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Theodore
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Theodore
October 19, 2010 9:23 pm

Good market content. Dividends seem to be the only consistent means of capital appreciation these days.

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investing someday
October 27, 2010 9:18 am

I have been getting his news letter for about 6 months. Do not ask why – as I am not investing at this time but will. Anyone who has the temerity to trash the service has absolutely no clue to what the service is all about and obviously is paying no attention. There are two portfolio’s aggressive and conservative. Study them carefully. The logic has succeeded for 20 years for Bill and longer for others.

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Joey
November 8, 2010 3:38 pm

Hello
I have been with this newsletter for a while now and if you want good dividend paying stocks without having to worry about when to buy and when to sell just let this guy Bill Spetrino do the work for you. He will have you in a great company at a great price. Isn’t that all we can ask for. For me this is a perfect fit. With the stocks he has me buying I sleep very well at night and I love getting the dividends every month. Just Do It.

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November 9, 2010 3:38 pm

The Dividend Machine is a MUST HAVE. And the best part is that it isn’t only for experienced investors. I’m only 20 years old and have been able to hold my own with this subscription. When things get confusing, there are plenty of ways to get your answer, along with the right advice from anyone involved. I wouldn’t say I am a beginner to investing but I am definitely not as experienced as others, like Bill, might be. It has only been about a little over a month and I have learned an immense amount about investing (not to mention I have had some really nice returns). The advice is awesome and the feedback is HANDS DOWN the quickest and most helpful feedback I have ever received.

Here is what I think is my favorite part though. Being 20 years old, not too many of my friends like to hear me rant and rave or discuss my investments or new ideas, let alone even turn on CNBC in the morning. It is awesome to be able to take my insight with other peoples that have the same passion for investing and hear other opinions and advice that just help build on my own unique investment style. Reading The Dividend Machine has shown me an entire new world to investing. It gives me that ability to keep myself interested because I know there are other people out there sharing the same devotion to their investments and future.

You’re missing out if you’re not subscribed to this newsletter.

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kingman
December 12, 2010 2:49 pm

I’ve been a subscriber for a couple of months now. I worry about a possible dollar meltdown destroying my retirement investments and Bill doesn’t really take that issue up. However, I do feel that at least a sizable proportion of my portfolio should be invested as Bill suggests — and I really have no better place to go for these insights.

I must agree with the reviewers who are put off by Bill’s apparent arrogance. I would prefer that he simply shoot me the facts as well as his opinion and quit referring to himself as not-so-humble in his newsletters and emails. Probably every one of us is proud of something we have accomplished, but it gets tiring hearing about how “unhumble” someone is. I’d be happy if he simply said something like “this is my opinion and I believe my record gives me credibility”, or “these are facts based solely on actual numbers from _____ .” It’s probably a given that most newsletter writers either are simple crooks giving you nothing worthwhile for your money or feel they have something worth your money to offer. In the latter case there’s almost always going to be some ego involved, and certainly no letter writer is going to say ” well, that’s my opinion but it’s probably no better than anyone else’s!”

So far, I’ve only been able to buy 3 of his recommendations, partly because a lot of my money is tied up in other stuff I’m not sure I’m ready to sell yet, and partly because only a few have actually been at or below his price points. The ones I’ve bought have been fine so far. I’m fine with slow and dependable, as long as my investments can keep up with inflation (now and to come).

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January 25, 2011 11:49 am

I have been an active investor since 1975, primarily trading no-load mutual funds until about a year ago when I decided that the market had changed course and I was no longer achieving the kind of success I had previously enjoyed. After reading a number of books including Warren Buffet’s biography and The Intelligent Invsetor by Graham, I decided that the best course of action was to begin investing in dividend-producing companies.

I have subscribed to MANY investment newsletters through the years and have found The Dividend Machine to be among the best of all investment newsletters in general, and THE BEST for providing sound advice for investing in quality companies that produce ever increasing dividends.

