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The Motley Fool is a subscription-based investment research and financial media company known for stock recommendations, newsletters, and educational content. It provides paid services (e.g., Stock Advisor) and free articles aimed at individual investors seeking long-term equity ideas and market analysis. Consumers researching reviews typically look for information on recommendation performance, refund and cancellation policies, and customer support responsiveness.

Overview & Key Metrics

Reviews Analyzed 28
Positive Sentiment 11%
Latest Review 27d
Overall Rating
1.3

Our Analysis

🎯

Service quality

Reviewers report aggressive upselling, unexpected charges, and denied refunds, describing the company’s service practices as problematic.

Share of mentions
13%
Weak
💰

Value for money

Many reviewers describe subscription value as poor, citing denied refunds and investment picks that produced losses for subscribers.

Share of mentions
21%
Weak
⚡

User experience

Users report difficulty cancelling autopay, confusing upgrade flows, and slow or no customer-support replies affecting account management.

Share of mentions
4%
Weak
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Product quality

Several reviewers say recommended stocks underperformed; a small number note occasional strong winners, so results are inconsistent.

Share of mentions
15%
Weak
📞

Communication

Frequent complaints of unresponsive support, ignored emails, and generic replies; transparency around performance and fees is questioned.

Share of mentions
18%
Weak
⭐

Overall experience

Most reviews express dissatisfaction over refunds, support and recommendation performance; a minority report mixed or positive outcomes.

Share of mentions
28%
Weak

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All Customer Reviews

Sources: External Source (20) · Collected.reviews (8) · Quotes shortened · As of: October 2025

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L. Watters
External Source Oct 02, 2025

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹▪︎𝗰𝗼 successfully…

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹▪︎𝗰𝗼 successfully vindicated my asset...

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Richard
External Source Oct 02, 2025

It keeps getting worse

It keeps getting worse , withdrawals and almost getting ignored by the supp...

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Jim Quas
External Source Sep 30, 2025

It was ok

It was ok, I never s...

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Denis Korir
External Source Sep 30, 2025

To get a job anytype

To get a job Am ready an e...

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Miles Macdonald
External Source Sep 30, 2025

Very disappointed, I'm in loss.

I have invested in 12 stocks recommended by them and I'm in overall loss. I won't renew membership with them. My own stock choices on the otherhand ha...

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Karteek Yelampally
External Source Sep 22, 2025

Stop this trap

Stop this trap. They never share the overall portfolio weighte...

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Stanley
External Source Sep 20, 2025

The support staff stopped replying…

The support staff stopped replying because my complains were too much. I haven't had my returns a...

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David Morgan
External Source Sep 20, 2025

Is this a scam?

When purchasing the basic package, you will be bombarded with additional emails to buy enhanced packages. I cancelled my subscription and recieved ema...

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MumtotwoChaps
External Source Sep 18, 2025

Don't bother. Trust yourself!

Constantly bombarded with emails trying to sell you more 'advice' packages. Foolishly took a long term Special Offer and seriously regret it. Impossib...

C
Conrad Ball
External Source Sep 09, 2025

If I was only going to get 3rd rate advice and had to pay extra for top advise, I should have been told before I paid.

I subscribed to Motley Fool in good faith due to their well known name, even though I was doing well picking my own buys, using info from other source...

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Debra
External Source Sep 07, 2025

VERY DISAPPOINTED

VERY DISAPPOINTED. Signed up. What I mostly received was ads to pay more and upgrade everything. When I realized it was horrible, I said I wanted to c...

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D MD
External Source Sep 05, 2025

Poor investment advice

Motley Fools subscription service claims to offer expert advice and market beating returns with fancy graphs showing how great they are. I used Motley...

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Ozzie Oswald
External Source Sep 05, 2025

So disappointed in this service

So disappointed in this service. They just give you the top performing stocks that are co...

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Martin Timmons
External Source Sep 03, 2025

I have joined twice in past 5 years and…

I have joined twice in past 5 years and considering joining again. Some investment advice has led to very poor results but some have been...

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Steve G
External Source Aug 29, 2025

BE AWARE

I am very disappointed with this service ! All they seem interested in is selling subscriptions, then pushing you in to upgrading your existing subscr...

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Mohamud
External Source Aug 28, 2025

The 30 day policy they have is a scam

The 30 day policy they have is a scam. After a review of their website which is for experienced traders. They did not accept my regret of 30 day refun...

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Boyd B
External Source Aug 27, 2025

Motley fool never give advice they are a scam

Motley fool never give advice. Every time you pay for their membership ship they continue to ask for more money. I have paid so much...

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Bauu
External Source Aug 25, 2025

financecomplainlist

Don't worry about wasting...

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Bird John
External Source Aug 23, 2025

Don't trust their recommendations

I purchased some of their recommended picks from their articles and here's how they performed. Fuelcell Energy dow...

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Barbara Adelglass
External Source Aug 20, 2025

Motley Fool alert

Motley Fool alert, the autopay is near impossible to cancel. A loop,...

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Conclusion

Across the supplied reviews, common consumer complaints concern denied or hard-to-obtain refunds, persistent upsell emails and unexpected charges, and slow or unresponsive customer support. Many reviewers report that Motley Fool recommendations underperformed their own picks, though a few users describe notable winners. Several reviews also raise transparency concerns about how performance is presented and how cancellations/renewals are handled. Prospective subscribers should carefully read refund and auto-renewal terms, consider using a short trial or a payment method they can cancel, and compare recommendations with independent research before committing.