- How does Follow the Money Trail utilize the work of the mutual fund industry? Why is this information so powerful?
- What kind of documentation do you have of your stock performance?
- Would the buying from all the FTMT Subscribers affect the share price of a specific stock?
- How is this product different from all the day trading, futures or options software programs I have seen advertised?
- What is the significance of holding stocks for up to 16 weeks?
- Why can I only view the winning stocks?
- Have you been using some kind of limit to protect the downside?
- I am very cautious about my investments. Are the FTMT Black Box stock selections diversified in nature?
- Should I call my stockbroker and investment advisors to share with them the FTMT Black Box?
- What if a large, financial services company wanted to compete with the proprietary technology of Follow the Money Trail?
- Does Management of Follow the Money Trail, LLC have a background in the financial services sector?
- How is it that Jeffrey Steinberg put this program together when others did not? The idea seems so obvious; I am surprised no one else thought of it!
1. How does Follow the Money Trail utilize the work of the mutual fund industry? Why is this information so powerful?
Any ONE of the thousands of mutual funds in the financial universe has more information available to it than we could ever need (or want) to review. Mutual fund companies have access to a company's senior management. Mutual fund portfolio managers may have an entire staff of full-time researchers working below them, while you and I do not. But why take one professional's word for it when you can use the Follow the Money Trail Black Box to find a significant buying/selling consensus across 10,000 plus institutions? The Follow the Money Trail Black Box highlights those rare instances when there is a "buying/selling consensus" among the institutions. These institutions manage anywhere from $100 million to $100 billion dollars each year. This "significant buying/selling consensus" means that the institutions have analyzed the stock's fundamentals, but it also means that they are buying the stock themselves. Furthermore, it is not just one institution that is doing the significant buying/selling; rather, it is many of them. The institutions soak up supply of the stock, or create an over-supply, which in-turn creates greater demand or weaker interest, which causes the price of the stock to rise or fall. THIS is very powerful information.
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2. What kind of documentation do you have of your stock performance?
The proprietary technology of Follow the Money Trail has prospered during some of the greatest booms and busts in stock market history. With an almost 12-year documented track record, our web site lists every stock highlighted over time. FORBES Magazine published stocks highlighted by the Follow the Money Trail algorithm for nearly three years from 1998 to 2001. Today, our stock picks can only be found on www.FollowTheMoneyTrail.com. There is no other service in the world that offers such powerful (and user-friendly) financial information - with a PROVEN, published track record to go with it.
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3. Would the buying from all the FTMT Subscribers affect the share price of a specific stock?
These stocks are being bought by a HUGE number of mutual funds and institutional buyers. These mutual funds dwarf what individual investors are buying on any given day. The mutual funds and institutional buyers control between 70% and 80% of the capital in the markets. By recognizing the buy/sell trends of these HUGE financial firms, the individual investor can benefit from this knowledge and insight – but we will not come close to affecting the share price of any one stock. If and when we do get close to that point, we will not take any new subscribers.
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4. How is this product different from all the day trading, futures or options software programs I have seen advertised?
Most people do not wish to change careers and make stock investing their full time "business." This is NOT about becoming a day–trader, or about options and futures, or just another expensive training program that takes over people's lives. Rather, this is a research–oriented, stock–selection resource with a proven track record and proven performance, with an easy system to follow or take advantage of serious opportunities.
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5. What is the significance of holding stocks for up to 16 weeks?
Our foundational and basic strategy is based upon maximum 16-week time frame which involves rigorous analysis. Financial models and statistical tests have proven 16 weeks to be the ideal "hold time" for the Follow the Money Trail Black Box stock picks. Actually, most stocks will continue to outperform the markets even after the 16-week period, but the peak – and the greatest out-performance – is in the first 16 weeks. All subscribers have the flexibility to sell (or buy more) whenever they wish. The alert system we have based on technical indicators assists certain subscribers in monetizing at higher levels. Many people hold onto stocks as they continue to rise, increasing the stop loss, while others gradually buy more or sell off their position to ensure a profit.
