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Subscription Features

If you're new to Profitable Investing or considering a subscription, here is a quick overview of everything you will receive with a subscription.

Monthly Newsletter Issues

My monthly newsletter issues are the core of Profitable Investing. They contain my take on the current market, research on new or existing holdings, any changes in advice and a full update for our Total Return Portfolio. If you're new to Profitable Investing, it's a good idea to read several recent issues to get up to speed on our current strategy. Several years' worth of issues are available in our website's issue archives for your convenience.

Newsletter Issue Supplements

Every two months, I provide you with a four-page supplement to our newsletter issue. It contains an update on all of our mutual fund portfolios as well as a feature article with my thoughts on a broader investment theme–everything from retirement to taxes to investment scams. I also use the space in the supplement to provide you with any short bits of advice or follow-up material that I couldn't fit into the main issue.

Weekly Journal Updates

Each week I update you with news on our holdings, changes in advice, and my take on the market action for the week via Richard's Journal, a subscriber-only blog on our website. You can get notified about updates to the Journal via our RSS feed. We also send out email reminders, usually the next business day after the Journal is posted, in case you forget to check.

Profitable Investing Forum

The Profitable Investing Forum is a place for subscribers to get together and discuss our holdings, the economy, the markets, and more. From time to time, I'll also jump into the discussion to give you my thoughts on common questions, and my staff will post announcements and tips as necessary.

Flash Alerts

Since I update the Journal frequently between issues, it's pretty rare that I feel a Flash Alert is necessary. But every once in a while, when the market is extremely volatile or some urgent piece of news comes to light, I may send out an email Flast Alert, which I also post to the website. You'll know it's there when you see the red "ALERT" icon on the home page, and you'll be able to link to the alert from there, or read it in your email inbox.

Model Portfolios

With Profitable Investing, you get 24-hour access to eight different model portfolios and buy lists. That may seem like a lot, but let me give you a quick breakdown of how they work. (You can find full details at the Portfolios page.)

The Total Return portfolio is the core advice in Profitable Investing. It holds both stocks and fixed income investments, as well as some ETFs and mutual funds.

The Fund Supermarket portfolio is designed to mimic the Total Return Portfolio, but using only mutual funds that are available fee-free at leading discount brokers. Each of the All in the Family portfolios also mimics the Total Return Portfolio, but using only mutual funds at a single fund family. And the Hassle-Free ETF portfolio mimics the Total Return Portfolio using only ETFs.

The Incredible Dividend Machine is designed to ensure you get a dividend every month, year in and year out using dividend-paying stocks that make their quarterly payments on different schedules.

Because of changes in the tax law, the Annuity portfolios are not for new money, but for investors who have variable annuities they purchased back in the 1980s and 1990s. Once again, it mimics our core strategy, but with the best investment options available in the most popular annuities.

Our Niche Investments list is designed to help you fill any gaps in your portfolio, whether you need extra income or further diversification.

Finally, the Aggressive Plays portfolio can help boost profits with your speculative money. And I stress "speculative"–this is not for money you can't afford to lose, and you need to be able to withstand greater volatility without endangering your financial or emotional well-being.