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    Compound Growth - R3k into R3m

    This is a crazy post because most people won't believe that it's possible and, quite frankly, I haven't done it yet so I can't prove that it is. But I'm going to share my crazy idea with you nonetheless.

    Ivan (my brother-in-law) and I run Spot on Forex. Our product is basically a forex-based trading plan. I could say, "We sell forex signals", but that would be lying, it's more than that. We basically help you make money every month using forex. We do that by setting goals and stopping trading when we reach them. So, for example, this month we reached our target for the month in 3 days. (No jokes, check it out here) As a result, our members have stopped trading and only a small handful are trading based on opportunities that Ivan spots. For everyone else, it's back to work as usual until next month!

    Before we started trading like this, our members weren't making so much money because they never had specific goals to work towards and, just like they say in those gambling ads, "Winners know when to quit." You need to know when to walk away.

    So my point here is simple, since we started working towards a goal and then stopping trading once we reached it, we've all been very profitable. To the degree that we can expect to turn R3,000 into R4,000 in a month's trading. That's not too shabby by my standards.

    However, this is where it gets a bit crazy...

    I decided to see what would be possible if you started with R3,000 and NEVER DREW a SINGLE PENNY in 3 years. This is know as compound growth and, provided you can predictably and consistently achieve the same level of growth each month (29% - 33%), you're looking at making some really SILLY money.

    The trouble is that most people cave in and grab their money once they get to R10k or whatever amount of money it is that they need to solve their short-term worries. That's been my story for the past 2 years! Until early August this year, I'd never even had a savings account. Luckily I changed that! Moving on...

    I did some calculations and, if you stick to the plan, then imagine having R 28,731,005.51 sitting in your account by month 36. Not too shabby eh?

    The thing is, I'm not the kind of guy that likes taking risks. So I changed my calculations a bit and decided to pay myself back my R3,000 as soon as I'd doubled my money. That usually happens around month 3 or 4.

    So, if you take your original investment back after your third or fourth month trading, tell me, how does R 11,465,813.81 sound to you in month 36?

    I don't know about you but I'd even take R1,000,000 in my account!

    I've made my spreadsheet downloadable for you over here. Check it out and play with the initial investment and monthly percentage but don't go over 33%. That's just being greedy

    There are only 2 fields you need to edit, your initial investment and the percentage you expect to earn each month. Which reminds me, I've been working this all out on 29% growth, NOT the 33% best-case scenario.

    As long as you don't touch your account (AFTER withdrawing your initial investment, mind you!) you stand to make a LOT of money with this plan.

    I can't guarantee a single thing! I won't promise you riches, retirement or anything at all. All I CAN say is that I'm doing this (starting from January because I'm saving up to start with R10,000) because I believe in our system and I've seen it work for others (Ivan and our members). I always told myself I'd invest properly when I had more money but I only realised recently that you have to start with what you have right now and put it away! Enough about me...

    If you'd like to try this out for yourself, please do! You can sign up for our signals (R267 p/m) here or for our 2-week trial (R10 once-off, no rebills unless you subscribe!) here.

    If you have questions, post them on our forum here so either me or Ivan can respond.

    What's next?

    I'm not asking you to sign up, I just wanted to share my idea with you but, if you like it, hey sign up
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    A coupla people over on MyGenius asked some questions so I'm posting the answers here for anyone who might be quitely wondering the same things...

    Thanks for all the replies everyone

    I'm going to answer all your questions here and send a copy of these answers to the email addresses of everyone who asked me to message them.

    1. YOU do all the investing. We send you a daily email (at around 8am) with our suggested trades. You have to enter them in good time or you may miss opportunities. However, if a lot of our members miss a trade, we don't count it towards the monthly total. We do our best to make it possible for everyone to enjoy trading with us.

    2. We normally do light-trading once we've hit out targets. We're very conservative and never OVER-trade as personal experience has taught us (Ivan, especially) that it can get dangerous. So once we hit out targets for a month, you can expect a few surefire trades here and there but you have to specifically ask to be included in those emails once target has been hit.

    3. The 29%-33% return is before our fees. Paying R267 per month for 3 years equates to a total of R9,700. You should make all that back (and then some) within your first few months trading with us but, of course, no guarantees. Your best bet is to give it a shot and see how you do over 3-6 months and decide for yourself if the figures work out.

    Remember: Forex can be risky. We try to make it less risky or not risky at all but it's an incredibly fluid market to trade in. You could find yourself winning big OR losing big on any particular trade. As long as you're winning on average (month-to-month), you'll do well but the secret to that is sticking to your goals!

    This is not a get-rich-quick scheme. If you approach Forex like that, you might as well gamble, the end-result is the same!
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    Just a reminder that a new month of trading is starting next week Wednesday. If you'd like to try us out, please go to www.forexsignals.co.za for the 2-week trial or www.spotonforex.com for full membership.
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    Norri. Given the current market instability, how reliable is a stable market model going to be at picking up buying signals? I can't help thinking the risk of being blindsided is much higher than usual.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave A View Post
    Norri. Given the current market instability, how reliable is a stable market model going to be at picking up buying signals? I can't help thinking the risk of being blindsided is much higher than usual.
    It's quite different with Forex, Dave. We actually make MORE money with unstable markets than extremely stable ones. We NEED volatility to make money which is why our trades usually get executed and reach their targets in the morning (CAT), because that's when other markets across the world are most active.

