Many reviewers mention constant upsell prompts and billing hassles after signing up. Several say recommended stocks lost money or dropped sharply soon after. A smaller group reports big gains from specific picks. Some customers also say support was slow to respond—or didn’t respond—about refunds and cancellations.
Examples from available reviews (Oct 2021 – Feb 2026).
First contacts push additional paid services and constant upselling.
“first email from fool is to ask for more money to subscibe to additional services”
After six years, none of their recommended stocks made money and losses severe.
“Not a single stock they recommended has made money.”
Mixed results: some recommendations performed excellently, cancellation easy.
“Rolls Royce returned over 500% .”
Canceled subscription but was charged renewal and ignored by support.
“I cancelled my subscription and recieved email acknowledgement. I was then charged my renewal fee”
Several reviews describe onboarding not working as expected. People mention broken signup links and delayed access to services. A few also say the 30-day refund policy wasn’t honored when they disputed charges.
Many reviewers point to frequent upgrade prompts and pressure to buy higher-tier plans. A common complaint is that the paid content repeats information available in public sources. Some users say the research seemed solid, but still not worth the cost.
Reviewers often describe billing friction and trouble turning off autopay. Several say they were charged after canceling and then struggled to reverse those charges. A smaller number report easy cancellation and quick access to content.
Multiple reviews say certain recommendations led to major losses or even bankruptcies. Some describe short-term, hype-driven picks and uneven follow-through. A few highlight clear winners and large returns from individual calls.
Many reviewers criticize support for being unresponsive. They describe unanswered messages, replies that stop mid-thread, or unclear responses about balances and disputed charges. Some also mention aggressive marketing copy and frequent promotional emails.
Many reviews read as negative, often tied to billing problems, weak support, and picks that performed poorly. Some subscribers still describe good results from certain recommendations. Overall, complaints focus on how the service runs, while praise tends to center on a few strong stock returns.
For each review, the core experience based on original source reviews.
Sources: External Source (20) · Trustpilot (20) · Collected.reviews (1) · Quotes shortened · As of: February 2026
First contacts push additional paid services and constant upselling.
“first email from fool is to ask for more money to subscibe to additional services”
Promotional terms misapplied and balances miscalculated, support response vague.
“discrepancies began appearing in how my balances and qualifying amounts were calculated.”
Many suggested stocks underperform while a few winners are promoted aggressively.
“many of the stocks they suggest you buy underperform the market massively.”
Basic membership offers limited unique content and pushes paid add-ons.
“Most of the information i received could easily be found on search engines”
Service often unavailable and support unresponsive; articles contradict recommendations.
“Service often not available and simply no comms when you contact them”
Feels like bait-and-switch with constant upgrade prompts and limited content.
“Bait. Oh, wait. Must upgrade.”
After six years, none of their recommended stocks made money and losses severe.
“Not a single stock they recommended has made money.”
Aggressive marketing and constant upgrade pressure; investments failed to beat market.
“they just want to keep bombarding you with upgrades”
Recent recommendations down over 20%; service pushes additional paid products.
“I have lost over 20% from their recommendations”
Recommendations often hype-driven and cause steep short-term losses for subscribers.
“They sell stories, not results.”
Used to be great but now perceived as greedy and marketing-focused.
“Now they are just Greedy!!!!”
Research seems solid but subscription value didn't match expectations for me.
“it didn’t feel like the value matched the promise.”
Missed recommending precious metals and mining during a significant run.
“They have totally missed the gold, precious metals and mining run up in thelast year.”
Dislike harsh headlines and inconsistent stock recommendations over short periods.
“They are not consistent.”
Journalist relied on dubious sources and failed to verify references.
“Their investment journalists don't check their sources.”
Onboarding links failed and support was unresponsive to calls and emails.
“they never sent onboarding links that worked.”
Believes Motley Fool promotes short-term stock pumps and advises avoiding their picks.
“It is a total scam.”
Withdrawals delayed and support ignores me; switched to a different service.
“withdrawals and almost getting ignored by the support team.”
Service was okay but advice felt uncertain and unreliable.
“I never sure about the advise”
Followed twelve recommendations and experienced overall losses; scorecard misleading.
“I have invested in 12 stocks recommended by them and I'm in overall loss.”
They hide portfolio weighted growth and only highlight a few winners.
“They never share the overall portfolio weighted average growth”
Support stopped replying and I haven't received returns.
“The support staff stopped replying because my complains were too much.”
Canceled subscription but was charged renewal and ignored by support.
“I cancelled my subscription and recieved email acknowledgement. I was then charged my renewal fee”
Constant upselling and poor contact; own picks outperformed Motley Fool.
“Shares picked on MF advice -47% (ALL lost).”
Paid subscription felt like low-tier advice with pressure to upgrade.
“they started sending me deals to get a higher levels of subscriptions.”
Mostly received upgrade ads and denied prorated refund requests.
“What I mostly received was ads to pay more and upgrade everything.”
Used service three years and overall lost money from their picks.
“in reality I have made a loss overall from their picks.”
Service reports obvious top stocks and lacks additional value; refund wanted.
“They just give you the top performing stocks that are common knowledge”
Mixed results: some recommendations performed excellently, cancellation easy.
“Rolls Royce returned over 500% .”
Claimed unauthorized charge for upgrade and no response from support.
“I DID NOT AUTHORIZE THEM TO USE MY CREDIT CARD INFO.”
30-day refund policy not honored and small print removes protections.
“The 30 day policy they have is a scam.”
Paid membership repeatedly asks for more money and gives nothing.
“Every time you pay for their membership ship they continue to ask for more money.”
Advises others not to waste money and to report the company.
“Don't worry about wasting your money. Report them!”
Several recommended stocks collapsed or went bankrupt; recommendations untrustworthy.
“Fuelcell Energy down 96% Xebec Absortion - bankrupt”
Autopay was nearly impossible to cancel; had to involve credit card company.
“the autopay is near impossible to cancel.”
This page combines submitted experiences with public reviews from platforms such as Google, Trustpilot, etc. Recurring points are summarized without changing the content of reviews.
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