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Matt Badiali
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Banyan Hill
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Monthly “entry level” natural resources advisory from Matt Badiali, who previously edited the similar Resource Report for Stansberry.
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I have tried to e-mail you, and I have tried to call, no phone # I WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT (fCX) there LABOR problem there. with brow betting. The Indonesian government wants (fcx) to put in a smelting plant and they plan on stop shipping of ore by boat in oct also. Told the company that if they did not give them a % Of the smelting plant that they have line up a other company to replace them. They also well not give (FCX) as long on there license as they want. I also wanted to take a longer time with you enjoy the insight, on the new letter. Thanks again.
i got in the real wealth strategist to invest in the magic metal and damn it i better be able
to get into that stock or i will go to AGORA FINANCIAL about it or get my damn money back
there is no damn reason for things to be this way
I bought all 5 stocks for the freedom checks but all of them are down. My grandkids whom I bought them for are disappointed. What should I tell them. Also can I invest this money in that college fund not sure what it is called.
can you tell me what the 5 stocks are? quite possibly they were run up by this promotion and will eventually come around. They may be defensive moves in preparation for the S&P 500 pull back later in 2018
KNOP, NAP, PBA, SBR. SJT, SXCP., Yes, that is six. He recommended four in November, then two more in December to people already subscribing. In the teaser I do not know which was not included. PBA is interesting in that it pays its dividend monthly. I have not as yet bought NAP but have no particular problems with any of them.
Those listed in “The $34.6 Billion Payout” are SJT, CTT, SXCP, PBA and SBR. Those are the ones I researched and bought in the last 3 days – see my post above.
I also bought all 5 of the “Freedom Check” stocks (in the last 3 days at a price lower than Badiali’s “up to” price), and 3 are in the green with 2 losing less than a few cents per share. Remember that these are income producing investments. Three pay monthly, 2 quarterly in Feb, May, Aug & Nov. and all have yields over 5% with one at around 10%. These were chosen by the editor to counter the bear market we are facing (and much worse). Hang onto them.
I emailed some time ago asking for advice on buying Canadian Stocks I am in the UK! But have not had a reply!!??
Yes I too bought all 5 of the stocks recommended to buy in order to be a part of the freedom check holder and all 5 are down….. my question is, even tho they are down do we still get a check? Because we are still owners of the amount of shares we all bought?….
Thank you for your info. I believe if you sign up for an account on an exchange, Capital Investing, E Trade, etc… google penny stocks, google robotics & Marijuana stocks, google the mining companies suggested. Do your due diligence by reading up on each company and watch listing each company you will be able to decide for yourself what companies to invest in and stocks to purchase. I am no Matt Badiali, really no one at all just learning myself, but I have seen great jumps and made profits off of these industries. I have never tried nor smoked Marijuana in my life, but I am watching and learning about it and I believe it is the next huge end of prohibition for a product we will see in our life time.
“Freedom check” is a fancy name for a dividend–except that this is paid by an entity that is taxed differently from a corporation. Yes, you can hold the REIT in any account you like. The dividends are almost all of the earnings, so they will be larger than a corporation would usually pay. You get paid every quarter irrespective of the price, but if it isn’t making money they can reduce or eliminate the payments–just like a regular corporation can do with dividends.
Would I loose money if I bought stocks in this these company’s?
It is not possible to predict the future with certainty. Newsletter publishers think they are making good recommendations of stocks that will go up. Go to the Banyan Hills website, under Real Wealth Strategist look at the portfolio and past recommendations. Some have gone up, some have gone down. On balance I have made a little bit on the recommendations but not anything to brag about. Matt Badiali has a new newsletter for $1000 or so a year and I have not subscribed and don’t plan to do so. He there offers a “guarantee” the his overall portfolio will return 1000% in one year. If it doesn’t, you get a second year of the same publication for free. In other words, if it loses money or barely breaks even the first year, the second is free. But no cash refunds. What kind of “guarantee” is that? Banyan Hills did the same thing with Paul Mampilly–first an “entry level” letter for under $100 a year, followed some months later by another for a “regular” price of $5000 a year (discounted to $2995) and a few months after that by another in the same price range Now, a year later there is to be a fourth. If the system is working, milk it for all it is worth. Funny thing is, the best performer has been the original entry level one. I’m monitoring performance of the others, likely will not renew.
What were the stocks?
My immediate response was scam. I agreed to only the $47 bare bones, but the confirmation came in at $444.00 price… that is fraudulent scam tactics…that tells me it is all smoke and mirrors like all the rest. Burn in hell folks.
