Anyone subscribed to Motley Fool stock advisor or Rule Breaker?

Nope, I know I sound like a total skeptic but I don't think the main interest of these publications, or many publications for that matter, is to increase the returns of readers or benefit readers primarily. I prefer reading forums or reddit threads (but take these with a pinch of salt as there can be quite a lot of noise :")), as well as free analyst reports. There are a lot more free resources out there that are worth more than a subscription in my opinion!!

In my opinion, It's not worth it at all.

1) You have to pay Motley Fool a huge amount of money in the long term, the expenses will eat into your profit significantly.

2) If you actively buy and sell because of Motley Fool recommendations, you are going to incur a huge amount of transaction fees. Almost all brokers in Singapore still charge minimum fees so if your portfolio is small, you are going to be affected significantly too.

3) It is not guaranteed that you can beat the market (Past performance is not equal to future performance)

4) Statistic shows most active fund managers fail to beat the market consistently

5) The stock which Motley Fool recommends might not be suitable for Singapore investors. Singapore investors have to pay a 30% dividend withholding tax. Therefore, US dividend companies might not be very suitable for us. For example, US REITs. REITs are more of dividend gains instead of growth.​​​