975,000 (as that was an indication of 1st-time-buyers and I had no interest in working with this type of buyer.) 4) I was DEFINITELY not interested in wasting my time chasing leads inquiring about leases.
After his lengthy sales "pitch," I asked him if he was absolutely sure I would get leads that fit my requirements and that I would surely "be successful" in converting these leads to sales. So, my "pitch" to him was:
"Okay. If you're SO SURE, I'll tell you what... Instead of your offer of having me agree to skim 20% off the top and direct it directly to SetSchedule from escrow, I'll make the first sale 25% off the top to SetSchedule and additionally pay the $2750 annual subscription amount from escrow at the first closing. Nope. Not acceptable. BUT! He came back, after taking a short coffee break, to tell me that he had "dropped his pants" and had gotten me the most special deal in the history of mankind: $1,650 for the annual membership and that price would be available for renewal in a year and thereafter until the end of the world.
Foolishly, I bit and gave him my charge card numbers.
At this time, about 3 weeks later, I have been offered, via their website, about 36 "leads," half of which are for leases, and the other 18 having only ONE request for information in the price range I told him I was exclusively ONLY interested in. That's ONE. So I called and that "lead" was to an invalid number. My question was, "How could this lead be validated as a SetSchedule lead?" THE NUMBER IS INVALID! What validation procedure is used to determine a valid lead?
Further on, to today, 11/15/21, none of the leads I "Took" had a phone connection to a person who answered the phone. So I sent a short email message to each stating that I had been alerted that they had inquired about such and such and to please call me or respond to the email. No responses have been received.
So, my advice is to beware. The sales rep will say whatever he (she) thinks needs to be said to get your charge card number and get a "sale."
What a way to live your life. Everyday... lie, lie, lie.
Beware.
P.S. After spending time to write this review, I was prompted to attach a verification of my purchase for the SetSchedule membership. This site would not accept either of my files showing this proof. One was a simple Word file, the other was a PDF. Neither would upload to this site. More frustration. JFC!

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Lead Generation - Real Estate

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SetSchedule T. – SetSchedule Rep

Hi Larry,
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us. I'm so sorry that your experience with us fell short of expectations.
We request anyone considering partnering with SetSchedule to commit at least 1 year to the program. Given the process for locating and converting prospects can be months, which might not even include the amount of time it takes to finalize a real estate transaction, we believe that a minimum of 1 year is necessary to truly maximize a partnership and evaluate its potential.
Over a period of time, as you rate our opportunities, use our information and review our research center our technology becomes more finely attuned to your needs. In short, our opportunities get better. Our motto: Work the system. Our Users get the best results through consistent use over a long period of time. By building a pipeline of prospective customers be sure that you remain vigilant in follow through and follow up. By keeping the lines of communication open and constant you may be the agent they choose to help with their real estate transaction.
We checked your account and you currently have 95 leads remaining that you can use for the rest of your subscription year.
I already transferred your concern to one of our Agent Success Consultants and they should reach out to you as soon as possible to teach you the best practices, maximizing your membership and different ways in using the app. If you need any other assistance in the meantime, below is a link to our Help Center that takes you step by step on how to do things within the app.
https://support.setschedule.com/support/home

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