I am suspicious to strategies, but 28% yearly ROI for 17 years is certainly something that can make me think different. To achieve that GetFolio is using a mathematic strategy for stock trading. The strategy is supposed to avoid big drawdowns and let you sleep well at night.

The type of service is close to trading signals - you receive stocks picks with alerts when to buy and sell. Unlike most signals however, GetFolio is not for day traders. Their strategy is for long term growth, therefore you can’t expect very high ROI of course.

Their FAQ page advices that the minimum capital required to use the service is $20,000. That might not be good for everyone, but for moderate risk investment there is no way to go lower (Do you really care to make 28% per year on $1,000?).

Unlike most investment services GetFolio has quite a bold guarantee:

“We guarantee that your ROI, will outperform the market for the period of your subscription, or we will refund your subscription fee.”

That’s sweet of course, but don’t get too attached to it. If the market goes down 20% and you lose 19%, they still have outperformed it.

The subscription fee for the service is $599 annually. That’s not cheap, but is cheaper than most forex signals, so I wouldn’t mind paying it if I can invest more than $20k in the markets they trade.

GetFolio yields a bit lower than the typical investment opportunity reviewed at this blog. But I believe your portfolio needs to consist of at least 30%-40% such more secure assets. So if you can afford it, consider looking deeper into it.

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