    Forex is different to trading shares. Here's how one of our members put it in a testimonial to us...

    I love trading forex as it has all the advantages of ordinary share trading and none of the disadvantages - no waiting for willing buyer when you want to sell, no brokerage fees etc - I LOVE Forex!
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    Ivan,

    Earlier I asked this question:
    Quote Originally Posted by Dave A View Post
    Given the current market instability, how reliable is a stable market model going to be at picking up buying signals? I can't help thinking the risk of being blindsided is much higher than usual.
    What are your views on this?
    Or maybe the real question is - Are your methods based on picking up signals from a fairly stable market model?

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    Hello Dave,

    A good question with no right or wrong answer.

    Unstable Markets can be trickier to identify good Signals but we work on a combination of trading systems, operating systems, strategies, planning methods, extensive and continuous research and well more than anything else some common sense that we have learned from dealing in the Forex Markets for so long, so no matter whether the Markets are stable or not we don’t just stick to one strategy that might work well on more stable Markets and still benefit from the moves that the Forex Markets can make on more unstable conditions.

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    But surely size of movement isn't the main factor here. You need to be able to predict the direction of the move and at the moment that looks a bit closer to playing poker with a whole pile of wildcards in the deck.

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    I have a problem with all these "telephone" figures that are been bantered about. To me this seems like another type of Internet Multi-Level Marketing scheme. If profits are so are so "easily" available, Why don't Warren Buffet, George Soros and Company buy into these/your schemes?

    Forex is a Zero Sum Game. This implies where one person makes money another loses, except the "broker" where there are fees, which are disguised under a variety of names, plus maybe transaction costs, which are usually subtracted from all traders, which technically makes Forex a "negative sum" game.

    According to the North American Securities Administrators Association, "... forex trading by retail investors is at best extremely risky, and at worst, outright fraud."

    While the US Commodity Futures trading Commission,reports, “In a typical case, investors may be promised tens of thousands of dollars in profits in just a few weeks or months, with an initial investment of only $5,000. Often, the investor’s money is never actually placed in the market through a legitimate dealer, but simply diverted – stolen – for the personal benefit of the con artists."

    Norri, I'm not implying or even suggesting that you and your brother-in-law are doing anything illegitimate or unlawful, but I seriously doubt if the figures quoted are so easily achievable. (I'm sure you have heard the old adage "If it's sound too good to be true, if probably is')

    According to the New York Times, "The average individual foreign-exchange-trading victim loses about $15,000, according to CFTC(Commodity Futures Trading Commission) records"

    Basically you are saying that you can beat the market, (which goes against, The Efficient Market Theory) by the information you supplyand yet many experienced, well-seasoned professional traders, who do it 24/7 can't succeed consistently, and who have access to substantial more information.

    Or maybe I missed the whole point - just my thoughts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vincent View Post
    I have a problem with all these "telephone" figures that are been bantered about. To me this seems like another type of Internet Multi-Level Marketing scheme. If profits are so are so "easily" available, Why don't Warren Buffet, George Soros and Company buy into these/your schemes?
    Vincent, I'm personally going to trade this 3-year plan and post my bank statements here for everyone to see. If I fail, I fail, but I'm basing this on actual past results.

    Yes, we've had losing months but they're not featuring much any more because we limit ourselves to specific goals and STOP when we reach them or come close. Trading Forex without goals IS gambling and we've seen the losses with our own eyes. The idea is to know when to stop.

    Why isn't Warren Buffet doing this? Coz he has something else that works just fine. And for the same reason that if someone found a way to make billions washing cars, I wouldn't do it - because I don't want to.

    Make no mistake, forex is risky. So is running your own business. 9 out 10 fail within the first 10 years. But if you can find a way to succeed by doing things right, why not do it?

    Norri, I'm not implying or even suggesting that you and your brother-in-law are doing anything illegitimate or unlawful, but I seriously doubt if the figures quoted are so easily achievable. (I'm sure you have heard the old adage "If it's sound too good to be true, if probably is')
    We have an audio testimonial up at www.forexsignals.co.za where one of our members talks about banking $4,000 in one month of trading with us. I've SEEN the results. It is possible but you won't make a million in a month. Not unless you have 3 million to start with. Do you see what I'm saying here?

    Basically you are saying that you can beat the market, (which goes against, The Efficient Market Theory) by the information you supplyand yet many experienced, well-seasoned professional traders, who do it 24/7 can't succeed consistently, and who have access to substantial more information.
    We're not talking about beating the market, we're talking about buying and selling at the right time. Ivan (the trading genius, not me) wakes up at 2am every morning and studies the markets before sending signals at 8am. Today, there weren't any good trades, so we didn't trade. It's not beating the market, it's trading.

    Or maybe I missed the whole point - just my thoughts.
    Sheesh, slow down Mr. We are not the enemy. Try us for 3 months, free, and then post your results here.
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