Try signing up for one of their services, and see how you like the endless sales pitches that will arrive in your inbox. I swear, if I receive one more e-mail telling me that this is my final, final chance to sign up for their Million Dollar Portfolio, or whatever the heck it's called, I will not be held accountable for my actions. (Funny how, after my "final final" chance, I am usually offered "just one more chance." Aaaaargh!)
I have lost count of the number of times they have told me, "You have until midnight to sign up" or some similar exhortation.
I have subscribed to their Rule Breakers newsletter for the last few years. Each year, I decide not to renew, and each year they keep offering me cheaper and cheaper deals until I do renew. This needy behavior is kind of annoying. At this point, the few "Rule Breakers" stocks of theirs I am holding represent such a small part of my portfolio (and will be even smaller after this years mini selling spree), even the $50 they are charging me this year (down from the $199 they were initially trying to get from me last year) is too much.
To be fair, I am not an individual equities kind of guy but even so, their sales tactics are annoying. They should start setting up booths at county fairs to demonstrate kitchen gadgets and knife sets. They certainly have the sales patter down.
But then again, maybe I'm just a grumpy old codger.
Thanks for the opinions.