Paul, that is unacceptable of course. The first thing you should do is get on the phone to customer service and tell them they charged you the wrong amount, you are sure it was a typographical error, and you want them to fix it immediately. Give them that chance. If you get excuses or bs you call your credit card company and tell them you were billed the wrong price and they aren’t giving you satisfaction.
I have the bare-bones subscription also and there wasn’t a problem.
Today I called about a different subscription and customer service resolved my problem immediately. I am inclined to give the benefit of the doubt but be very wary.
What number did you call?
I called 866-584-4096, 888-898-2227, 410-622-3003.
The numbers are always busy.
I think this is a scam
If you have tried to call customer service repeatedly, your next step is with your credit card company. They will ask whether you have contacted the merchant. You tell them in detail how hard you have tried. I’ve had one where my call always went to voice mail; I left my number and got no return call. My credit card company refunded my money. That experience had nothing to do with this.
I did the same ,will keep a eye on it.
You always have to wonder if these people are so rich why are they pedaling something for $50 to us. Why can’t they just tell us?
right on tom…..these guys want to show you there multi-million dollar bank account and tell you how they left big business behind to help the “little guy” yet he still needs to add my 50 bucks onto his already oversized pile
II just watched the entire presentation of Real Wealth Strategist and it has me thinking “Is this to good to be true”?
I was wondering if anyone can tell me if this is a SCAM?? Unfortunately, there are so many people who will take advantage of others that you trust No-One! Thoughts…, has anyone out there received these FREEDOM CHECKS??
Thanks for replying!
Jan, it is not exactly a scam, but certainly misleading. He calls them Freedom Checks. I call them dividends, and yes, I have been receiving them for decades. You do NOT just sign up for them, you invest in a company, which in this case is usually a REIT or master limited partnership, and every 3 months you receive a dividend or call it a “distribution”. . The REITS are required by law to distribute 90% of their earnings, so to get the size of checks he describes would require a huge investment. This is conveniently not mentioned. He works hard and it seems his picks–SBR is one of them–will distribute their checks on time. Most of the ones I get are around $100 quarterly.
Hey Blue Cat, thanks for your answer; just out of curiosity, about how much did you invest to receive $100 quarterly?
Typically these companies are paying in the range of 5-7% annually. So a $10000 investment will give about $125 checks four times a year. You can pick companies that pay different months so as to get a check every month. To get a fantastic $6000 check monthly would require something over a million dollar investment. Realistically, that should not be all put in one company, either. I take issue with comparing this investment to Social Security. You definitely do NOT sign up for “freedom checks”! You make an investment and collect dividends. Those related to oil, for example, are likely to have dividends that rise and fall with the price of oil. My returns with this newsletter have been quite acceptable but I am disgusted with the sleazy advertising and probably won’t renew.
Maybe I missed it,j blue cat. Did you mention how long you have been with the Real Wealth Strategist ?
About 6 months.
Thank you Blue Cat for sharing the details of your experience. You have helped me a great deal through your sharing.
So with the mentioned $10 initial investment, it doesn’t should like there is much of a return. Would you agree? What investment would you suggest to get a $1000-$5000 month or quarter dividend?
$10 initial investment? Not worthwhile unless you are just monitoring. The % indicated dividends on these REITs vary, but something like $500000 distributed over all Badiali’s REIT picks should produce something like $5000 quarterly. Remember, they have to pay out almost all their earning so how is the company to grow? Depending on your age and health, you might do better with a regular company that increases its dividend every year.
Hi. There is none that I.know of? RIGHT now anyway. Stream movies tv shows. Amazon, hulu, nothing new to invent or invest online shopping, been there done that. Can’t drive,or no job, uber, NOTHING new to invent. A new wowza video GAME console? Microsoft, sony, Nintendo , nothing new to invent or invest. Can u invent something? There is no way to generate $1000-$5000 month ur talking about. LEARN how to play poker, go to the casino, get in tournament in person or online. U palace in the money, u can make that $ u want.
Well blue cat that is hardly enough for me. $500? I just blew $500 for a video game system & Game. I just Got off the phone with a local AHEM? Investor strategist that u pay to.help u invest ? Ur MONEY. I needed about $700 month to add to my social security to help me move to better apt. The scum had the nerve to tell me I had to give him $100k to generate my extra $700 a month..They is the Scam investment houses are running. U HAVE TO.know about stock, investment strategies, etc to make real money. THERE IS NO MONEY FOR U SHEEP!! Like me. It’s only made by working 40, hrs week 365 for about 40 yrs & putting away what ever u can bear. Looking like a rag a muffin, hardly buying things for yourself, traveling, no car etc. Extra money u may get, family inherited $$ or lawsuits from injuries from your work or neglectful business..DO NOT GIVE ANYONE UR HARD EARNED $$$$ U ARE NOT GETTING RICH BUT PROBABLY ENOUGH $ for a high end 4k oled tv. IF UR LUCKY!!!
