Ive been a MF Pro member for 3 years now, and its the best newsletter I subscribe to. Jeff and team being a good blend of humor and education to their newsletter and returns have been strong. (Not so with many other MF letters)

Jeff has established the North Star model to guide performance and has so far bested his goals. What I like most is that he communicates well and often formally through the site, but is also an active member on the boards, answers members questions directly. Best picks this year, DDD, MA, PZZA, and others.

Posted by Eddy on Jan 11, 2011 @ 8:37 pm

Great for an introduction to Options, very customer oriented. Fantastic at long stock picks, you would have been far better off with the service if you never used an option while I was subscribed.

Their results are a bit misleading due to sequence of returns, and starting during a severe crash. When I started in Aug 2009 they were 10% ahead of the S&P, and by the time I quit the following Feb they were back to even.

Though its almost certainly going to underperform going forward, Pro will have less risk than a long-only portfolio, probably enough to offset the lower returns. However when you throw 1-2K/yr into the mix, you probably need $2,000,000 or more invested to make it worth the cost.

Posted by Alan on Dec 13, 2010 @ 5:51 pm

I credit Motley Fool Pro for getting me started opening an options account and some successful trades, but with my account coming up for renewal I will be dropping the subscription. In two years theyve managed to almost match the SP500, and wanting $2500 for two more years, well, theyre not even close to being worth it. I havent really used any of their trade info in over a year, and Im considerably better off since moving on.

If you have at least 100K to invest (preferably 200K), then a trial sub to Pro might be worth it for the education and hand-holding. I dont regret subscribing, but Im not renewing and really should have dropped it earlier this year. Ive gotten way more mileage out of Gumshoe Irregulars and a handful of $40, $50, and $100 newsletters. You can buy a lifetime membership to AAII for under $300. In short, there are a lot of ways to spend a lot less for quality advice and education.

Bottom line, over two years time you could have matched their performance by buying SPY and used the extra $2000 and spare time for golf lessons and greens fees (or use your imagination how to spend an extra $50 and a couple of hours a week.)

Posted by Bowen on Jul 19, 2010 @ 10:06 pm

Ive been a subscriber of Pro since the beginning. VERY expensive letter ($1500). Good record, overall they are up over 20% in 20 months. Even better, while the market was falling, they held pretty steady and never lost. They have been right much more often than wrong. If you are not quick, they move the options market and you cant make the trade. So, my own personal record is considerably less good than theirs. I made 30% in the first 18 months, but then, holding on when the market was falling, brought that return down considerably. The fool community is great, if you have a lot of time to kill. Some very knowledgeable people. (I also lost a lot of money following a board there in 1999-2001 so caution advised). I like the Fool overall, but agree with the comment that they are still going for buy and hold when this is a radically different era. I have to say, my returns were a lot better before I headed down the Stansberry Assoc. path, mixing their numerous letters with Pro and Advisor. It does not pay to subscribe for a smaller investor unless you want to pay for a good education.