I started subscribing to The Dividend Machine in March 2010, at which time I sold all of my mutual funds and began investing in the companies that Bill has recommended. Not only does Bill tell you which companies to invest in, but he provides a recommended “buy at or under” price, which is critical for getting the best value and highest dividend yield. You wn’t find this recommendation in the other newsletters, as the others will typically say to buy this or buy that, but don’t tell you at what price. Bill also gives his recommendation on what percentage of your portfolio you should invest with each of his recommendations. Should I invest $100K or just $1K? I find this to be critical information for properly funding my portfolio to ensure it is both well diversified and not overly risky. Both Bill and I have the same objective; don’t lose money! I’ve lost enough as it is over the past decade; from now on I want to make sure my investments grow as I get closer to retirement.

Bill is an expert at picking stocks that are winners. He’s been doing this for his own investing for the past 20+ years, and his expertise is uncany! Over the 10 months I have been following the newsletter, I have invested in all 12 of the Dividend Machine stocks he has recommended and that were at a price at or below his recommended price. My average gain for this period was 12%,all stocks are in positive territory, and I’m adding lots of new shares through dividend reinvestment. I have also invested in 10 of his Aggressive Portfolio stocks with an average gain of 14.7%, and with only 1 of the 10 in negative territory and it’s well on its way back up.

I have been exceptionally pleased with the advice provided by The Dividend Machine, and I have no plans to look any further! Bill knows what he’s talking about in dividend investing; he’s certainly proved that to me!

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February 19, 2011 11:51 am

I have made nothing but money on Bill’s advice. I have been a subscriber for a year now and have made money on his dividend picks and his recent sell rec on Verizon I made close to $9.50 a share after holding the stock less than six months. I am not concerned if some feel he is arogant or what ever else people feel about his personality as long as he is making me money I could care a less about how he acts. Personally I have not seen any of this I have evan asked him questions on his facebook page and he quickly has responded. I think is newsletter is fantastic and will continue making money from his recs.

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garyhailfix
March 14, 2011 11:44 am

I have been reading reviews on this for about 2 hours. I got on the computer today to research the dividend machine and see if i wanted to get subscribe. some reviews sound a bit fabricated but some sound really good. After reading many, i realized that bill, at least may be a conservative politically, from what some have said. I make about 150 to 200 grand a year and have plenty to invest because i dont have a whole lot of bills and realize that real good money is made when you can do it without using your own hands and labor. I have learned that liberals and liberal views dont work and cant be trusted. my last girlfriend was a lib and smart and called me a rapist of the seas because i ate what i caught while fishing. She hated, HATED, people. Liberal people, i believe, HATE AND DESPISE!, conservatives. you can see it in what they say and how they say it. I think i will just buy the program and at least learn more about investing from someone who looks as if he knows what he is talking about. Sorry about getting so political but LIBERALS LIE! When i read what they say, I feel as though, what they say cannot be trusted.

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Tom P
March 24, 2011 11:46 am

I have just ended a trial subscription to this news letter and I will be purchasing a subscription. Of the 9 recommendations I purchased 7 of ther are up and 2 are down. That is not counting the dividends they are paying. I am very happy with the service. My only comliant was after agreeing to the trial subscription I was spammed on a daily bais by Newsmax. After calling them twice the spam stopped. For the price and advice I would recommend this service to anyone looking for dividend stock investment advice.

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Ken L
June 16, 2011 5:35 pm

Customer service is not the best but every recommendend stock I have bought has gone higher and provided me income as well.

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GH
June 24, 2011 6:19 am

I’ll chime in to point out that Bill Spetrino has two DIFFERENT services. The Dividend Machine Newsletter is a Newsmax publication that is a monthly publication and there are weekly updates. Bill does focus on dividend plays there (which can be boring but are low beta). I did get a bunch of hyped up alert emails from Newsmax but those ended after a few email requests to be removed from that list…that comes with the territory of getting info for $0 in my mind (meaning when you sign up for free updates). When you sign up for the newsletter, you can focus on that and ask to be removed from email list on other offers.