Blue cat how will you pick your stocks after you cancel your subscription to Banyan Hill?
Look about me and check e-Trade for companies I admire. Years back when I noticed the Walmart parking lot was always full, I bought stock. The kids love McDonald’s? Check the price and dividends. Lowe’s gives good service and has some great prices> Check that one too. Read the news, and the articles in Barrons. I’ll hang onto the mines–I do believe eventually those prices will go up–but after my subscription expires I won’t buy any more. Over time, as in 20 years or more, I believe the companies that increase profits and dividends every year–the Proctor & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Colgate Palmolive of the world will do better than the REITs that must pay out most of their earnings.
Matt Badiali has a new, much more expensive newsletter. I didn’t buy.
Hi.
Did u put up more than $100 less than $1000 into it
$47 for the subscription, varying amounts into the picks. They have been paying the dividends on time, but I did not invest millions or anything close, so the dividends are much less than he promises.
Thank you so much for your answer here. My gut was telling me something similar, but I couldn’t put my finger on it exactly. And all the “reviews” I came across ended up just being plugs for the program. I couldn’t find anything objective or legit. This answer alone was so helpful.
For a return of $100 quarterly what was your initial investment?
Blue cat, how much do you have invested to get that $100 quarterly check?
About $8000.
Bluecat, were you with a different compny or just receiving dividends from previous investments, because you said you’ve been receiving checks for years but only been with Real Wealth Strategist for 6 months?
For the most part I pick my own stocks. I tried a couple of newsletters to see whether it would improve my returns. The jury is still out. Because of the high dividends over the years many of my stocks have been REITs and some the same ones he recommends.
This Badiali guy, or whatever his name is, makes a hell of a pitch. I was all set to get the $79 package and put $1,000 down with his top picks, but he only shows us his top, most successful investors. It’s not exactly a scam but hardly anyone is going to do that well, and he conveniently omits that. Now, after reading the comments I’m not going to subscribe. It’s way too good to be all true.
The last ad I saw said somebody had received a “Freedom Check” for over $26000. Now that is just stretching imagination too far. There are a few of those REITs that pay a bit over 10% annually. Now the check would be 1/4 of the annual yield, so that would be over a million dollars invested. And Mr. Badiali is showing what is clearly a government check, saying you have to sign and deposit it. The truth is that if you hold your stock in your brokerage account, which most of us do, it is deposited directly there. It is NOT a government check and if deposited directly into your account you don’t sign it. You can ask your broker to cut you a check, or you may have checks on your brokerage account. This ad has really gone over the top. The investment recommendations aren’t bad, but not the best, either. He started out to be recommending natural resources, and in the first couple months wasn’t making money and stocks like junior gold mines don’t pay dividends. If/when the price of gold goes to $2000/oz and beyond, they will soar. That wasn’t happening in mid 2017 so he must have gotten a lot of flak. So now comes this “Freedom Check” ad campaign, adding some cash flow to the portfolio. I think he isn’t allowed to buy his own recommendations, to prevent front-running, so selling subscriptions would be the only reward for the work. Don’t think I’ll renew.
BLUE CAT, (and everyone else) TRY AMZA, YOU WILL BE PLEASENTLY SURPRISED EVERY QUARTER.
AMZA is an ETF which owns shares of master limited partnerships. It pays a whopping dividend of 23.85%, based on today’s share price of 8.65. It was formed in 2014 and at that time the share price hit $25. So the “Freedom Checks” amounted to return of capital. On my brokerage account I get the chart and the most recent distribution, but not the history of distributions. If the distribution was constant over the 3 1/2 years they would have come close to having paid out the entire initial investment. Trouble is, most of the initial capital is gone, too. The goal is to grow the investment. Hopefully Mr. Badiali is picking stocks that manage to grow despite paying out substantial distributions. I’ll see if I can find more about AMZA’s distribution history. At present, yes I would be very pleased each quarter with the distribution check, but might not be so happy looking at my account balance!
DO NOT BUY AMZA UNTIL IT FALLS TO 7.6 OR LESS.
Thanks blue cat. I thought it was to good to be true.I did buy the $47. They offer life time for 400.00. The monthly stocks r paying between .04 and .19. You r right. you have to put in a good sum to make money as long as the stocks don’t go down you will make money. Not 26k to 350k .He was talking about
In conclusion that at say 6%, if you invest $100.00 your going to get a $6.00 dividend check. It will take 16 dividend payments to recoup your $100.00. Yes, dividend, that’s what Real Wealth Strategist is about. These companies must pay dividends if they don’t want to pay federal taxes. I wish Baldali would have come right out and said it, instead of insinuating it is something else. And, because of that, I won’t be buying into his fluff.