The FTMT Black Box supports a variety of investing strategies. Look to our equity newsletter and let us share our thoughts about the baskets to possibly take advantage of additional information. Furthermore, remember to watch the weekly Holmestein & Watsonoff forensic information detectives who Follow the Money Trail!
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6. Why can I only view the winning stocks?
Every stock listed on the Follow the Money Trail web site over the last 11 years is posted to the SUBSCRIBER AREA TODAY for everyone to verify. All numbers are based on the recommended 16-week buy and hold period. The results page highlights ALL of the many stocks that have seen tremendous gains. A subscription to the Follow the Money Trail Black Box will allow you access to every single new stock selection, as well as every past selection - both good and bad.
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7. Have you been using some kind of limit to protect the downside?
Up until April 9, 2008, Follow the Money Trail has used a 20% limit to protect the downside. You will see stocks in our Special Bullish and Forbes portfolios that say "Stopped" in the comment field and see a loss of 20%. After April 9, 2008, we started using 16% as the new limit to the downside. At the time Portfolio Special Bullish 295 was posted, the new 16% measure went into effect just days before. As a result, open portfolios 286 through 295 may contain both a 16% and a 20% limit. This change after ten years came as a result of additional research findings with intention to improve our overall results going forward
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8. I am very cautious about my investments. Are the FTMT Black Box stock selections diversified in nature? Interestingly enough, using the proprietary technology of Follow the Money Trail has provided overly cautious people with a greater feeling of security than they have ever had. Our subscribers continue to praise our proprietary technology, and feel empowered by the knowledge that institutional investors are also buying these stocks. Furthermore, by investing in 35 to 45 stocks over time, our subscribers are playing it safe; limiting their exposure to any one industry or sector, and ensuring market cap diversification (investments in small, medium, and large companies).
The fact is if Follow the Money Trail was a mutual fund, it would be THE NUMBER ONE mutual fund in the world for the last 11 years!
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9. Should I call my stockbroker and investment advisors to share with them the Follow the Money Trail Black Box? We encourage and reward you to pass the word about Follow the Money Trail with every one you know! A large portion of our subscriber base are professional traders, money managers, and stockbrokers – the wise ones who love our service and use it hours a day. They do keep their "source" of research to themselves, so we have learned over the years. Follow the Money Trail empowers all investors – professionals and individuals alike.
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10. What if a large, financial services company wanted to compete with the proprietary technology of Follow the Money Trail?
The mutual fund data needed to fuel this engine is not available on a historical basis by any financial data providers. Therefore, any attempt at competition would be grounded by time. Testing could begin moving forward, but there would be no historical track record. It would take at least a year to organize the data, build the systems and software, and hope that these efforts would yield good results. Another year would be needed to prove the numbers and compare performance with stock market indices. We have been doing this for almost 12 years and have the greatest experience in this area of institutional significant buying/selling consensus. By the time anyone else could even begin, we will be approaching a 14-year track record.
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11. Does Management of Follow the Money Trail, LLC have a background in the financial services sector?
Management has been directly involved in the management of finance for over a combined 100 years of Wall Street experience. Mr. Jeffrey Steinberg developed and conceived all of the FTMT Black Box proprietary software, and with the help of the industry's leading computer programmers, launched this unique financial services platform. A subscription to the FTMT Black Box serves financial information and makes the institutional buying and selling activity readily available for review. This does not require any securities licensing and is not considered investment advice. We just publish selections and offer opinions. Furthermore, Michael Lafferman, CEO of Follow the Money Trail, LLC has over 18 years experience in Wall Street. See EXECUTIVE PROFILES
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12. How is it that Jeffrey Steinberg put this program together when others did not? The idea seems so obvious; I am surprised no one else thought of it!
It was Jeffrey's "outside the box" thinking that made the proprietary technology that Follow the Money Trail uses today. Jeffrey's experience with securities has been on a personal level and he developed this product to give the private investor an advantage in the markets. The concept is simple – implementing it, however, was not.
It took over $5 million dollars and nearly 12 years to get the FTMT Black Box to where it is today. Processing raw data from over 10,000 institutions through live data feeds into a proprietary algorithm is not a simple task.
The retail consumer products are simple and like nothing else you have seen. Follow the Money Trail puts an army of professionals at your fingertips!
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