Bill has a second service which is a subscription based forum called the “BIO (By Invitation Only) Forum For Investors” at http://www.BillSpetrino.com and that service is interactive where members exchange ideas and there is Q/A 24/7 in real time. There is a great deal of high yield option trading strategies discussed and that’s something completely different from the Dividend Machine newsletter. I now prefer the interactive http://www.BillSpetrino.com forum over the printed Newsletter since I’m more of a trader than long term investor. For those who are new to investing or trading, the forum is better.

Both services are reasonably cheap IMO and if you consider the cost expensive, then perhaps you have no business considering investing or self-managing your own accounts and you might be better served with letting others managing your money (and they take their fee from what they yield). I did that and they lost me about 50% in 2007-2008….since meeting Bill, I’m now back to and above even thanks to participating daily in the BIO Forum For Investors http://www.BillSpetrino.com

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Tom D.
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Tom D.
July 15, 2011 12:54 pm

Overall the picks are good. He does have a love for Altria of which I am leary of. He has admitted to a mistake or two which is refreshing. I will re-subscribe when my subscription expires. Although not perfect, he appears honest to his mission.

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Marie
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Marie
July 28, 2011 5:45 am

Billy Spretino AKA Billy Tickets has been banned from numerous websites as a scammer.

He was exposed as a cheat in his promotions of $1 ‘free trials’ that converted (with negative options) into high priced-subscriptions if the reader did not actively stop the charges to their credit cards.

AVOID anything to do with this unsavory individual.

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old fart
July 30, 2011 6:42 am

Every stock in the main part is positive so what can you say. Weekly letter is helpful. I don’t like all the advertising but once you tell them to stop the 2nd time they do. Learning why a particular investment is better than another is refreshing. Use of analogies do entertain you although at first I didn’t like them.

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GH
July 30, 2011 3:18 pm

I can’t understand why haters waste their time on trying to disparage successful newslettersm on here like this one.They are clearly NOT reviews of the Dividend Machine newsletter and lame attempts to do a hatchet job on Bill Spetrino.Bill has helped me be up over 50% in 2011.

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GH
July 31, 2011 11:05 am

I forgot to make the point that there are TWO different services that Bill Spetrino provides. He writes the Dividend Machine Newsletter for Newsmax and his responsibilities there are just to author content. Bill is not responsible for Newsmax’s promotions or subscriptions and I think that is what Marie above is referring to as something she had a problem with. Posts here are to ID Dividend Machine Newsletter performance. One needs to realize that Bill’s record speaks for itself. One thing that’s also overlooked is that Bill writes his articles for Newsmax and there is a time lag before they are release and put to print in the Dividend Machine.

His separate service is his real-time interactive trading and investing forum http://www.BillSpetrino.com and that’s where I interact with Bill on a regular basis and I have generated my high rate of returns through trading. I’m more of a trader than an investor.

Just want to add that to my comments from yesterday because I think it’s important and it explains where Marie might be coming from.

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wrs
July 31, 2011 8:19 pm

As a long time subscriber to both the Dividend Machine and his BIO web site, I can tell you that his knowledge of the market and his performance since 2009 (when I joined) has been nothing but outstanding.
Prior to being on his site, my win/loss average was somewhere between 40% – 60% depending on the market. This year I’ve had 1 small loss. Last year I was 17 wins and 3 losses. None of Bill’s picks have yet been a loss for me, yes there is drawdown when there are times that entering the market goes down, but I’ve not sold one of his recommendations for a loss.

Just follow his advice, his record speaks for itself, you can’t find this anywhere else.