To be picky, for $100 invested you’d get a dividend check for $1.50 every 3 months. The yield on a bond is set in stone, but in a corporation or a REIT it can change according to what the company board of directors decides. If the company is doing well and earnings are increasing, they can (and for REITs, must) increase that distribution. I agree, am disgusted by the verbal hanky-panky making it sound like something totally different.,
$6 isn’t even enough for my Chinese buffet..$10.25 with drink & senior discount. Let’s see my math? Invest $1000 $60 not enough for my video game or my vast wearthers Carmel hard candy addiction. $5 lb or $3 ink online with shipping$. I eat mounds of it. About $70 a month. Rather candy than drugs, or gambling. Sheep. There is no money. Instead of $5 Starbucks coffee, $20 dinner applebee, $20 each movie going put it away. When u are 67 LIKE me. U GOT ENOUGH STASH. THEN ENJOY. NOBODY IS GIVING AWAY $$$$$$$$$ Trust me. I KNOW!!!
I appreciate all of the comments. I was going to get set up with the $49 or $79 option, but it sounds like you have to invest a lot of money to get the dividends, which I can do on my personal platform already with Wealthvest. It appears that all we’re paying for, is his expertise in knowing what to buy and sell. I can invest and have money managers do that for me already on my platform and not waste my money. For him to claim that a dairy farmer received that much cash from his “US Freedom Checks” seems pretty far fetched after seeing how much he would have needed to invest. I grew up on a dairy farm, and I can tell you that they don’t have that kind of cash lying around to invest. It seems pretty legitimate as far as getting an actual return on your investment, but he’s not being very honest an upfront about what it is in his video, and for that reason I don’t trust him and will earn my dividends without him.
There has been just one really good pick, up 60% in six months, that I never would have found on my own, and that was before he got started on this “Freedom Checks” thing. I made enough on that to pay for my subscription a few times over. With the market action today most everything is up, so the returns look good for anything. He is starting to tout a new newsletter that will probably have a subscription cost over $1000 and which I won’t touch. So the returns aren’t bad but the advertising is grossly exaggerated at best and downright false at worst.
I forgot to mention that in a REIT paying 6%, while yes it would be over 16 years to recover your investment on the dividends along, remember that the whole time you own the stock and again if the price stays the same, you can sell it at any point and recover your investment. At that point, of course, the “Freedom Checks” stop.
This baloney about huge amounts of money being distributed beginning February 1 is total poppycock, of course. The distributions are ongoing and have been for decades!
In a couple of weeks, I’m sure that deadline will change. In the video, he insists that you must sign up within an hour. *smh* If it sounds too good to be true…it is.
I listened tonight and the magic date is now March 1!
THANK YOU blue cat for your insight. I haven’t really ever invested before so just wondering how to go about it. Badiali gives advice but I still have to find someone to do the trades, correct? Any suggestions on how to go about picking an investment firm?
My personal favorite broker is e-Trade, but there are others probably equally good. TDAmeritrade and Interactive Brokers also have good reputations. If you are buying recommendations from the newsletter, there is no need for a “full-service” broker, which means much higher commissions. To buy or sell stocks you need a broker and to set up an account. You will find it is more convenient to leave your shares in your account rather than getting actual stock certificates.
I’ve been trying to reach customer service for days now, however the phone numbers you give are always busy! I need to cancel my subscribtion that I don’t recall subscribing to, ASP. Please respond via E-mail to cancel. Real Wealth Strategist.
Contact your credit card company to get your money back.
looks like it would not be worth it for me to sign up. The max I would risk at first would be $100 and it sounds like any return would be ridiculously small.
Sandra, keep in mind that you can profit in two ways: from the dividends or from the price of the stock going up. If the initial investment is to be recovered on the basis of dividends alone, it may take a long time. If the company is succeeding in growing their business and the stock price increases, you might do quite well in a reasonable length of time.
sandra on a .04 month stock SJT #1 is $4.00. blue Cat is right.
You also have to pay taxes on your dividends every year. Even if your stock prices go down.
With REITs, the dividend income is treated a little differently for tax purposes. Some of it may be counted as return of capital, which is not taxed. You get the paperwork for the tax reporting from your broker, who gets it from the company.
Where would you go to start out all by yourself
I think the adage “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” applies to this program. I greatly appreciate all of the information offered by Blue Cat, by sharing your experience you have saved me from wasting my time and money. Thank you.
I am a susbcriber of real wealth strategist.Except 1 pick all the other open picks are in green (total 19 picks.2 picks are 50% up). I am satisfied so far