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CPA and investor
September 2, 2011 4:57 pm

I am a CPA, many of the reviews here are obviously written by the newsletter author; his results are a result of 2 stocks MO and PM, the rest of his picks are generic; he is long all the time so if the market declines, so will your portfolio; it is too much to read, and he uses the newsletter as a political forum (I happen to agree with his politics by the way). I will continue to subscribe for awhile, as the letter is cheap, but it is not really a final solution by any means, and I subscribe to other, better letters. If you subscribe, your email will be spammed. Conclusion, try it for a year, or just buy PM and MO and ignore the rest.

Bill Spetrino
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September 10, 2011 8:42 am

I don’t usually like to defend myself on here but my successful newsletter has received hundreds of referrals from this website and I would like to set the record straight so a potential reader can have facts and not lies to make up their mind. This accusation is the same as Fraud made on June 2010. I do not know if they are the same person or not,but Stock Gumshoe confirmed on June 14,2010 , that all reviews had been done by others

In fact ,I think I only have commented here a few times. Of the thousands of subscribers I have, you are only hearing from a small percentage and if you email me or go to my website I can give you a worldwide group of references to call or contact.

It seems to be implied that the referrals were somehow written by me. Again I can give you names and phone numbers of folks you can speak with to make up your own mind.

We use a money back guarantee and my retention rate is among the highest in the industry, so I’m told.

While PM and Mo have been very successful and the largest percentage of our portfolio, more than half of all my 17 conservative portfolio stocks are up over 40% and only 1 is down about 15% . Considering we are at the market lows, my portfolio clearly outperformed the overall market. About 30% is up 67 percent -134 percent which is I am sure most investors would like considering my selections are large cap blue chips.I am long all the time. I am not a market timer, but like my mentor Warren Buffett, I search for value and do not jump in and out. I have taken one stock off at 75% return in less than 1 year because I felt the stock had gotten ahead of itself. The newsletter represents great value, that is why someone who obviously dislikes me, subscribes like the thousands who subscribe worldwide. I don’t read other newsletters, my focus is combining safety, income and growth and making my newsletter affordable to the tens of thousands who have tried it with our moneyback guarantee. Visit http://www.billspetrino.com for more information and check out the magazine articles , videos and real life referrals, then make up your own mind. My record speaks for itself.

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Frank perri
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Frank perri
September 5, 2017 7:49 pm
Reply to  Bill Spetrino

I have had at least 10 different news letters before I found Bill Spetrinos dividend machine. I have been a subscriber since 2014 and can tell you I will be a subscriber for the rest of my life and no children’s life. So what does that tell you? Keep up the good work Bill
And stay healthy, we need you around for a while.

FRANK PERRI
Loyal subscriber

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Bob S
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November 1, 2011 6:53 pm

I have been a subsciber to the Dividend Machine since around the 3Q of 2009 and a predated news letter called the High Yield Investor (which was not that good) at Newsmax. This is probably one of the few services that i have subscribed to that I have made money while the cost of the subscription is extremely reasonable. After comming out of the 2008-2009 market bruised but not bloodied to much I subscribed and invested in most of his conservative picks and made money in all of them that I invested in (amazing -and not small gains either) . MO,JNJ,KO,PM, ADP, LMT,BRK.B, ABT,etc. With regards to his agressive portfolio I did not do as well with all the picks (SVU) but did have some sucess with others (FRX,LM,GILD). I unlike Bill do not hold the shares forever, if I have big gains in some of the shares I will sell them depending upon how I felt about the market but still maintain smaller positions reinvesting the dividends. While the end 2009/2010 was a great time to invest I have had other news letters which had picks that did not do well (not all boats rise so to speak) . Bill doesnt sell shares that often (except VZ) which i did sell on his call but now I see in his latest issue that he has two stocks in the portfolio coming up for sale. Overall his service its worth it, but you need to take his information and fit it to your investment risk profile just like any other service you use (I use Marketmonograph and McLaren report) which are also very good but provide different information for the investor to use.

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